CH. 17 ~ 1990's - US History

CH. 17 ~ 1990's - US History

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Multiple Choice

__________ helped to end discrimination for people with disabilities by requiring public facilities to make them accessible.

• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

• Disabled Americans Act of 1990

Open Ended

Name 3 changes that had to be made by any public structure to help those with disabilities.

1.

2.

3.

Multiple Choice

The ____ was torn down in 1989 and East and West Germany were united in 1990.

• Russian Wall

• Berlin Wall

Multiple Choice

_______ invaded Kuwait in 1990 for its oil resources. The U.N. sent forces led by the U.S. to Kuwait The war lasted for only a few days and Iraqi troops withdrew from Kuwait.

• Saddam Hussein

• Osama bin Laden

Multiple Choice

____ , a third-party candidate, took votes away from Bush - Clinton won the election.

• Jimmy Carter

• Ross Perot

Multiple Choice

Bill Clinton served as President for how many terms?

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 12

Multiple Choice

The Clintons (Bill and Hillary) were supporters of universal ___________ for all.

• daycare

• healthcare

Multiple Choice

Republicans running for Congress used the ______________ as a promise to their voters They hoped to gain a majority in Congress.

• Contract with America

• Contract with Russia

Multiple Choice

During the Balkan Crisis Part one - ______ was broken up into smaller countries after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Different ethnic groups within the country further helped to divide the country.

• Serbia

• Yugoslavia

Multiple Choice

Serbs living in Bosnia, with the support of the Serbian Army took control of 2/3 of Bosnia They began an “ethnic cleansing” to rid Bosnia of _________. They were sent to live in concentration camps where starvation was a major concern.

• Muslims

• Jews

Multiple Choice

Leaders from the Balkans met and agreed to peace terms to end the crisis, this was called the _________.

• Dayton Accords

• Camp David Accords

Multiple Choice

The North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement is also called NAFTA. This is a trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and _______ Each country agreed to lower tariffs on goods imported into their countries.

• Canada

• Germany

Multiple Choice

Clinton _____ impeached but it severely hurt his political authority for the remainder of his term as President.

• was not

• was

Multiple Choice

___________ denied a recount Bush was declared the winner and the next President.

• a lower court

• The Supreme Court

Multiple Choice

_________ was President during the 9/11 Attacks, War on Terror, Hurricane Katrina, and the 2008 Economic Crisis.

• Bill Clinton

• George W. Bush

Open Ended

Judge - In your opinion does regular testing hold schools accountable? Justify your answer.

Multiple Choice

On September 11, 2001 ____ commercial airplanes were hijacked and used as bombs.

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Multiple Choice

_______ claimed responsibility for the attacks, they were led by Osama Bin Laden.

• Al-Qaeda

• Saddam Hussein

Multiple Choice

Who am I?

1. He was the leader of al-Qaeda.

2. He came from a very wealthy Saudi Arabian family.

3. It would be over a decade before he would be found and killed by U.S. Special Forces under the Obama administration

• Osama bin Laden

• Saddam Hussein

Multiple Choice

After the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks the U.S. entered into a ________, it would last more than a decade.

• War on Terror

• War on Afghanistan

Open Ended

Judge - how do you feel about a full-body scan at the airport? Justify your answer.

Multiple Choice

This department was created after the 9/11 attacks. The purpose of this new cabinet was to prevent future terrorist attacks.

• Department of Homeland Security

• Department of the Twin Towers

Multiple Choice

The Patriot Act expanded the government’s power by granting intelligence agencies permission to conduct massive surveillance operations and monitor ______ accounts.

• medical

• bank

Open Ended

Judge - what do you think about the Patriot Act of 2001? Does it violate the 4th, 6th, and 9th amendments? Justify your answer.

Multiple Choice

The U.S. uses this base to house _________ who are suspected of being terrorists Guantanamo Bay is located outside of the jurisdiction of the U.S. Constitution.

• The President

• detainees

Multiple Choice

Saddam Hussein disappeared after his dictatorship collapsed. He was found years later and in 2006 he was ________ for crimes against humanity by the Iraqis.

• executed

• sent to jail

Multiple Choice

In 2005, Iraqis voted in their first _______ and established the first democratic government in the Middle East.

• free election

• air conditioned building

Multiple Choice

In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast of the U.S.

New Orleans is located below sea level and protected by levees that hold the ocean water back. Hurricane Katrina compromised these levees and they broke. New Orleans and the surrounding areas were flooded. How many people died?

• 2,000

• 10,000

Multiple Choice

During Hurricane Katrina Over 20,000 people were abandoned at the New Orleans Superdome for days with no _________.

• Food or water

• money

Multiple Choice

During the 2008 Economic Crisis - Foreclosures became widespread as people were unable to pay their mortgages. This created a housing _____.

• Boom

• Bust

Multiple Choice

The Stock Market crashed in 2008. The U.S. economy sunk into the worst economic depression since the ___________.

• Vietnam War

• Great Depression

Multiple Choice

_______ granted the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase bad loans and to provide bailouts to the large banks to keep them from collapsing.

• Emergency Medical Stabilization Act

• Emergency Economic Stabilization Act

Multiple Choice

In 2008 Barrack Obama ran against John McCain. The internet and social media played a major role in a Presidential Election for the first time. It was the most Presidential Election to date.

• expensive

• heated

Open Ended

Name 2 things that Barrack Obama wanted to accomplish while in office.

1.

2.

Multiple Choice

________ law was signed by President Obama in 2009 - $700 billion was spent by the federal government to help the economy recover.

• American Reinvestment and Recovery Act

• American Gold Act

Multiple Choice

Obama signed legislation to create ___________ known as Obamacare. All U.S. citizens are required by law to have health insurance. If they don’t they are taxed heavily, critics have argued that this is a tax on the poor who cannot afford health insurance.

• life insurance

• universal healthcare

Multiple Choice

Who became the 1st female Hispanic Supreme Court Justice?

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Yoselin Sandoval

Multiple Choice

What happened to Osama bin Laden?

• killed during the raid

• captured during the raid and in prison.

Multiple Choice

The U.S. provided airstrike support to rebels as they overthrew the dictator of _________, Gaddafi.

• Libya

• Egypt

Multiple Choice

What chips have allowed computers to become smaller?

• Silicon

• Metal

Multiple Choice

The __________ prevents harmful radiation from entering the atmosphere that has been weakened.

• Ozone Layer

• moon

Open Ended

Judge - of this list of entrepreneurs who do you think is the best and why?