Survey results for community college students taking a history class: 64% think Iraq had WMD
Posted by
ceregon
Feb 9 '11, 12:25
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when asked who was the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, 35% Iraq, 31% Osama Bin Ladin, 18% George Bush, 10% don't know, 6% Barrack Obama
when asked to identify the Axis countries opposed by the Allies in WW2, only 20% could correctly name all three, 86% named Germany, 72% Japan, 44% China, 28% Vietnam, 26% Italy, 21% Korea, 4% Iraq, 3% Iran
over 20% thought the United States was 500+ years old
when asked to list the presidents of the US since they were born, many students listed Hillary Clinton and Al Gore, almost half said Ronald Reagon even though 80% of the students weren't born until after he had left office
15% thought that the president serves a 6 year term
the questions about the 1800's were mostly answered incorrectly but that was expected
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