WorksheetsGeorge H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Bush 43
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 20mins
What was the name of the woman Bill Clinton had an affair with in the oval office, for which he allegedly lied about, which led to his impeachment? (a)
President Bush and the United Nations sent in troops in January 1991, their goal was the restore peace in Kuwait. What was the name of this conflict, which lasted six weeks? (a)
•NAFTA
•Bosnia & Serbia airstrikes
•“don’t ask don’t tell” policy
· Over 100,000 Bosnia Muslim and Croats killed
· NATO Forces led by United States
· Massive Aerial bombardment of Serbia
The events in the list above prompted the United States to become involved in-
What federal department was created to handle national security, as it relates to terrorism?
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
Department of Homeland Security
_______________ was the invasion of Afghanistan by the U.S. and allied forces to push terrorist organizations out.
Operation Overlord
Operation Enduring Freedom
the D-Day invasion
Which of the following describe Operation Iraqi Freedom? (click all that apply)
Bush feared Saddam Hussein was supplying terrorists with weapons to use against the U.S.
No weapons of mass destruction were actually found
Saddam Hussein was working with French forces to invade the U.S.
Saddam Hussein was captured and ultimately executed by the Iraqi government in 2006
Which international terrorist group was responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States
Al Shabaab
Irish Republican Army
Al-Qaeda
The Muslim Brotherhood
The War on Terror
Which of the following best completes this diagram?
Bay of Pigs
Six-Day War
Tet Offensive
War on Terror
The 2000 Presidential Election
What made the 2000 presidential election so controversial?
Select three that apply.
Voting results in Florida were very close.
The winner did not receive the popular vote.
The debates were televised for the first time.
Legal battles escalated to the Supreme Court.
Acts of Congress
Which of the following best completes this diagram?
Iraq War
Persian Gulf War
9/11 terrorist attacks
2000 presidential election
The Iraq War
What justification did the U.S. government use to invade Iraq?
They thought Osama bin Laden was hiding in Iraq.
They thought the Iraqi government was pursuing weapons of mass destruction.
They wanted to liberate the Iraqi people.
They thought Iraq possessed rich oil fields.
Why did 80% of New Orleans flood after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005?
It was a Category 3 Hurricane
The levees holding back the water failed
It was a Category 5 Hurricane
Because New Orleans is 500 ft above sea level
What problem caused the banking industry to begin to fail in 2007-2008?
Banks had grown too big to fail
Banks had given loans to consumers who could not afford them
Unemployment levels had reached new heights
The federal government stopped a bailout
