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Worksheets17-25 EOC - US History
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What state did most Dust Bowl immigrants head towards for opportunity?
a)
Maine
b)
Georgia
c)
California
d)
Montana
2.
Other than overproduction and under consumption, what was one of the main causes of the Great Depression? (a.k.a. Black Tuesday)
a)
Stock Market Crash
b)
9-11 Terrorist Attacks
c)
Bombing of Alabama Church
d)
Sinking of the Lusitania
3.
What event of the early 1930s was caused by drought, high winds, and poor farming techniques in the mid-west?
a)
Dust Crash
b)
Stock Market Crash
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
Superbowl
4.
A severe economic recession in the 1930’s that affected all the world’s industrialized nations and the countries that exported raw materials to them.
a)
Black Plague
b)
World War I
c)
The Great Depression
d)
League of Sadness
5.
What is another name for a shantytown during the 1930s?
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Hoover Buildings
c)
Homes of Depression
d)
Herbert's Design
6.
What New Deal program built hydroelectric dams to create jobs and brought cheap electricity to the Appalachian region of the South?
a)
Social Security (SS)
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
c)
Works Progress Authority (WPA)
d)
NAACP
7.
What New Deal program provides unemployment insurance, economic provisions for the blind and disabled, and old age retirement income?
a)
Old Deal
b)
Works Progress Authority
c)
Social Security
d)
Investment Retirement Account
8.
What Second New Deal Act, also known as the National Labor Relations Act, established collective bargaining rights for workers and prohibited unfair labor practices strengthening labor unions in the United States?
a)
Kuna's Law
b)
Roosevelt's Corollary
c)
Hoover Law
d)
Wagner Act
9.
Which first lady was very influential in convincing her husband to appoint more women to government positions and revolutionized the role of the First Lady?
a)
Eleanor Roosevelt
b)
Nancy Reagan
c)
Ivana Trump
d)
Michelle Obama
10.
What did Congress pass to make it illegal to sell arms or make loans to nations who were at war in Europe in the late 1830s?
a)
Wagner Acts
b)
Neutrality Acts
c)
Weapons Disarmament Act
d)
Treaty of Weapons Distribution
11.
What was the plan put forth by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to expand the number of Supreme Court justices that would be favorable to his policies; however, it was not approved by Congress due to great opposition?
a)
Roosevelt's Law
b)
Court of Kuna's Kindness
c)
Court Packing Bill
d)
Court Contingency Law
12.
What name was given to FDR’s political programs that addressed the economic conditions of the Great Depression.
a)
Deal of Depression Recovery
b)
New Recovery
c)
Stale Deal
d)
New Deal
13.
Who was the senator from Louisiana who was one of FDR’s biggest critics who gained national popularity by promising to give every family $2000 as part of his “Share Our Wealth” program?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Long Randolph
d)
Huey Long
14.
What African American pressured FDR to support the Fair Employment Act which made discrimination in hiring illegal?
a)
A. Philip Randolph
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Huey Long
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
15.
When the diplomatic relations between Japan and the U.S came to a stalemate, what event occurred on December 7, 1941 that brought the U.S into WWII?
a)
Missile Attack on Florida
b)
Bombing of New York
c)
Attack on Washington D.C.
d)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
16.
Where were Japanese Americans placed during WWII out of fear that they would support the Axis Powers?
a)
internment camps
b)
prisons
c)
summer camps
d)
hotels
17.
What was the code name for the development of the atomic bomb during WWII?
a)
Alamo Project
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
Project of Nuclear Destruction
d)
Atomic Project
18.
In what state was the atomic bomb tested?
a)
Dallas, Texas
b)
Chicago, Illinois
c)
Los Alamos, New Mexico
d)
Washington D.C.
19.
During WWII each household was only allowed to purchase a certain amount of items at a time. This was called __________?
a)
collecting
b)
buying
c)
donating
d)
rationing
20.
What act allowed the U.S to send aid to any country whose defense was considered vital to the U.S. and would allow that country to provide payment at a later date?
a)
Lend-Lease Act
b)
Lend to Your Neighbor Act
c)
Manhattan Act
d)
Neutrality Acts
21.
What Pacific battle in WWII is regarded as the naval turning point of the war because the Japanese never recovered from the loss of aircraft carriers, fighter planes, and experienced pilots?
a)
Battle of the Bulge
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
Normandy (D-Day)
22.
What was the nickname and symbol that represented the thousands of women who worked in U.S. industries to take the places of men who were fighting in the WWII?
a)
Ruby Bridges
b)
Rosie the Clown
c)
Rosie the Riveter
d)
Ruby Riveter
23.
