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1.
Which resource has caused the most conflict in the middle east?
a)
oil
b)
lumbar
c)
land
d)
gems
2.
Which resource has caused the most conflict in the middle east?
a)
oil
b)
lumbar
c)
land
d)
gems
3.
Iraq invaded Kuwait, creating a conflict with the United States. The war the United States got involved with is known as the
a)
War on Iraq
b)
Persian Gulf War
c)
Indian Gulf War
d)
Middle Eastern War
4.
The United States got involved in the Persian Gulf War because
a)
they wanted to pick on smaller countries
b)
they enjoyed war
c)
Soviet Union invaded South Korea over lumber production
d)
Iraq invaded Kuwait, which was involved in the oil production to the U.S
5.
The creation of which country has caused much conflict in the Middle East?
a)
Israel
b)
Egypt
c)
Iran
6.
That War on Terrorism began in response to events on what date?
a)
September 2, 2011
b)
November 11, 2011
c)
September 11, 2001
7.
What is the global computer network called that lets people research, buy things, play games, etc?
a)
Google
b)
Internet
c)
Wi-Fi
8.
Which US president declared War on Terrorism?
a)
George W. Bush
b)
Ronald Reagan
c)
Jimmy Carter
9.
Who was the number 1 suspect behind the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks?
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Hussein
c)
Osama bin Laden
10.
What device changed American society when it was brought into homes in the late 1970s?
a)
personal computer
b)
cell phone
c)
television
11.
Which Iraqi dictator was suspected of aiding terrorists and hiding weapons of mass destruction?
a)
Sadam Hussein
b)
Osama bin Ladin
c)
Gorbachev
12.
Why did Iraq attack Kuwait?
a)
Oil
b)
Uranium
c)
Silver
d)
Diamond
13.
The creation of which country after WWII has caused conflict in the Middle East?
a)
Israel
b)
Egypt
c)
Iraq
d)
Saudi Arabia
14.
Who was the mastermind behind the September 11th attacks?
a)
Saddam Hussein
b)
Ariel Sharon
c)
Osama bin Laden
d)
Hideki Tojo
15.
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
16.
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
17.
Why did President Bush announce an invasion of Iraq in 2003?
a)
He suspected that Iraq was creating nuclear weapons
b)
He did not like Saddam Hussein
c)
Osama bin Laden was hiding in Iraq at this time
d)
He wanted to conquer another country so the
18.
Who started the Gulf war?
a)
US
b)
Iraq
c)
South Korea
d)
Japan
19.
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
20.
What does NAFTA stand for?
a)
North American fat teeth agreement
b)
Nice to feed the agent
c)
North American free trade agreement
d)
IDK
21.
Why is NAFTA important?
a)
allowed free travel across the borders
b)
allowed free trade
22.
What countries make up NAFTA?
a)
US, Canada, & Mexico
b)
US & Latin American
c)
Canada & Europe
23.
The Camp David Accords was a treaty between Israel and
a)
Jordon
b)
Iraq
c)
Iran
d)
Egypt
24.
Another name for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was
a)
Star Trek
b)
Star Wars
c)
Star Killer
d)
SALT
25.
Glasnost and Perestroika were
a)
Soviet reforms
b)
The Soviet Space Plan
c)
was the codename for WWIII
d)
was codename for the Fall of the Berlin Wall
26.
Reagonanomics was
a)
Reagan's economic programs
b)
stagflation
c)
Reagan's plan for ending the Cold War
d)
None of these
27.
Reagan had to deal with a scandal called
a)
Iran Hostage Crisis
b)
Watergate
c)
Whitewater
d)
Iran Contra Affair
28.
Who was the "Evil Empire?"
a)
Soviet Union
b)
China
c)
North Korea
d)
Vietnam
29.
The NRA is associated with which Amendment
a)
2nd
b)
1st
c)
4th
d)
14th
30.
Who is associated the moral majority?
a)
Fallwell
b)
Pat Robertson
c)
Jimmy Carter
d)
Oliver North
31.
What is Feminism?
a)
Men are superior
b)
There is no such thing as Feminism
c)
Believe that men and women should have equal rights
d)
Women should just stay in the house
32.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
33.
Father of the Civil Rights Movement, "I have a dream" speech at the March on Washington
a)
Lester Maddox
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Andrew Young
d)
Benjamin Mays
34.
New laws that required all public facilities to be integrated and prohibited discrimination in business and labor unions.
a)
Sibley Commission
b)
Albany Movement
c)
1946 Governor's Race
d)
Civil Rights Act
35.
ruled that segregation was illegal and overturned Plessy v Furgeson's "seperate but equal"
a)
SNCC
b)
White Primary
c)
Civil Rights Act
d)
Brown v Board of Education
36.
All male citizens have the right to vote. Which amendment is this?
a)
15th
b)
3rd
c)
26th
d)
14th
37.
