USH EOC Review 4 1945-2008

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A mountainous landlocked country in central Asia previously controlled by the Taliban - they supported the terrorist organization Al Qaeda.

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Afghanistan

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Founder of al Qaeda, the terrorist network responsible for the attacks of September 11, 2001, and other attacks.

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Osama Bin Laden

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Law responding to 9/11. Expands anti-terrorist powers (wiretapping, surveillance); concern for civil liberties.

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Patriot Act

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What caused the Persian Gulf War? Options: The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia, Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil, The Stock Market crashed, The Japanese bombed North Korea

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Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil

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Two main reasons for continued interest in Middle East: Oil and terrorism, oil and diamonds, diamonds and textiles, land and religion

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Oil and terrorism

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What event signaled a coming US victory in the Cold War? Options: Fall of the Berlin Wall, Iran Contra Affair, Cuban Missile Crisis, Election of Jimmy Carter

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Fall of the Berlin Wall

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Who was president during 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the War on Terror?

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George W Bush

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What stopped the 2000 election recount which gave Bush the victory?

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The Supreme Court's decision in Bush v Gore

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Why did the US and UN invade Iraq in 2003?

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Saddam Hussein was allegedly hiding weapons of mass destruction

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The Presidential Election of 2008 resulted in a victory for which person?

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Barack Obama