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Class
Date
1.
Which statement identifies a major reason for the increased migration of African Americans out of the rural South during and following World War I?
a)
the availability of cheap farmland in the West
b)
the opportunity for factory jobs in the North
c)
the elimination of the Ku Klux Klan in Northern states
d)
the chance to escape racial segregation by enlisting in the army
2.
The New Deal changed American thinking about the role of government because it was based on the belief that the --
a)
economy will fix itself if government leaves it alone
b)
states should take the lead in solving social issues
c)
the federal government should lead in solving economic problems
d)
political parties should work together to deal with major national problems
3.
Jane Addams and Dolores Huerta contributed to American society by --
a)
attempting to help the urban poor and ethnic minorities
b)
fighting for temperance and Prohibition
c)
promoting the interests of factory workers
d)
leading Populist political movements on behalf of Midwestern farmers
4.
What was the significance of the Camp David Accords?
a)
Egypt first recognized and signed a peace treaty with Israel.
b)
The Panama Canal Zone was returned to Panama.
c)
The Shah of Iran was overthrown by Fundamentalist Muslims.
d)
The accords helped to roll back the spread of Communism in Afghanistan.
5.
Why did imperialists like Aflred Thayer Mahan and Theodore Roosevelt believe it was important for the United States to build a cnal through Panama?
a)
The canal would help Midwestern farmers ship their goods into the Gulf of Mexico.
b)
The canal would allow prospectors to reach the Klondike more easily.
c)
The canal would provide a shorter route between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
d)
The canal would make trasporting tropps to Europe easier in wartime
6.
The purchase of war bonds, the planting of Victory Gardens, and the high rates of enlistment during World War II demonstrated that --
a)
government power tends to increase in wartime
b)
civil liberties are often limited in wartime
c)
patriotism inspired acts of volunteerism by U.S. citizens
d)
Americans remained deeply divided about fighting World War II
7.
THE GILDED AGE
When did it happen? 
a)
1890-1920
b)
Late Nineteenth Century
c)
1920-1929
d)
1898
8.
THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
When did it happen? 
a)
Late Nineteenth Century
b)
1898
c)
1890-1920
d)
1914-1918
9.
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
When did it happen? 
a)
1914-1918
b)
1898
c)
1890-1920
d)
Late Nineteenth Century
10.
WORLD WAR 1
When did it happen? 
a)
1914-1918
b)
1917
c)
1929-1939
d)
1939-1945
11.
U.S. JOINS WW1
When did it happen? 
a)
1914-1918
b)
1917
c)
1941
d)
1920-1929
12.
The ROARING 20's
When did it happen? 
a)
1920-1929
b)
1914-1918
c)
1829-1829
d)
Late Nineteenth century
13.
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
When did it happen? 
a)
1920-1929
b)
1929-1939
c)
1939-1945
d)
1950-1953
14.
WORLD WAR 2
When did it happen? 
a)
1914-1918
b)
1941
c)
1939-1945
d)
1950-1953
15.
US JOINS WORLD WAR 2, PEARL HARBOR
When did it happen? 
a)
1941
b)
1942
c)
1943
d)
1940
16.
COLD WAR BEGINS
When did it happen? 
a)
1950-2001
b)
1947-1991
c)
1963-1975
d)
1954-2010
17.
THE KOREAN WAR
When did it happen? 
a)
1950-1953
b)
1948
c)
1955-1975
d)
1947-1991
18.
THE VIETNAM WAR
When did it happen? 
a)
1947-1991
b)
1955-1975
c)
1939-1945
d)
1960-1980
19.
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
When did it happen? 
a)
1941
b)
1962
c)
1969
d)
1963
20.
U.S. PUTS MAN ON THE MOON
When did it happen? 
a)
1967
b)
1968
c)
1963
d)
1969
21.
WORLD TRADE CENTERS BOMBED
When did it happen? 
a)
1993
b)
1997
c)
2003
d)
2001
22.
The Great Depression began with the stock market crash in __________.
a)
September, 1939
b)
October, 1945
c)
December, 1941
d)
October, 1929
23.
Which of the following is a direct result of the attack on Pearl Harbor?
a)
The relocation of Japanese people to internment camps
b)
The Great Depression
c)
The attacks on Nagasaki and Hiroshima
d)
The election of Harry Truman 
24.
Which event pulled the United States into WWII?
a)
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
b)
The attack on Fort Sumter
c)
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
The sinking of the Lusitania
25.
Who was the leader of the Nazi party and was the leader of Germany?
a)
Stalin
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Mussolini
d)
Hitler
26.
Who was the president of US during the first few years of WWII?
a)
Hitler
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Stalin 
d)
Mussolini
27.
What was the name of the book that Adolf Hitler wrote while in prison?
a)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Catcher in the Rye
d)
The Red Badge of Courage
28.
Why were Japanese-Americans ordered to internment camps in 1942?
a)
Americans wanted to send Japanese-Americans away so that they could take their property and businesses.
b)
Americans feared Japanese-Americans had possible involvement with Japan after the  
