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1990s-now

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
•Clinton impeachment
•NAFTA
•Bosnia & Serbia airstrikes
•“don’t ask don’t tell” policy
a)
1980s
b)
1990s
c)
2000s
d)
1970s
2.
•“long, hot summers”
•Freedom Summer
•Greensboro sit-ins
•U-2 incident
Détente 
a)
1960s
b)
1950s
c)
1970s
d)
1940s
3.
•Osama bin Laden killed
•End of “don’t ask, don’t tell”
•SOPA Internet Protest
•Benghazi Embassy attacked
a)
1980s
b)
1990s
c)
2000s
d)
2010s
4.
•Seward’s Folly
•Sharecropping
•Tenure of Office Act
•Scalawags
•Redeemers
a)
1850s
b)
1860s
c)
1870s
d)
1790s
5.
Indentured Servants
Mayflower Compact
Roger Williams
House of Burgesses
a)
1620s
b)
1720s
c)
1660s
d)
1760s
6.
Works Progress Administration
Cash and Carry
Sit-Down Strike
John Steinbeck- Grapes of Wrath
Social Security Act
a)
1910s
b)
1920s
c)
1930s
d)
1940s
7.
War Powers Act
Equal Rights Amendment
OPEC
Kent State
Helsinki Accords
a)
1950s
b)
1960s
c)
1970s
d)
1940s
8.
Peace Corps
Betty Friedan- The Feminine Mystique
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Stokely Carmichael (Black Power)
Great Society
a)
1940s
b)
1950s
c)
1960s
d)
1970s
9.
The longest period of economic growth happened during who's administration?
a)
Nixon
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Clinton
d)
Bush
10.

What international treaty organization was expanded include new nations by Clinton?

a)

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

b)

WTO (World Treaty Organization)

c)

Collective Treaty Security Organization 

11.
Clinton facilitated negotiations between what 2 Middle East nations? 
a)
Iran and Palastine
b)
Mexico and Canada
c)
France and Russia
12.

Bill Clinton passed NAFTA in his 1st term to help the economies in __________ ________ grow.

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

13.

Which of the following is correct:

a)

Clinton was not impeached or convicted

b)

Clinton was impeached and convicted

c)

Clinton was impeached but not convicted

d)

Clinton was not impeached by was convicted

14.

Who did Bill Clinton beat in the race for president in 1992?

a)

George W. Bush

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

George H. W. Bush

15.

What third party candidate ran against Bill Clinton and incumbent George H.W. Bush for president?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Al Gore

d)

Ross Perot

16.
Who was involved in  the World Trade Center bombing during the Clinton era in 1993?
a)
Timothy McVay
b)
North Korea
c)
South Korea
d)
Al Quida
17.
What iconic school shooting took place during Clinton's presidency?
a)
Columbine
b)
Sandy Hook
c)
Virginia Tech
d)
University of Texas
18.
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)
World War II
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
This means war
19.
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country fell?
a)
China
b)
Kuwait
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Cuba
20.
What was the name of Iraq's Dictator, who ordered the invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, for which the US forced their withdraw in the 1991 Gulf War?
a)
Anwar Sadat
b)
Osama Bin Laden
c)
Mumamar Quadafi 
d)
Saadam Hussein
21.
A phrase spoken by  presidential candidate George H. W. Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention in which he pledge not to tax the American people further. 
a)
Taxes are OVER
b)
Read my lips, no new taxes
c)
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
d)
Tax Reduction- Guaranteed 
22.
What country was liberated as a result of the Persian Gulf War? 
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Russia
d)
Kuwait
23.

"Operation Just Cause" happened when George H.W. Bush sent troops to Panama to remove this leader?

a)

Sadaam Hussein

b)

Allyatoah Homeni

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Manuel Noreiga

24.

President Obama's controversial plan to help all Americans receive health care was known as the

a)

Healthcare Reform Bill

b)

Affordable Care Act

c)

Healthcare for all Act

25.

