Terrorism
Vocabulary #1
Modern Times
Vocabulary #2
Elections
100
The terrorist group al-Qaeda was supported by the government of ___.
What is Afghanistan?
100
A period of slow economic activity.
What is a recession?
100
President Clinton worked during his presidency to change welfare spending by limiting benefits to __ years.
What is 2?
100
A person chosen by a political party to run for office.
What is a candidate?
100
The presidential election of 2000 showed just how important...
each person's vote is
200
President ___ declared a War on Terrorism.
Who is George W. Bush?
200
To reject.
What is veto?
200
Russia and the U.S. agreed to destroy most of their nuclear weapons by ___.
What is 2004?
200
The use of violence to promote a cause.
What is terrorism?
200
President Bush tried to boost the economy by passing laws to help ___.
What is failing industries?
300
Congress passed the ___ which allowed the government to monitor the American people in order to find terrorists.
What is the Patriot Act?
300
To accuse a government official, especially the President, of a crime.
What is impeach?
300
The Persian Gulf War lasted ___ weeks.
What is five?
300
To illegally take control of an aircraft of other vehicle.
What is hijack?
300
The 1992 Presidential election was different from most because ___.
It featured 3 major candidates.
400
When Saddam Hussein wouldn't remove his troops from Kuwait, the U.S. led an attack called Operation ___. It is also known as the Gulf War.
What is Desert Storm?
400
Terrorist group that took over 4 American planes on September 11, 2001.
What is al-Qaeda?
400
The 3rd plane was crashed into the ___ in Washington D.C.
What is Pentagon?
400
The bringing together of people of all races.
What is integration?
400
President __ was only the second U.S. President to be impeached.
Who is Bill Clinton?
500
___ planes were hijacked on September 11th, 2001.
What is four?
500
To remove racial barriers.
What is desegregate?
500
The 4th plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. What was the name of this flight?
What is Flight 93?
500
A public show of a group’s feelings about a cause.
What is a sit-in?
500
The 2000 election was different than any before it because...
It was the closest Presidential election in 40 years.
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