soc.studies+15+questions

**Final Exam**
//**1. What happened to Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995?**// A massive explosion at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, kills 168 people and injures hundreds more. The bomb, contained in a Ryder truck parked outside the front of the building, went off at 9:02 a.m. as people were preparing for the workday. Among the victims of America's worst incident of domestic terrorism were 19 children who were in the daycare center on the first floor of the building. //**2.Describe events of September 11, 2001.**// 9/11 of 2001 was when the terrorist attack was. Specifically was a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the U.S. The attack was made in New York City. This attack was a major tragedy for the U.S. 2,999 people died during the attacks. 6,291 + people were injured, and 24 are missing and presumed dead. //**3. What are some of the reasons given for the terrorists attacking the United States?**// They attack the United States because they don't like our government. An important protective bill that passed in 1993 soon after taking office was the Family and Medical Leave Act. This act required large employers to give employees time off for illnesses or pregnancy. Another event that occurred in 1993 was the ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement that allowed for nonrestricted trade between Canada, the U.S., Chile, and Mexico. A huge defeat for Clinton was when his and Hillary Clinton's plan for a national health care system failed. //**5. Identify 3 accomplishments of Presidency of George W. Bush.**// President Bush delivers the State of the Union Address President Bush proclaims National African American History Month, 2005 President Bush proclaims National Consumer Protection Week //**6. Who did George Bush defeat in the 2000 election? What was unique about that election?**// Al Gore, They had to recount the votes.
 * In the United States**.
 * //4. Identify 3 accomplishments of Presidency of Bill Clinton.//**

//**In the World.**// //**7. What is Mad Cow Disease?**// It's called mad cow disease because it affects a cow's nervous system, causing a cow to act strangely and lose control of its ability to do normal things, such as walk. An infected cow would act "mad," which sometimes means mentally ill. //**8. Why did Mad Cow Disease scare consumers of beef in England and the United States?**// They didn't want to take the beef if it was infected so their customers wouldn't get sick. //**9. What natural disaster struck Indonesia in 2004?**// A tsunami. //**10. What did the Galileo Spacecraft do in 1995?**// Galileo plunged into Jupiter's crushing atmosphere on Sept. 21, 2003.

=//**Popular Culture**//= //**11. What was the first film generated entirely by a computer? Did you ever see it? If so, what did you think about it?**// Toy Story. Yes I have. It was really cool. The first time I saw it I was younger but I just watched it last month and I really liked it.

=//**Technology**//= //**12. What is significant about the iPod? How has it changed music?**// //**13. What operating system was sold by Microsoft in 1995? How did it change personal computing?**// =Sports= 14.Who retired from the Green Bay Packers in 2008? 15. what significant accomplishment did the green bay packers achieve in january of 1997?