90's and 2000's Review

Why did the United States fight in the Persian Gulf War?

• Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait.

• Iraq needed help resisting a communist revolution

• Iraq supplied weapons to al-Qaeda terrorists

• Iraq financed the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

What does Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial reflect about modern U.S. politics?

• Congress conducts more thorough investigations of judicial nominees

• Campaign finances are monitored by a regulatory agency

• Elected officials face greater scrutiny of their personal lives

• Media outlets focus more on policy issues than actions of elected officials

Which organization eliminated all tariffs and quotas on exports to the U.S., Mexico, and Canada

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• North American Free Trade Agreement

Which document was released by Republican Party in 1994, and contained many policies of the American Heritage Foundation

• The "Common Sense" Legal Reform Act

• The Contract with America

• Aid to Families with Dependent Children

• The Pledge to America

The challenge of balancing rights & freedoms with need for national security was created by?

• Corporate globalization

• Cultural exchanges

• International terrorism

• Global climate change

What was the primary goal of the 2009 Affordable Care Act?

• To eliminate state medical programs

• To expand access to health insurance

• To nationalize medical care for the elderly

• To ease restrictions on healthcare providers

Which phrase best explains the popularity of American music in China?

• The diffusion of U.S. culture

• The result of U.S. free trade agreements

• The communist control of government in China

• The success of antitrust legislation in China

Passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) improved conditions for the disabled by

• requiring separate classrooms for disabled students

• sponsoring Olympic games for the handicapped

• mandating easier access to employment and public facilities

• making it illegal to criticize or fire handicapped persons

Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Cold War?

• sending United States troops to Afghanistan

• tearing down the Berlin Wall

• President Richard Nixon’s visit to China

• withdrawal of United States troops from Vietnam

The passage of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security reflect the determination of the United States government to

• bring about an end to the Cold War

• search for weapons of mass destruction in South Asia

• prevent future terrorist attacks

• increase the globalization of the economy