America in the 90s

Due to President Reagan and President Bush's tax cuts and increased defense spending, it led to budget deficits and _________ in 1992.

• a recession

• a depression

• a peak

• a trough

President Clinton signed a trade agreement in 1993 called _______ which reduced trade barriers between the USA, Mexico, and Canada.

• NATO

• UN

• NAFTA

• WHO

Republicans in the 90s pushed for a ____________ which would have created a balanced budget amendment, tax cuts, welfare reform, & tougher crime laws.

• "War on Drugs"

• "Just say NO"

• "You're in good hands"

• "Contract with America"

Clinton chose to reform the welfare system by putting limits on how long people could receive benefits & allowed states to decide how welfare money would be spent.

• True

• False

The United States saw an economic boom due to the rise of new __________.

• Fashion

• Technology

• Musicians

• Jobs

Where did President Clinton send troops from 1995 to 1999 to stop the ethnic cleansing of Serbs?

• Czech Republic

• France

• Germany

• Bosnia

Terrorists bombed the _________ in NYC in 1993.

• World Trade Center

• Pentagon

• White House

• Museum of Natural History

What was the name of the high school where America saw one of the first school shootings in 1999?

• Little Rock High School

• Columbine High School

• Central High School

• Oklahoma City High School

Embassy bombings in Tanzania & Kenya brought _______ and al-Qaeda to America’s attention

• Kim Jong Un

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Osama Bin Laden

• Mao Zedong

Clinton was never removed from office even after Republicans in Congress voted to impeach him.

• True

• False