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Worksheets1970's, 1980's, 1990's and Court Cases
Total questions: 97
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What happened to Vietnam after the U.S. withdrew troops after the Paris Peace Accords?
a)
Vietnam remained separated at the 17th Parallel
b)
Vietnam became democratic
c)
the North united Vietnam under Communism
d)
U.S. troops returned to defeat the North Vietnamese
2.
How was the media coverage of Vietnam different than previous wars?
a)
Americans could watch the war on TV in their homes
b)
Government controlled what the public saw
c)
No media was allowed
d)
Newsreels showed American victories
3.
Which side did the U.S. support in the Yom Kippur & Six-Day Wars?
a)
Israel
b)
Egypt
c)
Syria
d)
Lebanon
4.
What scandal involved the botched break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters & cost Nixon the presidency?
a)
Watergate
b)
Teapot Dome
c)
Spygate
d)
Travelgate
5.
What new foreign policy did Nixon adopt to ease tensions with the Soviet Union?
a)
Detente
b)
triangulation
c)
brinkmanship
d)
mutually assured destruction
6.
High inflation + high unemployment
a)
stagflation
b)
deflation
c)
fiat money
d)
hyper-inflation
7.
What failed amendment attempted to establish equality of rights under the law for men & women?
a)
Equal Rights Amendment
b)
27th Amendment
c)
Blaine Amendment
d)
Platt Amendment
8.
What government agency was created to prevent disasters like Love Canal & Three Mile Island?
a)
Environmental Protection Agency
b)
Homeland Security
c)
National Park Service
d)
Forest Conservation Agency
9.
U.S. actions in the Middle East caused what action by OPEC?
a)
oil embargo
b)
free trade agreement
c)
lowering of oil prices
d)
declaration of war
10.
What civil rights organization founded by Betty Friedan advocated for political, social, & economic equality for women?
a)
National Organization for Women
b)
National Women's Party
c)
Pink Panthers
d)
Congressional Union
11.
What was responsible for the increase in high school & collegiate athletic participation by girls since 1971?
a)
Title IX
b)
Title VI
c)
Equal Pay Act
d)
Equal Rights Amendment
12.
What congressional law restricting the president's war making ability was also a reaction to the war in Vietnam?
a)
War Powers Act
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c)
Freedom of Information Act
d)
Lend-Lease Act
13.
What case held that the right to privacy protects a woman's right to have an abortion in the first 3 months of pregnancy?
a)
Roe v. Wade
b)
U.S. v. Nixon
c)
Wisconsin v. Yoder
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
14.
What led to the Carter Doctrine, the boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, & the grain embargo?
a)
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
b)
Yom Kippur War
c)
Lebanese Civil War
d)
Soviet invasion of Israel
15.
Nixon was the first U.S. president to visit this communist country?
a)
China
b)
Cuba
c)
North Korea
d)
East Germany
16.
What congressional law protects animals like the bison or the passenger pigeon?
a)
Endangered Species Act
b)
Clean Water Act
c)
National Environmental Policy
d)
Shore Protection Act
17.
President Carter got what 2 countries signed the Camp David Accords?
a)
Lebanon & Iran
b)
Egypt & Saudi Arabia
c)
Jordan & Israel
d)
Israel & Egypt
18.
What agreement between the U.S. & Soviet Union limited the # of ICBM's & submarine-launched missiles?
a)
SALT I
b)
SALT II
c)
ABM Treaty
d)
Limited Test Ban Treaty
19.
What Supreme Court case allowed the publication of the Pentagon Paper?
a)
NY Times v. U.S.
b)
U.S. v. Nixon
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
20.
A lasting result of the '70's oil crisis was,
a)
Most federal highways remain at 55mph
b)
The number one vehicle in the US is an SUV
c)
Automobile makers have made their cars more fuel effiecient
d)
We have higher gas prices than anywhere throughout the world
21.
As a result of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal, Americans
a)
have a greater appreciation of the role of the oval office
b)
have less trust in their government
c)
have realized the importance of the vote
d)
receive more of their news from social media than newspapers
22.
What music first became popular in the 1970's
a)
Folk
b)
Disco
c)
Jazz
d)
Rock and Roll
23.
Watergate refers to a scandal in which -
a)
Nixon rewarded government contracts in exchange for bribes
b)
Nixon sold arms to Iran in exchange for hostages
c)
Nixon lied under oath about a sexual affair
d)
Nixon faced impeachment for trying to cover up a crime
24.
What peace agreement stopped years of fighting in the Middle East between Egypt and Israel?
a)
Camp David Accords
b)
Fourteen Points
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Marshall Plan
25.
Revolutionaries in the country of ___________ held Americans hostage for 444 days to protest U.S. support for their overthrown leader.
a)
Iraq
b)
Nicaragua
c)
Iran
d)
Israel
26.
