Final exam review 2

What was the outcome of President Johnson’s address?

• Peaceful Protesters were attacked in Selma, Alabama.

• African Americans were kept from voting.

• Lexington and Concord

• New voting legislation was introduced to Congress.

What is the primary aim of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001?

• To increase funding for military contracts

• To prevent acts of terrorism against the United States

• To promote the growth of small businesses

• To limit the amount of foreign investments in the United States

What was the US government's immediate response to the September 11, 2001 attacks

• The US declared war on Afghanistan

• The War on Terror began and Afghanistan was invaded

• The US withdrew forced from bases in the Middle East

• A UN coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein

Broad tax cuts, and financial deregulation, which would promote economic expansion, are examples of what policy's objective:

• Reaganomics
• Trade Imbalance
• Iran-Contra Affair
• Heritage Foundation

The NAFTA agreement enacted by Clinton removes trade barriers between what 3 countries?

• Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.A.

• France, Russia, and the U.S.A.

• Great Britain, France, and the U.S.A.

• China, Russia, and the U.S.A.

What were Reaganomics also known as?

• New Deal Economics

• Supply Side Economics

• Moral Majority

• Progressive Economics

Under whose administration did the Cold War end?

• Bill Clinton

• George H. W. Bush

• Ronald Reagan

• George W. Bush

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

Which action has come to symbolize the end of the Cold War?

• establishing the Peace Corps

• achieving a truce in the Korean War

• tearing down the Berlin Wall

• improving United States relations with China

1. The economy of the USSR was collapsing in the 1980s.

2. Communist governments in Eastern Europe attempted some democratic reforms

3. Citizens of Eastern European nations began to demand even more democratic freedoms

The list above best describes which event?

• Reasons America became involved in the Vietnam War

• Events leading to the end of Communism and the Cold War

• Reasons for the Watergate Scandal

• Reasons for the Iran Hostage Crisis