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America in the 21st Century (Present Day)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What region on the map is number 1?

a)

Africa (Somalia, Darfur)

b)

The Balkans

c)

The Caribbean

d)

Central America

e)

The Far East (China)

2.

What region on the map is number 2?

a)

Africa

b)

The Balkans

c)

The Caribbean

d)

Central America

e)

The Far East (China)

3.

What region on the map is number 3?

a)

The Near East (Russia)

b)

The Balkans

c)

The Middle East

d)

Central America

e)

The Far East (China)

4.

What region on the map is number 4?

a)

The Near East (Russia)

b)

The Balkans

c)

The Middle East

d)

The Caribbean

e)

The Far East (China)

5.

What region on the map is number 5?

a)

Central America

b)

The Balkans

c)

The Middle East

d)

The Caribbean

e)

The Far East (China)

6.

What region on the map is number 6?

a)

Central America

b)

The Balkans

c)

Africa

d)

The Caribbean

e)

The Far East (China)

7.

What region on the map is number 7?

a)

Central America

b)

The Balkans

c)

Africa

d)

The Caribbean

e)

The Near East (Russia)

8.

This organization was created after WWII. Many nations wanted to avoid another world war, so they created an organization where they could discuss international problems.

a)

United Nations (UN)

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

c)

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

9.

A military alliance that was originally established in response to the growing threat of the Soviet Union following World War II. The members of NATO worked together during the Cold War to stop the spread of Communism.

a)

United Nations (UN)

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

c)

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

10.

This organization was created by the nations of the world who produce petroleum products. This organization plays a major role in determining the rate of petroleum production as well as the price of their products.

a)

United Nations (UN)

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

c)

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

11.

American economic investments in ___________ led to American military interests and involvement.

a)

Africa

b)

The Balkans

c)

Central America (Mexico)

d)

The Middle East (Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan)

12.

The United States has a military base at Guantanamo Bay in ___________________.

a)

Central America (Mexico)

b)

The Caribbean (Cuba)

c)

The Balkans

d)

Africa

13.

____________________represents a growing economy and a nuclear power.

a)

The Far East (China)

b)

The Near East (Russia)

c)

Africa

d)

Central America (Mexico)

14.

The United States took a role in stopping ethnic cleansing in ____________________.

a)

Africa

b)

The Middle East (Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan)

c)

The Balkans

d)

The Caribbean (Cuba)

15.

The United States provides humanitarian aid to drought-stricken and war-torn areas in ________________________.

a)

The Middle East (Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan)

b)

Central America (Mexico)

c)

The Near East (Russia)

d)

Africa

16.

America is involved in ____________________ because of the region's reserves of oil and religion.

a)

Africa

b)

Central America (Mexico)

c)

The Caribbean (Cuba)

d)

The Middle East

17.

The September 11, 2001 attacks on America were led by this terrorist group.

a)

KKK

b)

Al Qaeda

c)

Red Army

d)

Axis Powers

18.

The leader of Al Qaeda was __________________.

a)

Osama bin Laden

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Fidel Castro

19.

After the terrorists attacks, America focused its "War on Terrorism" towards ______________.

a)

Russia and China

b)

Mexico and Cuba

c)

Europe and Africa

d)

Afghanistan and Iraq

20.
a)

Al Qaeda

b)

Terrorist

c)

NATA

d)

Homeland Security

21.

What is one way the United States has influenced the culture of the rest of the World?

a)

blue jeans

b)

classical music

c)

soccer

22.

The average temperature of Earth is increasing due to greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This is known as _______________________.

a)

Global Warming

b)

Summer

c)

Water Cycle

d)

NATO

23.

REVIEW: The Soviet Unions goal during the Cold War was

a)

to spread communism

b)

to contain the spread of communism

24.

REVIEW: Many Americans anxiously watched the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Why was this time so important?

a)

The Cuban missiles were aimed at Europe.

b)

Cuban immigrants were coming to the U.S.

c)

The Soviet Union had been supplying missiles to Cuba which could be aimed at United States.

d)

Cuba didn’t like the Soviet Union being a communist country

25.

REVIEW: ______________________ was also called the Prohibition Amendment. It outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

21st Amendment

d)

25th Amendment

26.

REVIEW: IN WWII, What did Japan, Italy, and Germany have in common?

a)

Japan, Italy, and Germany had a democracy.

b)

Japan, Italy, and Germany formed the Allied Powers.

c)

Japan, Italy, and Germany were all led by dictators.

d)

Japan, Italy, and Germany all fought in the European Theater.

27.

REVIEW: After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, one hundred ten thousand Japanese Americans were moved to ___________________________________ in the western deserts of the United States.

a)

internment camps

b)

concentration camps

c)

Japan

d)

jail houses

28.

REVIEW: What were the three goals of The New Deal?

a)

soup kitchens, bread lines, jobs

b)

jobs, money, banks

c)

relief, recovery, reform

29.

REVIEW: Which organization was created after WWI to deal with world problems, and prevent future wars?

a)

The European Union

b)

The League of Isolationism

c)

The League of Nations

d)

The Justice League

30.

REVIEW: What was Henry Ford's method to mass produce cars?

a)

Bessemer Process

b)

Assembly Line

c)

Cheap Labor

d)

Child Labor