Chapter 30

Quiz for Document 30-4: George W. Bush, Address to Congress (2001)

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Question 1

In his television speech to the American people after the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001, George W. Bush alleges that Al Qaeda’s actions were motivated primarily by which of the following?A. Its desire to impose its radical beliefs on the rest of the world
B. Osama Bin Laden’s wish to avenge Americans’ support for Israel
C. Its effort to consolidate its wealth and international economic power
D. Its intention to paralyze the U.S. economy and restore the primacy of the Ottoman Empire

Question 2

In defending Muslims and the Islamic faith, President Bush equates Al Qaeda and other radical Islamist groups withA. Christian white supremacists.
B. fascists and totalitarians.
C. medieval crusaders.
D. suicidal religious cults.

Question 3

According to President Bush, radical ideological Islamic terrorists hated and attacked the United States and its Western allies because ofA. America’s military presence in the Arabian Peninsula.
B. U.S. support for the state of Israel.
C. Western political and religious freedoms.
D. Western policies in the Middle East since World War I.

Question 4

Bush states that the U.S. can best preserve its values in a global fight for its principles by living these principles and avoiding theA. creation of a new national security state.
B. excessive military spending of the Cold War era.
C. occupation of majority Muslim countries.
D. unfair treatment of religious and ethnic minorities at home.

Question 5

By stating to the nations of the world that “either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists” in a long-term global ideological struggle, President Bush’s speech after the 9/11 attacks could be seen as borrowing the strategic language ofA. Cold War-era doctrine.
B. Neoliberalism.
C. Realpolitik.
D. Wilsonian internationalism.