US History: Immigration, Space, Economy, and Policy Quiz

The majority of recent immigrants to the US have come from what two regions?

• Africa and Europe

• Asia and Latin America

• Asia and Australia

• Africa and Latin America

The first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court.

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Sally Ride

• Susan B. Anthony

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The first American to orbit the earth:

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn

• Alan Sheppard

• Buzz Aldrin

The increased support of the US Space Program came from

• President Lyndon B. Johnson

• President Richard Nixon

• President John F. Kennedy

• President Gerald Ford

The first person to set foot on the moon was

• John Glenn

• Alan Sheppard

• Buzz Aldrin

• Neil Armstrong

The first female US astronaut was

• Susan B. Anthony

• Sally Ride

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Immigrants came to this nation for political freedom and:

• Socialist programs

• Better climate

• Educational choices

• Economic opportunity

All of the following are changes that have occurred in work/school/health care EXCEPT

• Telecommuting/Distance learning

• Elimination of computers

• Growth in "white collar" (service) careers

• Outsourcing/offshoring

"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". This quote refers to

• the development of the polio vaccine.

• the landing of man on the moon.

• the launching of the first successful satellite.

• the invention of high speed computers.

All of the following are post-Cold War era goals and policies EXCEPT:

• Imperialism

• Foreign aid

• Humanitarian aid

• Support human rights