 attack on Pearl Harbor.
c)
Americans thought the Japanese-Americans were to blame for the spread of Communism.
d)
Americans felt the Japanese-Americans should be blamed for starting of WWII.
29.
German strategy to strike an enemy fast, using tanks, airplanes and mechanized infantry is known as _____
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Kamikaze
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Holocaust
30.
What began the liberation of Western Europe?
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of Stalingrad
c)
D-Day
d)
Atom bomb was dropped
31.
This is extreme feelings of patriotism
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Reparations
32.
Who was the leader of the Italy?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
33.
Who was assassinated by a Serbian National to began WWI in 1914?
a)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand 
b)
Prince Charles
c)
Queen Elizabeth
34.
What style of fighting came to dominate the Western Front in World War I?
a)
Blitzkrieg
b)
Trench warfare
c)
Fast attacks with tanks
d)
Guerrilla warfare
35.
What was the land between two enemy lines called in WWI?
a)
No Man's Land
b)
His brother's land
c)
Auntie Anne's Land
d)
Pen Cattle
36.
In this, Germany alone was blamed for starting WWI and was forced to pay reparations and reduce their military.
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Alsace-Lorraine
c)
Treaty of St. Germain
d)
Treaty of Versailles
37.
An ideology rooted in militarism, extreme nationalism, racism, and blind loyalty to the state.
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Facism
c)
Genocide
d)
Blitzkrieg
38.
Place the following events in the correct chronological order from first to last.
a)
French Revolution, World War II, World War I, Civil War
b)
Civil War, American Revolution, World War I, World War II
c)
American Revolution, French Revolution, World War I, World War II
d)
World War I, French Revolution, Civil War, World War II
39.
Why was building the Panama Canal so important to the United States? 
a)
It allowed endangered animals to expand their territory
b)
It allowed U.S. families to stay connected with each other
c)
It increased Canada's military capability.
d)
It would be a major shipping canal connecting the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans
40.
What continent is this?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
The Americas
41.
What Continent is this?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
42.
Who led American sugar plantation owners to seize power in Hawaii and ask for annexation?
a)
William Libby
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Sanford B. Dole
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
43.
Who resigned from his position as assistant secretary of the Navy to organize the Rough Riders?
a)
William McKinley
b)
William H. Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
44.
What effect did the Roosevelt Corollary have on the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
The United States would permanently station troops in the Philippines and other Pacific islands.
b)
The United States reserved the right to intervene in the affairs of Central America and the Caribbean.
c)
The United States had the right and duty to expand its colonial possessions in Asia.
d)
The United States would provide military aid to Europe to resist communism.
45.
1st Amendment
a)
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Petition, Assembly
b)
Right Bear Arms
c)
Protects from unusual searches and seizures 
d)
Abolished slavery
46.
What organization was created near the end of WWII to try and prevent future global wars?
a)
United Nations
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
World Health Organization
d)
League of Nations
47.
Name the three countries that occupied West Germany following WWII.
a)
Britain, US, & France
b)
Britain, Uganda, & Spain
c)
Japan, Italy, & Russia
d)
Russia, Serbia, & US
48.
What was the goal of America's containment policy?
a)
to stop the spread of Communism
b)
to stop the spread of anarchy
c)
to hold leftovers
d)
to spread Buddism
49.
National Prohibition, as authorized by the 18th amendment, stated that
a)
Americans must be 18 years old to purchase alcoholic beverages
b)
only imported alcoholic beverages would be sold
c)
alcoholic beverages could be sold only in government-run stores
d)
the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned
50.
Which New Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?
a)
Federal Emergency Relief Act
b)
Civilian Conservation Corps
c)
Works Progress Administration
d)
Securities and Exchange Commission
51.
Which United States foreign policy stated that European powers should no longer expect to establish colonies in the Western Hemisphere?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Dollar Diplomacy
c)
Good Neighbor Policy
d)
Alliance for Progress
52.
This was a reception center for immigrants arriving by ship in the NY Bay area
a)
Liberty Island
b)
Jersey Shore
c)
Ellis Island
d)
Emerald Isle
53.

