American History – Study Guide – 21st Century Part 1
Directions: Use all resources available – Class Power-points, notebook, and textbook to answer the following questions to help you prepare for the test. Use my website for assistance.
1. List the factors that helped Clinton win the 1992 election.
2. What were the successes and failures of the Clinton presidency?
3. What was the goal and purpose of NAFTA?
4. Why did Clinton send military troops to Bosnia?
5. Explain the No Child Left Behind Act passed during the Bush presidency.
6. What group did the US remove from power in Afghanistan?
7. What was the purpose of the Brady Bill passed during Clinton presidency?
8. Explain the Clinton impeachment. What for? Was he convicted?
9. Why did Clinton call himself a Centrist?
10. What was the goal of the Family Medical Leave Act passed during Clinton presidency?
11. What was the Contract with America and what was the immediate result?
12. What did Bush mean when he called certain nations “An axis of evil”?
13. What did the US and British do after Bush used the term “axis of evil”?
14. Why did Clinton promote free trade blocs throughout the world?
15. Were US forces successful in Somalia? Explain.
16. Clinton attempted to make peace between which two groups in the Middle East?
17. Why did Osama Bin Laden create al Qaeda?
18. Which state’s voting results were at the center of the 2000 Presidential Election?
19. How was the argument over the results of the 2000 Presidential Election decided?
20. What was the point of Bush’s tax cuts early in his presidency?
21. What group was responsible for 2001 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C.?
22. What criticisms did Bush face in the 2004 Presidential Election?
23. What are the criticisms of the WTO?
24. Is the US a member of NAFTA? The EU? The WTO? The World Bank?
25. Why does the US help fund the World Bank?
26. Why did some criticize Bush’s tax cuts and extension of Medicare?
27. Name two women who heavily impacted the results of the 2008 Presidential Election.