Unit 15: Reagan/Bush/Clinton/Bush/Obama

Broad tax cuts, and financial deregulation, which would promote economic expansion, are examples of what policy's objective:

• Reaganomics
• Trade Imbalance
• Iran-Contra Affair
• Heritage Foundation

The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that —

• borrowing from foreign countries would help cover the costs of domestic programs
• significant increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment
• broad tax cuts and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion
• reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus

The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?

• China
• Kuwait
• Soviet Union
• Cuba

President Bush and the United Nations sent in troops in January 1991, their goal was the restore peace in Kuwait. What was the name of this conflict, which lasted six weeks?

• World War II
• Vietnam War
• Persian Gulf War
• This means war

What was the name of Iraq's Dictator, who ordered the invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, for which the US forced their withdraw in the 1991 Gulf War?

• Anwar Sadat
• Osama Bin Laden
• Mumamar Quadafi 
• Saadam Hussein

What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?

• a series of military actions to root out communism in Central America
• a coalition of nations that volunteered to police the Middle East
• a plan to defend Eastern Europe in the event of a Soviet attack
• a program to use laser technology to defend America against missiles

A trade agreement between the US, Mexico, and Canada which phased out tariffs between the three countries in the hopes of stimulating the economies of all the members.

• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
• United Nations (UN)

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) have encouraged countries to -

• engage in more international trade
• create a uniform international currency
• accept similar wage and price controls
• regulate multinational corporations from the Middle East

Who claimed responsibility for the attacks on September 11, 2001?

• Al-Qaeda
• Hamas
• Ku Klux Klan
• ISIS

Who was the President of the United States on September 11, 2001?

• Bill Clinton
• George W. Bush
• Barack Obama
• Donald Trump