US History CBO test review

What technological innovation greatly increased productivity in the workplace during the 1990s?

• Desktop Computers.

• Wall Clocks.

• Instagram.

• Cell Phones.

The Source of a revolution in technology in the 1990s was the:

• Cell Phone

• Internet

• Instagram

• Desktop computer

The trend of businesses, technologies, or beliefs to spread throughout the world is known as:

• urbanization

• industrialization

• naturalization

• globalization

Answer explanation

A globe is round.

What made the 2008 presidential election significant?

• The first African American was elected as president.

• An african American was elected as Vice President.

• The First woman was elected as president.

• The First woman was elected as vice president.

President Clinton emphasized in his economic foreign policy:

• Supporting allies in Eastern Europe.

• Increasing trade with China.

• increased military aid to Russia.

• Staying out of conflicts in other parts of the world.

The U.S. invaded Afghanistan following 9/11 because:

• We wanted oil.

• We wanted Afghan territory.

• We wanted to help the Taliban.

• We wanted to eliminate al-Qaeda.

Answer explanation

Al- Qaeda is the evil group that did the 9/11 attack.

The election of 2000 showed that:

• It is possible for a candidate to win the popular vote and lose the electoral college.

• It is possible for a candidate to lose the electoral vote and win the election.

• The candidate who wins the popular vote will win the election.

• The electoral vote will match the popular vote.

Answer explanation

Need 270 electoral votes to become president, regardless of popular vote.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009:

• Made unlimited funds available to the homeless.

• Required all banks to meet the credit needs of the local neighborhood.

• Helped bail out Wall Street after the Great Recession of 2008

• Stimulated the U.S. Economy by saving and creating new jobs.

In Bush v. Gore the Supreme Court ruled the recounts in Florida had to stop because they violated the _________________.

• 14th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 22nd Amendment

President George W. Bush pushed for Operation Iraqi Freedom because the belief that:

• Iraq was selling missile parts to the North koreans.

• Iraq was developing weapons of mass destruction.

• Iraq was systematically killing the Kurds.

• Iraq was planning to attack NYC again.