The American Journey: Reconstruction to the Present

Chapter 32: New Challenges

New Challenges

1
President Reagan fired __________ when they refused orders to go back to work.
A)police officers
B)air traffic controllers
C)National Guardsmen
D)park rangers

2
The federal debt increased due to spending on __________.
A)the military
B)social programs
C)low income housing
D)school lunches

3
The first woman to run for vice president on a major political party ticket was __________.
A)Sandra Day O’Connor
B)Sally Ride
C)Madeleine Albright
D)Geraldine Ferraro

4
The leader of the Polish labor union Solidarity was __________.
A)Mikhail Gorbachev
B)Bortis Yeltsin
C)Lech Walesa
D)Lloyd Bentsen

5
On November 9, 1989, __________.
A)the Soviet Union collapsed
B)the Berlin Wall fell
C)Poland held democratic elections
D)Yugoslavia broke apart

6
In Operation Desert Storm the United States and its allies fought __________.
A)Kuwait
B)Iran
C)Iraq
D)Afghanistan

7
Impeach means __________.
A)to lie under oath
B)to remove from office
C)to copy someone else’s work without giving credit
D)to make a formal accusation

8
NAFTA is a free trade agreement among the United States, __________.
A)Canada, and the United Kingdom
B)Mexico, and Venezuela
C)Canada, and Mexico
D)Canada, and Russia

9
Hijacked airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on __________.
A)July 4, 2001
B)September 11, 2001
C)October 31, 2001
D)November 30, 2001

10
The __________ gave federal prosecutors and FBI agents new powers to investigate those who plot or carry out acts of terrorism.
A)Northern Alliance
B)World Trade Organization
C)Department of Homeland Security
D)USA Patriot Act of 2001
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