Bush and Clinton Answers

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I
It was in a recession.
I
It was in a depression.
T
The federal budget was balanced.
T
The deficit was somewhat lowered.
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In the 1980s, Bush proposed legislation to save the banking industry at a cost of

A
millions of dollars.
B
billions of dollars.
C
thousands of dollars.
D
trillions of dollars.
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As a result of the Gulf War,

A
Saddam Hussein fell from power.
B
Bush’s popularity soared.
C
oil prices fell to an all-time low.
D
Kuwaiti soldiers set Iraqi oil wells on fire.
4

Because of President Clinton’s economic plan, in 1999,

A
the federal budget had a surplus.
B
the federal budget had not changed.
C
the deficit had begun to decline.
D
the deficit was higher than ever.
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President George H. W. Bush realized that in order to pay the government’s debt, he had to

i
increase taxes.
w
win the war with Iraq.
c
create new savings and loan banks.
m
make the government more like a business.
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Why did US and coalition troops try to stop Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait?

A
The United Nations would fail without Kuwait’s support.
B
The world depended on Kuwait for oil.
C
Stopping Iraq would remove Hussein from power.
D
Stopping Iraq would ensure peace in the Middle East.
7

One of President Clinton’s goals to improve the economy was

t
to have the states bear the burden of lowering the deficit.
t
to make US citizens responsible for lowering the deficit.
t
to share the responsibility for government debt reduction.
t
to take all of the responsibility for government debt reduction.
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Which statement describes how the United States reacted to Rwanda’s genocide of the Tutsi people?

A
The United States withdrew troops from Rwanda before they could be effective.
B
The United States threatened to invade Rwanda if the genocide did not stop.
C
The United States failed to get involved in Rwanda when Tutsi people were being killed.
D
The United States killed Tutsi people while trying to stop the conflict.

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