Which of the Following Is an Example of a Cataclysmic

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a cataclysmic event?

• A)Hurricane Katrina in 2005
• B)buying your first new car
• C)making a decision between ordering cheesecake and carrot cake after dinner
• D)being unable to get to work because of traffic due to a bad accident

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Definitions:

Iran-Contra Affair

A political scandal in the mid-1980s in the United States, involving the secret sale of arms to Iran to fund Nicaraguan rebel groups, without Congressional approval.

ERA

Equal Rights Amendment, a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution aimed at guaranteeing equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex.

Strategic Defense Initiative

A proposed missile defense system announced by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons.

Camp David Accords

A peace treaty between Israel and Egypt brokered by the United States in 1978, leading to significant steps towards peace in the Middle East.