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Sophia US HISTORY UNIT 1 CHALLENGE 1
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Which of the statements are examples of the New World Order following the Cold
War?
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The United States withdrew its forces from Somalia.
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NATO intervened in the former Yugoslavia on humanitarian grounds.
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Communist and democratic nations agreed to coexist peacefully.
•
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which of the statements are examples of the new world order following the cold war • the united states withdrew its forces from somalia • nato intervened in the former yugoslavia on humanitarian gro
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HIS 1 history part 4. 1 Which of the statements are examples of the New World Order following the Cold War? • The United States withdrew its forces from Somalia. • NATO intervened in the former Yugoslavia on humanitarian grounds. • Communist and democratic nations agreed to coexist peacefully. • The United States occupied Kuwait in an attempt to protect its oil reserves. CONCEPT A New World Order 2 Which statement is a "cause" of government efforts to address violent crime and drug use in the 1980s and '90s. • Private companies sought to make money through prison construction and management. • Prisons were becoming too crowded. • Crack cocaine swept across America’s inner cities. • States implemented mandatory minimum sentences for any drug crime. CONCEPT The Culture Wars Continue 3 Choose the true statement about the American economy in the early 2000s. • The George W. Bush administration raised taxes on high earners to address growing wealth inequality. • Investments in high -tech companies grew, but the companies often failed to make a profit. • Manufacturing jobs in the U.S. spiked as consumer spending grew. • The federal government provided assistance to Americans who had defaulted on their mortgages. CONCEPT The American Economy in the 21st Century 4 Which 1980s economic development was intended by Reaganomics? • Tax cuts and increased domestic spending escalated the national debt. • Deindustrialization and weak labor unions depressed wages for many Americans. • The number of people employed by the federal government increased. • Government allocations to antipoverty programs were reduced. CONCEPT Morning in America: Reaganomics 5 Read the excerpt from a speech Ronald Reagan gave to the National Association of Evangelicals in 1983: "I would agree to a [nuclear] freeze if only we could freeze the Soviets' global desires. A freeze at current levels of weapons would remove any incentive for the Soviets to negotiate . . . and virtually end our chances to achieve the major arms reductions which we have proposed." According to this excerpt, why does Reagan oppose a nuclear freeze? • He is determined to counter Soviet aggression. • He wants to reduce American military spending. •
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