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Chapter 23 Modern
Chapter 23 questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Supports environmental causes | Green Party |
| A top lawyer who advised President Clinton during his campaign | Hillary Rodham Clinton |
| A disaster that sent gas prices soaring | Hurricane Katrina |
| What administration decided not to intervene in Rwanda when 18 Americans were killed in Mogadishu. | The Clinton Administration |
| The Major peace agreement between Israel and Palestine hosted by President Clinton | Oslo Accords |
| President Bush's decision to cancel the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty casued friction with which countries | Russia and China |
| What increased the the efficiency of American business in the twenty first century | computerized information |
| Which regiions of the U.S. are predicted to grow the fastest between 2000 and 2030 | West and South |
| The 'graying' of the American population refers to which age groups population rising twice as fast as the other age groups | 64-89 years old |
| Which policy did some oppose because they feared cheaper Mexican goods would put American factories out of business | NAFTA |
| What Act did Congress pass in response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 2011 | Patriot Act |
| Who was President Bush's secretary of defense during the war in Afghanistan | Doanld Rumsfeld |
| What state proved to be of key importance in the election of 2000 | Florida |
| The top policy priority of President Bush's second term | Social Security reform |
| Which group made up 30% of the U.S. population in the 2000 census | Minorities (african, hispanic, asian americans) |
| Admired for his leadership of New York City during 9/11 attacks | Rudolph "Rudy" Guiliani |
| The 2003 tax eliminated taxes on this form of income | dividends |
| Terrorist network whose name means "the base" | al Qaeda |