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Worksheets4th EQT
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which states was segregation prohibited?
a)
in every state that bordered the Pacific Ocean
b)
In Southern states
c)
in every state that bordered the Great Lakes
d)
in all the Northeastern states
2.
School segregation was dealt with in the fewest states in which way?
a)
segregation prohibited
b)
no specific legislation
c)
segregation by law
d)
local districts decided
3.
What two cities were connected by the Freedom Riders air route?
a)
Washington DC and New Orleans
b)
New Orleans and Birmingham
c)
Nashville and Jackson
d)
Washington DC and Birmingham
4.
In which states did the number of African Americans decline between 1960 and 1966?
a)
Florida
b)
Alabama
c)
Mississippi
d)
None of the these answers
5.
In which state was African American voter registration closest to 50 percent in 1966?
a)
North Carolina
b)
Florida
c)
South Carolina
d)
Alabama
6.
On the map, which state had the smallest increase?
a)
Louisiana
b)
Alabama
c)
Texas
d)
Florida
7.
In what year did Brown v. Board of Ed. outlaw discrimination in schools?
a)
1987
b)
1966
c)
1954
d)
1897
8.
What court case allowed “equal but separate?”
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
c)
Morgan v. Virginia
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
9.
In which state did Freedom Riders encounter the most violence?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Alabama
c)
Virginia
d)
Georgia
10.
In which two states did Freedom Riders encounter no violence?
a)
Alabama and Mississippi
b)
Tennessee and South Carolina
c)
Georgia and Virginia
d)
North Carolina and Alabama
11.
During which president's administration did the Cuban missile crisis occur?
a)
Ford
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Nixon
d)
Kennedy
12.
Which of the following cities was within range of medium ballistic missiles that could be fired from Cuba?
a)
Chicago
b)
Buffalo
c)
Washington, DC
d)
Denver
13.
Which of the following cities was within range of intermediate ballistic missiles?
a)
Seattle
b)
Los Angeles
c)
Portland
d)
Olympia
14.
During which time period were the most United States troops stationed in Viet
a)
1965-1967
b)
1967-1969
c)
1966-1967
d)
1970-1973
15.
During which time period were the least United States troops stationed in Vietnam?
a)
1965-1967
b)
1967-1969
c)
1966-1967
d)
1970-1973
16.
What information is shown on the vertical axis of the line graph above?
a)
percentage of U.S. troops in support of the war
b)
percentage of U.S troops against the war
c)
percentage of U.S. public opinion in support of the war
d)
percentage of U.S. public opinion against the war
17.
Which candidate received the most popular votes in 1960?
a)
Nixon
b)
Kennedy
c)
Humphrey
d)
Byrd
18.
Which independent candidate received the most electoral votes?
a)
Nixon
b)
Humphrey
c)
Byrd
d)
Wallace
19.
How many U.S. Air Force personnel were taken prisoner or missing in action over the course of the Vietnam War?
a)
about 15,000
b)
about 17,000
c)
about 1500
d)
about 1700
20.
How many electoral votes did American Independent George Wallace receive from Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina combined?
a)
45
b)
12
c)
34
d)
20
21.
In which state did Freedom Riders encounter the most violence?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Alabama
c)
Virginia
d)
Georgia
22.
In what decade did the gross federal debt increase the most?
a)
1950s
b)
1960s
c)
1970s
d)
1980s
23.
In what decade did it increase the least?
a)
1940s
b)
1950s
c)
1960s
d)
1970s
24.
In what year did a human land on the moon?
a)
1954
b)
1972
c)
1969
d)
1999
25.
In what year did the first U.S. astronaut orbit Earth?
a)
1961
b)
1962
c)
1968
d)
1969
26.
For how many years was Ronald Reagan President?
a)
4
b)
6
c)
8
d)
12
27.
Who won the popular vote?
a)
Bush
b)
Gore
c)
Reagan
d)
Bush
28.
Which state cast the most electoral votes?
a)
Alabama
b)
Texas
c)
California
d)
Alaska
29.
What is the projected population for 2100?
a)
281,421,906
b)
377,350,000
c)
497,830,000
d)
570,954,000
30.
In which countries were U.S. embassies bombed in 1998?
a)
Africa and Europe
b)
Syria and Lebannon
c)
Berlin and Paris
d)
Kenya and Tanzania
31.
Which continent had no terror
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
32.
In which region was Carter most victorious in the election of 1976?
a)
Northeast
b)
Southwest
c)
West
d)
South
33.
Who beat Ford in the 1976 presidential election?
a)
Nixon
b)
Humphrey
c)
Carter
d)
Reagan
34.
In 2001, almost half of the federal income came from what single source?
a)
defense and social security
b)
Individual income tax
c)
social security
d)
corporate income tax
35.
What percentage of the federal expenditure goes toward paying interest on public debt?
a)
11
b)
7
c)
10
d)
12
36.
About how long is the Alaska Pipeline?
a)
about 300 miles
b)
about 750 miles
c)
about 300 kilometers
d)
about 750 kilometers
37.
What percentage of energy in the United States came from solar, nuclear, and natural gas in 1970?
a)
43
b)
49
c)
33
d)
25
38.
What percentage of U.S. energy came from oil and coal in 1970?
a)
67
b)
49
c)
18
d)
86
39.
In how many years was there a higher rate of inflation than of unemployment?
a)
6
b)
5
c)
4
d)
3
40.
For how many years did inflation increase?
a)
5
b)
4
c)
3
d)
2
41.
Which town was a site of conflict in 1957?
a)
Little Rock, AK
b)
Newark, NJ
c)
Washington, DC
d)
Montgomery, AL
42.
When was the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court?
a)
1962
b)
1967
c)
1968
d)
1972
43.
Based on the chart, which legislation did not directly affect African Americans?
a)
Snyder Act
b)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
c)
Fifth Amendment
d)
Thirteenth Amendment
44.
Based on the chart, which of the following dealt with voting?
a)
Americans with Disabilities Act
b)
Twenty-fourth Amendment
c)
Equal Opportunity Act
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
45.
Based on the chart above, how much would eight gallons of unleaded gas have cost in 1975?
a)
$4.60
b)
$4.80
c)
$4.88
d)
$4.00
46.
In what year was the U.S. gas consumption the highest?
a)
1977
b)
1978
c)
1979
d)
1980
47.
What does this graph demonstrate about global temperatures?
a)
they are decreasing slowly
b)
they are barely changing
c)
they are remaining the same
d)
they are rising quickly
48.
What happened to unemployment under President Clinton?
a)
it decreased
b)
it increased
c)
it stayed the same
d)
there wasn't any
49.
What happened to unemployment under President Bush, Sr. and Jr.?
a)
it decreased
b)
it increased
c)
it stayed the same
d)
there wasn't any
50.
Why do people want another very tall skyscraper on this site of the World Trade Center towers?
a)
to show we stand strong against terrorist threats
b)
so Muslim countries will like us
c)
to demonstrate that we have lots of money to rebuild towers
d)
because it's the law
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