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1970s-2000

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nixon’s policy of relaxing tensions between US and Soviet Union limiting development of missile systems.

a)

SALT I

b)

NAFTA

c)

Détente

d)

Treaty System

2.

Founder of Walmart, the one of the world’s larger retailers

a)

Sam Walton

b)

Wally Walton

c)

James Walster

d)

Edward Walton

3.

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, designed to control oil throughout the world.

a)

NATO

b)

SEATO

c)

NAFTA

d)

OPEC

4.

Group of men caught breaking into the Democratic Party Headquarters in Washington, DC.

a)

Three Mile Island

b)

Watergate Scandal

c)

White-watergate Scandal

d)

Iran-Contra Scandal

5.

Carter negotiated peace between historic middle eastern enemies, Egypt and Israel.

a)

Camp David Accords

b)

PLO Negotiation

c)

Marines in Lebanon

d)

Star Wars

6.

Co-founder of Microsoft who realized the potential of the personal computer.

a)

Sam Walton

b)

Steve Jobs

c)

Bill Gates

d)

Bill Clinton

7.

Struck down a state law requiring Amish children to attend school past 8th grade.

a)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

b)

Hernandez v. Texas

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Mendez v. Westminster

8.

Policy of increasing supply/drop prices leading to consumer demand, increased employment.

a)

Reganomics

b)

Stagflation

c)

Conservation

d)

Peace Through Strength

9.

Founder of one of the world’s largest cosmetic lines.

a)

Estée Lauder

b)

Jean Revlon

c)

Kimmy Sephora

d)

Sandra Day O'Conner

10.

North American Free Trade Agreement, trade association with Mexico/Canada, increase trade.

a)

NATO

b)

NAFTA

c)

NRA

d)

GATT/WTO

11.

The first woman appointed to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan in 1981.

a)

Sandra Day O'Connor

b)

Sonia Sotomayor

c)

Estée Lauder

d)

Phyllis Schlafly

12.

An ardent critic of the Women’s Liberation Movement, she claimed the ERA would reduce the rights of wives.

a)

Sandra Day O'Connor

b)

Sonia Sotomayor

c)

Estée Lauder

d)

Phyllis Schlafly

13.

Ronald Reagan’s Vice President, was elected President in 1988.

a)

George H.W. Bush

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

George W. Bush

d)

Robert Johnson

14.

First African-American billionaire and founder of Black Entertainment Television.

a)

Michael Jordan

b)

Robert Johnson

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Condoleezza Rice

15.

Areas of the Northeast and Midwest with coal and iron resources.

a)

Rust Belt

b)

Sun Belt

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Northern Colonies

16.

The US would try to roll back communism in the Middle East and Asia.

a)

Reagan Doctrine

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Eisenhower Doctrine

d)

Cold War

17.

Appointed Vice President by Nixon, he assumed the Presidency after Nixon resigns from office.

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

George H.W. Bush

18.

Appointed by President Clinton to head up a task force to investigate health care reform.

a)

Dr. C. Everett Koop

b)

Dr. Oz

c)

Hillary Clinton

d)

Oprah Winfrey

19.

National Rifle Association, became political when it endorsed Ronald Reagan as president.

a)

NRA

b)

Paramilitary Union

c)

Guns4U

d)

Concealed Weapons Lobby

20.

The constitutional process of removing a federal official.

a)

Arrest

b)

Impeachment

c)

Removal

d)

Recall

21.

The founder of the largest Hispanic advertising agency in the US.

a)

Carlos Slim

b)

Ronaldo

c)

Lionel Sosa

d)

John Leguzamo

22.

Reagan increased military spending to show America’s enemies that it would act to stop aggression.

a)

Star Wars

b)

Peace Through Strength

c)

Strategic Reserves Initiative

d)

Military Enforcement Act

23.

This was introduced as a program of conservative principles arguing that government was too big.

a)

Morning in America

b)

Make America Great Again

c)

American Renewal

d)

Contract with America

24.

This group sought to promote conservative policies and influence legislators to pass conservative legislation.

a)

Heritage Foundation

b)

Silent Majority

c)

Moral Majority

d)

Christian Coalition

25.

Former Arkansas governor, elected in 1992 defeating George H.W. Bush; also second president to be impeached.

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Hillary Clinton

26.

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (today known as the World Trade Organization), formed in 1947 to reduce tariff levels on many goods.

a)

NATO

b)

GATT/WTO

c)

NAFTA

d)

OPEC

27.

In 1979 Iranian students took hostages - US embassy In Tehran and held for more than a year.

a)

Iran Contra Affair

b)

Iran Hostage Crisis

c)

Gulf War

d)

Iranian Arab Spring

28.

Elected president in 1976, struggled with economic problems and hostage crisis in Iran.

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

George H.W. Bush

29.
elected President in 1968, more conservative direction, only President to resign from office
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Gerald Ford
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
George H.W. Bush
30.

Southwestern region of the United States, experienced population growth as people left the rust belt in search of employment.

a)

Rust Belt

b)

Sun Belt

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Northern Colonies

31.

The economic problem caused by inflation and stagnant economic growth.

a)

Stagflation

b)

Inflation

c)

Recession

d)

Depression

32.

This was created to protect the environment by setting air and water pollution standards.

a)

EPA

b)

CCC

c)

FCC

d)

SEC

33.

This Strategic Defense Initiative nickname, using lasers to shoot down missiles in order to prevent a nuclear attack was also called...

a)

Space Wars

b)

Attack Satellites

c)

Star Wars

d)

Orbiting Defense Platforms

34.

This ruling stated that students had the right to wear armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

Hernandez v. Texas

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Mendez v. Westminster

35.

President Bush sent troops into Iraq after the leader Saddam Hussein invade Kuwait.

a)

Vietnam

b)

Former Yugoslavia

c)

Persian Gulf War

d)

Afghanistan

36.

He was elected President in 1980, beginning a resurgence of conservatism.

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

George H.W. Bush

37.

Designed to protect the environment and animal species on the verge of extinction.

a)

EPA

b)

OSHA

c)

Endangered Species Act

d)

Environment and Animal Act

38.

Made up of fundamentalist Christians who favored socially conservation agenda, lost power and dissolved in the 1980s.

a)

Moral Majority

b)

Silent Majority

c)

Christian Coalition

d)

Conservative Christians