Modern Era Review

Who was the first African American to be elected as President of the U.S. in 2008?

• Barack Obama

• Booker T. Washington

• Bill Clinton

• Michelle Obama

What was a direct result of the U.S. allowing the Sha to enter the U.S. to receive medical treatment?

• U.S. sold weapons to Iran

• U.S. started the "Just Say No" campaign

• Iranian Nationalist raided the U.S. embassy taking American hostages

• O.P.E.C. placed an oil embargo on the U.S.

Which political campaign was started by Nancy Reagan to help combat drug addiction in the U.S.

• M.A.D.D.

• "Just Say No"

• N.A.F.T.A.

• "Just Do It"

What was a direct result of the U.S. involvement in the Persian Gulf War?

• a peace treaty was signed between Israel and Egypt

• a credibility gap was created within the U.S.

• Kuwait was liberated

• U.S. gained a foreign territory

What was a direct result of the 1973 oil embargo placed on the U.S. by O.P.E.C.

• start of the U.S. war on terror

• passage of the U.S.A. Patriot Act

• U.S. sold weapons to Iran

• a gas shortage in the U.S.

Which 2 events caused a credibility gap in the U.S. during the 1970's and 1980's?

• U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War

• The Watergate Scandal

• The 9/11 attacks

• The U.S. War on Terror

Why was Reaganomics known as "Trickle Down" economics?

• provided tax breaks for the wealthy

• provided tax breaks for the poor

• it increased taxes for the wealthy

• it increased taxes for the poor

How did Reaganomics impact the National Budget?

• it did not impact the National Budget

• made the budget stagnate

• created a deficit in the National Budget

• It improved the National Budget

Reaganomics increased government investments in (a)  

• the military
• the education stystem
• the banking system
• the oil industry

Which U.S. president was responsible for facilitating the Camp David Accords?

• RIchard Nixon

• Jimmy Carter

• Barack Obama

• Ronald Reagan