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WorksheetsCold war to 2000
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
a)
Gave people the right to have civil marriage unions.
b)
Banned discrimination in employment and housing.
c)
Gave the right to vote to Women
d)
Allowed wives to be treated better in divorce court.
2.
What pushed Americans to the suburbs in the 1950s?
a)
Infestation of rats in the inter cities.
b)
Better school lunches in county schools.
c)
Gave workers more time in their cars to listen to music.
d)
construction of inexpensive suburban homes and affordable vehicles
3.
What was the goal of the march on Washington and MLK "Dream" speech.
a)
Thanking White America for great treatment of minorities.
b)
Push for civil rights and freedom for all.
c)
Show of force to stop the Vietnam War.
d)
To teach the importace of REM sleep for dreaming.
4.
What court case made abortion legal in the USA
a)
Idiana vs Federal Government
b)
Bush vs Gore
c)
Marbury vs Madison
d)
Roe vs Wade
5.
President Johnson seeked the Tonkin Gulf Resolution to attack North Vietnam after
a)
North Vietnam boats attacked the USS Maddox.
b)
North Vietnam boats. attacked the USS Maine.
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
North Vietnam planes sunk two US battle ships.
6.
What changed Americans opinion over the Vietnam War?
a)
The lack of herbicides do to Agent Orange use in the war.
b)
The great cost of the War
c)
The unfiltered media coverage.
d)
The Ho Chi Minh trail
7.
Where did Forest Gump see the Nixon spies burglarising Dem headquarters.
a)
Las Vegas
b)
Thorntown Inn
c)
Hilton Gardens
d)
Water Gate Hotel
8.
President Reagan hated _____________ so much he would back bad leaders to destroy it.
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Tribal governments
d)
Quakers
9.
During Bill Clinton's impeachment , " I did not have sexual relations with that women"
a)
House of reps did not impeach him.
b)
Senate convicted him.
c)
Senate voted to clear him.
d)
The whole thing never happened.
10.
What was the affect of the Supreme court stopping the 2000 election recount in Florida?
a)
Bush won the election
b)
Gore won the election
c)
America re-voted in a special election
d)
Do not choose this one!
11.
After Black down in Somalia
a)
American got more involved in Aftrica affairs.
b)
America stayed of of African affairs.
c)
America got more involved in Antartica warfare.
d)
America stoped using helicopters.
12.
What is the purpose of affirmative action
a)
to stop people from being too passive
b)
to pledge allegiance to the USA
c)
to make up for 500 years of white male control
d)
Working out with a good action plan
13.
What happened during the Wounded Knee Massacre
a)
150-300 Lakota Sioux native Americans were killed by the US Cavalry.
b)
Lakota Sioux Native Americans killed 200 people in a wagon train.
14.
Laissez Faire economy is
a)
when a Government is heavily involed in regulating the economy.
b)
when all people can buy lasagna at a fair price.
c)
when the government lets the economy run it self.
d)
another word for Commuism or Reds.
15.
The USA invade Afghanistan because it was related to 9/11, what was the reason did we invade Iraq?
a)
To test how good our military was.
b)
We were worried they would attack Iran.
c)
They were the real people responsible for 9/11.
d)
We thought they had weapons of Mass Destruction
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