2.0 Unit 6 Test

President George HW 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?

• Persian Gulf War

• War in Afghanistan

• War on Terror

• Operation Iraqi Liberation

Broad tax cuts, and financial deregulation, which would promote economic expansion, are examples of what policy's objective?

• Reaganomics

• Iran-Contra Affair

• Trade Imbalance

• Heritage Foundation

The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?

• Soviet Union

• China

• Kuwait

• Cuba

 Between 1940-1990 the Federal Government funded military defense initiatives in response to what?

• increased tensions with the Soviet Union as a result of the Cold War

• minimal public support for an emphasis in defense spending

• increasing benefits to the military would be too expensive for American taxpayers.

• the federal government reducing the unfavorable balance of trade

To resist the spread of Communism in Latin America and liberate American hostages, the several US officials became involved in what scandal?

• Iran-Contra

• Watergate

• Whitewater

• Benghazi

President Reagan implored Gorbachev to "tear down that wall". In which city was the wall located?

• Berlin, Germany

• Moscow, Russia

• London, England

• Paris, France

Which US President is credited with the Strategic Defense Initiative, also known as 'Star Wars'?

• Ronald Reagan

• George H.W. Bush

• Bill Clinton

• Jimmy Carter

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

The United States’ military action against Iraq in the Persian Gulf War was known as:

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Quick Strike

• Operation Desert Storm

Why did the United States become involved in the Persian Gulf War in 1991?

• The United States saw the invasion of Kuwait as a threat to its national interests

• The United States fought to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq

• The United States fought to end human rights violations by Iraq’s government

• The United States was forced into the war by treaty obligations