A Changing World

Question 1

Bill Gates

Answer 1

developed software for personal computers

Question 2

2000 presidential election

Answer 2

Supreme Court ended recount in Florida; Bush wins; third-party drew votes from Bush and Gore

Question 3

Hurricane Katrina

Answer 3

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused great damage along the Gulf Coast. Damage was especially severe in New Orleans, much of which is below sea level, and was protected by levees built to hold back high water.

Question 4

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

Answer 4

To combat the effects of the Great Recession that began in 2007; Congress passed ARRA in 2009. It was meant to stimulate the economy and put people back to work.

Question 5

Persian Gulf War

Answer 5

After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the U.S. assembled a coalition of countries. Iraq refused to withdraw its troops, and these nations launched the Persian Gulf War, which forced Iraqis out of Kuwait in just a few weeks of fighting.

Question 6

9/11

Answer 6

The attack on the World Trade Center; resulted in the U.S. War on Terror and the invasion of Afghanistan.

Question 7

War on Terror

Answer 7

After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush announced a global War on Terror, vowing that the United States would find and punish those responsible for the attacks and eliminate Islamist terrorism.

Question 8

USA PATRIOT Act

Answer 8

passed to prevent further acts of terrorism; complaints that the right to privacy was ignored.

Question 9

General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT)

Answer 9

An agreement signed by the United States and twenty-two (22) other countries in 1947. It aimed at promoting economic growth through free trade.

Question 10

Multinational corporations

Answer 10

Large business enterprises that have operations in many countries.

Question 11

North American Free Trade Agreement

Answer 11

NAFTA was a treaty signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992 in which they pledged to eliminate trade barriers among them.