The idea that the United States should build up its military and take aggressive action to defend its interests around the world describes-
a)
Reagan's Peace Through Strength
b)
Nixon's Detente
c)
Wilson's Fourteen Points
d)
Taft's Dollar Diplomacy
27.
In what scandal did President Reagan sell weapons to a U.S. enemy in exchange for the release of hostages AND use the money to fund anti-communist rebels?
a)
Iranian Hostage Crisis
b)
Watergate Scandal
c)
Iran-Contra Affair
d)
Operation Desert Storm
28.
In what country did terrorists murder U.S. Marines during Reagan's Presidency?
a)
Iraq
b)
Afghanisan
c)
China
d)
Lebanon
29.
What characterizes Reaganomics/supply-side economics?
a)
low taxes, less business regulation
b)
high taxes, more spending on welfare
c)
low tariffs, expansion of free trade
d)
high taxes, more business regulations
30.
Who was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court?
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Sonia Sotomayor
c)
Sandra Day O'Connor
d)
Hillary Clinton
31.
What do NAFTA and the WTO promote?
a)
nationalism
b)
international free trade
c)
appeasement
d)
communism
32.
Who was responsible for the attacks on the New York Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001?
a)
the terrorist organization, Al Qaeda
b)
Iraq's dictator, Saddam Hussein
c)
Japan's military leader Hideki Tojo
d)
Nazi Germany
33.
What country did the United States invade immediately following the attacks on 9/11?
a)
Russia
b)
Iraq
c)
Iran
d)
Afghanistan
34.
What are the effects of most technological advances on businesses?
a)
lower costs and faster production
b)
higher costs and slower production
c)
a higher demand for unskilled labor and high taxes
d)
better customer service and inefficiency
35.
Regents v. Bakke Supreme Court ruling was about what?
a)
Affirmative Action
b)
Gays in the military
c)
Abortion Rights
36.
Name the first African American Woman elected to Congress.
a)
Shirley Jones
b)
Shirley Chisolm
c)
Michael Obama
37.
What is the ‘war’ called between the U.S.S.R and the USA in the 60’s and 70’s?
a)
Hot Scrimmage
b)
Cold War
c)
Heated Peace
38.
Name the only President that resigned.
a)
Nixon
b)
JFK
c)
LBJ
d)
Carter
39.
Which set of events is in correct chronological order?
a)
I, II, III, IV
b)
I, III, II, IV
c)
IV, III, I, II
d)
II, I, IV, III
40.
How did President Nixon reduce tensions between the United States and communist governments?
a)
He normalized relations with Cuba and provided economic aid to China.
b)
He re-established diplomacy with China and negotiated arms reductions with the Soviet Union.
c)
He withdrew American troops from Angola and hosted negotiations with North Korea and China.
d)
He relaxed the military stance of the United States and unilaterally reduced the nuclearweapons stockpile.
41.
The above characteristics describe the economic policy of —
a)
perestroika
b)
monetarism
c)
Reaganomics
d)
Keynesianism
42.
How did President Carter respond to the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-1981?
a)
Immediate economic sanctions and a military rescue of the hostages
b)
A military intervention to topple the Iranian revolutionary government
c)
Immediate economic sanctions, a failed military rescue, and negotiations for the release ofthe hostages
d)
Condemnation at the United Nations and a secret transfer of military equipment in exchangefor the hostages
43.
Which 1980s conservative political organization was founded by the Southern Baptist pastor Jerry Falwell and advocated social policies that reflected the point of view of evangelical Christians?
a)
The Moral Majority
b)
The John Birch Society
c)
The Heritage Foundation
d)
The National Rifle Association
44.
First Lady Nancy Reagan headed a national campaign in the 1980s to address the social concern of —
a)
illegal drug use
b)
women in college sports
c)
racial discrimination in the workplace
d)
income differences between men and women
45.
Which disease that emerged in the 1980s led to a worldwide epidemic and one of the largest health concerns in regard to investigating its prevention and a possible cure?
a)
Smallpox
b)
West Nile virus
c)
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
d)
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
46.
According to the graph, which event likely contributed to a significant decline of public confidence in government?
a)
Watergate scandal
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
September 11 terrorism attack
d)
Assassination of President Kennedy
47.
Which person was the first woman appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court?
a)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
b)
Elena Kagan
c)
Sandra Day O'Connor
d)
Sonia Sotomayor
48.
What has been the most likely impact of American motion pictures on cultures around the world?
a)
Many nations have embargoed American motion pictures to limit their influence.
b)
Many cultures resent the wealth and lifestyle shown in American motion pictures.
c)
Many people have incorporated aspects of American culture into their own culture.
d)
Many national governments have invested in domestic motion picture companies to competewith the American industry.
