Unit 10 Checkpoint Review

What group was directly responsible for the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001?

• Al-Qaeda
• the Taliban
• Saudi Arabia
• Afghanistan rebels

Which of the following symbolized the end of communism in Europe?

• the summit between Gorbachev and Reaganption 1
• the destruction of a statue of Stalin
• the collapse of the Soviet Union
• the fall of the Berlin Wall

What was a major reason that President George Bush responded forcefully to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait?

• He wanted to protect the flow of oil to the West.
• He wanted to keep the United Nations out of any conflict.
• He feared that Iraq would invade the United States next.
• He feared the spread of communism in the Middle East.

Which country did the U.S. invade to capture Osama bin Laden and target Al-Qaeda?

• Iraq
• Afghanistan
• Kuwait
• Saudi Arabia

One major factor contributing to Ronald Reagan’s defeat of President Carter in 1980 was

• the Persian Gulf War.
• the Camp David Accords.
• the hostage crisis in Iran.
• the decline of the New Right.

On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked planes and flew them into the

• White House and the Pentagon.
• World Trade Center towers and the Capitol.
• World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon.
• Empire State Building and the White House.

Which president pushed for the Soviet Union to end the Cold War?

Who was the president at the time of the September 11th attacks?

Who was president during the Persian Gulf War?

Who was president during the Iran Hostage Crisis?