Programs created to end the Great Depression were called?

a)

Depression Enders

b)

New Deal

c)

Relief Helpers

d)

The Depression Deals

54.

Fireside chats were

a)

discussions between the President and the American people

b)

meetings around the fireplace between the President and his advisors

c)

radio talks used by FDR to reassure the American public about the future

d)

Heuy longs radio broadcasts

55.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

a)

built dams in the Tennessee Valley to control flooding and provide hydroelectric power

b)

set up a pensions for the elderly

c)

paid farmers to not grow certain crops

d)

provided electricity to rural America

56.

Huey "Kingfish" Long and ran a corrupt political machine?

a)

proposed the Old Age Revolving Pension- 60 year olds retire so younger people would have jobs.

b)

proposed the Share Our Wealth program and was assassinated in 1935

c)

started the New Deal programs

d)

formed the National Union for Social Justice

57.
FDR's court packing plan involved 
a)
change the number of justices from 9 to 15
b)
replace all the justices that did not like his New Deal programs with justices that would support them
c)
get rid of the Supreme Court
d)
add a justice for each justice that does not retire at the age of 70
58.

The Fair Labor Standards Act instituted?

a)

created a federal minimum wage, banned workers 16 and under, and set a lower hours work week.

b)

created a minimum wage and set a lower hours work week.

c)

banned workers 16 and under, and set a lower hours work week.

d)

Created working standards for child labor.

59.

Francis Townsend

a)

proposed the Old Age Revolving Pension- 60 year olds 200 dollars to spend in economy.

b)

proposed the Share Our Wealth-100% tax on personal income of over $1million to provide a pension for the elderly and poorest Americans

c)

started the New Deal programs

d)

formed the National Union for Social Justice

60.

Father Charles E Coughlin

a)

proposed the Old Age Revolving Pension- 60 year olds retire so younger people would have jobs.

b)

proposed the Share Our Wealth-100% tax on personal income of over $1million to provide a pension for the elderly and poorest Americans

c)

started the New Deal programs

d)

formed the National Union for Social Justice and called for National Banks. On Sundays, he would broadcast radio sermons slamming FDR

61.
Because many banks were in trouble and in danger of failing Roosevelt
a)
declared a bank holiday.
b)
took over all the banks and ran them himself.
c)
made all banks government run.
d)
decided JP Morgan should run all the banks.
62.

Which was a main principle of the New Deal economic policies?

a)

"Rugged individualism" will end social inequality

b)

Government must assumer greater responsibility for helping the unfortunate

c)

Pro-business tax breaks would solve the problems of the Depression

d)

Antitrust legislation could destroy the free enterprise system

63.

Which New Deal program provides a monthly pension (retirement payment) to the unemployed, disabled, and elderly?

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

b)

Social Security Act

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

d)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

64.

Which New Deal program put young men to work by helping to conserve natural resources?

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

b)

Social Security Act

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

d)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

65.

