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Worksheets1970s 80s and 90s
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 42mins
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Class
Date
1.
A movement aimed at establishing equal political, economic, and social rights for women. Some of the achievements include women’s suffrage, equal pay for women, reproductive rights (contraceptives and abortion), and the right to enter into contracts and own property.
a)
Watergate
b)
Detente
c)
Civil Rights
d)
Feminism
2.
Terrorists from the radical Islamic militant group al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jets; two were crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in NYC, one into the Pentagon, and one (intended for a target in Washington DC) was crashed in a field after passengers attempted to take control of the plane.
a)
Iraq
b)
Watergate
c)
9/11
d)
Great Recession
3.
Conflict in early 1991 referred to commonly as the Gulf War.Led by President George H.W. Bush, the Iraqis were forced to disarm and withdraw from Kuwait.
a)
Iraq
b)
Cold War
c)
Detente
d)
Operation Desert Storm
4.
A war led by the UN force of 34 nations, led by the USA, against Iraq in response to Sadam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait.
a)
Cold War
b)
Iraq
c)
Operation Desert Storm
d)
Afganistan
5.
He was reelected president in a landslide in 1972, but as the public found out about Watergate he resigned facing almost certain impeachment. His successor, Gerald Ford (our only unelected President), pardoned him of his crimes.
a)
Henry Kissenger
b)
Bill Clinton
c)
George W. Bush
d)
Richard Nixon
6.
He is the first African American to be elected, and he was born in Honolulu, HI. He signed into law a controversial economic stimulus package to help us out of the recession that many feel has placed an enormous debt burden on future generations. 44th President.
a)
Barack Obama
b)
George W. Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Richard Nixon
7.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law in 2010. The law requires those not covered by employer or government sponsored health insurance to buy a minimum amount.
a)
Obamacare
b)
Detente
c)
Watergate
d)
Roe V Wade
8.
A thawing period in the middle of the Cold War (the 1970’s), including the SALT I treaty and Helsinki Agreement. Cold War tensions returned in 1980 when the USSR was involved in Afghanistan, which led to the USA boycotting the Olympics in Moscow (and in 1984, the Soviets then boycotting our Olympics in Los Angeles).
a)
Watergate
b)
Operation Desert Storm
c)
Camp David Accords
d)
Detente
9.
The founder of al-Qaeda responsible for the 9/11 attacks and numerous other terrorist attacks on the USA. He eluded our forces from 2001 until 2011 when a group of Navy SEALs killed him in Pakistan.
a)
Osama Bin Laden
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Cesar Chavez
d)
Mikhail Gorbachev
10.
Served as President from 1981 to 1989. After a very successful career in movies and television, he became a President that Republicans, especially, still point to today as one of our finest presidents ever.
a)
Ronald Reagan
b)
Bill Clinton
c)
George W Bush
d)
Richard Nixon
11.
His economic policies, known as “Reaganomics” pushed for lower taxes to spur economic growth. He survived an assassination attempt and is remembered as the President who ended the Cold War.
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Bill Clinton
c)
George W Bush
d)
Ronald Reagan
12.
An American farm worker, union leader, and civil rights activist who fought for better working conditions and wages for laborers throughout America in the 1970’s. There are many parks, cultural centers, libraries, schools, and streets that are named after this Mexican American who is a very important leader in the Hispanic community.
a)
Detente
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Osama Bin Laden
d)
Cesar Chevaz
13.
One of the most famous political scandals in US history. It occurred as a result of the 1972 break-in at the Democratic headquarters in Washington, D.C.
a)
Detente
b)
Operation Desert Storm
c)
Watergate
d)
Tiananmen Square
14.
The Nixon administration tried to cover up its involvement, but an informant known as Deep Throat who provided information and a cassette tape recording tied Nixon to the scandal, and it led to him resigning from office.
a)
Detente
b)
Watergate
c)
Tiananmen Square
d)
Camp David Accords
15.
Peace treaty that was signed between Egypt and Israel in 1978 after 13 days of secret meetings at the famous private Presidential Retreat under the leadership of President Jimmy Carter. This agreement represents Israel obtaining their first peaceful border.
a)
Camp David Accords
b)
Detente
c)
Watergate
d)
Tiananmen Square
16.
