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Chapter 17 Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The rights and freedoms that everyone should have as human beings.

a)

coalitian

b)

human rights

c)

levee

d)

crisis

2.

What year did President Bill Clinton sign a peace treaty with King Hussein and Prime Minister Yitzhah Rabin?

a)

1971

b)

19821

c)

1997

d)

1994

3.

What country did Iraq invade in 1990?

a)

Kuwait

b)

Egypt

c)

United States

d)

Iran

4.

Who was the leader of Iraq in 1990?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Sadam Hussein

c)

Menachun Begin

d)

Anwar El Sadat

5.

A group of allies who work together.

a)

human rights

b)

crisis

c)

levee

d)

coalitian

6.

True or False. Madeleine Albright was the second woman to hold the position of Secretary of State.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

President Clinton was impeached and put on trial. He was found _______.

a)

guilty

b)

not guilty

8.

True or False? In the 2000 presidental election, Al Gore got more votes, but George W. Bush won the election and became president.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The people vote for electors, who cast their votes as part of a group called the __________ ___________.

(a)  

10.

An earthen barrier built to prevent flooding.

a)

bridge

b)

dam

c)

levee

d)

waterway

11.

The use of violence and fear to achieve political goals.

a)

weapons of mass destruction

b)

civilian

c)

terrorism

d)

controversial

12.

Why did the fourth plane not crash into an important building on September 11, 2001?

a)

It ran out of gas.

b)

The terrorist flew it the wrong way.

c)

The pilot crashed it into the ocean.

d)

The passengers tried to take control over the plane.

13.

What department was created because of the 9/11 attacks?

a)

Department of Agriculture

b)

Department of Homeland Security

c)

Department of the Military

d)

Department of Defense

14.

Trump was (a)   , but not convicted of inciting the mob that invaded the Capital.

15.

Kamala Harris was the first black woman to become ______ ___________.

(a)  

16.

A long economic slowdown.

a)

national debt

b)

recession

c)

globilization

d)

climate change

17.

The __________ _____ is the money that the country has borrowed to pay its bills.

(a)  

18.

Why were American citizens concerned about jobs in 2017?

a)

The United States was in a recession.

b)

Undocuments immigrants were coming to the US and taking jobs from citizens.

c)

The national debt was so high that companies were letting employees go.

d)

People were being laid off due to the economy.

19.

The development of a world economy , in which people, goods, and ideas move freely from one country to another.

a)

recession

b)

national debt

c)

globalization

d)

capitalization

20.

True or False? Oil is a nonrenewable resource, which means that onse it is used, it cannon be replaced.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which one of these is NOT a result of climate change?

a)

Rising sea levels

b)

Changes in rainfall patterns

c)

Greater intensity of storms such as hurricanes.

d)

High temperatures near 125.

22.

Which is NOT caused by poverty?

a)

hunger

b)

lack of sleep

c)

disease

d)

lack of education

23.

The study of the natural world through observation and experiement.

a)

science

b)

technology

c)

observation

d)

operation

24.

The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.

a)

science

b)

technology

c)

observation

d)

operation

25.

Stanford graduates William Hewlett and David Packard founded the company _________ _________.

(a)