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In the 1980s, Bush proposed legislation to save the banking industry at a cost of |
billions of dollars. |
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Which of the following was one of Clinton’s goals to improve the economy? |
running the country more like a business |
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Which statement describes how the United States reacted to Rwanda’s genocide of the Tutsi people? |
The United States failed to get involved in Rwanda when Tutsi people were being killed. |
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How did President Clinton react when military leaders in Haiti overthrew Aristide? |
He threatened to invade Haiti if Aristide wasn’t returned to power. |
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As a result of the Gulf War, |
Bush’s popularity soared. |
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President George H. W. Bush realized that in order to pay the government’s debt, he had to |
increase taxes. |
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Because of President Clinton’s stand on Aristide’s oust from power in Haiti, |
Haitian military powers agreed to step aside. |
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Which of the following best describes the US economy in 1998 during President Clinton’s term? |
The federal budget was balanced. |
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In 1998, two years after signing the Dayton Accords, Serbia |
resumed fighting. |
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Why did Clinton agree to the revisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade? |
to reduce international tariffs on industrial goods by forty percent |
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Why did US and coalition troops try to stop Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait? |
The world depended on Kuwait for oil. |
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President Bush’s approval rating fell at the end of his presidency in part because he |
broke his promise not to raise new taxes. |
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One of President Clinton’s goals to improve the economy was |
to share the responsibility for government debt reduction. |
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Because of President Clinton’s economic plan, in 1999, |
the federal budget had a surplus. |
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