Which New Deal program employed people to build bridges, public buildings, as well as artists, musicians, and writers?

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

b)

Social Security Act

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

d)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

66.

What act protected account holders and set strict standards for banks to follow and was also known as the Glass- Steagall act?

a)

AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)

b)

CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)

c)

FHA (Federal Housing Administration)

d)

FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

67.

Provided home loans, home mortgages, and repairs?

a)

FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

b)

CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)

c)

FHA (Federal Housing Administration)

d)

AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)

68.

Raised crop prices by lowering production?

a)

AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)

b)

CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps )

c)

PWA (Public Works Administration)

d)

AAC

69.

Democratic candidate that was elected president in 1932?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Huey Long

c)

Truman

d)

Herbet Hoover

70.

Paid artists a living wage to produce art, projects included murals, posters, and books?

a)

Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

b)

WPA (Works Progress Administration)

c)

The Federal Art Project

d)

CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)

71.

. Frances Perkins became America’s first female cabinet member.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

The Second Hundred Days or Second New Deal occur in 1937 and included which programs ?

a)

Works Progress Act (WPA), National Youth Administration (NYA) National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), and Social Security Act (SSA)

b)

CCC,AAA, FDIC, FHA

c)

AAA,NYA, NLRA,CCC

d)

CCC,NYA,FDIC

73.

The Wizard of Oz (1939) was first movie that was ?

a)

Animated

b)

With Sound

c)

With Color

d)

With Music

74.

Roosevelt didn’t appoint any African Americans to positions within the government?

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Which act gave Natives more ownership of reservations?

a)

Reorganization act 1934

b)

Hawley-Smoot act 1930

c)

Agricultural adjustment act. 1932

d)

Workers progress administration act. 1937

76.

Was created to provide education, jobs, and recreation for young people?

a)

CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp)

b)

NYA (National Youth Administration)

c)

FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

d)

AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)

77.

This legislation also known as the Wagner act protected workers, ensured collective bargaining, and preserved the right to unionize?

a)

NLPP

b)

NRA (National Rifle Association)

c)

AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)

d)

NLRA (National Labor Relations Act )

78.

Soap operas were radio shows during the great depression and called this because most of the actors & actress used soap.

a)

True

b)

False

79.
John Steinbeck captured the struggles of the Okies with his book, The Grapes of Wrath.
a)
True
b)
False
80.

Which president was blamed for the hardships faced by Americans during the Great Depression?

a)

Calvin Coolidge

b)

Franklin D Roosevelt

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Woodrow Wilson

81.

Thousands of World War I Veterans who marched in Washington DC demanding promised money as a bonus were known as...

a)

WWI Veterans

b)

War Mob

c)

Bonus Army

d)

Marines

82.

Due to its failure as crime increased during the 1920s and the need for the government to raise revenue during the Depression, what came to an end with the ratification of the 21st Amendment

a)

Prohibition

b)

woman's suffrage

c)

war draft

d)

organized crime

83.

What made farmers move away from the Great Plains?

a)

gold rush

b)

the Dust bowl

c)

soil was too hard to work

d)

The great migrations

84.
What percentage of Americans were unemployed in 1933?
a)
25%
b)
35%
c)
50%
d)
2%
85.
What was the nickname given to the shanty towns that popped up around cities as people migrated looking for work during the Great Depression?
a)
Depression Era
b)
Suburbs
c)
Slums
d)
Hoovervilles
86.

Passed by Congress in 1930 to protect U.S. industry yet it had the opposite effect?

a)

Dawnes act

b)

Prohibition

c)

Hawley-Smoot Tariff

d)

Smith- Hawely Tariff

87.

Currently provides electricity, flood control, and water for 7 western states and was built in 1930's.

a)

Mr. Johnson Dam

b)

FDR Dam

c)

Smoot Dam

d)

Hoover Dam

88.

