U.S. History - Unit 11 (SSUSH23a) Question Preview (ID: 61321)


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During the 1980s, which president generated a missile defense system known as 'Star Wars?'
a) Ronald Reagan
b) Jimmy Carter
c) George H.W. Bush
d) Bill Clinton

Which Soviet leader introduced perestroika and glasnost to the USSR?
a) Mikhail Gorbachev
b) V.I. Lenin
c) Joseph Stalin
d) Nikita Khrushchev

New political and economic reforms caused the Soviet Union to collapse during:
a) the early 1990s
b) the late 1990s
c) the mid-1980s
d) the late 1970s

Which American president led U.S. forces during the Persian Gulf War in 1991?
a) George H.W. Bush
b) Bill Clinton
c) Gerald Ford
d) Ronald Reagan

Bill Clinton had success with the federal budget when he helped:
a) end the budget deficit
b) increase the budget deficit
c) exit NAFTA
d) ####

During the late 1990s, Bill Clinton was impeached and...
a) was acquitted by the Senate
b) resigned before his trial
c) was found guilty by the Senate
d) ####

What were the final results of the Election of 2000?
a) Bush won the electoral vote; Gore won the popular vote
b) Gore won the electoral vote; Bush won the popular vote
c) The House of Representatives selected Bush as president.
d) ####

Which terrorist group was responsible for the 9/11 attacks?
a) al-Qaeda
b) ISIS
c) the Taliban
d) ####

Al-Qaeda was led by:
a) Osama bin Laden
b) Kim Jong-il
c) Saddam Hussein
d) ####

The Patriot Act was approved due to:
a) the 9/11 attacks
b) the impeachment of Bill Clinton
c) the end of the Cold War
d) the Persian Gulf War

The Department of Homeland Security was created by:
a) George W. Bush
b) Bill Clinton
c) Barack Obama
d) Ronald Reagan

Operation Enduring Freedom involved:
a) the invasion of Afghanistan
b) the invasion of Iraq
c) the invasion of Iran
d) the invasion of Cuba

In order to prevent future terrorist attacks, George W. Bush initiated:
a) the War on Terrorism
b) No Child Left Behind
c) the Help American Vote Act
d) ####

Saddam Hussein was the president of:
a) Iraq
b) Iran
c) Turkey
d) Afghanistan

During Operation Iraqi Freedom, the U.S. was concerned with:
a) WMDs
b) the Taliban
c) the expansion of al-Qaeda
d) ####

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