WorksheetsBenchmark 70's - Millennium
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
(Detente )1972 with Richard Nixon who met with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev resulted in ...
a)
the use of atomic weapons
b)
weapons treaties SALT I and SALT II
c)
the Iranian Hostage Crisis
d)
the space race
2.
What was the cause of the Iranian Hostage Crisis In Tehran?
a)
Carter's decision to allow the Shah come to the US for medical treatment
b)
Carter's decision to bomb Tehran
c)
Carter's decision to invade Tehran
d)
Carter's decision to aid Afghanistan against Iran
3.
What is the purpose behind Earth Day?
a)
Demonstrate against Air and Water Pollution
b)
Demonstrate support for environmental protection
c)
Demonstrate support for National Parks Service
d)
Demonstrate against chemical fertilizers
4.
a businessman whom works with new technologies and products and takes on great financial risks to become successful.
a)
Robber Baron
b)
Captain of Industry
c)
Entrepreneur
d)
Political Boss
5.
A break in at Democratic National Committee headquarters, where Nixon's administration tried to cover up break in and was investigated by the US Congress.
a)
Detente
b)
Watergate Scandal
c)
Iran Hostage Crisis
d)
Teapot Dome Scandal
6.
Spread of beliefs and social activities from one group of people to another (Such as Coca Cola in Japan and KFC in Mexico)
a)
Cultural Diffusion
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Civil Rights Movement
d)
Globalization
7.
when parts are added as semi-finished product moves from station to station until final product was produced.
a)
Digital Production
b)
Just IN Time Production
c)
Space Race
d)
Assembly Line
8.
Due to the Cold War, led to the this led to the development of new technologies such as Kevlar and cellphones.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Space Race
c)
Automobile Race
d)
Technology Race
9.
Katrina was a Hurricane that affected New Orleans due to ...
a)
violent waves going over the levees
b)
The dams broke and the city flooded
c)
Massive amounts of rain for weeks on end
d)
levees broke and New Orleans was under water.
10.
Renewable resources can be replaced naturally such as
a)
Electricity
b)
Oil, fossil fuels
c)
Oxygen, Water, Solar
d)
Coal, Natural Gas
11.
4 coordinated terrorist attacked by Al Qaeda killing 2996 Americans
a)
September 11, 2001
b)
December 7, 1941
c)
April 6, 1917
d)
April 25, 1898
12.
created to ensure that global trade commences smoothly, freely and predictably, stimulates a demand for consumer products
a)
World Trade Organization
b)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
d)
North American Free Trade Agreement
13.
Importance of American Presidential Election in 2008
a)
First Female President was elected
b)
First Mexican American President elected
c)
Barack Obama became the first African American President
d)
Donald Trump was elected President
14.
global system of interconnected computer networks. Allows for trade and worldwide remote research
a)
internet
b)
facebook
c)
Amazon Prime
d)
Snap Chat
15.
A system that allows each branch of government to amen or veto acts of another branch so one branch does not have more power than the other
a)
Executive Prviliege
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
The Constitution
d)
Initiative Referendum and Recall
16.
Shares equal responsibility with the senate, its members are directly elected every two years
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Congress
d)
President
17.
court case holding that criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogation under the sixth Amendment
a)
Miranda v Arizona
b)
Hernandez v Texas
c)
Escobedo v Illinois
d)
Tinker v Des Moines
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