Modern Era EOC review

The Persian Gulf War is also known as ___________________.

• Operation Middle East
• The War on Terrorism
• Operation Desert Storm
• The War of to end all war

Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, by President Reagan? 

• Sonia Sontamayor
• Ruth Bader Ginsberg
• Elana Kagen
• Sandra Day O'Connor

Ronald Reagan declared war on what?

• Terror

• Poverty

• Drugs

• AIDS

Selling weapons to Iran to free hostages and using the money to fund war in Central America (Contras)

• Iran-Contra Affair

• Watergate Affair

• Reagonomics

• Camp David Accords

Nicknames "Star Wars", Reagan's proposed anti-ballistic defense system which was supposed to use lasers to shoot down missiles in order to prevent a nuclear attack.

• Strategic Defense Initiative
• Reagan Doctrine
• Iron Dome
• MOAB

George HW Bush was partially not re-elected due to breaking his promise to the American people for -

• No new taxes
• No War
• No more nuclear weapons
• No more communism

What country did the U.S. invade after 9/11 because that country allowed Al-Queda to be based in their country?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

• Afghanistan

How was the Iran Hostage Crisis resolved?

• the hostages were all killed
• the hostages were released as part of the agreement ending the Vietnam War
• the hostages were freed upon Reagan's inauguration
• the Camp David Accords led Israel to release the hostages

The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country fell?

• China
• Kuwait
• Soviet Union
• Cuba

Which action has come to symbolize the end of the Cold War?

• establishing the Peace Corps

• achieving a truce in the Korean War

• tearing down the Berlin Wall

• improving United States relations with China