A conflict from 2003-2011 that was very controversial in the USA in similar ways to the Vietnam War. Sadam was executed by the new democratic Iraqi government, but Civil War between the Sunni and Shia groups has continued.
a)
Iraq
b)
Afganistan
c)
Iran
d)
North Korea
17.
He was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice in a scandal that involved a sexual relationship with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, but he was acquitted and completed his second term with the highest end of office polls of any president since WWII.
a)
Ronald Reagan
b)
George W Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Richard Nixon
18.
A crisis were 66 Americans were held for 444 days from 1979 to 1981 after a group of students and militants took over the American Embassy in Tehran. Rescue attempts failed miserably and those captured were released just minutes after Ronald Reagan was sworn into office.
a)
Operation Desert Storm
b)
Iran Hostage Crisis
c)
Tiananmen Square
d)
Watergate
19.
The election he won was extremely controversial, as Al Gore actually won the popular vote and recounts took place for about a month after election day to figure out who won. In the end the Supreme Court stepped in a declared him the winner.
a)
George W Bush
b)
Bill Clinton
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
Barack Obama
20.
Broad tax cuts, and financial deregulation, which would promote economic expansion, are examples of what policy's objective:
a)
Reaganomics
b)
Trade Imbalance
c)
Iran-Contra Affair
d)
Heritage Foundation
21.
The perceived decline of what many considered family values in the early 1980s, led to the rise of what group:
a)
The Heritage Foundation
b)
The Moral Majority
c)
The National Rifle Associaton
d)
All of These
22.
To resist the spread of Communism in Latin America and liberate American hostages, the several US officials became involved in what scandal?
a)
Watergate
b)
Whitewater
c)
Iran-Contra
d)
Benghazi
23.
The U.S. military used ______ to wipe out jungles so the N. Vietnamese would have no place to hide:
a)
Agent Orange
b)
Mustard Gas
c)
Napalm
d)
All of the above
24.
The Tet Offensive awoke Americans to the fact that Vietnam might not be a war that could be won and the Viet Cong were much stronger than they thought. It took place in:
a)
Rural locations
b)
Jungle villages
c)
Urban centers
d)
Coastal villages
25.
Ended discrimination in all businesses connected with the government.
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1957
c)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
d)
Affirmative Action
26.
Roy Benavidez was awarded the _______ for refusing to leave behind wounded soldiers even though he was wounded himself. He saved 8 men
a)
Purple Heart
b)
Silver Star
c)
Iron Cross
d)
Medal of Honor
27.
Court case that ruled that segregated law schools are not equal, as such they are unconstitutional.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Sweatt v. Painter
d)
Hernandez v. Texas
28.
Court case that ruled that segregated schools are inherently unequal, ending the separate but equal doctrine.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Sweatt v. Painter
d)
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
29.
No segregation of Mexican American children without specific state law.
a)
Mendez v. Westminster ISD
b)
Hernandez v. Texas
c)
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
d)
Edgewood ISD v. Kirby
30.
Segregation of Mexican Americans in Texas schools is illegal.
a)
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
b)
Hernandez v. Texas
c)
Mendez v. Westminster SD
d)
Edgewood v. Kirby
31.
Written by MLK, pushed for the use of civil disobedience to change unjust laws immediately
a)
Black Star
b)
Gospel of Wealth
c)
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
d)
Common Sense
32.
Protest that led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, where MLK delivered his "I Have A Dream" Speech
a)
Selma March
b)
Birmingham Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
Freedom Summer
33.
Eliminated Poll Taxes in Federal Elections.
a)
24th Amendment
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
34.
Group working for Civil Rights that promoted "Black Power"
a)
NAACP
b)
SNCC
c)
Black Panthers
d)
Southern Democrats
35.
Labor organization created by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. Promoted boycotts in order to help farmers gain rights.
a)
United Farm Workers
b)
National Organization for Women
c)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
d)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
36.
Book by Betty Friedan that attempted to establish a separate and distinct role for women.
a)
Men are From Mars
b)
Love and Marriage
c)
The Feminine Mystique
d)
The Jungle
37.
