SOPHIA U.S. HISTORY: A
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
⫸ Which event that contributed to the economic recession of
2008 happened first? Answer: The partial repeal of the Glass-
Steagall Act opened the door for
the creation of "super banks."
⫸ Choose the statement that describes a success of Operation
Enduring Freedom. Answer: The operation freed Kabul from
Taliban control for some time.
⫸ Which statement regarding the "new world order"after the end
of the Cold War is true? Answer: It was an idealistic vision of
cooperation among nations to
deter war and protect human
rights.
⫸ Choose the true statement about the Immigration and
Nationality Act of 1965. Answer: The new law placed an annual
limit on immigrants from Latin
American countries
, ⫸ Why did President Ronald Reagan begin to change his position
toward the Soviet Union in the mid-1980s? Answer: Soviet Premier
Mikhail
Gorbachev made efforts to
reform the Soviet government
and economy.
⫸ U.S. forces finally captured the former leader of this country, who
was found guilty of crimes against his own people and executed
in 2006.
Choose the map that accurately indicates in red the country
where this occurred. Answer: Iraq
⫸ Protests over the Cambodia
bombings led to the deaths of
several college students. Answer: Despite his promises to dial back
American involvement in
Vietnam, President Nixon authorized the bombing of Cambodia in
the spring of 1969. The bombing was initially kept secret from
Congress and the American public.In April 1970, Nixon publicly
announced that he was sending American troops into Cambodia,
sparking protests across the country.Anti-war protests at Kent
State and Jackson State Universities ended in the deaths of several
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
⫸ Which event that contributed to the economic recession of
2008 happened first? Answer: The partial repeal of the Glass-
Steagall Act opened the door for
the creation of "super banks."
⫸ Choose the statement that describes a success of Operation
Enduring Freedom. Answer: The operation freed Kabul from
Taliban control for some time.
⫸ Which statement regarding the "new world order"after the end
of the Cold War is true? Answer: It was an idealistic vision of
cooperation among nations to
deter war and protect human
rights.
⫸ Choose the true statement about the Immigration and
Nationality Act of 1965. Answer: The new law placed an annual
limit on immigrants from Latin
American countries
, ⫸ Why did President Ronald Reagan begin to change his position
toward the Soviet Union in the mid-1980s? Answer: Soviet Premier
Mikhail
Gorbachev made efforts to
reform the Soviet government
and economy.
⫸ U.S. forces finally captured the former leader of this country, who
was found guilty of crimes against his own people and executed
in 2006.
Choose the map that accurately indicates in red the country
where this occurred. Answer: Iraq
⫸ Protests over the Cambodia
bombings led to the deaths of
several college students. Answer: Despite his promises to dial back
American involvement in
Vietnam, President Nixon authorized the bombing of Cambodia in
the spring of 1969. The bombing was initially kept secret from
Congress and the American public.In April 1970, Nixon publicly
announced that he was sending American troops into Cambodia,
sparking protests across the country.Anti-war protests at Kent
State and Jackson State Universities ended in the deaths of several
