Theattack shown in the photograph above led to —

Slow down in travel & increase in military spending

Howwere the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the World Trade Center similar?

Bothcaused Americans to enter into armed conflicts.

Passed by Obama to act as a stimulus to respond tothe Great Recession

American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009

What happened as a result of the Clinton/Lewinski Scandal?

People lost trust in the government

What is the primary purpose of the Department of Homeland Security?

protect the United States & fights against global terrorism

Lionel Sosa achieved the American Dream with his...

Advertising Agency targeting Mexican Americans

RobertL. Johnson achieved extraordinary economic success by —

Creation of Black Entertainment Television

What was an effect of the U.S. helping China join the World Trade Organization?

We trade more with China (imports & exports)

What impact do third parties have on Presidential elections?

Take votes away from party, impacting who wins election

The“Contract with America” was

apolicy platform introduced by Republican Representatives

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the deadliest & most destructive Atlantic tropical hurricane in US history
Hurricane Ike
Hurricane Anne
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Sandy
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Theattack shown in the photograph above led to —
a U.S. tradeboycott of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon
Slow down in travel & increase in military spending
arecession in the U.S. housing market
thebankruptcy of two U.S. airlines
3
Howwere the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the World Trade Center similar?
Bothconvinced American voters to retreat into isolationism.
Bothled to military conscription of adult American men.
Bothresulted in global economic depressions.
Bothcaused Americans to enter into armed conflicts.
4
a law passed by Congress in 2001 to loosen restrictions on US security- is it constitutional?
No Child Left Behind
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
PATRIOT Act
9/11 Attacks
5
Why were we able to decrease our defense spending by the mid-late 1990s?
Our relationship with Great Britain strengthened
End of our foreign involvement
End of the Persian Gulf War
End of the Cold War
6
the integration of the cultures, economies, and politics of nations around the world
GATT
Globalization
NAFTA
World Trade Organization
7
a company with facilities in more than one country
Corporate Business
Worldwide corporation
Multinational corporation
CEO Business
8
Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama defeated RepublicanParty John McCain
Election of 2008
Election of 2005
Election of 2012
Election of 2001
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Passed by Obama to act as a stimulus to respond tothe Great Recession
Reinvestment Banking Act
Recovery Act 2009
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
Patriot Act
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What happened as a result of the Clinton/Lewinski Scandal?
Clinton withdraws troops from Somalia
Clinton continues to be involved in Haiti
Clinton is removed from office
People lost trust in the government
11
What is the primary purpose of the Department of Homeland Security?
Limit your freedom of speech
protect the United States & fights against global terrorism
Airport screenings
Wiretap phone calls
12
Lionel Sosa achieved the American Dream with his...
Advertising Agency targeting Mexican Americans
Developed a way to market his own line of American cosmetics
Sams/Walmart
Microsoft
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RobertL. Johnson achieved extraordinary economic success by —
Creation of Black Entertainment Television
Cosmetic products
Oprah Winfrey Show
Founding Sams & Walmart
14
NAFTA is a trade agreement between the United States and...
France & China
Great Britain & France
Mexico & Candada
Japan & China
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What was an effect of the U.S. helping China join the World Trade Organization?
We demand Chinese involvement in NAFTA
Americansnow export more goods to Asia than they import.
We trade more with China (imports & exports)
We trade more with Canada & Mexico
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What impact do third parties have on Presidential elections?
They often win elections, upsetting the two-party balance
Take votes away from party, impacting who wins election
They impact media coverage of the main issues of the debates
They have a significant impact on state & local elections
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The“Contract with America” was
apopular television news program in the 1990s
a plan created by Ronald Reagan
apolicy platform introduced by Republican Representatives
programfor American volunteer service overseas

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