History Test 18

What experience prepared George H. W bush for the White House?

• his service as an ambassador

• his time as a Supreme Court Justice

• his vice presidency

• his work as a congressman

What did Congress pass in 1990 in an attempt to decrease pollution from acid rain and motor vehicles?

• NAFTA

• Clean Air Act

• Oil Pollution Act

Who was the Panamanian leader who surrendered to American forces?

• Manuel Noriega

• Saddam Hussein

• Boris Yeltsin

Who opposed a communist coup in the USSR?

• Mauel Noriega

• Saddam Hussein

• Boris Yeltsin

Who was the dictator in Iraq?

• Manuel Noriega

• Saddam Hussein

• Boris Yeltsin

What act was passes by Congress in 1990 in regard to the Exxon Valdez oil spill?

• Oil Pollution Act

• Operation Desert Storm

• NAFTA

What was the name of the short war in the Persian Gulf in the 1990s where the US and other nations freed Kuwait from Iraqi control?

• Oil Pollution Act

• Operation Desert Storm

• NAFTA

What agreement in the 1990s allowed trade to take place openly between the United States, Canada, and Mexico?

• NAFTA

• Oil Pollution Act

• Operation Desert Storm

What was tru of international trade during Clinton's presidency? (select 3)

• Clinton was unsuccessful in getting Congress to vote for the expansion of the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade

• Congress passed the North American Free Trade Agreement.

• Clinton signed a bill normalizing trade with China.

• The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade because the World Trade Organization.

What troubles did Clinton face during his second term? (select all that apply)

• donations by the Chinese Embassy supporting Clinton

• Clinton lying under oath about an affair

• an impeachment trial