WorksheetsInto a New Millenium
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Bill (a) : Governor of Arkansas who became the 42nd president pursuing a democratic government that would please republican supporters
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H. Ross (a) : Texas billionaire who was a third-party candidate in 1992 election
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Hillary (a) : First Lady and health care reformer in the 90s
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Newt Gingrich: Speaker of the House of Representatives, responsible for the Contract with (a) (Republican plan for political reform)
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Clinton also had success in reducing the federal budget (a) . Clinton worked with Congress to pass a bill that cut spending, lowered taxes, and had programs that would help children and improve health care. Then the federal budget had a surplus, and the economy boomed.
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In the 90s, the United States and the members of (a) [4 letters] launched air strikes against the Serbs, forcing them to back down.
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President Clinton also took part in
peace talks between (a) and Palestine.
Yasser Arafat (the Palastine representative of last photo) was one of the founders of this secular Palestinian nationalist social-democratic political party
Taliban
Fatah
Hamaz
Hezbollah
Al Qaeda
Islamic guerrillas who engage in jihad, later divided into terrorist and fundamentalist political groups as an outcome of the Afghan conflicts in the 80s and 90s.
Taliban
Al Qaeda
Muslin Brotherhood
Mujahideen
Wahabists
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Clinton believed that free trade was essential to U.S. prosperity and world economics, so in 1994 the (a) [5 letters] became law. It
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Many American workers feared they would lose their jobs to countries that produced the same goods at a lower cost. This practice is called (a) .
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In 1999, two students at (a) High School in Colorado killed 12 students and a teacher and wounded 23 classmates before killing themselves.
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Al (a) : Clinton’s vice-president; Democratic candidate in 2000 election
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(a) Act: Law passed during George W. Bush's government that gave the government the power to conduct search and surveillance of suspected terrorists
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Osama bin Laden: Saudi Arabian millionaire who directed terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001, founder of the al-Qaeda - global militant Islamist organization based in (a)
Which group did the USA fight in his 2001 invasion?
Taliban militias in Afghanistan
Saddam Hussein supporters in Iraq
Al Qaeda members in the USA
Jihadists in Kwait
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Weapons of (a) destruction (WMD): Biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons that were allegedly produced in Iraq in 2003 and sent to neighbor extremists groups.
The Iraq War of 2003 but not the Afghan invasion of 2001 were supported by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
True
False
Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Act that established a regulatory board to oversee the accounting industry and its involvement with corporations
TRUE
FALSE
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Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP): Authorized $700 billion to stabilize the banking and automobile industries during the Crisis of 2008 generated after the (a) bubble
Stock prices dropped during the Great Recession (2007-08), so pensions and savings lost ...... in value.
millions
billions
trillions
The continuing war in Iraq and a failing economy contributed to President Bush’s unpopularity. The Democratic Party nominated Barack H. Obama, U.S. senator from Illinois, as their candidate. His running mate was long-time senator from Delaware, whose name is:
Joe Biden
John McCain
Sarah Palin
Donald Trump
To fight the recession, President Obama signed the ...... in early 2009. This economic stimulus package gave tax credits, including ones for college tuition and home improvements to increase energy efficiency.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), in which great corporations received a tax cut ("trickle-down theory").
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a.k.a. Obamacare, in which great corporations received a tax cut ("trickle-down theory").
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), in which about 98 percent of Americans received a tax cut.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), in which about 98 percent of Americans received a tax cut.
President Obama pushed for increased use of renewable energy sources and stricter limits on businesses that produce high levels of carbon pollution.
TRUE
FALSE
He approved a congressional bill approving the Keystone XL, an oil pipeline that was planned to extend from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
TRUE
FALSE
When President Obama took office in 2009, he planned to bring forces in Iraq home.
Unfortunately, he did it.
Unfortunately, he didn't do it.
Fortunately, he did it.
Fortunately, he didn't do it.
In History it is very complicated to say "fortunately" or "unfortunately", but he did it.
In May 2011 the CIA, the U.S. Army, and U.S. Navy Seals found bin Laden in Pakistan and killed him. After that, Obama said troops would start leaving Afghanistan, which happened three months later.
TRUE
FALSE
Other areas of concern for the Obama administration include North Korea, which threatened to reignite armed conflict with South Korea.
TRUE
FALSE
3 CORRECT ANSWERS
In the 2010 midterm elections, Republicans gained a majority in the House of Representatives. This meant Obama had difficulty getting his initiatives passed. Much of this was caused by the fact that opponents were less willing to compromise, personal attacks became common, and many people had extreme views.
It seemed as if people were more likely to be on opposite sides of issues.
It seemed that there was hope in reaching agreements.
This increased partisanship over the government’s role in people’s lives gave rise to the tea party, a libertarian-conservative movement.
Obama was reelected in 2012, winning both the popular and electoral votes. However, in 2014 the Democrats lost
control of the Senate, which meant Republicans dominated Congress.
Obama was reelected in 2012, winning both the popular and electoral votes. However, in 2014 the Democrats lost
control of the Senate, but they still were majority in the House of Representatives.
The improbable "libertarian conservative" tea party is a group that took its name from the Boston Tea Party. Its goals were to lower taxes, reduce government spending on programs such as health care, and lower the national debt and budget deficit at the same time that they opposed abortion, gay marriage, and gun control.
TRUE
FALSE
About the bilateral relations USA - Cuba in the 2010s, it is true:
During his second term, Obama changed decades of foreign policy by normalizing diplomatic relations with Cuba.
Embassies were set up in both countries, but restrictions on travel to Cuba were not eased.
Obama began negotiations with Cuba regarding restrictions to its nuclear program in exchange for removal of sanctions against the country.
Near the end of President Obama’s second term the 2016 presidential election was held, and the support of the Cuban-Americans helped the Democrat's victory in 2016.
