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BJU American Republic 8 Chapters 25-27
BJU American Republic 8 Chapters 25-27
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last leader of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Saddam Hussein
2
The COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions for businesses, churches, and families.
True
False
3
Trump continued construction of a border wall between Mexico and the U.S.
False
True
4
vice president under Bill Clinton who lost the presidential election of 2000
Joe Biden
Hillary Clinton
Al Gore
Kamala Harris
5
president who created the Strategic Defense Initiative, or "Star Wars"
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
Saddam Hussein
George H. W. Bush
6
former FBI director who investigated possible links between the Trump campaign and Russian election interference
Al Gore
George W. Bush
Robert Mueller
Joe Biden
7
What 2013 sporting event was disrupted when a bomb went off, killing 3 and injuring hundreds?
The Boston Marathon
the baseball World Series
the Super Bowl
the NCAA Basketball tournament
8
The president when the 9/11 attacks occurred was
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
9
The Republican who won the election of 1980 was _______.
Richard Nixon
George W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
10
Giving businesses more $ to invest by lowering taxes and reducing regulations is called ________ economics
de-centralized
fixed plan
supply-side
Keynesian economics
11
A person's worldview has little impact on his attitude toward issues such as diversity, religion, tech, or morality
False
True
12
In the peace agreement that ended the Vietnam War, the N. Vietnamese agreed to release 600 American __________.
Doves
POWs
Prisoners of War
helicopters
13
The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 in order to
overthrow the Taliban
defeat ISIS
destroy weapons of mass destruction
capture Saddam Hussein
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leader of Iraq who invaded Kuwait
Sandra Day O'Connor
Bill Clinton
Mikhail Gorbachev
Saddam Hussein
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president during the Persian Gulf War
Joe Biden
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
16
Each of the following was a result of the Vietnam War EXCEPT that:
American Vietnam veterans were treated as heroes when they returned home
America had become a disillusioned nation
58,000 American troops were killed and 300,000 were wounded
it cost America $150 billion
17
billionaire real estate mogul and reality TV figure who won the presidential election of 2016
Donald Trump
Bill Clinton
Al Gore
Hillary Clinton
18
Each of the following is true about the Vietnam War EXCEPT that:
the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave the president authority to go to war
America's modern weapons were less effective because of the jungle terrain
the first Americans sent to Vietnam were advisors to train anti-Comm forces
America launched the Tet Offensive to defeat the Communist forces
19
president who signed NAFTA and the Welfare Reform Act
Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
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The _____ Affair: sold weapons to a middle east country, release of hostages in Leb. and support for rebels in Nicaragua
Iraq Arms
Iraq Weapons
Iran-Contra
Afghanistan-Lebanese
21
The issue of immigration is no longer a matter of intense debate in America
True
False
22
first female justice on the Supreme Court
Kamala Harris
Sandra Day O'Connor
Hillary Clinton
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first black American to be elected president
Joe Biden
Al Gore
Barack Obama
Robert Mueller
24
in 2011 a Navy SEAL team was able to locate and kill ______ at a compound in Pakistan
Vladimir Putin
Muammar al-Qaddafi
Saddam Hussein
Osama bin Laden
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leader of the international terror network that was responsible for the 9/11 attacks
Robert Mueller
Osama bin Laden
Kamala Harris
Vladimir Putin
26
first female vice president, also first African American and Asian vice president
Hillary Clinton
Kamala Harris
Sandra Day O'Connor
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The youth movement that rebelled against morals and values of the previous generation was known as ___________.
counterculture
the Banned generation
Roots Activist Movement
28
The U.S. and its allies invaded Iraq in 2003 because
they wanted to overthrow the Taliban
the 9/11 terrorists planned their attack while in Iraq
they feared Saddam Hussein had links to terrorists and was hiding WMDs
they wanted to capture Osama bin Laden
29
former senator from Delaware and vice president who won the presidential election of 2020
Vladimir Putin
Robert Mueller
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
30
One of the worst natural disasters in American history- flooded New Orleans and caused many deaths
Hurricane Ike
Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Katrina
31
Trump was found guilty in both of his impeachment trials.
True
False
32
It's a challenge for Christians today to respect people of different backgrounds while not compromising morals
True
False
33
Each of the following was an act of terrorism carried out by Muslim extremists against the U.S. from 1993-2000 EXCEPT:
Attacks on US Embassies in in Kenya and Tanzania
the Oklahoma City federal building bombing
a car bomb explosion under the World Trade Center
an attack on the USS Cole in Yemen
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winner of the 2000 presidential election, president during the 9/11 attacks
George H.W. Bush
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Al Gore
35
The Republican who was elected president in 1968 and was the first president to resign from office was _____________.
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
36
former First Lady, secretary of state, and senator from New York who ran for president in 2016
Kamala Harris
Hillary Clinton
Jill Biden
Michelle Obama
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president of Russia from 1999 to 2008 who returned to that position in 2012 and annexed Crimea
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
Barack Obama
Al Gore