Which of the following events changed President Bush’s priorities and came to define his presidency?
A) the passage of No Child Left Behind
B) the 2007 financial crisis
C) Hurricane Katrina
D the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
Answer: D
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A) be alert for communist threats. B) find shelter in the event of a nuclear attack. C) join the military. D) make their way safely home if threatened. E) protect wildlife.
What European fashion trend was the root cause of conflict between European colonies and their native allies over the beaver fur trade?
a. leather boots b. buffalo coats c. felt hats d. beaver gloves
What did Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams mean when he commented on his snapshot "Saigon Execution" by stating that "pictures do not always tell the full story, and this is one case where this is true"?
A) The photograph intended to draw on American sympathies for the execution of an innocent civilian, but it actually revealed that this person was an armed Communist guerrilla. B) This photograph was meant to show that Saigon was under law and order, but it instead portrayed a city in the midst of chaos. C) This photograph tried to show support for South Vietnamese General Nguyen Ngoc Loan's action for executing an armed Vietcong terrorist, but it was actually condemned by Americans as a cold-blooded execution. D) The photograph was meant to condemn General Loan's vicious regime in Saigon, but Americans instead saw him as a hero fighting against communism.
Which of the following is NOT true of North Korea?
a. It is a one-party Communist state b. Political dissidents are jailed or executed c. Its ruling ideology is a mixture of Stalinism and Maoism d. It has substantially raised peoples’ living standards e. Its only two leaders have set up personality cults