History Final!

Question 1

The National Security Agency began wiretapping to track..

Accepted Answer

believed al-Qaeda members

Question 2

Obama tried to address the Recession and stimulate the economy by..

Accepted Answer

Providing tax cuts to working families and small businesses.

Question 3

The state with the most controversial result of thee 2000 presidential election:

Accepted Answer

Florida

Question 4

ISIS(Islamic State-Iraq&Syria) split away from:

Accepted Answer

al-Qaeda

Question 5

Mass shooting occurred in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

All of these and many, many more.

Question 6

Trump's nominations to the Supreme Court made the court more conservative.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

In 2000, George W. Bush won the popular vote AND the electoral college.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

The TEA Party affected politics during the Obama years by helping the Republicans win more seats in the House

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Saddam Hussein was found to have been hiding Weapons of Mass Destruction from UN inspectors

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Trump's version of America First held that the US should worry about US trade and jobs before global concerns.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

US support for the establishment or the nation of Israel really didn't anger any existing nations in the region.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

Osama Bin Laden was found hiding out in Pakistan

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

George W. Bush appointed Supreme Courts justices that

Accepted Answer

maintained about the same ideological balance.

Question 14

In 2000, Al Gore won the popular vote but not the electoral college

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

President Trump was largely responsible for ending the Great Recession

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

"Woke" politics supporters wanted to change things that symbolized racial inequality-especially..

Accepted Answer

All of these.

Question 17

President Trump visited North Korea in an effort to...

Accepted Answer

Lower tensions about nuclear capabilities.

Question 18

Dspite some dissent, the US Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. For that.

Accepted Answer

Florida's time limit ruling must be respected.

Question 19

Subprime loans had low interest rates and appealed to people with good credit.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Ralph Nader probably affected the election by...

Accepted Answer

costing Gore voters.

Question 21

September 11, 2001, was the date that

Accepted Answer

terrorists hijacked and crashed planes into targeted buildings.

Question 22

Hurrocane Katrina led people to lose confidence in the effectiveness of the government to handle a crisis

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

First female Speaker of the House:

Accepted Answer

Nancy Pelosi

Question 24

The Taliban is the communist government of Afghanistan.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

In the days and weeks after the killing of George Floyd, the US saw...

Accepted Answer

Protests, riots, and the growth of the BLM movement.

Question 26

The goal of the Affordable Care Act was to...

Accepted Answer

Provide health insurance to more Americans.

Question 27

Which name is MOST closely associated with the BEGINNING of the Black Lives Matter movement

Accepted Answer

Trayvon Martin

Question 28

Which of these is a long-term impact of 9/11.

Accepted Answer

The TSA began to enfoce strict airport security measures.

Question 29

Which best describes Trump's 2016 Travel ban?

Accepted Answer

It targeted people of specific muslim nations.

Question 30

The USA PATRIOT act enabled the government to...

Accepted Answer

Track communications of privaate citizens.

History Final!

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History Final!

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