Sophia – US History II – Milestone 4 Final
1
Read the excerpt from an address to Congress made by President George W.
Bush articulating the Bush Doctrine in 2001:
"Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes.
Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign unlike any
other we have ever seen. . . We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them
one against another, drive them from place to place until there is no refuge
or no rest. And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to
terrorism. Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either
you are with us or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any
nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the
United States as a hostile regime."
Which organization was President Bush most likely referring to
when using the word "terrorists?"
Al-Qaeda
Hezbollah
Saddam Hussein
ISIS
CONCEPT
9/11 and the War on Terror
2
Read the excerpt from a speech Ronald Reagan gave to the National
Association of Evangelicals in 1983:
"Let us pray for the salvation of all of those who live in that totalitarian
darkness—pray they will discover the joy of knowing God. But until they do,
let us be aware that while they preach the supremacy of the state, declare
its omnipotence over individual man, and predict its eventual domination of
all peoples on the Earth, they are the focus of evil in the modern world."
According to the excerpt, why did President Reagan refer to the
Soviet Union as “the focus of evil in the modern world?”
Because the Soviet Union threatened nuclear war
Because the Soviet Union rejected Christian values
Because the Soviet Union accused the United States of imperialism
Because the Soviet Union claimed global dominion
RATIONALE
, Throughout his administration, Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as an
“evil empire” that advanced a set of values antagonistic to the Christian
values of the United States. According to this excerpt, one of those values
advanced by the Soviet Union is atheism. This is evident in the phrases “pray
they will discover the joy of knowing God” and “they preach the supremacy
of the state” (rather than the supremacy of God).
CONCEPT
The End of the Cold War
3
The AIDS crisis of the 1980s and government inaction in response to it
caused organizations like ACT UP to grow.
These organizations reflected the view of which of the following
groups?
Doctors
Gay rights activists
The Religious Right
Yuppies
CONCEPT
Morning in America: The Culture Wars of the 1980s
4
The 1970s economy in the United States experienced a phenomenon known
as “stagflation.”
What are three indicators of stagflation?
Deficit spending, trade wars and rising inflation
Moderate economic growth, loss of manufacturing and high inflation
Trade deficits, unstable employment and political unrest
High inflation, slow economic growth and rising unemployment
CONCEPT
The 1970s
5
Choose the true statement about the press’s role in uncovering the
Watergate scandal.
The Senate Watergate Committee held public hearings in which those
accused of wrongdoing denied the accusations.
An anonymous source in the FBI provided information that implicated
President Richard Nixon's administration in the Watergate break-in.
1
Read the excerpt from an address to Congress made by President George W.
Bush articulating the Bush Doctrine in 2001:
"Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes.
Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign unlike any
other we have ever seen. . . We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them
one against another, drive them from place to place until there is no refuge
or no rest. And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to
terrorism. Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either
you are with us or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any
nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the
United States as a hostile regime."
Which organization was President Bush most likely referring to
when using the word "terrorists?"
Al-Qaeda
Hezbollah
Saddam Hussein
ISIS
CONCEPT
9/11 and the War on Terror
2
Read the excerpt from a speech Ronald Reagan gave to the National
Association of Evangelicals in 1983:
"Let us pray for the salvation of all of those who live in that totalitarian
darkness—pray they will discover the joy of knowing God. But until they do,
let us be aware that while they preach the supremacy of the state, declare
its omnipotence over individual man, and predict its eventual domination of
all peoples on the Earth, they are the focus of evil in the modern world."
According to the excerpt, why did President Reagan refer to the
Soviet Union as “the focus of evil in the modern world?”
Because the Soviet Union threatened nuclear war
Because the Soviet Union rejected Christian values
Because the Soviet Union accused the United States of imperialism
Because the Soviet Union claimed global dominion
RATIONALE
, Throughout his administration, Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as an
“evil empire” that advanced a set of values antagonistic to the Christian
values of the United States. According to this excerpt, one of those values
advanced by the Soviet Union is atheism. This is evident in the phrases “pray
they will discover the joy of knowing God” and “they preach the supremacy
of the state” (rather than the supremacy of God).
CONCEPT
The End of the Cold War
3
The AIDS crisis of the 1980s and government inaction in response to it
caused organizations like ACT UP to grow.
These organizations reflected the view of which of the following
groups?
Doctors
Gay rights activists
The Religious Right
Yuppies
CONCEPT
Morning in America: The Culture Wars of the 1980s
4
The 1970s economy in the United States experienced a phenomenon known
as “stagflation.”
What are three indicators of stagflation?
Deficit spending, trade wars and rising inflation
Moderate economic growth, loss of manufacturing and high inflation
Trade deficits, unstable employment and political unrest
High inflation, slow economic growth and rising unemployment
CONCEPT
The 1970s
5
Choose the true statement about the press’s role in uncovering the
Watergate scandal.
The Senate Watergate Committee held public hearings in which those
accused of wrongdoing denied the accusations.
An anonymous source in the FBI provided information that implicated
President Richard Nixon's administration in the Watergate break-in.