The process of paying a small percentage of a stock’s price as a down payment and borrowing the rest?

a)

Buying on Margins

b)

Shareholding

c)

Speculation Buying

d)

Calling on the Margins

89.
What was the term 'iron curtain' used  to describe the division of?
a)
North and South Vietnam
b)
East and West Asia
c)
North and South Korea
d)
East and West Europr
90.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
91.
The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?
a)
If one country fell to democracy, others would follow
b)
If one country fell to communism, others would follow
92.
What is the purpose of N.A.T.O?
a)
Countries joining together to end democracy
b)
Countries joining together to stop trade between the East and West
c)
Countries joining together to fend off attacks by other communist countries
d)
Countries joining together to create one kind of currency (S)
93.
The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--
a)
Korean Pact
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
NATO
d)
Satellite Nations
94.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dien Diem
d)
Hideki Tojo
95.
What resolution passed that gave Lyndon Johnson broad powers to defend South Vietnam from communism?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
Gulf of Maddox Resolution
c)
USS Tonkin Resolution
d)
Gulf of Vietnam Resolution
96.
What was the chemical used to kill the vegetation in Vietnam?
a)
Agent Orange
b)
Agent Yellow
c)
Agent Napalm
d)
Agent Magenta
97.
Which university saw four students die during violent protests against the Vietnam War?
a)
Kent State
b)
Ohio State
c)
Miami of Ohio
d)
Dayton
98.
What law limits the president's ability to send troops without a declaration of war?
a)
War Powers Act
b)
War Production Act
c)
Military Involvement Act
d)
War Involvement Act
99.
What was the difference between what the government said happened and what was actually happening called?
a)
Credibility Gap
b)
Government Fallacy Gap
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
Muckraking
100.
What was the plan for replacing US soldiers with Vietnamese soldiers to decrease US involvement called?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
Vietnamization
c)
Maddox Strategy
d)
Agent Orange
101.

What was the Bay of Pigs?

a)

A cove of pigs.

b)

a SUCCESSFUL invasion of Cuba.

c)

A failed invasion attempt by the U.S. to overthrow Castro.

d)

Castro's invasion of the United States.

102.

Who was the Communist leader in Cuba while Kennedy was President

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Castro

c)

Johnson

d)

Batista

103.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?
a)
Joseph Stalin 
b)
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
104.

How did the United States work to challenge the Soviet Union in the "Space Race" after Sputnik?

a)

They sent spies to copy Soviet space secrets

b)

War was declared on the Soviet Union

c)

The US put nuclear missiles closer to the Soviet Union

d)

NASA was created and the US spent more on math and science education to make engineers.

105.
This is a pre-school program  for low-income children
a)
Medicaid
b)
Kindergarten
c)
Head Start
d)
Medicare
106.

What was the Supreme Court's decision in Gideon v. Wainwright?

a)

State must provide money to find counsel

b)

evidence obtained illegally could not be used in court

c)

state must provide legal counsel to anyone charged with a felony who cannot afford a lawyer

d)

a person is allowed to pick any attorney they want

107.
What grew out of the Beat Movement & challenged mainstream society in the 60's?
a)
Counterculture
b)
Lost Generation
c)
Silent Majority
d)
Hawks
108.

President Nixon created an agency that oversees and manages our environment what is it called?

a)

EPCA

b)

EAP

c)

ECA

d)

EPA

109.

Who wrote the book the Feminine Mystique

a)

Sandra Day O'Conner

b)

Betty Friedan

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Claudette Colvin

110.

What piece of legislation prohibited federally funded schools to discriminate against women in its operations and within athletics?

a)

Equal Educational Opportunity Act

b)

Title IX

c)

Educational Amendment Act

d)

Women's Educational Equity Act

111.

A book written in 1965 that raised awareness of unfulfillment woman felt with house work and help spark the woman rights movement ?

a)

Feminine line

b)

Feminine Mystique

c)

Feminine house wife

d)

The working Woman

112.
OPEC was a group of mainly Arab nations that exported __________.
a)
Steel
b)
Coal
c)
Oil
d)
Lumber
113.

When the US gave shelter to the Shah, what happened?

a)

Iranians went to look for Shah

b)

Iranians killed 5 Americans

c)

Protesters attacked the US Embassy in Tehran and took Americans hostage

d)

Beginning of the Gulf War

114.

