Modern U.S. History GSE 22-23

Cell phones and the Internet have both had the effect of

• reducing poverty and malnutrition.

• reducing trade barriers between nations.

• improving medical technology in developing countries.

• making the world a "smaller" place by increasing communication speeds.

· Naval Academy graduate

· former Governor of a southern state

· 39th President of the United States

· 2002 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

The person described here is

• Jimmy Carter.

• Bill Clinton.

• Ronald Reagan.

• Dwight Eisenhower.

"You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe me, I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job."

Richard Nixon, 1973

President Nixon made this statement during the investigation of what came to be known as the Watergate Scandal. What was the result of this investigation for President Nixon?

• He was cleared of any wrongdoing.

• Facing impeachment, he resigned from office.

• President Nixon lost his bid for re-election to Jimmy Carter.

• He was impeached, tried in the Senate, and removed from office.

4) The primary cause of the first Gulf War (1990-1991) was

• the Iraqi army's sudden invasion of Kuwait.

• Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction.

• repeated attacks by the Iraqi navy on civilian targets within Israel.

• Iraq’s testing of a nuclear device as part of a test of its weapons program.

5) Signed into law on October 26, 2001, the USA PATRIOT Act has received criticism because

• it faced great opposition from Congress.

• of its damaging impact on the environment.

• it greatly increased taxes on the middle classes.

• of its curtailing of civil rights in order to fight terrorism.

6) Which group is generally held responsible for the terror attacks of September 11, 2001?

• Al-Qaeda

• Hezbollah

• PLO

• Taliban

Which of these statements BEST describes "the Taliban"?

• the political party of Saddam Hussein that was toppled in 2003

• the ruling party of Afghanistan toppled by U.S. forces in late 2001

• the terrorist group responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001

• part of the "Axis of Evil" as identified in President Bush's State of the Union address in 2002

How did the War Powers Act of 1973 impact the role of the president?

• The act provided the President unlimited funds for spending on the armed forces.

• The act increased the ability of the President to send troops into hostile areas.

• The act placed a limit on the President's ability to send troops into hostile areas.

• The act gave the President the authority to declare war without Congressional approval.

Osama bin Laden was BEST known for

• invading oil-rich Kuwait in the 1990s.

• founding an Islamic extremist terrorist group.

• organizing the Taliban to resist Soviet occupation.

• running the largest dictatorship in the Middle East.

President Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 for

• adultery and income tax evasion.

• obstruction of justice and perjury.

• violating the War Powers Act and the Voting Rights Act.

• misappropriation of funds and lifting sanctions with South Africa.