32 The Challenges of the Twenty-First Century

Who plotted the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?

• Iraq

• Osama bin Laden

• Saddam Hussein

• Yassir Arafat

The president and his advisers believed that Iraq _____ and was a threat to the United States.

• had prisoners of war

• had Weapons of Mass Destruction

• was killing its own citizens

• was planning to invade neighboring countries

The anti-terrorism law passed after 9/11 was...

• The Patriot Act

• The Civili Rights Act

• The Prohibition Act

• The Terrorism and Security Act

What was President Bush’s response to 9/11?

• Withdraw the U.S. from Lebanon
• Declare War on Iraq
• Begin the War on Terror
• Create the Department of Defense

What countries did President Bush start wars in during the War on Terror?

• Iraq and Afghanistan
• North Korea and China
• Mexico and Panama
• Iran and Iraq

Passed by George W. Bush, this federal legislation has had the greatest effect on the educational system of most American students?

• USA PATRIOT Act
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
• No Child Left Behind Act

Where did several thousand people find shelter during Hurricane Katrina?

• Megadome

• Superdome

• Hugedome

• Littledome

Why did the US Government feel they could not allow these big banks to go bankrupt?

• They were 'too big to fail'. The whole US economy depended on big banks being able to provide loans for businesses and citizens.

• The banks provided lots of jobs for Americans.

• The bank executives had donated millions to the campaigns of many congressmen and women.

• They were a part of America's history from the 1800s and they felt they should continue to be America's banks.

Which has been an effect of both legal and illegal immigration to the United States?

• There has been a shortage of labor
• America's immigrant population accounts for about 10% of its total population
• Congress conducts its session in both Spanish and English
• Legal immigration has been reduced.

How did entrepreneurs such as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs transform American daily life and the economy?

• They perfected the use of living organisms in medical treatments.
• They made computers and software affordable for average Americans.
• They invested in car designs that were more fuel efficient than older models.
• They invented satellite systems that transformed global television communications.