What international agreement created after WWII to regulate international trade was replaced by World Trade Organization and was designed to increase markets for US goods?

General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade (GATT)

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

What was attacked by Al-Qaeda on 9/11/2001?

Supreme Court building & Washington Monument

World Trade Center & White House

As a response to the 2008 recession, Pres. Obama signed what bill to stimulate the economy?

American Recovery & Reinvestment Act

Why were some people opposed to the Patriot Act?

Some people felt that it violated their 4th Amendment right to unreasonable search and seizures

Some people felt that it violated their 1st Amendment right to free speech

Some people felt that it violated their 2nd Amendment right to bear arms

Some people felt that it violated their 7th Amendment right of trial by jury of their peers

Why did president George W. Bush send troops into Afghanistan?

in order to get them to give up members of the Al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden

in order to take Saddam Hussein out of power

in order to remove weapons of mass destruction

in order to prevent further fighting between Afghanistan and Isreal

What were some of the goals of Reaganomics? Select all that apply

reduce taxes to businesses and the wealthy

reduce government spending overall

reduce government interference and regulations

reduce amount of military spending

What did Bill Gates contribute to business and technology?

created a computer operating system

created a social media platform

created a computer processing system

created the first desk top computers

Bill Clinton was given praise for the US budget during his presidency because

the budget was balanced and had a surplus of funds

He put the US back on the gold standard

he decreased military spending due to the end of the Cold War

Cut taxes on the wealthy and large businesses

The War on Drugs policy of Reagan's presidency had what adverse effect?

increased number of people convicted on drug charges and overcrowding of prisons

began the debate to legalize marijuana

increased the flow of cocaine through the United States due to lack of enforcement funding

increased the abuse of prescription drugs

What do the Heritage Foundation, Moral Majority and the NRA have in common?

they are all conservative groups trying to promote their ideology

they were all created under Reagan's presidency

they are all religious organizations

they all supported the passage of the proposed ERA amendment

What were the similarities between the impeachment Of Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton? Select all that apply.

went on trial before the Senate

What is the impact of new technologies such as robotics on American life?

can be used to improve health care such as tele-medicine

increase employment opportunities due to more factory jobs

increases American competition in the Space Race

What are the two major reasons for the Katrina disaster in New Orleans?

New Orleans is located below sea level

FEMA was slow to respond to the needs of the citizens

increased wind levels toppled major buildings

The elections of George W. Bush and Donald Trump have what in common?

both show that it is the electoral college, not the popular vote determine the outcome of elections

Republicans are more likely to win modern elections

leaders who are pro military are usually elected

third party candidates often split votes

What is the highest government level position that Hillary Clinton has reached in her political career so far?

Democratic candidate for president

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Members of the new conservative coalition that had come together by the late 1970s were united by a common belief that

American society had lost its way

American society was moving in a positive direction

the United States was stronger than ever before

increased government spending was needed

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In an approach to economic policy that came to be called “Reaganomics,” President Ronald Reagan sought to keep interest rates high while

cutting spending to reduce the budget deficit

increasing the amount of money in circulation

borrowing heavily to build up the military

asking Congress to pass a huge tax cut

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The collapse of the Soviet Union’s economy that began in the late 1980s was caused by

President Reagan’s policies of “trickle-down” economics

Boris Yeltsin’s outlawing of the Communist Party in Russia

revolutions in Eastern Europe and the destruction of the Berlin Wall.

inefficient central planning and huge expenditures in the arms race

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

January 1991, the United Nations went to war in the Persian Gulf for what reason?

Kuwait had threatened Saudi Arabia

Iraq had invaded Kuwait

Iraq had invaded Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia had invaded Kuwait

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

President Reagan began a massive buildup of the U.S. military, in part because he believed that

with a stronger military, the United States could defeat the Soviets in a nuclear war

massive Soviet defense spending would cause the Communist system to collapse

an arms race with the Soviets would reduce the likelihood of nuclear war

massive defense spending would stimulate economic growth in the United States

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Strategic Defense Initiative

conservative movement founded by evangelical minister Jerry Falwell

plan, nicknamed “Star Wars,” to develop weapons that could destroy incoming missiles

policy of supporting guerilla groups fighting Communist or pro-Soviet governments

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30 sec • 1 pt

Oliver North

first woman on the Supreme Court, appointed by President Reagan

first African American to make a serious run for a presidential nomination

chief figure in the Iran-Contra scandal who admitted to covering up illegal actions

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1980's to Present Review 2023

Members of the new conservative coalition that had come together by the late 1970s were united by a common belief that

In an approach to economic policy that came to be called “Reaganomics,” President Ronald Reagan sought to keep interest rates high while

The collapse of the Soviet Union’s economy that began in the late 1980s was caused by

January 1991, the United Nations went to war in the Persian Gulf for what reason?

President Reagan began a massive buildup of the U.S. military, in part because he believed that

Strategic Defense Initiative

Oliver North

Reagan's plan to create jobs & stimulate economic growth was also known as

What outspoken leader of the New Right opposed the Equal Rights Amendment & feminism?

What prominent political organization, founded by Jerry Falwell, was associated with the Christian right & Republican Party?

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