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WV History Chapter 17
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1
Operation Desert Storm began when Iraq invaded _________________.
Kuwait
North Korea
Israel
Iran
2
West Virginia's "new" industries were ___________ and ____________.
coal mining and timber
tourism and technology
tourism and coal mining
fishing and manufacturing
3
The group found to be behind the 9/11 attacks was ____________________.
Kurds
al-Qaeda
Tegucigalpa
Dalai Lama
4
West Virginia has __________ state parks.
45
30
27
37
5
The Coal Heritage Trail tells about West Virginia's rich coal history.
False
True
6
What is the term for " an alliance"?
generation
coalition
millenium
bankruptcy
7
Who was President at the time of the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
Barack Obama
Richard Nixon
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
8
What is the term for "a period of 1,000 years"?
millenium
decade
century
generation
9
West Virginia University was the last college to offer biometrics as a major.
True
False
10
The 1980s has been called the age of ____________.
peace
greed
poverty
terrorism
11
During the 9/11 attacks, where did the third plane crash?
field in Pennsylvania
North Tower of the World Trade Center
South Tower of the World Trade Center
Pentagon
12
What is the term for "science of identifying individuals by voice, fingerprints, veins in their wrist, etc."?
biometrics
bankruptcy
terrorism
recession
13
Who was the al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan?
Osama bin Laben
Karl Marx
Saddam Hussein
Kim Jong Un
14
What is the term for "act of violence in order to demoralize or intimidate"?
recession
terrorism
bankruptcy
biometrics
15
What is the term for "a business slowdown"?
recession
biometrics
bankruptcy
terrorism
16
During the 9/11 attacks, where did the fourth plane crash?
North Tower of the World Trade Center
Pentagon
field in Pennsylvania
South Tower of the World Trade Center
17
Which West Virginia senator helped pass an $8.3 billion homeland defense package?
Francis Pierpont
Joe Manchin
Robert Byrd
George Tucker
18
Who won the 1980 election?
George W. Bush
Abraham Lincoln
William McKinley
Ronald Reagan
19
Snowshoe is a seasonal tourist attraction.
False
True
20
The fundamentalist political and religious rulers of Afghanistan are called the ___________.
Taliban
Nazis
Facist Party
USSR
21
People were scared going into the new millenium because they were afraid ___________________.
the computers would crash
no more inventions were to be created
poinsonous snakes were everywhere
Italy was going to invade
22
West Virginia's High-Tech Corridoer follows Interstate _________ from Weston to Morgantown.
79
82
68
74
23
What is the term for " messages sent electronically on a computer"?
technology
biometrics
telecommunications
email
24
The World Wide Web was first developed in the 1990s.
False
True
25
During the 9/11 attacks, where did the first plane crash?
South Tower of the World Trade Center
field in Pennsylvania
Pentagon
North Tower of the World Trade Center
26
During the 9/11 attacks, where did the second plane crash?
North Tower of the World Trade Center
field in Pennsylvania
Pentagon
South Tower of the World Trade Center
27
What is the term for "legal judgment that people can't pay their debts"?
recession
bankruptcy
terrorism
biometrics
28
The early part of the 1990s was characterized by a recession.
False
True
29
After 9/11, many Americans showed support for their country by buying and displaying flags.
True
False
30
The FBI built a fingerprinting facility in __________________.
Charleston
Clarksburg
Morgantown
Beckley
