WorksheetsModern Era
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the 1990s, why did the United States go to war against Iraq?
a)
to protect our access to oil
b)
to liberate Israel from the Iraqi army
c)
to remove Iraq’s dictator
d)
to establish a democratic government
2.
What was a result of US military presence in Saudi Arabia in the 1990s?
a)
the US has unlimited rights to Saudi oil.
b)
the formation of the al Qaeda terrorist group
c)
the conversion (change) of the Saudis from Islam to Christianity
d)
the government of Saudi Arabia became democratic
3.
Which country is becoming the greatest rival to the United States in world trade?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Russia
d)
China
4.
Which group masterminded the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001?
a)
Al Qaeda
b)
El Queso
c)
OPEC
d)
NAFTA
5.
In which of the following ways did the US respond to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon?
a)
Worked to improve relations with Muslim countries
b)
Increased security at US airports
c)
Rounded up and deported Muslims living in the US
d)
Arrested and tried terrorists in open court
6.
Why did the US invade Iraq after 9/11?
a)
Because Iraq had attacked Israel
b)
Because the taliban controlled the Iraqi government
c)
Because the US thought Iraq had weapons of mass destruction
d)
Because Iraq had attacked the World Trade Center
7.
Why did the US invade Afghanistan after 9/11?
a)
Because the US thought Afghans had weapons of mass destruction
b)
Because Afghanistan had attacked the World Trade Center
c)
Because Afghanistan had attacked Israel
d)
Because the Afghan government was protecting Osama bin Laden
8.
Which of the following resulted from the American involvement in the War on Terror?
a)
Osama bin Laden was killed by Navy Seals
b)
Weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq
c)
the US protected the Jews in the area
d)
Iraq and Afghanistan now enjoy peace and prosperity
9.
Between 1960 and 1990, what invention most changed the way people in the US worked?
a)
typewriter
b)
computer
c)
superconductor
d)
radio
10.
What is one invention that has made research much easier since the 1990s?
a)
Newspapers
b)
internet
c)
radio
d)
television
11.
What is globalization?
a)
world economic system in which goods and people move freely from one country to another
b)
something that is produced as a result of manufacturing something else
c)
countries depend on each other for products that they do not produce
d)
the use of violence and fear to achieve goals
12.
What is outsourcing?
a)
companies set up factories in other countries to produce goods at lower costs
b)
when a country concentrates on producing goods that they can make the best, fastest, and cheapest
c)
modern technology bringing the world closer together
d)
evaluation of one's own country based on one's own country
13.
What is interdependence?
a)
companies set up factories in other countries to produce goods at lower costs
b)
when a country concentrates on producing goods that they can make the best, fastest, and cheapest
c)
evaluation of one's own country based on one's own country
d)
countries depend on each other for products that they do not or can not otherwise produce
14.
All of the following led the end of the Cold War except...
a)
when Soviets began to vote in free elections
b)
the fall of the Berlin War in Germany
c)
the improving U.S. relationship with the U.S.S.R
d)
the U.S forced Soviet Leader Gorbachev to step down
15.
Why is the Presidential Election of 2008 historically significant?
a)
Election of first female vice president
b)
Election of first African American President
c)
least money spent on a presidential campaign
d)
record low numbers of voters
16.
Which of the following is NOT true about the Bush/Gore Election in 2000?
a)
Bush lost popular vote, won electoral vote
b)
The Supreme Court stopped all recounts in Florida.
c)
led to more digital voting machines
d)
Gore became Bush's Vice President
17.
Which was NOT a president of the Modern Era?
a)
Hillary Clinton
b)
Barack Obama
c)
James Carter
d)
Geral Ford
18.
Immediately after the Watergate scandal Nixon...
a)
impeached
b)
fired
c)
resigned
d)
pardoned
19.
President Carter's greatest accomplishment was...
a)
ending American involvement in the Vietnam War.
b)
the Iranian hostage crisis.
c)
Camp David Peace Accords.
d)
solving the nation's energy crisis.
20.
At the Camp David Accords, Carter negotiated a peace treaty between...
a)
the Soviet Union & the USA.
b)
Israel & Egypt.
c)
North Vietnam & South Vietnam.
d)
the USSR & Afghanistan.
21.
The most damaging failure of Jimmy Carter's presidency was his inability to free 52 Americans being held hostage in _________.
a)
the Soviet Union
b)
North Vietnam
c)
Iran
d)
Afghanistan
22.
Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, by President Reagan?
a)
Sonia Sontamayor
b)
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
c)
Elana Kagen
d)
Sandra Day O'Connor
23.
To resist the spread of Communism in Latin America and liberate American hostages, the several US officials became involved in what scandal?
a)
Watergate
b)
Whitewater
c)
Iran-Contra
d)
Benghazi
24.
SELLING WEAPONS TO IRAN TO FREE HOSTAGES. USING MONEY TO FUND WAR IN S. AMERICA
a)
IRAN CONTRA SCANDAL
b)
IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS
c)
REAGANOMICS
d)
CONTRACT WITH AMERICA
25.
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
26.
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country fell?
a)
China
b)
Kuwait
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Cuba
27.
What does President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial reflect about modern U.S. politics?
a)
Congress conducts more thorough investigations of judicial nominees
b)
Campaign finances are monitored by a regulatory agency
c)
Media outlets focus more on policy issues than on the actions of elected officials
d)
Elected officials face greater scrutiny of their personal lives
28.
What was the name of the woman Bill Clinton had an affair with in the oval office, for which he allegedly lied about, which led to his impeachment?
a)
Kris Kardashian
b)
Hilary Clinton
c)
Janet Reno
d)
Monica Lewinsky
29.
Who involved in the Attacks on September 11, 2001?
a)
Osama Bin Laden, George W. Bush,Al Qaeda
b)
Saddam Hussein, George Bush, Bin Laden
c)
Al Qaeda, Bin Laden, George W. Bush
d)
George W. Bush, Al Qaeda, Saddam Hussein
30.
The generation born after World War II was called ��
a)
the draftees
b)
the utopians
c)
the traditionalists
d)
the baby boomers
31.
What was one effect of the Watergate scandal?
a)
The creation of executive privilege
b)
The development of the domino theory
c)
A greater distrust of the government by the American people
d)
The establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency
32.
The Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision ��
a)
assured women the right to legal abortions
b)
legalized government vouchers for private schools
c)
forbade religious teaching in schools
d)
outlawed profanity on television and radio
33.
Which event symbolized the end of communism in Europe?
a)
The fall of the Berlin Wall
b)
The first Reagan-Gorbachev summit
c)
The introduction of perestroika in the Soviet Union
d)
The introduction of glasnost in the Soviet Union
34.
Educational act passed by Bush Jr. to give money to impoverished schools in order to raise standardized testing scores.
a)
Patriot Act
b)
No Child Left Behind
c)
Testing Act
d)
Education Reform Act
35.
Which was NOT a modern day president?
a)
Gore
b)
Nixon
c)
Reagan
d)
Bush
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