U.S. History Goal 12 Study Guide
In addition to the key terms for Goal 12, be able to answer the following questions.
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Why was President Ford viewed negatively, and who was elected next?
What was the purpose of the creation of Israel, and what problems did it create?
What happened in the Yom Kippur War?
How did the Camp David Accords upset some people?
Why did the CIA help install the Shah in Iran?
What happened to the government of Iran in 1979?
How did Iranian students react when President Carter gave refuge to the Shah?
What is détente?
How was the Reagan Doctrine different than previous plans to handle
communism?
10. How would “peace through strength” help end communism?
11. What is a proxy war, and what was its purpose?
12. Give an example of a proxy war.
13. What happened at Tiananmen Square?
14. What eventually happened to the Soviet Union?
15. What is stagflation?
16. Why did OPEC put an embargo on the United States, and what was its effect?
17. What happened at Three Mile Island?
18. How does “trickle down economics” (Reaganomics) work? Was it successful?
19. Describe liberal views.
20. Describe conservative views.
21. What was the purpose of affirmative action, and why is it controversial?
22. What was apartheid, and who is Nelson Mandela?
23. What action by Saddam Hussein prompted the United States to call for military
action in 1990?
24. Describe the events of Operation Desert Storm.
25. Why wasn’t Bush reelected, given his success in the Persian Gulf War?
26. Why was Clinton able to win the 1992 election with only 43% of the popular
vote?
27. What economic policy of Clinton made him unpopular?
28. What is NAFTA, and why is it controversial?
29. What was the “contract with America”?
30. What was the state of the economy during Clinton’s presidency?
31. Why was Clinton impeached? Was he convicted?
32. Who is Yasser Arafat and what is the PLO?
33. What did Clinton do in Bosnia, and why?
34. What is ethnic cleansing?
35. What happened in Kosovo?
36. What happened in the Challenger disaster?
37. What technologies have become popular in recent history?
38. What finally decided the outcome of the 2000 election?
39. What happened on September 11th, 2001?
40. Why is the USA Patriot Act controversial?
41. What is the difference between Al-Qaeda and the Taliban?
42. Why did we attack Afghanistan after 9/11?
43. What is happening in Afghanistan today?
44. Why did Iraq become a concern to President Bush?
45. What are WMDs?
46. What is happening in Iraq today (why are we still there)?
47. Why is Guantanamo Bay controversial?
48. Why is No Child Left Behind Controversial?
49. Why were people mad at the government after Hurricane Katrina?
50. Who won the 2008 election?