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WorksheetsGeorge W. Bush
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 23mins
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.
Which of the following best completes this diagram?
Iraq War
Persian Gulf War
9/11 terrorist attacks
2000 presidential election
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.
Who was the president of Iraq?
Osama bin Laden
George W. Bush
Yasser Arafat
Saddam Hussein
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
Which event did NOT occur during George W. Bush's presidency?
9/11 Attacks
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Hurricane Katrina
Iraq War (2003)
The Patriot Act was passed under this president after 9/11.
George W. Bush
Carter
Clinton
Obama
What powers did the government gain from the PATRIOT making it a controversial law.
It gained the power to imprison American citizens without due process rights
To gave the President war powers similar to the War Powers Act
It gave the government power to conduct surveillance without warrants
It gave the Congress the power to oversee military courts
A group of fundamentalist Muslims who took control of Afghanistan's government in 1996.
Al-Qaeda
Muslims
Taliban
ISIS
Founder of al Qaeda, the terrorist network responsible for the attacks of September 11, 2001, and other attacks.
Barack Obama
Al Qaeda
George W Bush
Osama Bin Laden
A war fought to end Saddam Hussein's influence in Iraq. U.S. claimed he had connections to terrorism and had WMD.
Iraq War
Afghanistan War
Vietnam War
Gulf War
Biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons that can cause a massive number of deaths in a single use.
Guerilla Warfare
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)
Manhattan Project
How did the Bush administration justify the use of "waterboarding" and other harsh interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists?
Since terrorists had used torture on captured Americans, the United States was justified in using torture.
The torture of a few individuals can sometimes provide information that saves thousands of innocent lives.
Although these methods were harsh, they were not torture and they saved lives from possible terrorist attacks.
Harsh interrogation methods do not usually yield accurate information, but they deter other people from becoming terrorists.
Bush tax cuts combined with two wars and a recession led to a
budget surplus
budget deficit
This education law required standardized testing across the nation.
Race to the Top
Education Excellence Act
No Child Left Behind
Academic Assistance Program
Where was one of the worst high school shootings in 1999?
Columbine High School
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Sandy Hook
Red Lake High School
On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the _____________________.
White House
Kabul
Kuwait
Pentagon
A U.S. President's decision to send troops into combat is an example of his power as _________
a dictator
Secretary of Homeland Security
Commander in Chief
Head of the EPA
The 4th Amendment protects citizens from ___________
unreasonable search and seizure
Freedom of speech
Right to vote
right to an attorney
What region is Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait in?
North America
East Asia
Africa
Middle East
The Department of Homeland Security has expanded its goal within recent years to include ________________.
immigration
domestic terror
environmental disasters
all of these
What nation is located at number 17?
Iraq
Aghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
What nation is located at number 14?
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Kuwait
What body of water is located at letter D?
Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
How many Americans died as a result of the terrorist attacks on 9/11?
1,000
3,000
10,000
20,000
What is the longest war in US history?
Iraq
Afghanistan
World War II
Revolutionary War
In 2021, Afghanistan fell back into the hands of ____________.
Isis
the Taliban
al Qaeda
Osama Bin Laden
______________ had emerged as a new terrorist cell intent on building an Islamic empire
al Qaeda
ISIS
mujahedeen
Sandinistas
Cold War Ends
Persian Gulf War I
Afghan War
Iraq War
ISIS air and drone strikes
Suspected terrorists were held in a prison by the U.S. government at
Kabul Afghanistan
Guantanimo Bay Cuba
Baghdad, Iraq
Washington, D.C.
Cell phones and the Internet have both had the effect of
reducing poverty and malnutrition.
reducing trade barriers between nations.
improving medical technology in developing countries.
making the world a "smaller" place by increasing communication speeds.
Which had the MOST significant impact on the Department of Defense budget increase between 2001 and 2014?
increasing NATO troop levels
fighting the war on terrorism
protecting US embassies abroad
rebuilding the military infrastructure
If a country lowers tariffs, what will most likely happen?
Transportation costs will rise.
Communication costs will drop.
Exports will decrease.
Imports will increase.
Read the list and answer the question that follows:
-Growth of social media
-Increaseduse of cell phones
-Election of First African American president
What time period is represented by this information?
1970's
1980's
1990's
2000's
After Hurricane Katrina, _______ suffered fierce public criticism for a slow and inadequate emergency response.
FEMA
DOD
DOJ
NCIS
