U.S. History and Politics Assessment

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What was the Iranian-Hostage crisis?

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The Shah of Iran was overthrown and Americans were taken hostage by Iranian fundamentalists.

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Which statement describes one result of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)? Options: The number of people migrating from Mexico has decreased. The percentage of people voting in national elections has increased. The amount of exports from the United States has increased. The pollution level in participating nations has decreased.

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The amount of exports from the United States has increased.

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What was the event that forced President Reagan to make this address?

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Iran Contra affair

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What caused the Persian Gulf War in the Middle East during the early 1990’s?

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Saddam Hussein and Iraq invade Kuwait to take its’ oil fields

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Which scandal involved the National Security Council to become involved in secret weapons transactions prohibited by the U.S. Congress?

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Iran-Contra Affair

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What was the main reason the United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001?

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to defeat a terrorist network

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Which statement describes one result of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)? Options: The pollution level in participating nations has decreased. The amount of exports from the United States has increased. The percentage of people voting in national elections has increased. The number of people migrating from Mexico has decreased.

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The amount of exports from the United States has increased.

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President Carter met with foreign leaders at Camp David in 1978. What was the outcome of this meeting?

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The US persuaded Egypt and Israel to sign a future peace treaty.

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Which Supreme Court case ruled that separate schools are constitutional so long as they are equal?

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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

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What did the 2000 presidential election reveal about the political divisions among Americans?

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Support for Democrats and Republicans is split among geographic regions.