Untitled QuizModern Era Presidents

All of the following are true about the events on 9/11 except...

• Greatest loss of life since Pearl Harbor
• Terrorist attacked three of four targets 
• Caused President Bush to declare war on Iraq 
  
• Moved U.S. to declare War on Terror

Why is the Presidential Election of 2008 historically significant?

• Election of first female vice president
• Election of first African American President
• least money spent on a presidential campaign 
• record low numbers of voters

This gives law enforcement broader powers to monitor suspected terrorists in the U.S.

• Community Reinvestment Act
• Affordable Care Act
• U.S.A. Patriot Act
  
• Anti-Terrorist Act

Why was President Bill Clinton Impeached? 

• He cheated on his wife
• for telling the American people he had an affair
• for not disclosing all his actions as Governor of Arkansas
• for committing perjury. Lying under oath.
  

This eliminated most tariffs between the U.S., Mexico and Canada, allowing for more trade

• OPEC
• NATO 
• NAFTA
• Free Commerce Act 

Crisis in what region of the world directly affects oil prices?

• Southeast Asia
• Europe
• Middle East
• North America

Selling weapons to Iran to free hostages and using the money to fund war in Central America

• Iran-Contra Affair
• Watergate Affair
• Reagonomics
• Camp David Accords

Idea to fix stagflation with massive tax cuts

• REAGANOMICS
• PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH
• BIG STICK DIPLOMACY
• INFLATION

What was the purpose of the Camp David Accords led by President Carter?

• to broker peace between Egypt and Israel

• to maintain good relations with the Shah

• to end the Iranian hostage crisis

• to find a way to end the economic recession

Why did gasoline prices spike during the 1970's and early 1980's?

• A natural disaster impeded offshore drilling for oil

• Congress imposed new regulations on foreign energy companies

• Conflicts in the Middle East disrupted the distribution of oil

• Congress introduced new legislation to increase the fuel efficiency of vehicles