In 1976, who was elected president after Gerald Ford

a)

George Bush

b)

JFK

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Ronald Reagan

115.

What was the purpose of 1972 SALT 1 and SALT 2 in 1979 ?

a)

To increase the production of nuclear weapons

b)

To decrease production of nuclear weapons

c)

To limit peace talks between the United States and China

d)

To end the Vietnam War

116.

What was the name given to the peace talks between Egypt and Israel in 1978?

a)

Camp David Accords

b)

OPEC

c)

Iranian Hostage Crisis

d)

Treaty of Versailles

117.
Lines for gas such as the one in this photograph resulted from —
a)
the dissolution of Standard Oil Company
b)
an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
c)
the construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline
d)
an embargo by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
118.

Name the Author of 'Silent Spring' that is about the dangers of pesticides.

a)

Rachel Carson

b)

Ben Carson

c)

Johnny Carson

d)

Rachel Green

119.

Name the Nuclear disaster that happened in 1979.

a)

Three Mile Island

b)

Four Kilometers Bay

c)

Springfield Melt

d)

Two Mile Island

120.

Why was Roe V. Wade such a big deal for Supreme Court to allow abortions ?

a)

Abortion

b)

Because she was a woman

c)

Women's right of privacy

d)

States tried to enforce laws

121.

Name the proposed Amendment that would have gender equality for the U.S. that ultimately did get passed?

a)

E.R.A.

b)

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

c)

Watergate

d)

E.A.R

122.

Members of the counter culture movement that took part in free love and anti-war protest were mostly ?

a)

Young African Americans from lower economic backgrounds

b)

Middle aged white men

c)

Latino youths seeking voting rights

d)

white youths from middle and upper middle class backgrounds

123.

An act that banned discrimination against people with disabilities in public places and services?

a)

ADA

b)

ADCA

c)

ADDA

d)

AADA

124.

Affirmative Action refers to positive efforts to recruit minority group members or women for jobs, promotions, and educational opportunities.

a)

True

b)

False

125.

Earth Day on April 22, 1970 celebrated and promoted the importance of our Environment by destroying cars, picking up trash in cities across United States?

a)

True

b)

False

126.
Why did Phyllis Schlafly feel the way she did about the Equal Rights Amendment?
a)
She believed women's God-given role was in the home, and therefore would be challenged if the Amendment was passed.
b)
She thought it would be bad if women could possibly be drafted for the military if the Amendment passsed.
c)
She thought women would lose special privileges in marriage and child custody laws if the Amendment was passed.
d)
All of the above.
127.
Who was elected President of the United States in November of 2016?
a)
Donald J. Trump
b)
Barrack Obama
c)
George W. Bush
d)
Hillary Clinton
128.
The surprise attack by terrorists on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that changed America and the world forever.
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
Sinking of the USS Maine
c)
September 11, 2001
d)
Tet Offensive
129.
Reagan's plan to have a strong national defense in order to make the world a safer place from Communism and the Soviet Union.
a)
Iran-Contra Affair
b)
Peace Through Strength
c)
Marshall Plan
d)
Reaganomics
130.
Created after 9/11 in order to prevent future terrorist attacks from happen. However, can violate Americans' privacy.
a)
Executive Order 9066
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c)
Volstead Act
d)
Patriot Act
131.
During Reagan's presidency the Marine Corps barracks were attacked here and he had to decide whether to go to war or not.
a)
Iran
b)
Syria
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Lebanon
132.
He won the Election of 2008.
a)
George H.W. Bush
b)
George W. Bush
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Bill Clinton
133.
Created during President Clinton's presidency to eliminate tariffs between the US, Mexico, and Canada in order to help the economy and encourage trading.
a)
OPEC
b)
NATO
c)
United Nations
d)
NAFTA
134.
This natural disaster in the early 2000s caused thousands of Louisiana residents to leave their homes due to the levees breaking and flooding to occur.
a)
3-Mile Island
b)
Hoover Dam Rupture
c)
Tornado Alley
d)
Hurricane Katrina
135.
This war started largely due to Iraq threatening the oil reserves of Saudi Arabia and invading the small country of Kuwait.
a)
Iran-Contra Affair
b)
Persian Gulf War
c)
War on Terror
d)
World War II
136.
The United States fought in this country after 9/11 in order to capture Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the terrorist attack.
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Syria
137.
President Obama's plan to provide all Americans with healthcare, but also required citizens to have it or face a monetary penalty.
a)
Tariff of Abominations
b)
Affordable Care Act
c)
Social Security Act
d)
Volstead Act
138.
He beat Al Gore to win the presidency of the United States in 2000. However, he won the Electoral College, not the popular vote. 
a)
Donald Trump
b)
Barack Obama
c)
George Bush
d)
Bill Clinton
139.
This non-profit organization uses their influence/power to persuade congressmen/congresswomen to pass legislation in favor of gun ownership and gun rights.
a)
National Rifle Association
b)
Environmental Protection Agency
c)
Americans for Responsible Solutions
d)
Congressional Leadership Fund
140.
This major event happened during Carter's presidency and focused on the holding of American 52 officials for over 444 days.
a)
Iran Hostage Crisis
b)
Iran-Contra Affair
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
September 11 Attacks
141.
Which group assisted the conservative resurgence during the 1980s through supporting candidates' election campaigns if they embraced their political and religious values and beliefs:
a)
Heritage Foundation
b)
Moral Majority
c)
National Rifle Association
d)
All of These
142.

