Recent American History (1975--2000)

1 Pres. Clinton became only the second president in American history to be impeached was openly criticized by his vice-president, Al Gore, who condemned his actions as not just inappropriate, but immoral admitted to having affairs with Gennifer Flowers, Monica Lewinsky, and many other women was successful in his campaign to end all discrimination against homosexuals in the military opposed the NAFTA agreement 2 What events precipitated the 1979 seizure of over 50 hostages in Iran? the return to power of Shah Reza Pahlavi with the assistance of the CIA the collision of an American helicopter and a transport plane in the Iranian desert the rise to power of Ayatollah Khomeini, and the arrival of the shah in the U.S. for cancer treatment the invasion of Iran by the Soviet Union the invasion of Iran by Iraq 3 To what was Ronald Reagan referring when he spoke of the evil empire? the Soviet Union the air traffic controllers union the People's Republic of China the growing federal bureaucracy the Democratic Party 4 Which of the following issues did evangelical Christians target in the 1970s? abortion homosexuality public-school prayer pornography all of the above 5 The North American Free Trade Agreement was a plan to encourage the Big Three automakers to move their production facilities to Mexico admitted Mexico to a free-trade zone that had been formed by the U.S. and Canada united Mexico and Canada in economic opposition to the U.S. was supported by organized labor in the U.S. was opposed by most Mexicans out of fear that high wage jobs would flee to Canada