In+Your+Lifetime+Final+Exam

1.) What happened to the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995? The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist attack on April 19, 1995 aimed at the U.S. government in which the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, an office complex in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was bombed. The attack claimed 168 lives and left over 800 people injured. Until the September 11, 2001 attacks, it was the deadliest act of terrorism on U.S. soil. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing
 * In The United States**

On that morning, nineteen Islamic terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners.[1][2] The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the TwinC Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the building, causing both buildings to collapse within two hours, destroying at least two nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_2001_attacks
 * 2.) Describe the Events of September 11, 2001?**

1.) A religous war known as the jihad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad 2.) The belief that the U.S bombed Arab coutries unjustly. 3.) Because Isreal occupies lands that Muslims believe belong to Palenstine.
 * 3.) What are some of the reasons given for the terrorists attacking the U.S?**

1.) The passing of the Trade Agreement known as NAFTA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nafta 2.) The aiding NATO to bring peace to Bosnia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO 3.) The appointment of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer to the Supreme Court
 * 4.) Identify 3 accomplishments of the Presidency of Bill Clinton.**

1.) The appointments of John G. Roberts and Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. 2.) Rebuilding the confedence of the people of the United States after the tragedy of 9/11 3.) Invading Afghanistan to overturn the Taliban Government and hunt for the people who bombed the U.S on 9/11.
 * 5.) Identify 3 accomplishments of Geoge W Bush.**

What was unique about that election? That the winner wasn't decided until after the recount of Florida's votes and that Al Gore received more popular votes then George Bush
 * 6.) Who did George W Bush defeat in the 2001 election?** John Kerry

7.) What Is Mad Cow Disease? The Infection of all breeds of cattle with spongy degeneration in the brain and spinal cord and also causes red eyes. 8.) Why did Mad Cow Disease scare consumers of beef in England and U.S? It is believed by most scientists that the disease may be transmitted to human beings who eat the brain or spinal cord of infected carcasses. 9.) What natural disaster stuck Indonesia in 2004? A Tsunami. 10.) What did the Galileo Spacecraft do in 1995? It arrived at Jupiter on December 7, 1995, a little more than six years later, via gravitational assist flybys of Venus and Earth.
 * In The World?**

11.) What was the first film generated entirely by a computer? Toy Story. Have you seen it? Yes I have seen it. I thought It was funny and well done.
 * Popular Culture.**

12.) What is significant about the ipod? It was a much smaller version of exsiting mp3 players with more storage compasity. How has it changed music? when Apple opened its iTunes store, where the music would work easily with the iPod – a device that uses proprietary software. The iTunes store allowed people to legally and very easily download tracks, and it rapidly brought to the fore a growing trend. 13.) What operating system was sold by microsoft In 1995? Widows 1995. How did it change personal computing? It consolidated MS DOS and Windows.
 * Technology**

14.) How retired from the Green Bay packers in 2008? Brett Farve. 15.) What significant accomplishment did the Green Bay Packers achiveve in January of 1997? They won the superbowl.
 * Sports.**