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Chapter 31 Summative Quiz

Multiple Choice

Choose the letter of the best answer.

Question

1. As he worked to support his pledge of no new taxes, President George H. W. Bush earned a reputation for

pushing innovative domestic legislation through Congress.

vetoing bills passed by Congress.

signing virtually any bill passed by Congress.

reducing the deficit to encourage economic growth.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.

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2. Why did the United States intervene in the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait?

It wanted to help the Kuwaitis defend their land.

It needed to maintain access to Middle Eastern oil resources.

Saudi Arabia asked it to send troops to Kuwait.

The United Nations asked it to send troops to Kuwait.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.

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3. Iraqi president Saddam Hussein announced the withdrawal of his troops from Kuwait in the first Gulf War as a result of

crippling air bombardment and the beginning of an all-out ground assault on Iraqi troops.

two years of fighting and a costly stalemate that forced Hussein to abandon the invasion.

strong antiwar sentiment among Iraqi citizens who did not support the Kuwait invasion.

the U.S. threat to use nuclear force against Iraq if Hussein did not withdraw his troops.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is A.

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4. Why did Bill Clinton's ambitious plan for health care reform fail early in his presidency?

The public did not want such reforms.

Democrats opposed the single-payer plan.

Liberals and conservatives both opposed it.

The plan was not sufficiently comprehensive.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

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5. The welfare reform measures passed during the Clinton presidency

were initiated by Republicans to deal with the cycles of dependency that critics claimed were a product of traditional welfare programs.

were diametrically opposed to the measures the president believed were actually needed.

strengthened the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program.

authorized a two-year limit on welfare payments and set a lifetime limit of five years on payments.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

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6. For unskilled and semiskilled workers in the United States, the economic boom of the 1990s meant

a significant narrowing of the gap between them and the wealthy.

the introduction of a nationwide comprehensive job training program.

new benefits in the form of the Earned Income Tax Credit.

fewer opportunities and lower wages.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

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7. What was one result of America's uncertainty about whether and how to intervene in foreign disputes that did not threaten its vital interests in the 1990s?

The ousting of Slobodan Milosevic from power in Serbia

The ousting of military leaders in Haiti

The massacre of half a million people in a brutal civil war in Rwanda

The end of the racist apartheid system in South Africa

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

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8. Which statement describes globalization at the end of the twentieth century?

It was facilitated by new communications technology that linked almost all parts of the world.

It had become more political than economic.

It had become a way to limit the impact of economic disaster in any one area of the globe.

It only connected countries in the West to one another.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is A.

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9. President George W. Bush's environmental policies reflected his overall commitment to

limiting the power of big business.

conserving fossil fuels.

protecting disadvantaged Americans.

reducing government regulation.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

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10. What motivated Al Qaeda's attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001?

Its desire to initiate an era of democracy and religious tolerance in the Middle East

Its wish to rid the Middle East of Western influences

Its hope that the attack would force the United States to launch an attack on Iraq

Its desire to retaliate for the United States' support of the Soviet Union in the Soviet-Afghan conflict of the 1980s

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.

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11. Which of the following occurred in the aftermath of the March 2003 invasion of Iraq?

The Bush administration proved that Saddam Hussein was producing weapons of mass destruction.

The Bush administration was able to show that Saddam Hussein had concrete connections to Osama bin Laden and the attacks on September 11.

Bush and his advisors were unprepared for the subsequent social and political chaos in Iraq.

Bush won support from the major European powers that had initially opposed the invasion.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

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12. In what major way did Barack Obama's foreign policy differ from that of George W. Bush?

Obama refused to maintain an American military presence in Asia or the Middle East.

Obama was committed to a multilateral approach to foreign affairs.

Because of his belief in transparency in government, Obama refused to make use of the CIA.

Obama dismantled NATO, suggesting that since the Cold War was long over, it was no longer necessary.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.