United States GMAS Review

On September 11, 2001, this terrorist organization launched a four-prong, coordinated attack on the USA:

• Hamas
• Al Qaeda
• Tamil Tigers
• ISIS

The leader of the terrorist organization who launched the 9/11 attacks was ________, a former US ally in the early 1980s. He was killed in a Navy Seal raid on his Pakistani compound in 2011.

• Al-Zawahiri
• Abu Al-Baghdadi 
• Khalid Mohammed
• Osama bin Laden

The War on Terror began after

• the first invasion of Iraq in 1991
• Clinton's impeachment trial in 1999
• Bush's victory over Gore in the 2000 election
• the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01

What happened to Clinton after he lied under oath about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky?

• He was fired
• He resigned
• He was impeached
• He was promoted

Sees production of goods/services as most important driver of economic growth. Want no government in the economy, lower taxes for wealthy, limit monetary policy, thus trickle-down to everyone.

• Demand-Side Economics
• Supply-Side Economics
• Fiscal Policy
• Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

The election of 2008 was historically significant because -

• the first African-American was elected President.
• the Democrats had won a presidential election for the first time in 16 years.
• for the first time in American history there was no third party candidate.
• Hillary Clinton won the Democratic party nomination.

The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that —

• borrowing from foreign countries would help cover the costs of domestic programs
• significant increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment
• broad tax cuts and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion
• reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus

Reganomics involved

• cutting taxes and cutting spending

• cutting taxes and increasing spending

• raising taxes and cutting spending

• raising taxes and increasing spending

Which U.S. President launched the global war on terror after the 9/11 attacks?

• Bill Clinton

• Jimmy Carter

• Barack Obama

• George W. Bush

What were the so-called "SALT 1" talks about?

• increasing mineral trade between the U.S. and Soviet Union
• reducing nuclear weapons
• improving the taste of bland foods
• learning how to store nuclear waste in salt domes