49.
How has the American space exploration program likely improved the quality of life for people around the world?
a)
Space launches have often been broadcast around the world.
b)
Space research has resulted in new technologies and innovations used across the globe.
c)
The space program has provided good salaries for thousands of American scientists and engineers.
d)
Raw materials retrieved from space contribute to the construction of high-tech products likeflat-panel televisions.
50.
President Bush and the United Nations sent in troops in January 1991, their goal was the restore peace in Kuwait. What was the name of this conflict, which lasted six weeks?
a)
World War II
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
This means war
51.
What country was liberated as a result of the Persian Gulf War?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Russia
d)
Kuwait
52.
This was one of the first things that Clinton worked on in office…
a)
Healthcare
b)
Guns
c)
Taxes
d)
Drugs
53.
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country fell?
a)
China
b)
Kuwait
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Cuba
54.
What was the name of Iraq's Dictator, who ordered the invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, for which the US forced their withdraw in the 1991 Gulf War?
a)
Anwar Sadat
b)
Osama Bin Laden
c)
Mumamar Quadafi
d)
Saadam Hussein
55.
What commodity sharply rose in price after OPEC formed?
a)
Coal
b)
Diamonds
c)
Oil (Petroleum)
d)
Electricity
56.
What Clinton law established free trade between America, Mexico and Canada?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pacts
c)
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
d)
Reaganomics
57.
What economic philosophy believed in tax cuts and deregulation?
a)
Kensyian Theory
b)
Dickensianism
c)
Reaganomics
d)
NAFTA
58.
What is it when to save money companies move jobs to another country?
a)
Shipping
b)
Redirecting
c)
Outsourcing
d)
Pulling Away
59.
In today's world where can the United States and other countries handle international problems?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Council Against Terror
c)
United Nations
d)
World Criminal Court
60.
The transition between clothing styles pictured here is due to which movement?
a)
The Rock and Roll Movement
b)
The counterculture movement
c)
The conservative movement
d)
The Speakeasy Movement
61.
Why did Reaganomics cut taxes to the wealthy and deregulate corporations?
a)
It would decrease reliance of foreign oil
b)
It would remove trade barriers with countries
c)
it would encourage spending and help the economy grow
d)
It would help to defeat Communist expansion and influence
62.
What does President Clinton's impeachment trial reflect about modern US politics?
a)
Campaign finances have to be regulated
b)
Judicial nominees are often investigated.
c)
Elected officials face scrutiny about their personal lives
d)
Media outlets focus on policy issues of presidents.
63.
How did Reagan try to improve national security during his time as President?
a)
He increased defense spending to create a stronger military
b)
He worked to create a border wall on the southern border
c)
He increased funding to state and local law enforcement
d)
He increased security screenings at U.S. airports
64.
Why was Bill Clinton impeached?
a)
He tried to spy for Russia
b)
He was sabotaging Congress's election efforts
c)
He lied under oath about having an affair
d)
He used taxpayer money to fund his own businesses
65.
How do third party Candidates like Ross Perot and Ralph Nader influence elections?
a)
they show there are issues with voter fraud
b)
They keep voters from going to the polls
c)
They force state officials to change voting policies
d)
They draw crucial votes away from other candidates
66.
openly speaking of economic reform in the USSR
a)
detente
b)
flexible response
c)
glasnost
d)
perestroika
67.
Soviet Premier during the Cuban Missile Crisis
a)
Nikita Kruschev
b)
Mikhail Gorbachev
c)
Mr. Fischer
d)
Stalin
68.
US and USSR faced off over Soviets attempting to put nuclear weapons in Cuba
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
World War 1
c)
World War 2
d)
detente
69.
referred to political reform in USSR under Mikhail Gorbachev
a)
glasnost
b)
flexible response
c)
detente
d)
perestroika
70.
This person was a german philosopher and wrote the book the Communist Manifesto. He is also known as the Father of Communism.
Who is this?
Who is this?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Kim Jong Un
d)
Karl Marx
71.
This was the name of Michael Gorbachev's plan to restructure the Soviet government in the 1980s.
a)
Perestroika
b)
Glasnost
c)
Communism
d)
Deregulation
72.
How was the Iran Hostage Crisis resolved?
a)
the hostages were all killed
b)
the hostages were released as part of the agreement ending the Vietnam War
c)
the hostages were freed upon Reagan's inauguration
d)
the Camp David Accords led Israel to release the hostages
73.
Ronald Reagan declared war on what?
a)
Terror
b)
Poverty
c)
Drugs
d)
AIDS
74.
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
75.
Nancy Reagan's project as First Lady was ______________________.
a)
Just Say No
b)
Hugs not Drugs
c)
Just Say Yes
d)
Project Screaming Taco
76.
