Unit 10 Test U.S. HISTORY – GSE (2024)

“There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!…”

— President Ronald Reagan,

speech at the Brandenburg Gate,

June 12, 1987

Which of the following was the most immediate result of Reagan’s speech?

• The Soviet Union sends missiles to Cuba.

• The collapse of the Soviet Union.

• The Reagan Administration sells weapons to Iran.

• The strengthening of Middle East peace talks.

Which major international event in 1989 is often seen as a symbol of the end of the Cold War and influenced the Soviet Union's collapse?

• The Tiananmen Square protests.

• The end of apartheid in South Africa.

• The fall of the Berlin Wall.

• The signing of the Camp David Accords.

The charge that Bill Clinton had lied to a grand jury concerning his relationship with Monica Lewinsky and his asking her to lie eventually led to?

• The first Presidential resignation in U.S. history.

• A congressional vote to dismiss Clinton from office.

• Presidential impeachment for perjury and obstruction of justice.

• George W. Bush winning the 2000 presidential election.

President Andrew Johnson’s and President Bill Clinton’s impeachments were similar in that both

• resulted in guilty verdicts and removals from office.

• resulted in criminal trials held in the U.S House of Representatives.

• charges were based on a specific law and not general behavior.

• ended in acquittals and retention of office for duration of term.

Which event is widely considered to have marked the beginning of the War on Terrorism?

• The Gulf War

• The 9/11 attacks

• The invasion of Afghanistan

• The invasion of Iraq

Who was the President of the United States when the War on Terrorism began?

• Bill Clinton

• George W. Bush

• Barack Obama

• Donald Trump

Which group was primarily responsible for the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks?

• Al-Qaeda

• ISIS

• Hezbollah

• The Taliban

In which country did the U.S. initiate military operations, Operation Enduring Freedom, as part of the War on Terrorism immediately following the 9/11 attacks?

• Iraq.

• Pakistan.

• Afghanistan.

• Iran.

Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer?

• foreign and domestic policy legislation that resulted in the fall of the Soviet Union.

• foreign and domestic policy decisions made in response to 9/11 terrorist attacks.

• domestic policy legislation implemented to prevent immigration.

• domestic policy decision that enabled the rise of ISIS and ISIL.

All of the following locations were hit by the four terrorist-hijacked passenger airliners on 9/11 EXCEPT?

• the World Trade Center.

• the Pentagon.

• the Wilbur Wright Building in Washington, D.C.

• a field in Stoney Creek Township, Pennsylvania.