Outlawed gender discrimination in schools and the government.
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1957
b)
Affirmative Action
c)
Title IX
d)
14th Amendment
38.
The creation of which country after WWII has caused conflict in the Middle East?
a)
Israel
b)
Egypt
c)
Iraq
d)
Saudi Arabia
39.
Which of the following were NOT a part of the 9/11 attacks?
a)
The Twin Towers in New York City
b)
The Sears Tower in Chicago
c)
The Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
d)
A hijacked airplane that crashed in Pennsylvania
40.
Who was the mastermind behind the September 11th attacks?
a)
Saddam Hussein
b)
Ariel Sharon
c)
Osama bin Laden
d)
Hideki Tojo
41.
How did the United States respond to al Qaeda's attacks on 9/11?
a)
Assassinated al Qaeda
b)
Dropped an atomic bomb
c)
Declared war on terror and invaded Afganistan
d)
Decided to make peace to prevent war
42.
The Persian Gulf War was fought for what reason?
a)
Osama bin Laden didn't like the United States
b)
Saddam Hussein, and the country of Iraq, invaded Kuwait
c)
Saudi Arabia wanted their independence
d)
Iran was trying to build a nuclear weapon
43.
What was the Red Scare in American history?
a)
A time when Americans were scared that Communism had taken root here
b)
A time when Americans refused to wear read
c)
A time when Americans were concerned that Nazism had taken root here
d)
A time when the sun was red for days on end
44.
Who leads a Communist revolution in Cuba?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
Nikita Gorbachev
45.
Which of the following is not true about the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
a)
The US trained Cubans to overthrow Castro
b)
It failed and was an embarrassment for JFK
c)
It resulted in JFK creating an embargo of Cuba
d)
It was a success and allowed the US to stop Communism in Cuba
46.
How does President John F. Kennedy stop nuclear missiles from entering Cuba?
a)
He blockades Cuba
b)
He had special forces take over the boat
c)
The X Men destroy the boat
d)
He attacks the Soviet Union's boat and sinks it
47.
Which side of Vietnam and Korea was originally set up to be a Communist country?
a)
North
b)
South
48.
Which of the following is not true about the start of the Vietnam War?
a)
South Vietnam invaded North Vietnam
b)
An American boat was attacked at the Gulf of Tonkin
c)
America passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
d)
The US never formally declares war on Vietnam
49.
Why did the Tet Offensive convince Americans that the war in Vietnam could not be won?
a)
Because we lost too many soldiers during the offensive
b)
The television brought horrible images into American homes that convinced them we could not win
c)
The Tet Offensive did not convince America that the war could not be won
d)
The Offensive showed how week our military really was
50.
What is repatriation?
a)
When a wall was built to prevent illegal immigrations
b)
When thousands of Latinos immigrated to the U.S.
c)
A series of deportations initiated by the federal Government
d)
What Germany had to pay in WWII
51.
What was the Purpose of the LULAC?
a)
To prevent discrimination against people of Canadian origin
b)
To help Latin Americans acquire jobs
c)
To prevent discrimination against people of Latin American origin
d)
To take over the world
52.
What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?
a)
The Capitol Building
b)
The White House
c)
Republican Headquarters
d)
Democratic Headquarters
53.
EPA stands for ____ Protection Agency.
a)
Ethical
b)
Education
c)
Environmental
d)
Entertainment
54.
OPEC was an organization that exported what?
a)
Weapons
b)
Drugs
c)
Water
d)
Petroleum
55.
Which president resigned after the Watergate scandal?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
JFK
c)
Nixon
d)
Johnson
56.
The Camp David accords were between what two countries?
a)
USA and Vietnam
b)
Isreal and Egypt
c)
South Vietnam and North Vietnam
d)
USA and Isreal
57.
What caused stagflation?
a)
high inflation and high unemployment
b)
drugs
c)
gas prices
d)
environment problems
58.
How did President Carter attempt to end hostilities in the Middle East?
a)
He helped negotiate a peace treaty known as the Camp David Accords.
b)
He deployed US troops to defeat the Palestine Liberation Organization.
c)
He ordered the boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow.
d)
He threatened to sever diplomatic ties with Syria.
59.
