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WorksheetsUS History EOC Important People (part 2)
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was:
•President from 1993-2001 (2 terms) •Balanced federal budget •Cut spending, raised taxes on rich and closed military bases •Supported NAFTA – gradually phased out tariffs stood against human rights abuse in Kosovo and China •Avoided impeachment
•President from 1993-2001 (2 terms) •Balanced federal budget •Cut spending, raised taxes on rich and closed military bases •Supported NAFTA – gradually phased out tariffs stood against human rights abuse in Kosovo and China •Avoided impeachment
a)
President George Bush
b)
President Richard Nixon
c)
President Jimmy Carter
d)
President Bill Clinton
2.
Who was:
•Leader in Women’s Liberation Movement •Helped form NOW (National Organization of Women) •Became central voice of Women’s Movement •Wrote The Feminine Mystique, a book that challenged the traditional role of women
•Leader in Women’s Liberation Movement •Helped form NOW (National Organization of Women) •Became central voice of Women’s Movement •Wrote The Feminine Mystique, a book that challenged the traditional role of women
a)
Sandra Day O'Connor
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Betty Friedan
d)
Jane Addams
3.
Who was:
•Conducted hearings to identify Communists he claimed infiltrated U.S. government •No proof of his allegations ever provided •Led to a "witch" hunt for Communists
•Conducted hearings to identify Communists he claimed infiltrated U.S. government •No proof of his allegations ever provided •Led to a "witch" hunt for Communists
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Harry Truman
d)
John Pershing
4.
Who was:
•Clergyman, activist & leader in the Civil Rights Movement •Used nonviolent civil disobedience (influenced by Gandhi) •Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955) •Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963) •March on Washington (1963)
•Clergyman, activist & leader in the Civil Rights Movement •Used nonviolent civil disobedience (influenced by Gandhi) •Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955) •Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963) •March on Washington (1963)
a)
Hector Garcia
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr
d)
Malcolm X
5.
Who was:
•Appointed to Supreme Court in 1981 •First female Justice •Established her voice as a swing vote between conservatives and liberals
•Appointed to Supreme Court in 1981 •First female Justice •Established her voice as a swing vote between conservatives and liberals
a)
Sandra Day O'Connor
b)
Betty Friedan
c)
Jane Addams
d)
Phyllis Schlafly
6.
Who was:
•Supreme commander of D-Day & allied invasion of Europe in WWII •President from 1953-1961 (2 terms) •Created the Interstate Highway System in 1956 •Extended U.S. containment of communism policy to Middle East
•Supreme commander of D-Day & allied invasion of Europe in WWII •President from 1953-1961 (2 terms) •Created the Interstate Highway System in 1956 •Extended U.S. containment of communism policy to Middle East
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
Harry Truman
7.
Who was:
•President from 1961-1963 •Supported Space Race – John Glenn orbited earth •Embarrassed by Bay of Pigs Invasion (unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Castro) •Created Alliance for Progress & Peace Corp – programs to promote progress in under-developed countries to discourage the spread of communism •Avoided nuclear showdown – Cuban Missile Crisis
•President from 1961-1963 •Supported Space Race – John Glenn orbited earth •Embarrassed by Bay of Pigs Invasion (unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Castro) •Created Alliance for Progress & Peace Corp – programs to promote progress in under-developed countries to discourage the spread of communism •Avoided nuclear showdown – Cuban Missile Crisis
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
John J. Pershing
d)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
8.
Who was:
•Army Chief of Staff and advisor to Roosevelt during WWII •Churchill referred to him as the “organizer of victory” •Created a plan designed to rebuild the economies and spirits of Europe •Served as Truman’s Secretary of State
•Army Chief of Staff and advisor to Roosevelt during WWII •Churchill referred to him as the “organizer of victory” •Created a plan designed to rebuild the economies and spirits of Europe •Served as Truman’s Secretary of State
a)
George Marshall
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Douglas MacArthur
d)
Chester Nimitz
9.
Who was:
•President from 1969-1974 •Reopened relations with Red China (1972) •Introduced détente with Soviet Union (relaxing of tension and de-escalating arms race) •Resigned office to avoid impeachment after Watergate scandal
•President from 1969-1974 •Reopened relations with Red China (1972) •Introduced détente with Soviet Union (relaxing of tension and de-escalating arms race) •Resigned office to avoid impeachment after Watergate scandal
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
George Bush
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