Chapter 21-U.S History Test

Clinton and whatnot

Why did George H.W Bush have a hard time winning re-election?

Third party split the vote & he broke a promise against raising taxes

What was the biggest issue for Clinton at the beginning? How did he want to solve it?

National Debt;

Increase taxes & cut military spending

What position was Hilary Clinton given in administration? Was she successful?

Healthcare Reform;

No

What did Clinton do to improve families?

More maternity leave

What did Clinton do to improve education?

Americorps

What was the Brady Bill?

What other legislation did he do in this area?

Gun Control: waiting period & background checks

Assault Weapons Ban

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Why did the 1990’s see the rise of advocacy groups?

Decrease in military spending

What were the major issues for social advocacy groups?

What were the 2 things being argued by the 2nd advocacy battle?

Abortion & LGBT Rights;

Gay Marriage & Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (military)

Which of the following is true about Newt Gingrich’s role in Clinton’s balanced budget in the 1990’s?

Proposed it & got it voted on

What was Newt Gingrich’s plan called?

What did it entail?

“Contract With America”


1. Balance Budget 2. Lower Taxes 3. Welfare Reform 4. Lower Crime

What gave Clinton a victory over the Republicans & why?

A vote on government spending;

To create fear

Was there a welfare reform?

Yes

What was the problem with domestic terrorism in the U.S?

Greater fear of the government taking away rights

Who was Timothy McViegh?

Did the Oklahoma City bombing

Why did Clinton win his 2nd re-election?

The opponent was a boring republican: Bob Dole

What was the Monica Lewinsky scandal?

What happened because of it?

Sex with an intern;

Clinton got impeached

How did immigration change?

1952: allowed refugees fleeing communism

1965: No national quotas

1980: “Refugee” definition changed to a broader meaning

Large number of refugees came into the country after 1959 for what reason?

They were fleeing communism

Who were the Rooftop Koreans?

What was the reason they became prominent?

Koreans defending their property from L.A. Riots;

They were inspiring

Why was Somalia a problem for the U.S?

They showed the weakness of the U.S

was the intervention in Haiti successful & why?

No, Haiti is poor & unequipped

Why did Clinton become involved in Bosnia & Kosovo?

Ethnic Cleansing occurred there, Clinton wanted to stop it

Why did the U.S establish “No-Fly” zones over Iraq?

Wanted to protect The Kurds from being ethnically cleansed

What measures did Clinton do to gain peace in the Middle East?

Was it successful?

Brought together Palistanian & Isralian leaders;

Not successful

How did computers create globalism in the 1990’s?

The Internet

What was the North American Free Trade Organization?

What was the fear of it?

Trade between the U.S, Canada, & Mexico;

Loss of Jobs

Why did the U.S help create the European Union?

To stop European fighting

What were the benefits of the WTO?

What were the negatives?

New markets & increase in trade;

Lack of control

Why was China’s entry to the WTO difficult?

They had to open up their economy

What were the fears to the environment in 90’s?

How are they different from the 70’s?

Global Warming VS

Global Cooling

Was Clinton Successful on the environment?

Why?

No, because The Senate killed & didn’t ratify his treaties

Why did Al Gore lose the 2000’s election?

Hanging chads were left on the ballots

Why was the government’s oversite in the Enron/Worldcom collapsing a problem?

There was more distrust in corporations

Why did Al-Qaeda attack the U.S on 9/11?

The U.S was viewed as weak;

U.S troops in Arabia on Holy Islamic Sites

U.S was corrupting their culture

What caused more violence in Iraq?

U.S fired Sunni army soldiers

What happened to Al-Qaeda in Iraq?

ISIS

Why was Barack Obama successful in the 2008 election?

Previously a Senator for 4 years

Charismatic

Was a black man