The Modern Era -- SSUSH22 & SSUSH23

On September 11, 2001, this terrorist organization launched a four-prong, coordinated attack on the USA:

• Hamas
• Al Qaeda
• Tamil Tigers
• ISIS

The leader of the terrorist organization who launched the 9/11 attacks was ________, a former US ally in the early 1980s. He was killed in a Navy Seal raid on his Pakistani compound in 2011.

• Al-Zawahiri
• Abu Al-Baghdadi 
• Khalid Mohammed
• Osama bin Laden

President Clinton was impeached, but ultimately not removed from office due to -

• an extra-marital affair and lying under oath
• the Iran-Contra Afffair
• the Watergate Scandal
• the leak of the Pentagon Papers

The War on Terror began after

• the first invasion of Iraq in 1991
• Clinton's impeachment trial in 1999
• Bush's victory over Gore in the 2000 election
• the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01

The election of 2008 was historically significant because -

• the first African-American was elected President.
• the Democrats had won a presidential election for the first time in 16 years.
• for the first time in American history there was no third party candidate.
• Hillary Clinton won the Democratic party nomination.

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

This U.S. law was passed following 9/11 to increase the ability to fight terrorism, but has been criticized for violating civil liberties

• Patriot Act

• Freedom Act

• NSA reauthorization Act

• American Liberty Act

"If we're destined by history to compete, militarily, to keep peace, then let us compete in systems that defend our societies rather than weapons which can destroy us both and much of God's creation." _{--Ronald Reagan}
What action did Reagan propose to help end the Cold War?

• deployment of troops as peacemakers
• publication of classified information
• development of strategic defensive initiatives
• establishment of strict economic sanctions

President Richard Nixon's second term in office ended when

• he resigned.

• his term expired.

• he was impeached.

• he was defeated by Jimmy Carter.

Which action did President Carter take in response to the Iran hostage crisis?

• He ordered a military rescue that failed

• He negotiated an exchange of prisoners

• He asked the courts around the world to arbitrate

• He ordered a blockade of the important ports in the area