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USHII End of 4th Quarter Exam

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As part of the Nixon administration’s policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. military

a)

trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat responsibilities from U.S. troops

b)

shared military technology with North Vietnam

c)

installed a puppet government in South Vietnam

d)

imposed martial law in North Vietnam

2.

What was the goal of the protests depicted on this map?

a)

To pressure Congress to prohibit discrimination against disabled citizens

b)

To demand a boycott of interstate transportation

c)

To challenge the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation

d)

To persuade states to abandon discriminatory voter-registration procedures

3.

Leader of the Civil Rights Movement; preached nonviolent approach and demanded equal rights for African Americans

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Lester Maddox

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Thurgood Marshall

4.

The federal government responded to which issue by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

a)

Unfair lending practices by banks.

b)

Unequal representation in local legislatures.

c)

Inadequate medical services in urban areas.

d)

Discrimination by employers.

5.

How does the 1966 Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona continue to affect society?

a)

People accused of a crime have the right to be tried by a jury of their peers.

b)

Election officials monitor polling sites during elections.

c)

Federal agencies use affirmative-action guidelines.

d)

People accused of a crime must be informed of their constitutional rights.

6.
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
7.
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
8.
The president after Nixon that pardoned him from Watergate and also created the Helsinki Accords with the Soviet Union.
a)
Gerald Ford
b)
Jimmy Carter
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
Lyndon B. Johnson
9.
The economic policy during Reagan's presidency that believed in tax cuts for the wealthy and reducing spending on government programs like foods stamps, social security, etc.
a)
Obamacare
b)
Inflation
c)
Stangation
d)
Reaganomics
10.
Created during President Carter's presidency to try and establish peace in the Middle East, mainly between Israel and Egypt.
a)
United Nations
b)
Middle East Treaty
c)
Camp David Accords
d)
OPEC
11.
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
12.
Created the software used on personal computers during the early 1990s and is credited for the development of Microsoft.
a)
Bill Gates
b)
Steve Jobs
c)
Michael Dell
d)
Mark Cuban
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
16.

One reason the 2008 presidential election was historically significant is that it was the first time —

a)

Traditionally Republican states voted Democratic.

b)

Voters used computerized ballots.

c)

An African American won the presidency.

d)

A Southerner won the vice-presidency,

17.

How did Steve Jobs influence business in the twenty-first century?

a)

By opening stores that sold consumer goods at discounted prices.

b)

By developing popular devices that changed the way people used electronics.

c)

By improving the methods used for offshore drilling by oil companies.

d)

By designing automobiles that utilized technology to reduce gasoline usage.

18.
Who was the president elected in 1961 who promised that his administration would blaze a “new frontier?”
a)
Lyndon B. Johnson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Richard Nixon
19.
This Federal program created in 1965 provides basic hospital insurance to most Americans over the age of sixty-five. 
a)
Medicaid
b)
Social Security 
c)
Medicare
d)
Welfare
20.

Which of the following concluded that the person who shot President Kennedy was a lone gunman acting on his own?

a)

the Nye Commission

b)

the Kerner Commission

c)

the Warren Commission

d)

the Supreme Court

21.
Who was the president at the time of the Watergate Scandal?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Gerald R. Ford
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
22.
 What newspaper did Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein work for? 
a)
 Wall Street Journal 
b)
Washington Post
c)
New York Times 
d)
Miami Herald
23.
What major accident caused anti-nuclear protests to take place in the US?
a)
Three Mile Island
b)
Dauphin Island
c)
Hawaii Island
d)
Sand Island
24.

Which U.S. President gave a speech that said "Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"?

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Ronald Reagan

25.
Post-Vietnam War President Nixon called for this policy as a way to relax or ease tensions between the United States and Soviet Union.
a)
Brinkmanship
b)
Containment
c)
Detente
d)
Big Stick Policy