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U.S. History: 1990s

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name

Class

Date

The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country fell?

China

Kuwait

Soviet Union

Cuba

Reagan's Vice President, Republican who was elected President in the election of 1988.

George HW Bush

Bill Clinton

George W Bush

Jimmy Carter

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?

Anwar Sadat

Osama Bin Laden

Mumamar Quadafi

Saadam Hussein

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?

World War II

Vietnam War

Persian Gulf War

This means war

What country was liberated as a result of the First Gulf War (Persian Gulf War)?

Iraq

Iran

Russia

Kuwait

What did the events of the Persian Gulf War and the Balkan Crisis in the 1990s indicate about the foreign policy goals of American Leaders?

They desire greater economic stability in the Middle East

They wish to expand trade and eliminate all tariffs with the Middle Eastern nations

They want to help maintain peace and stop oppression around the world

They only act where American access to scarce resources is at stake

What does ADA stand for?

Americans with Disabilities Act

America Defense Act

Adolescents Disabilities Act

Act of Disgruntled Americans

Former governor of Arkansas who won the 1992 presidential election. He portrayed himself as a "New Democrat", survived several scandals, and won reelection in 1996.

Barack Obama

George H.W. Bush

Bill Clinton

Jimmy Carter

What reduced trade barriers among the United States, Mexico, and Canada?

NAFTA

NATO

OPEC

FAFSA

10.

NAFTA supports trade with which nations?

Britain and France

Germany and Bosnia

Mexico and Canada

China and Russia

11.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

More Variety of goods

Cheaper goods

Factory jobs lost

More corporate power

NAFTA Pros

NAFTA Cons

12.

What happened to Clinton after he lied under oath about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky?

He was fired

He resigned

He was impeached

He was promoted

13.

What happened to Bill Clinton's plan for affordable health care for all Americans?

Congress approved the plan

Congress denied the plan

The Supreme Court outlawed the plan

The Supreme Court approved the plan

14.

What was Clinton's policy for LGBTQ+ people serving in the military?

Banned LGBTQ+ service members

LGBTQ+ service members served openly

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

15.

What new technologies transformed the American economy and daily life?

The Internet

Personal Computers

Cell Phones

All of these

16.

The first mass web browser

Google Chrome

Apple Safari

Netscape

Neptune

17.

Netscape was important because:

It let everyone use the internet with a point and a click

let scientists use the internet instead of just the military

later became Google

18.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Google

Amazon

Yahoo

Boeing

CNN

Began in 1990s

Did not begin in 1990s

19.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Alternative: Nirvana

Hip Hop

Pop: Mariah Carey

Chicago Bulls: Michael Jordan

3 Dallas Cowboys Superbowls

"Grunge"

Baggy pants

Flannel

More single parents

More mixed families

1990s Music

1990s Sports

1990s Fashion

1990s Families

20.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

H-B1 Visas for high-skilled workers

"Operation Gatekeeper"

More immigrants from Asia & Latin America

Bush Immigration

Clinton Immigration

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U.S. History: 1990s

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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