15. why were japanese americans put in internment camps in the us during the war? *

a. the us government feared they would japan
b. americans wanted to seize their property
c. the us government wanted them to teach soldiers how to speak japanese
d. americans were afraid they would take over the us government

16. what was the purpose creating the united nations? *
a. to prevent the spread of communism and soviet influence
b. to rebuild japan and germany as democratic societies
c. to encourage cooperation among nations and to prevent future wars
d. to punish those who had committed crimes during world war ii

17. what event was president franklin roosevelt referring to when he used the expression “a day which will live in infamy”? *

a. the bombing of london
b. the attack on pearl harbor
c. the launch of the blitzkrieg
d. the invasion of poland

18. what was the significance of the battle of midway? *

a. it was a turning point in the pacific where japan lost is naval superiority
b. it was the battle that caused germany to surrender
c. it was one of the only battles that did not utilize bombers
d. it was a battle in which the us did not suffer any military or civilian losses

because other regions has other things that egypt doesnt have.

1. ford: gerald ford´s presidency, from 1974 to 1977, faced high inflation, named it public enemy nº1, and created the win program (whip inflation now).

2. carter: president from 1977 to 1981, carter had controversial poitions over abortion, but yet, he enforce the roe vs wade decision, which had pro-choice content.

3. reagan. for his eloquency and powerful speeches in his mandates, from 1981 to 1989, reagan earned this nickname, “the great communicator” .

4. george h w bush: despite many presidents had important roles in managing and trying to end the cold war, it was in bush sr's mandate that the berlin wall was materially destroyed, and he was visited by gorbachev in the uspresident from 1989 to 1993.

5. clinton: defense of marriage act. clinton signed this controvesial act, which defined marriage and spouses in strict heterosexual perspective, that was later declard unconstitutional by the us supreme court.

6. george w bush: in the begining of his presidency, which lasted until 2009, bush jr faced the greatest terrorist attacks in us and probably the worlds history, in september, 11 of 2001.

7. obama: in attempts to cease a great economical crisis, barack obama signed the controversial recovery act in february 2009, which handled 780-billion dollars.