2000's

What caused the massive damage and flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?

• The storm's strength broke the levees designed to stop flooding

• The city had no flood prevention technology

• The government had cut funding for essential infrastructure upgrades

• The city had been recently renovated removing flood protection levees

Who was president during 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the War on Terror?

• Bill Clinton

• George W Bush

• Barack Obama

• George H.W. Bush

Why did the US and UN invade Iraq in 2003?

• The Iraqi government was hiding Osama bin Laden

• The Iraqi government masterminded 9/11

• Saddam Hussein was allegedly hiding weapons of mass destruction

• Iraq has just invaded Kuwait for its oil reserves

Which of these events directly lead to the War on Terror?

• Operation Dessert Storm

• The passage of the US PATRIOT ACT

• The September 11 Attacks

• The 1996 Oklahoma City bombings

What was attacked on September 11, 2001?

• The World Trade Center

• The Pentagon

• The White House

• The National Treasury

The organization that caused 9/11 is known as the ____.

• Taliban

• al Qaeda

• the Soviets

• the Germans

What are the cons of the internet

• identity theft

• all of the above

• personal information theft

• hackers

What are the pros of the internet?

• education

• ease of use

• immediate news coverage

• all of the above

Barack Obama described his 2008 election victory in this manner because the election was the first in which-

• a minority candidate was elected president

• naturalized immigrants had access to multilingual ballots

• federal courts ordered voter recounts to stop

• religious beliefs played a significant role in the presidential campaign

One way the development of the internet has improved the quality of life in the United States is by-

• decreasing the influence of advertising on consumers

• increasing the ease of obtaining information

• improving privacy protection for individuals

• increasing the reliability of available information