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Ch. 16, Sections 1 and 2

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In August 1990 _____, dictator of Iraq, invaded neighboring

oil-rich Kuwait. (pg. 495)

a)

Saddam Hussein

b)

Osama Bin Laden

c)

Al Gore

d)

Shazaam

2.

General _____, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, was the highest-ranking African American to ever serve in the U.S. military. (pg. 495)

a)

Colin Powell

b)

Norman Schwarzkopf

c)

George W. Bush

d)
3.

As Democratic presidential nominee, Arkansas governor _____ told voters he would focus on improving the economy. (pg. 496)

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

George H. W. Bush

c)

Osama Bin Laden

d)

Condoleezza Rice

4.

Once elected, President Clinton convinced Congress to support the _____ Agreement, which eliminated trade barriers between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. (pg. 496)

a)

North American Free Trade

b)

Free Trade Barriers Now

c)

Whip Inflation

d)

W. M. D.

5.

A major issue in the 1990s was _____, or the use of violence by individuals or small groups to advance political goals. (pg. 497)

a)

terrorism

b)

scare tactics

c)

hate mail

d)

weapons of mass destruction

6.

Who won the disputed 2000 presidential election? (pg. 499)

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Colin Powell

d)

Al Gore

7.

In 2001 terrorists attacked the World Trade Center on what date? (pg. 500)

a)

October 11

b)

August 11

c)

September 11

d)

November 11

8.

The hijackers of the planes used in the attack on New York were members of a fundamentalist Islamic terrorist group called _____ (pg. 500)

a)

al Qaeda.

b)

Iraqis United.

c)

Kuwait Alliance.

d)

Operation Afghanistan.

9.

Who is the wealthy Saudi Arabian leader of al Qaeda? (pg. 500)

a)

Boris Yeltsin

b)

Osama bin Laden

c)

Saddam Hussein

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

10.

What are chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons that can kill thousands called? (pg. 500)

a)

trade barriers

b)

chemical networks

c)

weapons of mass destruction

d)

napalm

11.

BONUS QUESTION: If I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road, I'm gonna _____

a)

Ride 'til I can't ride no more (correct)

b)

Giddyup in my Wranglers

c)

Put on my Gucci Hat