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US History II Unit 12: The 1990s and the War on Terror
US History II Unit 12: The 1990s and the War on Terror
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1
All of the following were economic trends in the United States in the 1990s
except
an increase in service sector jobs
downsizing of corporations
a rise in unemployment
a decline in manufacturing jobs
2
Creator of the Contract with America.
George W. Bush
Newt Gingrich
Ross Perot
Bill Clinton
3
Head of President Clinton's task force on universal health care.
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Al Gore
Ross Perot
Jimmy Carter
4
Third-party candidate in the 1992 presidential election.
Ross Perot
Newt Gingrich
Al Gore
Kenneth Starr
5
New high-tech businesses based on the growth of the Internet are called ______.
genomes
dotcoms
V-chips
nanobots
6
Bill Clinton became the second president in U.S. history to be ______________________.
elected without a popular majority
reelected to a third term
impeached by the House
denounced by the Republican Party
7
Many workers felt less secure in the 1990s because ________.
strikes by unions were increasing
robots were making the workplace unsafe
many companies were declaring bankruptcy
many companies were downsizing
8
President Bill Clinton can best be described as a _______________________.
far-left liberal
compassionate conservative
conservative liberal
radical republican
9
In the 2000 presidential election, George W. Bush narrowly defeated _______________.
Walter Mondale
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
Al Gore
10
The nation brought into an existing free-trade zone by NAFTA.
China
Mexico
Canada
Brazil
11
Soon after being elected, President George W. Bush pushed for _______________________.
lower tariffs
expanding social security
reducing the budget deficit
tax cuts
12
The aging of America's population will strain the government's ability to _____________________.
control unemployment
provide services to children
prevent crime and terrorism
pay social security benefits