What was the nickname given to Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), which proposed nuclear defence from space?

a)

Space Force

b)

Star Wars

c)

Star Trek

d)

Ender's Game

143.
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?
a)
China
b)
Kuwait
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Cuba
144.
After _____________ came to power in the Soviet Union, there was a dramatic end to the Cold War. 
a)
Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Vladimir Putin
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Leonid Brezhnev
145.
Perestroika is...
a)
 Khrushchev's policy of aggression w/ U.S. 
b)
Gorbachev' policy of reform and restructuring
c)
Russian term for admiration of a comrade 
d)
Capital of Sudetenland
146.
What is glasnost?
a)
Strict laws against speaking
b)
Encouraged freedom in speech and governnment
c)
Anarchy and chaos
d)
American Rule over Russia
147.
What year did the Berlin Wall come down?
a)
1991
b)
1975
c)
1992
d)
1989
148.
What did Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich push for to create a balanced budget amendment, tax cuts, welfare reform, and tougher crime laws?
a)
"Square Deal"
b)
"Contract with America"
c)
"New Frontier"
d)
"New Deal"
149.
What happened to Clinton after he lied under oath about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky?
a)
He was fired
b)
He resigned
c)
He was impeached
d)
He was promoted
150.
Who came to prominence in the Middle East and formed al-Qaeda after the Persian Gulf War?
a)
Sadaam Hussein
b)
Ayatollah Khomeni
c)
Osama bin Laden
d)
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
151.
Area in the Northeast/Midwest that people started moving away from in the 1970s
a)
Sun Belt
b)
Tire Belt
c)
Rust Belt
d)
Ray Belt
152.
Area in the West/South that people started moving into after air conditioning was invented
a)
Sun Belt
b)
Rust Belt
c)
Iran
d)
The Lone Star State
153.
What was the name of Iraq's Dictator, who ordered the invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, for which the US forced their withdraw in the 1991 Gulf War?
a)
Anwar Sadat
b)
Osama Bin Laden
c)
Mumamar Quadafi 
d)
Saadam Hussein
154.
What country was liberated as a result of the Persian Gulf War? 
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Russia
d)
Kuwait
155.

What prominent political organization, founded by Jerry Falwell, was associated with the Christian right & Republican Party?

a)

Moral Majority

b)

NOW

c)

NAACP

d)

New Right

156.

