A People's History of the US Week 7

What does Howard Zinn say is the "American political tradition"?

• Capitalism and nationalism

• Democracy and freedom

• Bravery and justice

• Poverty and war

Who was the Saudi Arabian man the Bush administration said ordered the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the U.S.?

• Osama Bin Laden

• Saddam Hussein

• Al-Qaeda

• Taliban

Who was the dictator of Iraq?

• Osama Bin Laden

• Saddam Hussein

• Al-Qaeda

• Taliban

What was the name of the devastating hurricane that hit New Orleans and broke the levees?

• Kathy

• Karl

• Katrina

• Kassie

Who was the Republican candidate for president in the 2000 election?

• Bill Clinton

• Donald Trump

• Al Gore

• George W. Bush

What was the result of the "Crime Bill" passed while Bill Clinton was president?

• Crime went down

• Many prisoners were released

• More prisons were built

• Prisons were closed

What was the name of the law Congress passed after Sept. 11, 2001 that took guaranteed Constitutional protections away from noncitizens?

• The Espionage Act

• The Public Safety Act

• The Protection Act

• The Patriot Act

What did the U.S. say Iraq was hiding to justify its second war against Iraq?

• Weapons of Mass Destruction

• Oil

• Osama bin Laden

• Waldo

What happened when the Berlin Wall fell and the Cold War ended?

• The U.S. began funding school lunches again

• The U.S. entered two new wars

• The U.S. began providing health care to poor children

• The U.S. funded new schools

What country has the greatest percentage of its citizens in prison?

• The United States

• Saudi Arabia

• Iraq

• Russia