Condoleezza Rice, Politician and Educator

What is the main idea of this text?

• Condoleezza Rice’s greatest success was signing an agreement with India to allow the exchange of nuclear technology.

• Condoleezza Rice taught at Stanford University for many years and championed efforts to reform the education system.

• Condoleezza Rice is the first Black woman to serve as Secretary of State, and has helped shape many parts of U.S. foreign policy during her long career.

• Condoleezza Rice grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, where the government strictly imposed Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What important position was Condoleezza Rice the first Black woman to hold?

• President of the U.S.

• Secretary of State

• President of Stanford

• U.S. diplomat to India

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Read the following sentences from the text.

“...[Condoleezza Rice] was appointed [Bush’s] National Security Advisor…The Advisor works closely with the President on matters related to national security and foreign relations. Rice’s role became especially important when a terrorist attack struck the U.S. on September 11th, 2001. After the attack, Rice helped shape the United States’ response. That response included a military invasion of Iraq in 2003, a major decision which Rice supported. The Iraq War lasted from 2003 to 2011 and caused hundreds of thousands of deaths. The decision to invade Iraq was controversial and became a significant part of Rice’s legacy.”

What conclusion or inference can you draw from this evidence?

• Condoleezza Rice disagreed with the United States’ decision to invade Iraq in 2003 and spoke out against it.

• Condoleezza Rice’s role as National Security Advisor was more important before the terrorist attack on September 11th, 2001 than after it.

• George W. Bush decided to appoint a different National Security Advisor after the September 11th terrorist attack.

• As National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice helped shape U.S. foreign policy, which greatly affected both the U.S. and other parts of the world.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Read the following sentences from the text.

“She encouraged diplomats to advise local governments on how to strengthen their court and border security systems. She believed bolstering these systems helped young democracies develop.”

As used in this excerpt, what does the word “bolstering” most closely mean?

• threatening

• supporting

• weakening

• researching

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

Rice negotiated important deals, ________ an agreement between India and the United States to exchange nuclear technology.

• however

• excepting

• meanwhile

• including

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2