2000s Quiz

Which headline describes an event that resulted from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001?

• "Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Resume"
• "Debt Crisis Shakes European Union"
• "Russia Increases Petroleum Exports"
• "Troops Deployed to Afghanistan"

International free-trade policies
lead to
______?_______
lead to
Lower prices for consumer products
Which of the following best fills in the blank?

• Decreased availability of raw materials
• Lower rates of personal savings
• Increased business competition
• Greater influence for labor unions

Geographic features of New Orleans
-Surrounded by bodies of water
-Bowl like shape
-Several feet below sea level at its lowest points
How did these features affect New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina?

• Tornadoes gained momentum in open land areas
• Storm surges caused a massive shift in tectonic plates
• Mud slides trapped residents in the city
• Storm waters flooded the city after several levees broke

Which situation demonstrates one way that U.S. culture has spread to other parts of the world?

• A young boy in Great Britaon watches anime
• A teenage girl buys a hip-hop CD in China
• A businesswoman eats at a  sushi restaurant in Canada
• A college athlete in Brazil trains for the Olympics

What was Ralph Nader's impact on the 2000 election?

• He was the first third party candidate to win the presidency

• He took conservative votes from Bush, giving Gore the victory

• He split the vote in Florida causing calls for a recount and no one was declared a winner

• He took liberal votes from Gore, giving Cheney a victory

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

• The Campaign Recount law passed by Congress

• The Supreme Court's decision in Bush v Gore

• President Clinton suspending election after November 8th

• An FBI investigation showing mass voter fraud

What was the US government's immediate response to the September 11, 2001 attacks

• The US declared war on Afghanistan

• The War on Terror began and Afghanistan was invaded

• The US withdrew forced from bases in the Middle East

• A UN coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein

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What powers did the government gain from the PATRIOT making it a controversial law.

• It gained the power to imprison American citizens without due process rights

• To gave the President war powers similar to the War Powers Act

• It gave the government power to conduct surveillance without warrants

• It gave the Congress the power to oversee military courts

What caused the massive damage and flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?

• The storm's strength broke the levees designed to stop flooding

• The city had no flood prevention technology

• The government had cut funding for essential infrastructure upgrades

• The city had been recently renovated removing flood protection levees

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

• Bill Clinton

• George W Bush

• Barack Obama

• George H.W. Bush

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