Why did gasoline prices spike during the 1970s and early 1980s?
a)
A natural disaster impeded offshore drilling for oil.
b)
Congress imposed new regulations on foreign energy companies.
c)
Conflicts in Middle East disrupted the distribution of oil.
d)
Congress introduced new legislation to increase the fuel efficiency of vehicles.
60.
What is the function of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
a)
to develop America's natural resources
b)
to reduce air and water pollution and protect the enviroment
c)
to protect Americans from acts of terrorism
d)
to manage the nation's parks and forests
61.
Which action did President Ford take in an attempt to end the national controversy over the Watergate affair?
a)
pardoning Nixon
b)
declaring a war on poverty
c)
declining to run for election
d)
asking Congress to impeach President Nixon
62.
Reaganomics had which effect on the unemployment rate?
a)
lowered
b)
raised
c)
no effect
d)
fluctuated
63.
Which of the following presidents improved relations with the Soviet Union by visiting and signing arms limitations agreements?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Nixon
c)
Kennedy
d)
Carter
64.
Which is an example of detente'?
a)
building the Berlin Wall
b)
blockade of Cuba by the US
c)
Soviet invasion of Afganistan
d)
Nixon's visit to the Soviet Union
65.
Which president was successful in negotiating a peace agreement between Israel and Egypt.
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Gerald Ford
c)
Jimmy Carter
d)
Ronald Reagan
66.
What did Iranian student activists do when the Shah of Iran was treated in an American hospital?
a)
they terrorized American travelers in Europe
b)
they forced an attack on Iraq
c)
they seized the American embassy and took hostages
d)
they staged an overthrow of the government
67.
CONTROL OIL PRICES AROUND THE WORLD
a)
OPEC
b)
NATO
c)
UNITED NATIONS
d)
IRAN
68.
IDEA TO FIX STAGFLATION WITH TAX CUTS AND DERUGLATION
a)
REAGANOMICS
b)
PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH
c)
BIG STICK DIPLOMACY
d)
INFLATION
69.
FIRST FEMALE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
a)
BETTY FRIEDAN
b)
ROSA PARKS
c)
SANDRA DAY O'CONOR
d)
SONIA SOTOMAYOR
70.
WHY DID IRAQ INVADE KUWAIT?
a)
OIL
b)
WEAPONS
c)
BECAUSE WE FELT LIKE IT
71.
Which of the following actions occurred during the Iran-Contra affair?
a)
The Reagan administration used earnings from weapons sales to Iran to illegally fund the contras.
b)
The Reagan administration secretly hired Iranian agents to fight against the contras.
c)
The Reagan administration paid the contras to release Americans being held hostage in Iran.
d)
The Reagan administration hired Lebanese agents to rescue Iranians being held by the contras.
72.
What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?
a)
a series of military actions to root out communism in Central America
b)
a coalition of nations that volunteered to police the Middle East
c)
a plan to defend Eastern Europe in the event of a Soviet attack
d)
a program to use laser technology to defend America against missiles
73.
What helped Ronald Reagan win the presidential election of 1980?
a)
his strong defense of liberal values
b)
his gifts as a polished communicator
c)
his governorship of a Rust Belt state
d)
his experience in national politics
74.
What country was liberated as a result of the Persian Gulf War?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Russia
d)
Kuwait
75.
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country fell?
a)
China
b)
Kuwait
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Cuba
76.
SELLING WEAPONS TO IRAN TO FREE HOSTAGES. USING MONEY TO FUND WAR IN S. AMERICA
a)
IRAN CONTRA SCANDAL
b)
IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS
c)
REAGANOMICS
d)
CONTRACT WITH AMERICA
77.
Elected President in 1980, beginning a resurgence of conservitism
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Ronald Reagan
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Gerald Ford
78.
The Watergate Scandal had what effect on the American people?
a)
optimism & happiness
b)
anger & jealousy
c)
cynicism & distrust
d)
elation & trust
79.
What countries make up NAFTA?
a)
US, Canada, & Mexico
b)
US & Latin American
c)
Canada & Europe
80.
What countries make up NAFTA?
a)
US, Canada, & Mexico
b)
US & Latin American
c)
Canada & Europe
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