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Final Review #11 - 80s, 90s, 2000s
Final Review #11 - 80s, 90s, 2000s
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U.S. History Final Review, 80s, 90s, 2000s
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1
In 2010, Pres. Obama signed the _______, with the intent of health insurance for all Americans.
Medicare Act
Social Security Act
Medicaid Act
Affordable Care Act
2
Pres. George H.W. Bush's most significant foreign policy achievement was
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Eagle Claw
3
In 2016, _____ became the first woman to be a presidential nominee of a major political party.
Hillary Clinton
Nancy Pelosi
Condoleezza Rice
Sarah Palin
4
Created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, became the most used search engine on the internet.
Microsoft Edge
America On Line
Microsoft Explorer
Google
5
Pres. Clinton signed an economic treaty with Canada and Mexico known as
U.S.-Euro trade pact
the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act.
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
NAFTA
6
Won the election of 2000 by a Supreme Court decision regarding a ballot recount in Florida.
George W. Bush
George H. Ruth
Barack Obama
George H.W. Bush
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President Reagan's "Reaganomics" was characterized by _______, ______, and _______.
tax cuts, budget cuts, high defense spending
budget cuts, social program cuts, low defense spending
budget cuts, tax cuts, and social program spending
wage cuts, social program cuts, and low defense spending.
8
The shaded region is the _____, named so because of the loss of industrial factories and jobs.
Po' Belt
Sun Belt
Wheat Belt
Rust Belt
9
In 2011, U.S. Navy Seals tracked down and killed ______, the Al-Qaeda leader behind 9/11.
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Osama bin Laden
Mohammad Omar
Omar Abdel-Rahman
10
A term coined in the 1980s for a professional young person working in the city.
Hipster
Hippie
Yuppie
Beatnik
11
First Lady Nancy Reagan began a crusade in the War on Drugs with "______", a well-known phrase.
"I pity the fool!"
"Drugs are bad, mmmkay?"
"Just say no."
"May the Force be With You."
12
Former actor _____ won the election of 1980 with the rise of the "New Right" and disasters for Pres. Carter.
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
13
_______________ became the first female speaker of the House of Representatives in 2007.
Nancy Pelosi
Condoleezza Rice
Hillary Clinton
Sally Ride
14
_______ and Steve Wozniak, formed Apple Inc. in 1976 and went public to great success in 1980.
Michael Dell
Bill Gates
Steve Jobs
Jeff Bezos
15
The Taliban refused to hand over leaders of Al-Qaeda to the U.S., which resulted in the
invasion of Iraq.
fall of the Soviet Union.
invasion of Kuwait.
invasion of Afghanistan.
16
Al-Qaeda terrorists attacked the ______ and the _______ on Sept 11, 2001.
World Trade Center, White House
Pentagon, White House
World Trade Center, Pentagon
White House, Capitol Building
17
On 1 Aug 1981, the network ______ made its debut; broadcasting music videos by popular artists.
VH1
MTV
HBO
Lifetime
18
Pres. Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives for perjury regarding
having classified information stored on a unsecured server.
illegal arms sales to Iran.
an affair with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern.
connection to a break-in at the Watergate hotel.
19
Reagan's __________ was meant to intercept Soviet ICBMs before they could hit the U.S.
Manhattan Project
Final Frontier Initiative (Star Trek)
Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile program
Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars)
20
________ defeated George H.W. Bush in the 1992 election due to popularity and weakened economy.
Barack Obama
Jimmy Carter
Walter Mondale
Bill Clinton
21
In 2008, _____ became the first American of African descent to be elected President of the U.S.
Barack Obama
Barack Otama
Hillary Clinton
John McCain
22
Pres. Clinton's greatest domestic achievement was
balancing the federal budget.
leaving office with a large deficit.
supporting humanitarian missions in Somalia.
passing a bill for national health care.
23
_______ involved illegal arms sales to Iran in exchange for securing the release of hostages.
The Patriot Act
The Iran-Contra affair
The Watergate scandal
The Arab-Israeli crisis
24
The shaded region is the ___, named so due to the influx of mainly retirees, to a warm climate.
Frost Belt
Wheat belt
Sun Belt
Rust Belt
25
________, running with the slogan "Make America Great Again" won the 2016 election in an upset.
Bernie Sanders
Barack Obama
Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump