Question 2
Which of the following is an example of a successful cyber terrorist attack?

1Points
A
the sharing of military plans on a public website

B
a hacker stealing classified government information

C
an informant revealing government spying to the media

D
the widespread collection of data from social media sites

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Question 3
True or False: The United States received United Nations approval to invade Iraq.

1Points
A
True

B
False

Question 4
Why did the United States invade Afghanistan in October 2001?

Select all that apply.

1Points
A
to protect its military ally Pakistan from an invasion

B
to stop the Taliban from developing nuclear weapons

C
to retaliate for the September 11 terrorist attacks

D
to overthrow a dangerous communist dictatorship

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Question 5
Which of the following best describes changes related to the Arab Spring?

1Points
A
global climate change

B
challenges to Middle East dictatorships

C
growth of international terrorism

D
increases of human rights violations

6. Which of the following nations has been the largest economic competitor to the United States in the twenty-first century?

1Points
A
Brazil

B
Iran

C
China

D
Mexico

An example of a successful cyber terrorist attack is a hacker stealing classified government information. The act of a deliberate disruption of computer networks by hacking or phishing that can potentially endanger people is considered a cyber terrorist attack.

Question 3: Option B

It is false the statement that indicates that the United States received United Nations approval to invade Iraq. In 2004, the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan declared that from the point of view of the UN, the Iraq War was illegal.

Question 4: Option B and C

The United States invaded Afghanistan in October of 2001 as a response for the terrorist attacks of 9/11. The invasion's purposes were to defeat Al-Qaeda, the responsible organization for the 9/11 attacks, and to stop the Taliban from developing nuclear weapons.

Question 5: Option B

The statement that best describes changes related to the Arab Spring is that there were challenges to Middle East dictatorships. The Arab Spring were a series of anti-government protests, uprisings and armed rebellions that started in North Africa and reached the Middle East with the purpose to challenge the historical dictatorships in the area and to instate democracies instead.

Question 6: Option C

China has been the largest economic competitor to the United States in the twenty-first century. China is the second biggest economy in the world, after the United States, but it is projected that by the year 2030 China's GDP will overtake United State's GDP, making the Asian country the biggest economy of the world.