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Because of President Clinton’s stand on Aristide’s oust from power in Haiti,

A
Aristide was assassinated.
B
Aristide fled to Somalia.
C
Haitian military powers agreed to step aside.
D
Haitian rulers threatened to invade the United States.
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Which of the following best describes the US economy in 1998 during President Clinton’s term?

A
It was in a recession.
B
It was in a depression.
C
The federal budget was balanced.
D
The deficit was somewhat lowered.
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President George H. W. Bush realized that in order to pay the government’s debt, he had to

A
increase taxes.
B
win the war with Iraq.
C
create new savings and loan banks.
D
make the government more like a business.
4

Why did Clinton agree to the revisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade?

A
to increase taxes on services moving between the United States, Mexico, and Canada
B
to reduce international tariffs on industrial goods by forty percent
C
to increase US tariffs on agricultural products by forty percent
D
to end many taxes on goods traded among the United States, Mexico, and Canada
5

How did President Clinton react when military leaders in Haiti overthrew Aristide?

A
He threatened to invade Haiti if Aristide wasn’t returned to power.
B
He offered to extend American citizenship to Aristide.
C
He immediately sent US troops to Haiti.
D
He withdrew American troops from Haiti.
6

Bush’s invasion of Panama was

A
successful because Noriega surrendered and went to prison in the US.
B
unsuccessful because Noriega sent more drugs to the United States.
C
successful because the United States won back the Panama Canal.
D
unsuccessful because Noriega was able to close the Panama Canal.
7

Which statement describes how the United States reacted to Rwanda’s genocide of the Tutsi people?

A
The United States withdrew troops from Rwanda before they could be effective.
B
The United States threatened to invade Rwanda if the genocide did not stop.
C
The United States failed to get involved in Rwanda when Tutsi people were being killed.
D
The United States killed Tutsi people while trying to stop the conflict.
8

When George H. W. Bush became president, the US government was deep in debt. Bush was forced to

A
start a war with Iraq.
B
compromise with Congress.
C
resign from office.
D
close the failing banks.
9

As a result of the Gulf War,

A
Saddam Hussein fell from power.
B
Bush’s popularity soared.
C
oil prices fell to an all-time low.
D
Kuwaiti soldiers set Iraqi oil wells on fire.
10

In the 1980s, Bush proposed legislation to save the banking industry at a cost of

A
millions of dollars.
B
billions of dollars.
C
thousands of dollars.
D
trillions of dollars.
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Why did US and coalition troops try to stop Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait?

A
The United Nations would fail without Kuwait’s support.
B
The world depended on Kuwait for oil.
C
Stopping Iraq would remove Hussein from power.
D
Stopping Iraq would ensure peace in the Middle East.
12

President Bush’s approval rating fell at the end of his presidency in part because

A
he lost the Persian Gulf War.
B
he sent US troops to Panama.
C
he failed to stop the Oklahoma City bombing.
D
he broke a promise not to raise taxes and the economy slowed.
13

Because of President Clinton’s economic plan, in 1999,

A
the federal budget had a surplus.
B
the federal budget had not changed.
C
the deficit had begun to decline.
D
the deficit was higher than ever.
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One of President Clinton’s goals to improve the economy was

A
to have the states bear the burden of lowering the deficit.
B
to make US citizens responsible for lowering the deficit.
C
to share the responsibility for government debt reduction.
D
to take all of the responsibility for government debt reduction.

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