Modern Era Review

 What was the reason for U.S. involvement in the Persian Gulf War?

• To remove Saddam Hussein from power
• to take control of Iraq
• to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi control
  
• to gain new resources in both Kuwait and Iraq

What was the result of the Crisis in the Balkans?

• Bosnia took over Croatia and Serbia
• Civil war broke out in other parts of Europe
• the UN was successful using diplomacy in the Balkans
• The Dayton Peace Accords put an end to the conflict
  

All of the following are true about the events on 9/11 except...

• Greatest loss of life since Pearl Harbor
• Terrorist attacked three of four targets 
• Caused President Bush to declare war on Iraq 
  
• Moved U.S. to declare War on Terror

All of the following led the end of the Cold War except...  

• when Soviets began to vote in free elections  
• the fall of the Berlin War in Germany
• the improving U.S. relationship with the U.S.S.R
• the U.S forced Soviet Leader Gorbachev to step down

Which was NOT a goal of the War on Terror following 9/11?

• Defeat terrorists such as Osama Bin Laden
• Identify, locate and destroy terrorists
• Defend U.S. citizens at home and abroad
• liberate Kuwait from Iraqi control
  

What affect did Ross Perot (third parties) have on the 1992 Presidential Election? 

• He had no effect. No one voted for him
• He caused more people to not vote at all. 
• He took 19% of major votes from the two major parties
  
• He caused Clinton to lose the election

Why is the Presidential Election of 2008 historically significant?

• Election of first female vice president
• Election of first African American President
• least money spent on a presidential campaign 
• record low numbers of voters

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Modern Era?

• Patriot Act
• Peace Through Strength
  
• Perjury Scandal
• Affordable Care Act

Which of the following is an example of the diffusion of American culture? 

• An American Soldier in Japan eating Sushi.
• Student in South Korea watching American Idol. 
• Athlete in Brazil practicing soccer. 
• American student in England studying King Henry VIII

 Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton and Sonia Sotomayor all have what in common?

• They are all influential women of the Conservative Era
• They are all Supreme Court Justices
• Influential women of the Modern Era
  
• They are all celebrities