What name is given to the Allied invasion on June 6, 1944 of the coast of France as Allied troops attempted to take back France and to march into Germany to capture the German capital city of Berlin? (HINT: The largest amphibious invasion in history).
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Saving Private Ryan
d)
Normandy (D-Day)
24.
The U.S. policy of stopping the spread of communism during the Cold War Era was known as _____?
a)
containment
b)
entrapment
c)
red dawn
d)
rationing
25.
What did Congress pass during the Cold War Era that stated the U.S would support any nation with economic and military aid to prevent its falling under Soviet influence?
a)
Lend-Lease Act
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Wagner Act
26.
What is the first war in which the U.S. got involved with the intent to stop the spread of communism in 1950?
a)
World War Z
b)
World War II
c)
Korean War
d)
Vietnam War
27.
What Senator’s anti-communist crusade ended when he alleged that there were communists in the military?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Mrs. Kuna
c)
Julie Rosenburg
d)
Joseph McCarthy
28.
What Cuban leader had U.S support at first, but then allied himself with the Soviet Union, suspended all Cuban elections, and declared himself dictator?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Jackie Robinson
d)
Richard Nixon
29.
What name is given to the U.S. attempt to overthrow Cuban President Fidel Castro during the Kennedy presidency, but was a huge embarrassment when the U.S lost horribly?
a)
Tet Offensive
b)
Bay of Pigs
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Cuban Invasion
30.
What is the name of the event where the Soviet Union was secretly placing nuclear missiles in Cuba and the U.S. threatened military intervention if they were not removed?
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Tet Offensive
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Cuban Missile Crisis
31.
What is the name of the event where North Vietnam and the Vietcong attacked South Vietnam and the U.S. on the Vietnamese New Year’s celebration, causing public opinion in the U.S. to turn against the war?
a)
Tet Offensive
b)
Cold War
c)
Fall of Saigon
d)
Battle of Hamburger Hill
32.
The tension/rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after WWII to the early 1990s is called the _?_.
a)
Blue War
b)
Cold War
c)
Cold Uprising
d)
Communist Revolution
33.
What was passed by Congress after WWII that helped make communism less appealing to Europeans by creating economic prosperity, by helping Europe rebuild?
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Treaty of Communism
c)
Marshall Plan
d)
Containment Law
34.
From the mid 1940s to the mid 1960s the increased birthrate led to the largest generation in American History. By what name is this generation known?
a)
baby blast
b)
great awakening
c)
great baby uprising
d)
baby boom
35.
What type of mass media did 90% of American families own during the 1950s that impacted the economy, politics, and entertainment industries tremendously?
a)
television
b)
telephone
c)
personal computer
d)
internet
36.
What was the name of the first town (suburb) built using the assembly line concept?
a)
Newburbia
b)
Levittown
c)
The Great Society
d)
Gainesville
37.
Who were the candidates in the first Presidential debate ever televised in 1960?
a)
Kennedy & Johnson
b)
Nixon & Johnson
c)
Kennedy & Nixon
d)
Eisenhower & Kennedy
38.
What device has transformed U.S. businesses and the work of individuals by making transactions more efficient and faster and with the internet, we have the ability to send information to anyone, anytime, and anywhere?
a)
automobile
b)
radio
c)
television
d)
personal computer
39.
What event prompted the U.S. to respond by expanding federal aid to education, especially science and math and began the “space race” between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R?
a)
Launch of Sputnik
b)
Bay of Pigs
c)
911 Terrorist Attacks
d)
Iranian Hostage Crisis
40.
What was the largest public works project done during the Eisenhower presidency that improved mobility for citizens, but also served a military purpose as well?
a)
Transcontinental Railroads
b)
Interstate Highways
c)
Interstate Subways
d)
Water Repair Services
41.
What invention not only made our lives more comfortable, but allowed businesses and individuals to expand into the deep South and Southwest, changing settlement patterns in the U.S?
a)
automobile
b)
microwave
c)
air conditioning
d)
personal computer
42.
What Supreme Court case in 1954 integrated the nation’s school systems and reversed the “separate, but equal” doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson?
a)
Kuna vs Nored
b)
Miranda vs Arizona
c)
Plessy vs Ferguson
d)
Brown vs Board of Education
43.
Where did President Eisenhower place the National Guard under federal command to bring about school integration in 1957 as ordered by Brown vs. Board of Education?
a)
Little Rock, Arkansas
b)
Chicago, Ilinois
c)
Tampa, Florida
d)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
44.
