Review of George HW Bush

President Bush and the United Nations sent in troops in January 1991, their goal was the restore peace in Kuwait. What was the name of this conflict, which lasted six weeks?

• World War II
• Vietnam War
• Persian Gulf War
• This means war

What was the name of Iraq's Dictator, who ordered the invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, for which the US forced their withdraw in the 1991 Gulf War?

• Anwar Sadat
• Osama Bin Laden
• Mumamar Quadafi 
• Saadam Hussein

A phrase spoken by  presidential candidate George H. W. Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention in which he pledge not to tax the American people further. 

• Taxes are OVER
• Read my lips, no new taxes
• Don't Ask, Don't Tell
• Tax Reduction- Guaranteed 

What was the name of the military operation in Iraq in 1991?

• Operation Mongoose

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Operation Torch

• Operation Desert Storm

• Operation Milton Bradley

What happened for the 1st time in 30 years in the US economy?

• The economy had a budget surplus
• The economy had a budget deficit
• The government took more control of the economy
• The government became more totalitarian

Name the African American named to the Supreme Court by President Bush

• Thurgood Marshall
• Jimmy Jackson
• Martin Luther King
• Clarence Thomas

Order the following presidents from the 1970s-1990s.

• Bill Clinton

• Ronald Reagan

• Gerald Ford

• Jimmy Carter

• George H.W. Bush

President Bush sent in troops to Kuwait to stop what country's aggressive dictator?

• Iran
• Iraq
• Russia
• Kuwait 

What extension of civil rights did George HW Bush sign in 1990?

• Voting Rights Act

• Americans with Disabilities Act

• Hatch Act

• No answer

What were THREE focuses of President Ronald Reagan's Reaganomics policies?

​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ ​ (c)  

• reducing government regulations
• reducing spending on domestic affairs
• reducing the supply of money in circulation
• increasing taxes on corporations
• reducing defense and military spending