What conservative organization heavily influenced Reagan's policies of limited government?

a)

Heritage Foundation

b)

National Rifle Organization

c)

SNCC

d)

CORE

157.

What politically active organization aims to protect the 2nd Amendment?

a)

National Rifle Association

b)

Moral Majority

c)

Heritage Foundation

d)

New Right

158.

What 1990 conflict involved a coalition force removing Iraq from neighboring Kuwait?

a)

Operation Desert Storm

b)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

c)

Operation Torch

d)

Operation Kuwaiti Liberation

159.

Who attempted to reform Health care in 1994, was a U.S. Senator, the Secretary of State from 2009-2013 & ran for president twice?

a)

Hillary Clinton

b)

John McCain

c)

Condelezza Rice

d)

John Kerry

160.

· Bosnia-Herzegovina declares independence from Yugoslavia · Serbian Dictator suppresses independence movements

· Over 100,000 Bosnia Muslim and Croats killed

· NATO Forces led by United States

· Massive Aerial bombardment of Serbia


The events in the list above prompted the United States to become involved in-

a)

sending military advisors to prevent Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

b)

halting the apartheid in South Africa by supporting their first black president

c)

deploying military forces to end the ethnic cleansing in the Balkans

d)

negotiating an end to civil war and famine in Somalia

161.
Who won the presidential election of 1992?
a)
George Bush
b)
Al Gore
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Ronald Reagan
162.

What stopped the 2000 election recount which gave Bush the victory?

a)

The Campaign Recount law passed by Congress

b)

The Supreme Court's decision in Bush v Gore

c)

President Clinton suspending election after November 8th

d)

An FBI investigation showing mass voter fraud

163.

Why did the US and UN invade Iraq in 2003?

a)

The Iraqi government was hiding Osama bin Laden

b)

The Iraqi government masterminded 9/11

c)

Saddam Hussein was allegedly hiding weapons of mass destruction

d)

Iraq has just invaded Kuwait for its oil reserves

164.

Which of the following departments were developed after 911 attacks to determine threats and help protect the United States?

a)

Department of Defense

b)

Department of Homeland Security

c)

Federal Bureau of Investigations

d)

Department of Justice

165.
Which terrorist organization accepted credit for the 9/11/01 attacks?
a)
ISIS
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
Nazis
d)
Iraqi Soldiers for Freedom (ISF)
166.
Which 3rd Party candidate is considered to have one of the most successful 3rd Party candidacies?
a)
Al Gore
b)
Ralph Nader 
c)
Ross Perot
d)
Gary Johnson 
167.
Which of the following was a policy practiced by Christian Serbs when they attempted to massacre Muslims living in Bosnia and Kosovo?
a)
Genocide 
b)
Ethnic Cleansing 
c)
Ethnic Removal 
d)
Lethal Deportation 
168.
Who ran for the Green Party during the 2000 election, and is blamed for drawing votes from the Democrats?
a)
Mike Wazowski
b)
Jill Stein 
c)
Ross Perot
d)
Ralph Nader 
169.
George W. Bush (junior) was president.
a)
Persian Gulf War
b)
Operation Enduring Freedom
c)
Operation Iraqi Freedom
d)
Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom
170.
fought in Afghanistan starting in October 2001
a)
Persian Gulf War
b)
Operation Enduring Freedom
c)
Operation Iraqi Freedom
171.
What are nuclear weapons and other weapons that spread poison chemicals or deadly diseases?
a)
Guns
b)
Weapons of mass destruction
c)
Bow and Arrows
d)
Tanks
172.

In the war on terror, the United States targeted the terrorist group Al-Qaeda and

a)

Afghani Civilians

b)

The Taliban

c)

Russian Nationalists

d)

Northern Alliance Troops

173.

Military tribunals where used to try people that where involved in what types of activity ?

a)

Acts of Terror and related activity

b)

engaged in Espionage activity

c)

engaged in treasonous activity

174.

What US Military Base is in Cuba?

a)

Ft. Wood

b)

Guanacaste

c)

Guantanamo Bay

d)

Ft. Kennedy

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