Author Question: In the 1990s and 2000s, opponents of globalization on the left charged the nation was A. All ... (Read 57 times)

drink · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

In April 1995, U.S. veteran Timothy McVeigh, who had become part of a militant antigovernment movement, killed 168 people when he blew up a van in front of a federal building in

A. Topeka.

B. Chicago.

C. Oklahoma City.

D. New Orleans.

E. Charlotte.

Question 2

Before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States had never experienced

A. terrorism anywhere.

B. terrorism enacted by Islamic fundamentalists.

C. None of these answers is correct.

D. terrorism within its borders.

E. any of these: terrorism caused by Islamic fundamentalists, or terrorism within its borders or anywhere.

Question 3

The term terrorism was first used in

A. America in the 1860s.

B. Ireland in the 1960s.

C. France in the 1790s.

D. Palestine during the 1940s.

E. Germany in the 1870s.

Question 4

The most impassioned opposition to globalization in the West

A. argued it gave too much freedom to individuals and communities abroad.

B. asserted it weakened the profitability of large corporations.

C. argued it was turning American workers into poorly-paid slave laborers.

D. favored free-trade agreements.

E. claimed it was an economic threat.

Question 5

In the 1990s and 2000s, opponents of globalization on the left charged the nation was

A. All these answers are correct.

B. allowing itself to be swayed by the interests of other nations.

C. using its military to advance its economic interests.

D. ceding too much power to international organizations.

E. wrongly getting involved in places like Somalia and the Balkans.