Modern America

Match the following dates with the major events that occurred on them during the Presidency of George W Bush.

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Sep 11, 2001

• End of Vietnam War

• Dec 7, 1941

• Assassination of John F. Kennedy

• Nov 23, 1963

• Major terrorist attack

• Dec 5, 1973

Which Hurricane hit during the Presidency of George W Bush?

• Alberta
• Katrina
• Charlie
• Frida

The president of the United States on 9/11 was (a)   .

• George W. Bush
• Jeb Bush
• Barack Obama
• Bill Clinton

 Who was the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice?

• Samuel Alito
• Sonia Sotomayor
• Elena Kagan
• John Roberts

The government was criticized for its mismanagement of Hurricane ____  that hit New Orleans.

• Ivan
• Dennis
• Katrina
• Sandy

Match the following founders with their respective corporations.

• BET

• Bill Gates

• Wal-Mart

• Lionel Sosa

• Bromley Communications

• Sam Walton

• Microsoft

• Robert Johnson

Who co-founded Microsoft along with Bill Gates?

• Paul Allen

• Steve Jobs

• Mark Zuckerberg

• Larry Page

What was Ralph Nader's impact on the 2000 election?

• He was the first third party candidate to win the presidency

• He took conservative votes from Bush, giving Gore the victory

• He took votes away from Bush and Gore in Florida

• He took liberal votes from Gore, giving Cheney a victory

What was the US government's immediate response to the September 11, 2001 attacks

• The US declared war on Afghanistan

• The War on Terror began and Afghanistan was invaded

• The US withdrew forced from bases in the Middle East

• A UN coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein

What powers did the government gain from the PATRIOT making it a controversial law.

• It gained the power to imprison American citizens without due process rights

• To gave the President war powers similar to the War Powers Act

• It gave the government power to conduct surveillance without warrants

• It gave the Congress the power to oversee military courts