What president integrated the nation’s armed forces following WWII?
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Richard Nixon
45.
From where did MLK write letters addressing fears that white religious leaders had that he was moving too fast toward desegregation?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Little Rock, Arkansas
c)
Birmingham, Alabama
d)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
46.
At what event did MLK give his famous “I have a Dream Speech” in 1963?
a)
Celebration of 4th of July
b)
Birmingham Revolution
c)
March to Selma
d)
March on Washington
47.
What act outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes required for voting and sent federal officials to register voters in Southern states?
a)
Voting Rights Act (1965)
b)
Civil Rights Act (1964)
c)
Poll Tax Act (1975)
d)
MLK Act (1940)
48.
Who was the first African-American to play professional baseball in the U.S?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Jackie Robinson
c)
Cesar Chavez
d)
Mrs. Kuna
49.
What act passed by Congress prohibited segregation in public accommodations and discrimination in education and employment?
a)
School Discrimination Act of 1980
b)
Segregation Violation Act of 1975
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
d)
Civil Obedience Act of 1940
50.
What Supreme Court case stated that a suspect must be informed of their constitutional rights at the time of arrest?
a)
Plessy vs Ferguson
b)
Brown vs Board of Education
c)
Miranda vs Arizona
d)
Robinson vs Chavez
51.
What did President Lyndon Johnson call his legislative programs to give Americans a better standard of living and greater opportunities regardless of their background?
a)
Social Security
b)
Medicare
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Great Society
52.
What Great Society programs provide health care for the elderly/disabled?
a)
Medicare/Medicaid
b)
Patriot Act
c)
Blue Cross Insurance
d)
New Deal
53.
What President was assassinated in Dallas, TX in November, 1963? His death reaffirmed for Americans the strength of the US government and allowed the new President Lyndon Johnson to move forward with his domestic policies to address poverty and civil rights?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
Harry Truman
54.
What 1968 event caused the worst wave of riots in over 100 cities and left the Civil Rights movement without its best known leader?
a)
Assassination of JFK
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Assassination of Martin Luther King
d)
Dust Bowl
55.
What 1968 event in Chicago is remembered as a scene where police armed with clubs and tear gas violently beat antiwar protestors on live TV?
a)
Stock Market Crash
b)
Assassination of MLK
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Democratic National Convention
56.
What was the primary goal of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society?
a)
War on Poverty
b)
War on the Mafia
c)
Voting Rights for African Americans
d)
Voting Rights for Women
57.
Who was the 1968 Democratic Presidential candidate who was assassinated on June 5, 1968 after winning the California primary? Because he had openly supported the Civil Rights movement, many people felt they had lost their best hope at moving the movement forward with his death.
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Robert Kennedy
c)
MLK
d)
Lyndon Johnson
58.
Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring, inspired what national movement?
a)
Women's Rights
b)
Migrant Rights
c)
Environmentalism
d)
Patriotism
59.
What form of non-violent protest, where African-Americans sat in segregated places until they were served or arrested, gained national media attention and helped many Americans turn their sympathies toward ending racial segregation?
a)
freedom rides
b)
conservatism
c)
violent threats
d)
sit-ins
60.
Who was the leader of the United Farm Workers of America union that used non-violent protest to gain better wages and working conditions from California grape growers?
a)
Rachel Carson
b)
Jackie Robinson
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Cesar Chavez
61.
What day celebrates the environment by raising awareness of environmental issues?
a)
4th of July
b)
Patriot's Day
c)
Tree Day
d)
Earth Day
62.
What group rode in buses during the civil rights era and went into the south using segregated facilities as a form of non-violent protest?
a)
environmentalists
b)
conservatists
c)
assassins
d)
freedom riders
63.
What government agency was created in 1970 with the purpose of enforcing laws aimed at maintaining a safe and clean environment?
a)
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
b)
TWA - Tennessee Works Authority
c)
DNC - Democratic National Convention
d)
SNCC - Students Non-Violent Committee
64.
What organization, founded by Betty Friedan in 1966, devotes itself to political activism and promoting women’s rights?
a)
NYET - Never Yell Ever Tell
b)
NOW - National Organization for Women
c)
BET - Black Entertainment
d)
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
65.
What are two civil rights groups that became very popular during the civil rights era?
a)
SNCC and NOW
b)
EPA and NOW
c)
SNCC and SCLC
d)
SCLC and EPA
66.
What prominent civil rights leader founded the SCLC?
a)
RFK
b)
NOW
c)
JFK
d)
MLK
67.
