1990s and 2000s Review

Match the following terms with their definitions

• An event or action causing public outrage

• infrastructure

• physical structures such as roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, water supply and the electrical grid

• Levee

• a barrier against flooding

• Ecosystem

• The natural system and balance in nature among organisms

• Terrorism

• Violence against civilians for political purposes

• Scandal

The 2001, September 11th attacks describe ​ (a)   attacks on the ​ (b)   carried out by Al-Qaeda

• terrorists
• Pentagon and World Trade center
• peaceful
• Lincoln memorial

The 2 problems that resulted in the catastrophic flooding in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina was -

• the city of New Orleans was located near the coast AND had aging highways

• the city of New Orleans was located at sea level And suffered from poor plumbing

• the city of New Orleans had a very high elevation AND had an efficient Canal System

• the city of New Orleans was located below sea level AND had a failing Levee system

A similarity between the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of 1994 and the Global Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) of 1947 is that both ​ ​ (a)   for US businesses, and vice versa, increasing overall global ​ (b)  

• increased access to foreign markets
• commerce
• decreased competition from foreign companies
• war

The reason videogame companies release their new consoles around the same time is because -

• there is marketplace competition between them

• there is no specific reason and it is usually a coincidence

• it is easier for the game programmers to release their products across consoles this way

• Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft have a Trust on the industry and they share profits equally

Innovation in the field of ​ (a)   has allowed the for the following example:

"A camera arm and mechanical arms with surgical instruments attached to them are controlled by a surgeon while seated at a computer console near the operating table. The console gives the surgeon a high-definition, magnified, 3D view of the surgical site"

-Mayo Clinic, 2022

• robotics
• aeronautics
• chemistry
• nursing

Why is 2008 known as a turning point in American History?

• A minority candidate was elected President

• The September 11th attacks would occur, starting the War on Terrorism

• A female candidate was elected President

• The 26th amendment was ratified granting suffrage to 18 year olds

Which 3rd party candidate would draw away crucial votes from the major parties in the 2000 presidential election?

The shift away from agricultural work and farming to technical and service work has resulted in -

• The growth of urban cities

• the growth of rural areas

• Water shortages

• eroding farmland

The war in Afghanistan (beginning in 2001) was a result of -

• the policy of Containment and the continuation of the Cold War

• an effort to prevent ethnic cleansing

• the September 11th Terrorist attack and the war on terror

• The war in Iraq extending beyond Iraq's borders