The End of the Cold War and George H.W. Bush

Texas billionaire and third party candidate who ran in the 1992 presidential election.

• Ross Perot

• Bill Clinton

• Newt Gingrich

• George W. Bush

Former governor of Arkansas who was elected President in 1992.

• Bill Clinton

• Bob Dole

• George H.W. Bush

• Ross Perot

What was the name of Iraq's Dictator, who ordered the invasion of Kuwait in August 1990?

• Anwar Sadat

• Osama Bin Laden

• Mumamar Quadafi

• Saadam Hussein

What country did Bush go to war against in the Middle East?

• Iran
• Kuwait
• Iraq
• Saudi Arabia

A trade agreement that removed restrictions (tariffs) between the US, Canada, and Mexico.

• Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)

• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Under which leader did the Soviet Union dissolve?

• Joseph Stalin 
• Nikita Khrushchev 
• Mikhail Gorbachev 
• Vladimir Putin 

Which of the following is a quote from presidential candidate George H. W. Bush during the 1988 election?

• "I will eliminate all taxes"

• "Read my lips, no new taxes"

• "I will lower taxes for every American"

• "Tax Reduction- Guaranteed, or you can impeach me"

What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolize?

• the end of the Cold War

• the fall of capitalism

• the end of the Vietnam War

• the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis

What will George H.W. Bush have to do, that he promised not to do?

• Invade Iraq

• Raise Taxes

• Invade Panama

• Sign a trade deal with Canada and Mexico

Why did H.W. Bush raise taxes?

• To pay down the national debt

• To pay for the war with Iraq

• To build the infrastructure for the Internet

• To help East and West Germany unify