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Monday, July 31, 2023

U.S. History Week 32: The Challenges of the 21st Century, 2000-2013

 

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U.S. History Week 32

The Challenges of the Twenty-First Century


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U.S. History Week 32 The Challenges of the 21st Century
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After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the United States vowed to wage a war on ___. Answer choices include: terror, poverty, drugs, all Communist countries
After the September 11, 2001 attacks,
the United States vowed to wage a war on ___.
Answer choices include:
terror, poverty, drugs, all Communist countries

The correct answer is terror.
The correct answer is terror.

The leader of the Taliban, ___, was hunted as the person responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Answer choices include: Gerhard Schroder, Yasser Arafat, Todd Beamer, Osama Bil Laden
The leader of the Taliban, ___, was hunted
as the person responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
Answer choices include: Gerhard Schroder,
Yasser Arafat, Todd Beamer, Osama Bil Laden

The correct answer is Osama Bin Laden.
The correct answer is Osama Bin Laden.

In October 2001, Bush created the Department of ___ to centralize departments protecting against domestic threats. Answer choices include: Agriculture, Food & Drug Administration, Homeland Security, Transportation
In October 2001, Bush created the Department of ___
to centralize departments protecting against domestic threats.
Answer choices include: Agriculture,
Food & Drug Administration, Homeland Security, Transportation

The correct answer is Homeland Security.
The correct answer is Homeland Security.

Some men suspected of terrorist activities were sent to ___ for questioning in ways not allowed in the United States. Answer choices include: Iran, Puerto Rico, China, Cuba
Some men suspected of terrorist activities were sent to ___
for questioning in ways not allowed in the United States.
Answer choices include: Iran, Puerto Rico, China, Cuba

The correct answer is Cuba.
The correct answer is Cuba.

The biggest tax cuts during George W. Bush’s Administration went to people with ___. Answer choices include: the highest income, moderate income, the lowest income, no income
The biggest tax cuts during George W. Bush’s Administration
went to people with ___.
Answer choices include:
the highest income, moderate income, the lowest income, no income

The correct answer is the highest income.
The correct answer is the highest income.

To help bolster education in America, some areas offered an option of charter schools. Answer choices include: true, false
To help bolster education in America,
some areas offered an option of charter schools.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is true.
The correct answer is true.

The United States had approximately ___ undocumented immigrants in 2003. Answer choices include: 12,000; 120,000; 12 million; 12 billion

The correct answer is 12 million.
The correct answer is 12 million.

Many people in New Orleans died after levees failed without adequate support during ____ in 2005. Answer choices include: Hurricane Katrina, Mardi Gras, Whit Monday, the rainy season
Many people in New Orleans died after levees failed
without adequate support during ____ in 2005.
Answer choices include: Hurricane Katrina,
Mardi Gras, Whit Monday, the rainy season

The correct answer is Hurricane Katrina.
The correct answer is Hurricane Katrina.

Who was America’s first female Speaker of the House? Answer choices include: Cora Bell Reynolds Anderson, Anita Hill, Nancy Pelosi, Sonia Sotomayor
Who was America’s first female Speaker of the House?
Answer choices include: Cora Bell Reynolds Anderson,
Anita Hill, Nancy Pelosi, Sonia Sotomayor

The correct answer is Nancy Pelosi.
The correct answer is Nancy Pelosi.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, banks often encouraged ___ mortgages where recipients were unable to pay, leading to the Great Recession of 2008. Answer choices include: prime, fixed rate, small creditor, subprime
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, banks often encouraged
___ mortgages where recipients were unable to pay,
leading to the Great Recession of 2008.
Answer choices include:
prime, fixed rate, small creditor, subprime

The correct answer is subprime.
The correct answer is subprime.

In the early 2000s, many focused on illegal immigration, including unaccompanied children, along the ___ border. Answer choices include: U.S. - Mexico, U.S. - Canada, U.S. - Spain, U.S. - Great Britain
In the early 2000s, many focused on illegal immigration,
including unaccompanied children, along the ___ border.
Answer choices include: U.S. - Mexico,
U.S. - Canada, U.S. - Spain, U.S. - Great Britain

The correct answer is U.S. - Mexico.
The correct answer is U.S. - Mexico.

Between 1998 and 2012, __ states banned same-sex marriage by statute or constitutional amendment. Answer choices include: 3, 13, 23, 30
Between 1998 and 2012, __ states banned
same-sex marriage by statute or constitutional amendment.
Answer choices include: 3, 13, 23, 30

The correct answer is 30.
The correct answer is 30.

The United States produces approximately ___ percent of greenhouse gases. Answer choices include: 3, 16, 23, 36
The United States produces approximately
___ percent of greenhouse gases.
Answer choices include: 3, 16, 23, 36

The correct answer is 36.
The correct answer is 36.

___ is a 2006 Nobel Peace Prize-winning documentary about the realities & dangers of climate change. Answer choices include: Burden of Dreams, An Inconvenient Truth, Ancient Apocalypse, Nanook of the North
___ is a 2006 Nobel Peace Prize-winning documentary
about the realities & dangers of climate change.
Answer choices include:
Burden of Dreams, An Inconvenient Truth,
Ancient Apocalypse, Nanook of the North

The correct answer is An Inconvenient Truth.
The correct answer is An Inconvenient Truth.

Who was America’s first African American President? Answer choices include: Jesse Jackson, Ben Carson, Barack Obama, Joe Biden
Who was America’s first African American President?
Answer choices include: Jesse Jackson,
Ben Carson, Barack Obama, Joe Biden

The correct answer is Barack Obama.
The correct answer is Barack Obama.

Where was Barack Obama born? Answer choices include: California, New York, Massachusetts, Hawaii
Where was Barack Obama born?
Answer choices include:
California, New York, Massachusetts, Hawaii

The correct answer is Hawaii.
The correct answer is Hawaii.

Barack Obama was the first presidential candidate to significantly & successfully utilize ___ while campaigning. Answer choices include: social media, automated telephone messages, TV, artificial intelligence
Barack Obama was the first presidential candidate to
significantly & successfully utilize ___ while campaigning.
Answer choices include: social media,
automated telephone messages, TV, artificial intelligence


The correct answer is social media.
The correct answer is social media.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was the first significant overhaul of U.S. healthcare since ___. Answer choices include: 1965, 1975, 1985, 1995
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
was the first significant overhaul of U.S. healthcare since ___.
Answer choices include: 1965, 1975, 1985, 1995

The correct answer is 1965.
The correct answer is 1965.

Many Congressional sessions were significantly slowed by multiple ____ during Obama’s Administration. Answer choices include filibusters, debates, votes, pandemics
Many Congressional sessions were significantly
slowed by multiple ____ during Obama’s Administration.
Answer choices include filibusters, debates, votes, pandemics

The correct answer is filibusters.
The correct answer is filibusters.

By 2013, approximately ___ Americans have been forced to switch from full-time to part-time work or have left the job market completely. Answer choices include: 3 million, 4 million, 34 million, 43 million
By 2013, approximately ___ Americans have been forced
 to switch from full-time to part-time work
or have left the job market completely.
Answer choices include:
3 million, 4 million, 34 million, 43 million

The correct answer is 34 million.
The correct answer is 34 million.

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