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US History Unit 10
US History Unit 10
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1
In 1975, the ship Mayaguez was captured by -
Cordovians
Mexicans
Vietnamese
Cambodians
2
Which president was responsible for the Affordable Care Act?
Clinton
Trump
Obama
Bush
3
Which terrorist leader planned the attacks on 9/11-
Manuel Noreiga
Osama bin Laden
Saddam Hussein
Muammar al-Gaddafi
4
Which president created the Department of Homeland Security?
Reagan
Bush
Clinton
Obama
5
Which prison in Cuba did we send suspected terrorists?
Guantanamo Bay- Gitmo
Dumped their bodies in the bayou- prison is for whimps
Lansing
Alcatraz
6
What did the Patriot Act do?
Required all non-US citizens to get citizenship or leave
Gave law enforcement tools to fight terrorism in the US
Made everyone an NFL Patriot fan!
Requirement to stand for Pledge of Allegiance in school
7
Which President gave up the US's control of the Panama Canal?
Bush
Ford
Carter
Clinton
8
What did the SALT II treaty do?
Banned nuclear warheads in US & Soviet Union
Created a windfall profit tax on salt products & producers
Created windfall profit tax on oil companies
Limited nuclear weapons in US & Soviet Union
9
Jimmy Carter created a new cabinet position called-
Department of Agriculture
Department of Oil
Homeland Security
Department of Energy
10
This Iraqi leader was responsible for invaded Kuwait
Osama bin Laden
Mikhail Gorbachev
Saddam Hussein
The Shah
11
How long did the Iranian's hold the Americans in the US embassy hostage?
52
666
444
360
12
The CIA removed this person from the government & sent him to prison on drug charges?
Saddam Hussein
El Chapo
Manuel Noreiga
Snoop Dogg
13
How ready do you feel for STAAR?
I think I can pass it
So ready I'm a genius!
God save me I'm DOOMED!
I plan to study- that will help
14
Another name for Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was-
Star Wars
Star Trek
Missile Defense
Star Lord
15
What was torn down in 1989?
Berlin Wall
Panama Canal
Tiananmmen Square
Border between US & Canada
16
Who was the 1st woman to serve on the Supreme Court?
Sonya Sotomayor
Sandra Day O'Connor
Ruth Bader Gingsberg
Hillary Clinton
17
What required reductions in carbon emissions worldwide?
Kyoto Protocol
Osaka Treaty
EPA
Oslo Accords
18
What did the Brady Bill do?
Made it harder to purchase handguns
Required all NFL fans to love Tom Brady
Allowed families to get medical leave for birth/adoptions
Created the Headstart preschool program
19
Who was the first Hispanic appointed to the Supreme Court?
Zorro
Delores Huerta
Daniel Ortega
Sonia Sotomayor
20
After Nixon resigned, _____ became President
H.W. Bush
Ford
Carter
Clinton
21
Which president said "read my lips, I won't raise taxes" and then raised taxes?
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Mikhail Gorbachev
George H.W. Bush
22
Which president was criticized for his handling of Hurricane Katrina?
Clinton
Bush
Trump
Obama
23
The only Olympic games the US has never participated in-
1990- Islamabad, Parkistan
1940- Nuremberg Germany
1984 - Tehran, Iran
1980- Moscow, USSR
24
What was the name of the operation to capture or kill Osama bin Laden?
Zeus' Thunder
Thor's Ragnarok
Titan's Hammer
Neptune's Spear
25
What happened at Tiananmen Square?
Chinese protesters were attacked by government
Berlin Wall fell down
Godzilla vs. Pickachu Epic Battle
Mikhail Gorbachev disbanded the Soviet Union
26
Under Ronald Reagan, the stock market lost $500B in 1 day, it was called-
Black Monday
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
Black Wednesday
27
Who was responsible for the bombings & attacks on 9/11
ISIS
Hezbollah
La Llorona
Al-Qaeda
28
What assured human rights for Soviet citizens?
Helsinki Accords
Bill of Rights
Humanity Accords
Nothing- just ask the Soviets stuck in the gulags
29
Which president appointed the first woman Supreme Court justice?
Bush
Reagan
Trump
Obama
30
Which president was able to balance the budget?
Luther Phillips
William Clinton
Barak Obama
George H.W. Bush
31
Which state helped determine the outcome of the 2000 election?
TEXAS!
New York
California
Florida
32
What were the Camp David Accords?
Ended nuclear missile testing
Framework for agreements between Israel & Egypt
Created a windfall profit tax on oil companies
Created peace between US & former Soviet Union