How did President Obama help the economy?

a)

He increased taxes on the poor

b)

To help the U.S. get out of a recession, he implemented a stimulus package to create jobs, economic growth

c)

he created new types of jobs

26.

What federal department was created to handle national security, as it relates to terrorism?

a)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

b)

United States Department of Justice

c)

Department of Homeland Security

27.
What is it called for a special interest to argue in its own interest?
a)
Bribing
b)
Corruption
c)
Lobbying
d)
Litigation
28.
What countries did President Bush start wars in during the War on Terror?
a)
Iraq and Afghanistan
b)
North Korea and China
c)
Mexico and Panama
d)
Iran and Iraq
29.
Who was the first minority President of the United States?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Hillary Clinton
d)
George W Bush
30.
What hurricane destroyed much of the city of New Orleans in 2005?
a)
Hurricane Ike
b)
Hurricane Irene
c)
Hurricane Katrina
d)
Hurricane Andrew
31.
What day did a deadly terrorist attack blow up the World Trade Centers in NYC?
a)
September 5, 2002
b)
September 11, 2001
c)
November 3, 2001
d)
October 3, 2001
32.

Who was the president of Iraq?

a)

Osama bin Laden

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Yasser Arafat

d)

Saddam Hussein

33.

What justification did the U.S. government use to invade Iraq?

a)

They thought Osama bin Laden was hiding in Iraq.

b)

They thought the Iraqi government was pursuing weapons of mass destruction.

c)

They wanted to liberate the Iraqi people.

d)

They thought Iraq possessed rich oil fields.

34.

How has social media impacted the United States economy?

a)

Fashion, make-up, and hairstyles are less extreme.

b)

Businesses must invest in building more physical stores.

c)

Individuals have less knowledge about other ideas and cultures.

d)

Consumers can easily find information about goods and services.

35.

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

a)

Iraq War

b)

Persian Gulf War

c)

9/11 terrorist attacks

d)

2000 presidential election

36.

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

a)

Bay of Pigs

b)

Six-Day War

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

War on Terror

37.

What made the 2000 presidential election so controversial?

Select three that apply.

a)

Voting results in Florida were very close.

b)

The winner did not receive the popular vote.

c)

The debates were televised for the first time.

d)

Legal battles escalated to the Supreme Court.

38.

_______________ was the invasion of Afghanistan by the U.S. and allied forces to push terrorist organizations out.

a)

Operation Overlord

b)

Operation Enduring Freedom

c)

the D-Day invasion

39.

Which of the following describe Operation Iraqi Freedom? (click all that apply)

a)

Bush feared Saddam Hussein was supplying terrorists with weapons to use against the U.S.

b)

No weapons of mass destruction were actually found

c)

Saddam Hussein was working with French forces to invade the U.S.

d)

Saddam Hussein was captured and ultimately executed by the Iraqi government in 2006

40.

The Supreme Court decided the 2000 Election.

a)

true

b)

false

41.
This third party candidate helped to influence the close presidential election of 2000 by most likely "stealing" votes away from Al Gore.
a)
Ralph Nader
b)
Ross Perot
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Hillary Clinton
42.

The Patriot Act was passed under this president after 9/11.

a)

George W. Bush

b)

Carter

c)

Clinton

d)

Obama

43.

What powers did the government gain from the PATRIOT making it a controversial law.

a)

It gained the power to imprison American citizens without due process rights

b)

To gave the President war powers similar to the War Powers Act

c)

It gave the government power to conduct surveillance without warrants

d)

It gave the Congress the power to oversee military courts

44.

Which amendment do critics say the PATRIOT Act violates for Americans?

a)

6th Amendment: Right to a fair trial

b)

4th Amendment: Right to privacy

c)

5th Amendment: Right to due process

d)

1st Amendment free speech rights

45.
Which group was responsible for 9/11?
a)
Hamas
b)
Hezbollah
c)
KKK
d)
al-Qaida