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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 3hrs 8mins
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1.
Tenements, Political Bosses, Robber Barons and The Gospel of Wealth are all associated with which era in US History?
a)
The Gilded Age
b)
World War I
c)
The Roaring Twenties
d)
The Great Depression
2.
Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights?
a)
The Supreme Court decision is Sweatt v. Painter
b)
The executive order to desegregate the U.S. Army
c)
The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
d)
The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
3.
Courtpacking, Brain Trust, FDIC, and Fireside Chats are all associated with this era of US History
a)
The Progressive Era
b)
World War II
c)
The Great Depression/New Deal
d)
The Cold War
4.
Truman Doctrine, Korean War, Marshall Plan and the formation of NATO are all examples of
a)
Espionage
b)
Containment
c)
Segregation
d)
Massive Retaliaton
5.
Which of the following occurred first?
a)
Bataan Death March
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
Surrender of Italy
6.
Which of the following DID NOT happen during President Carter's presidency?
a)
Camp David Accords
b)
Release of the hostages in Iran
c)
Return of the Panama Canal
d)
Award of the Nobel Peace Prize
7.
Which of the following occurred during the Ford Presidency?
a)
Formation of NATO
b)
Watergate
c)
Fall of Saigon
d)
Boycott of the Olympics in Moscow
8.
Which of the following occurred during the Ford Presidency?
a)
Formation of NATO
b)
Watergate
c)
Fall of Saigon
d)
Boycott of the Olympics in Moscow
9.
Which of the following DID NOT occur during the Johnson administration?
a)
Tet Offensive
b)
War on Poverty
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
d)
Vietnamization
10.
Who was the first president to visit the communist country of China?
a)
Kennedy
b)
Johnson
c)
Nixon
d)
Ford
11.
The Arab Oil Embargo resulted in all of the following EXCEPT
a)
Gas Shortages
b)
Construction of the Alaskan Pipeline
c)
Consumers switch from American made cars to smaller, more fuel efficient Japanese cars
d)
Increase in the speed limit to 75 miles per hour
12.
Which act was passed over Nixon's veto?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
Government in Sunshine Act
c)
War Powers Act
d)
Indian Self Determination Act
13.
In the 1970s, many women’s rights advocates reacted to the situation shown in the cartoon by
a)
rejecting the provisions of Title IX
b)
opposing affirmative action programs
c)
demanding the right to vote in all elections
d)
supporting the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.
14.
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
a)
Examples of judicial abuse of power
b)
The results of free speech and a free press
c)
Examples of government check and balances
d)
The impact of the separation of powers
15.
The Camp David Accords, negotiated by President Carter, were significant because they led to
a)
the end of the Vietnam War.
b)
. a lasting arms-reduction treaty with the Soviet Union.
c)
he first peace agreement between Israel and an Arab nation.
d)
the establishment of a worldwide human rights policy
16.
Which numbered pair of phrases best completes this diagram?
a)
(1) Increased urban decay; (2) Increased leisure time
b)
(1) Increased demand for housing; (2) Increased deforestation
c)
1) Increased demand for automobiles (2) Increased college enrollment
d)
(1) Increased immigration; (2) Increased racial tension
17.
Which organization’s name correctly completes this table?
a)
Congress of Racial Equality
b)
Black Panther Party
c)
NAACP
d)
Nation of Islam
18.
All of the following happened prior to America’s involvement in WWII EXCEPT
a)
The Atlantic Charter
b)
D-Day
c)
Invasion of Poland
d)
Hitler’s Rise to Power
19.
Which set of events is listed in chronological order?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
20.
All of the following are related to the 2nd Red Scare EXCEPT
a)
HUAC
b)
McCarthyism
c)
the Rosenbergs
d)
Levittown
21.
The domino theory, which provided the basis for U.S. entry into the Vietnam War, was the belief that intervention was necessary to prevent
a)
the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia
b)
the inclusion of Taiwan in the Warsaw Pact
c)
the loss of UN military bases in Asia
d)
the rise of China as a dominant economic power.
22.
The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT), signed by President Richard Nixon with the Soviet Union, was an effort to advance the foreign policy of
a)
detente
b)
imperialism
c)
brinkmanship
d)
globalization.
23.
All of the following are related to the Ford Presidency EXCEPT
a)
25th Amendment
b)
Pardon of Nixon
c)
OPEC Embargo
d)
The New Frontier
24.
Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?
a)
Flash flooding and intense deforestation
b)
Prolonged drought and poor farming practices
c)
High winds and railroad construction
d)
Severe heat and rapid suburban development
25.
Which event stimulated the development of the measures listed in the chart?
a)
Dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
b)
Launching of the Soviet satellite Sputnik I
c)
Army-McCarthy hearings
d)
U2 incident over the Soviet Union
26.
A major goal of the women’s movement over the past twenty years has been to gain
a)
full property rights
b)
the right to vote
c)
equal economic opportunity
d)
better access to Social Security.
27.
Presidents at the start of the Cold War
a)
McKinley and Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Truman and Eisenhower
c)
Hoover and Taft
d)
T. Roosevelt and Wilson
28.
Which of the following lists is in the correct sequence?
a)
Cold War, Great Depression, World War I, Gilded Age
b)
Gilded Age, World War I, Great Depression, Cold War
c)
World War I, Cold War, Great Depression, Gilded Age
d)
Great Depression, Cold War, Gilded Age, World War I
29.
Which of the following lists is in the correct sequence?
a)
Cold War, Great Depression, World War I, Gilded Age
b)
Gilded Age, World War I, Great Depression, Cold War
c)
World War I, Cold War, Great Depression, Gilded Age
d)
Great Depression, Cold War, Gilded Age, World War I
30.
All of the following are related to The Great Depression EXCEPT
a)
The Dust Bowl
b)
Assembly Lines
c)
Hoovervilles
d)
The New Deal
31.
All of the following are related to the Korean War EXCEPT
a)
38th Parallel
b)
Truman Fires MacArthur
c)
Invasion of Manchuria
d)
Demiliterized Zone
32.
All of the following are domestic issues of the 1960s EXCEPT
a)
Televised Debate
b)
Kennedy Assassination
c)
Watergate Scandal
d)
Fallout Shelters
33.
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.
34.
What was the name given to the organization of countries which regulate oil production and thereby manage oil prices?
a)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Helsinki Accords
d)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
35.
A formal halt to trade with a particular country for economic and political reasons is known as
a)
A quota
b)
A tariff
c)
An embargo
d)
A natural trade barrier
36.
Period of rebuilding following the Civil War; Presidents supported healing, while others wanted radical equality.
a)
Gilded Age
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Imperialism
37.
Progressive Presidents:
a)
Harding, Coolidge, Hoover
b)
T. Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson
c)
F. Roosevelt, Truman, McKinley
d)
Ford, Carter, Nixon
38.
Progressive Reforms:
a)
Relief, Recover, and Reform
b)
Initiative, Referendum and Recall
c)
Massive Retaliation, Brinkimanship and Strategic Strike
d)
Recycle, Reuse and Containment
39.
The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Imperialism
c)
Vietnamization
d)
Communism
40.
1st African American Supreme Court Justice.
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Vernon Baker
c)
Martin Luther King Jr
d)
Thurgood Marshall
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