U.S. History: The 1990s

What war was the United States and coalition forces involved in between 1990-91?

• Afghanistan War

• Persian Gulf War

• Vietnam War

• Grenada War

The Persian Gulf War was the U.S. and coalition forces fighting against _______ after they invaded the neighboring country of ________.

• Afghanistan; Iran

• Israel; Lebanon

• Iraq; Kuwait

• Saudi Arabia; Syria

The Persian Gulf War was codenamed Operation __________.

• Overlord

• Freedom Eagle

• Desert Storm

• Eagle Claw

Who was president during the Persian Gulf War?

• Bill Clinton
• George H.W. Bush
• Ronald Reagan
• George W. Bush

Who won the presidential election of 1992?

• Bill Clinton

• George H.W. Bush

• Ross Perot

• Ronald McDonald

TRUE OR FALSE: President Clinton championed/supported both liberal and conservative causes, attempting to embrace the political "center."

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 _____.

• provides job-protected and paid leave for one year for qualified medical and family reasons

• provides the ability to have father and mother take off a total of 6-months combined paid leave for new children

• provides insurance to help people pay bills after pregnancy

• provides job-protected and unpaid leave for twelve weeks for qualified medical and family reasons

On March 3, 1991, a Black man named _________ was beaten by LAPD officers after a high-speed chase during his arrest for drunk driving and it was caught on tape.

• Roger Stone

• Reggie Taylor

• Jesse Reynolds

• Rodney King

When a police officer or officers use more force than is reasonably necessary to arrest a suspect, such as what many people felt happened with Rodney King, that is called _____.

• chain of command

• constructive possession

• curtilage

• excessive force

After the Rodney King beating, a 15-year-old girl named Latasha Harlins was shot dead in a convenience store when the clerk accused her of _____.

• swearing at her

• destroying property

• attacking someone else

• stealing