Ban of poll tax as a qualification to vote. Which amendment is this?
a)
23rd
b)
18th
c)
10th
d)
24th
38.
Women have the right to vote. Which amendment is this?
a)
18th
b)
19th
c)
10th
d)
12th
39.
Voting age changed from 21 years old to 18 years old. Which amendment is this?
a)
25th
b)
14th
c)
26th
d)
12th
40.
No quartering of soldiers. Which amendment is this?
a)
8th
b)
3rd
c)
12th
d)
2nd
41.
Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. Which amendment is this?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
42.
Every person born or naturalized in the US is a citizen. Which amendment is this?
a)
12th
b)
22nd
c)
15th
d)
14th
43.
Which amendment limited the presidency to two terms?
a)
5th
b)
1st
c)
19th
d)
22nd
44.
the 16th amendment?
a)
prohibits drinking and selling of alcohol
b)
Gives congress the power to levy an income tax
c)
gives women the right to vote
45.
Congress is not allowed to give itself pay raises based on which amendment?
a)
18th
b)
20th
c)
13th
46.
Congress shall have the power to collect taxes on income... based on what?
a)
16th
b)
14th
c)
23rd
d)
17th
47.
Which amendment establishes the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote?
a)
12th
b)
17th
c)
9th
d)
8th
48.
Which amendment establishes the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote?
a)
12th
b)
17th
c)
9th
d)
8th
49.
Which amendment protects religious freedom?
a)
1st
b)
3rd
c)
6th
d)
2nd
50.
Repealed prohibition. Which amendment is this?
a)
21st
b)
18th
c)
27th
d)
4th
51.
The president cannot serve more than two terms. Which amendment is this?
a)
16th
b)
19th
c)
22nd
d)
23rd
52.
Which amendment protects you from being searched without a warrant?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
53.
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
54.
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
55.
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
56.
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
57.
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
58.
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
59.
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
60.
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
61.
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
62.
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
63.
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
64.
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
65.
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
66.
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
67.
Group working for Civil Rights that promoted "Black Power"
a)
NAACP
b)
SNCC
c)
Black Panthers
d)
Southern Democrats
68.
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
69.
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
70.
Outlawed gender discrimination in schools and the government.
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1957
b)
Affirmative Action
c)
Title IX
d)
14th Amendment
71.
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
72.
Who was the mastermind behind the September 11th attacks?
a)
Saddam Hussein
b)
Ariel Sharon
c)
Osama bin Laden
d)
Hideki Tojo
73.
Who leads a Communist revolution in Cuba?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
Nikita Gorbachev
74.
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
75.
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
76.
EPA stands for ____ Protection Agency.
a)
Ethical
b)
Education
c)
Environmental
d)
Entertainment
77.
OPEC was an organization that exported what?
a)
Weapons
b)
Drugs
c)
Water
d)
Petroleum
78.
Which president resigned after the Watergate scandal?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
JFK
c)
Nixon
d)
Johnson
79.
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
80.
What caused stagflation?
a)
high inflation and high unemployment
b)
drugs
c)
gas prices
d)
environment problems
81.
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.
82.
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.
83.
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.
84.
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
85.
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
86.
Reaganomics had which effect on the unemployment rate?
a)
lowered
b)
raised
c)
no effect
d)
fluctuated
87.
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
88.
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
89.
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
90.
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
91.
CONTROL OIL PRICES AROUND THE WORLD
a)
OPEC
b)
NATO
c)
UNITED NATIONS
d)
IRAN
92.
IDEA TO FIX STAGFLATION WITH TAX CUTS AND DERUGLATION
a)
REAGANOMICS
b)
PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH
c)
BIG STICK DIPLOMACY
d)
INFLATION
93.
who is this cartoon character
a)
robin
b)
batman
c)
Beast Boy
94.
who is this cartoon character
a)
cyborg
b)
darwin
c)
gumball
95.
who is this cartoon character
a)
cyborg
b)
darwin
c)
gumball
96.
who is this cartoon character
a)
spongebob
b)
gary
c)
bob
d)
patric
97.
who is this
a)
nemo
b)
marlin
c)
coral
98.
who is this
a)
mario
b)
luigi
c)
peach
d)
bowser
99.
who is this
a)
daffy duck
b)
bugs bunny
100.
who is this
a)
daffy duck
b)
bugs bunny
101.
who is this person
a)
darth vader
b)
yoda
c)
emperor palpatine
d)
Kylo Ren
102.
Who overthrew China during the Cold War and created a Communist government there?
a)
Miguel Gorbachev
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Ho Chi Minh
103.
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
104.
Which of the following is not true about McCarthyism?
a)
It was the hunting down of suspected Communist in America
b)
Its leader was Joseph McCarthy
c)
The House Un-American Activities Committe (HUAC) participated
d)
If Communist were discovered they were immediately executed
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