Name given to the belief that government should not try to regulate too much? The rise of this in America was seen in the Presidential Elections of 1964 and 1968.
a)
conservatism
b)
environmentalism
c)
patriotism
d)
kunaism
68.
The deaths of four students at Kent State University; the publishing of the Pentagon Papers; and “draft dodgers” going to Canada were all forms of protests against America’s involvement in what war?
a)
Korean War
b)
Vietnam War
c)
WWI
d)
WWII
69.
What were the burglars at the Watergate apartment complex breaking into when they were arrested?
a)
The White House
b)
The Pentagon
c)
The Democratic National Convention Headquarters
d)
Forrest Gump's Hotel
70.
What Supreme Court case declared state laws prohibiting abortion were unconstitutional because they violated a woman’s constitutional right to privacy in her own person?
a)
Bush v Gore
b)
Miranda v Arizona
c)
Roe v Wade
d)
Bakke v Regents of California
71.
Who were the presidential candidates when the Supreme Court ordered that Florida stop its recount of ballots in 2000, eventually allowing the Republican candidate to win?
a)
Roe v Wade
b)
Bush v Gore
c)
Miranda v Arizona
d)
Kuna v Georgia
72.
What president pardoned Richard Nixon for his involvement in the Watergate scandal?
a)
Lyndon Johnson
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Gerald Ford
d)
Ronald Reagan
73.
What event was Jimmy Carter involved in trying to bring peace to the Middle East with an agreement between Egypt and Israel?
a)
Carter's War
b)
Egyptian Accords
c)
Camp Washington Scandal
d)
Camp David Accords
74.
What is the name of the event where an Iranian mob stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 52 American hostages during the Carter administration?
a)
Iran Hostage Crisis
b)
Hostage Negotiation
c)
Iranian Mobster Affair
d)
Tehran War
75.
What was the nickname for President Ronald Reagan’s economic policy which was based on the “trickle-down theory?”
a)
Reaganomics
b)
Ronald's Economic Theory
c)
Trickle Down Money Scandal
d)
Kuna's Wallet
76.
What was President Reagan’s biggest failure in international policy when the U.S. sold weapons to Iran (an enemy of the U.S.) and then violated more laws by using the profits from those arms sales to fund a rebellion in Nicaragua?
a)
Nicaragua's Scandal
b)
Iran-Contra Affair
c)
Weapon's Crisis
d)
Iranian Weapon's Scandal
77.
What agreement was approved during the presidency of Bill Clinton when the U.S. extended tariff-free trade agreements with Canada and Mexico?
a)
TWCM (Tariff War with Canada and Mexico)
b)
Ordinance of 1995
c)
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
d)
WAP (War Agreement Plan)
78.
For what crime was President Bill Clinton brought up on impeachment charges?
a)
murder
b)
tax evasion
c)
infidelity (cheating on his wife)
d)
perjury
79.
President George W. Bush ordered American military forces to invade Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks because it was believed they were harboring what terrorist?
a)
Osama Bin Laden
b)
Mr. Kuna
c)
Hasan Atwa
d)
Mohammad Ali Kalif
80.
What is the name of the invasion of Afghanistan by the U.S. military and allied forces as a response to the 9/11 attacks against the U.S. in 2001?
a)
Afghani Blood War
b)
War in Afghanistan
c)
Terrorist Invasion
d)
9-11 Retaliation
81.
What Supreme Court decision challenged affirmative action and ruled that racial quotas violated the 14th Amendment?
a)
Brown vs Board of Education
b)
Roe vs Wade
c)
Board of Regents of University of California vs Bakke
d)
Cooper vs Morgan
82.
Passed under the administration of President George W. Bush, what act increased the authority of U.S. law enforcement agencies and allowed them greater power in what measures they could use to obtain information?
a)
Patriot Act
b)
Terrorism Act
c)
Privacy Law
d)
Citizen Act
83.
Which president was brought up on impeachment charges because of his involvement in the Watergate scandal, but eventually resigned before the impeachment process could begin?
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Andrew Johnson
84.
As a part of his détente policy to use diplomacy rather than intimidation to ease tensions between the U.S. and communists nations, President Richard Nixon formally opened negotiations and trade with what country in hopes that it would help lead to better relations with the U.S.S.R?
a)
North Korea
b)
Germany
c)
China
d)
Russia
85.
In March 2003, American and British troops invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein. What was this invasion called?
a)
War with Turkey
b)
Iran-Iraq War
c)
War in Afghanistan
d)
Middle Eastern War
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