Modern Events Review

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Which United States foreign policy goal is most closely associated with these headlines?

“PRESIDENT CARTER NEGOTIATES CAMP DAVID ACCORDS”
“PRESIDENT REAGAN SENDS TROOPS TO LEBANON”
“PRESIDENT BUSH ORDERS OPERATION DESERT STORM”

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stability in the Middle East

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Which efforts of the United States do these 1990s headlines illustrate?
“SOMALIS ARE STILL HUNGRY AND AT WAR DESPITE EFFORTS OF UNITED STATES TROOPS”
“UNITED STATES TROOPS HELP REINSTATE HAITIAN PRESIDENT”
“UNITED STATES AND NATO ALLIES USE AIR STRIKES TO SLOW ETHNIC CLEANSING IN BOSNIA”

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act as an international peacekeeper

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Which is the main idea of this
1991 President George
H. W. Bush cartoon?

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has effectively handled foreign policy challenges but faces economic ones

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In this 2008 cartoon about a tax proposal by President George W. Bush, which is the cartoonist implying was anticipated by China? A more favorable balance of trade with the United States, Greater difficulty in selling its products in the United States, The opening of new markets for Chinese goods in Europe, An increase in United States tariffs that could cause a recession in China.

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A more favorable balance of trade with the United States

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Which statement is best supported by the information provided in this graph? Options: Each year since 1950, immigration has increased. Quotas favored immigration from southern and eastern Europe. Immigration declined during world wars and economic hard times. Every year since 1920, at least one million people have come to the United States.

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Immigration declined during world wars and economic hard times.

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Based on the information on the map, which issue has become important in local political campaigns? Options: establishing free trade in southeastern states, retracing voting districts in northeastern states, teaching language courses in northwestern states, debating immigration policies in southwestern states

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debating immigration policies in southwestern states

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Which statement best describes the main idea of the cartoon? Options: Iraq is using terrorism to end American military occupation., Iraq is rejecting help from the United States against terrorists., The United States and terrorists are competing to influence Iraq., Iraq is catching up to the United States in the war on terror.

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The United States and terrorists are competing to influence Iraq.

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Which event is President George H. W. Bush referring to in this letter? “A monetary sum and words alone cannot restore lost years or erase painful memories; neither can they fully convey our Nation’s resolve to individuals. We can never fully right the wrongs of the past. But we can take a clear stand for justice and recognize that serious injustices were done to Japanese Americans during World War II.” - President Bush, 1990

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the internment of Japanese Americans During World War II

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What was the name of President Reagan’s anti-air defense system, causing the largest military build-up in U.S. history?

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Strategic Defense Initiative

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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the European Union (EU) both seek to expand trade within their organizations by:

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lowering tariffs and eliminating import quotas between member nations