This space shuttle exploded on January 26, 1987 and President Reagan addressed the nation.
a)
Challenger
b)
Columbia
c)
Atlantis
d)
Discovery
77.
Strategic Defense Initiative
a)
conservative movement founded by evangelical minister Jerry Falwell
b)
plan, nicknamed “Star Wars,” to develop weapons that could destroy incoming missiles
c)
policy of supporting guerilla groups fighting Communist or pro-Soviet governments
78.
The tearing down of the Berlin Wall (depicted above) marked a symbolic end to the
a)
Berlin blockade
b)
Vietnam war
c)
Cold war
d)
Iran contra affair
79.
The USA Patriot Act, passed after the terrorist attaks on 9/11 :
a)
overhauled airport security measures.
b)
expanded the rights of law enforcement agencies to conduct secret searches and detain suspect aliens.
c)
required every American to swear a loyalty oath.
d)
ceased all Islamic immigration into the United States.
80.
The end of the Cold War was largely due to this man who brought glasnost & perestroika to the Soviet Union
a)
Mikhail Gorbachev
b)
Leonid Brezhnev
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Joseph Stalin
81.
What is the main idea of this cartoon from the Watergate era?
a)
The Supreme Court presides over a presidential impeachment trial
b)
Congress has to obey the Constitution
c)
The President has the final word on constitutional issues.
d)
No person or group is above the law
82.
Which law helped women athletes obtain greater support in American high schools and universities?
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act
c)
26th Amendment
d)
Voting Rights Act of 1964
83.
In what case did the U.S. Supreme Court decide that a defendant charged with a crime punishable by jail time is entitled to appointed counsel if he or she could not afford one?
a)
Gideon v. Wainwright
b)
Miranda v. Arizona
c)
Mapp v. Ohio
d)
Betts v. Brady
84.
The Supreme Court ruled that mandatory prayer in school is unconstitutional saying that required prayer violates the wall of separation.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Engel v. Vitale
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
Betts v. Brady
85.
Remember the quote, “the Supreme Court is the Constitution?” In 1803, the Supreme Court gave itself the power of Judicial Review in this landmark case. Basically that means the Supreme Court has final say so interpreting the Constitution.
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
McCullough v. Maryland
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
86.
In this case the court ruled the policy of any institution using quotas (a predetermined number) as part of affirmative action to be unconstitutional. In other words, institutions are not allowed to use race or gender quotas for hiring or acceptance practices.
a)
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
b)
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
c)
Korematsu v. US
d)
Roe v. Wade
87.
Schools only need reasonable suspicion (not a warrant or probable cause) to search students. This is necessary to provide a safe learning environment.
a)
Betts v. Brady
b)
Gideon v. Wainwright
c)
Tinker v. DesMoines
d)
New Jersey v. TLO
88.
Student’s rights to free speech do not end in school unless that speech or expression causes a disruption to the school environment. This is also known as the black armband case.
a)
New Jersey v. TLO
b)
Tinker v. DesMoines
c)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
d)
University of California v. Bakke
89.
The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property. Therefore, they had no legal right to file lawsuits against their owners/masters.
a)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
b)
Roe v. Wade
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
90.
The Supreme Court ruled that your 5th amendment right of self-incrimination and 6th amendment right to a lawyer must be read to you at the time of arrest.
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Engel v. Vitale
c)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
91.
Like the Tinker case, the Supreme Court ruled that students were limited in their speech and expression when it came to any form of school publications (newspapers, yearbook, student TV, etc.). They can be censored by school administrators.
a)
Tinker v. DesMoines
b)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
c)
New Jersey v. TLO
d)
Texas v. Johnson
92.
In 1954, the Supreme Court overturned the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson. This helped to end segregation in public schools.
a)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
b)
Texas v. Johnson
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS
93.
During WWII, the Supreme Court ruled that relocation of Japanese-American citizens to internment camps was constitutional. Over 40 years later, it was officially admitted that this ruling was in violation of the concept of limited government.
a)
Korematsu v. US
b)
University of California v. Bakke
c)
Roe v. Wade
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
94.
In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal. This was called the “separate but equal” case. In 1954, it was overturned by Brown v. Board.
a)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
b)
Texas v. Johnson
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
95.
He was the first person to land on the moon.
a)
John Glenn
b)
Yuri Gagarin
c)
Neil Armstrong
d)
Sputnik
96.
What was apartheid?
a)
equality for all
b)
western-style democracy
c)
constitutional monarcy
d)
segregation of races
97.
Nelson Mandela's goal for South Africa was ?
a)
increase technology
b)
make rugby more popular than soccer
c)
achieve racial harmony after apartheid
d)
force all Europeans to leave
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