WorksheetsUS History Parent Night
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which headline describes an event that resulted from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001?
a)
Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Resume
b)
Debt Crisis Shakes European Union
c)
Russia Increases Petroleum Exports
d)
Troops Deployed to Afghanistan
2.
Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?
a)
A decline in immigration rates
b)
A growing fear of communism
c)
The expansion of the consumer economy
d)
The rise of organized crime
3.
What is one ongoing result of the New Deal?
a)
The federal government funds a space-exploration program.
b)
State governments deny residency to persons working in other states.
c)
State governments use property taxes to fund social security programs.
d)
People can rely on the federal government during times of economic distress.
4.
How did President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations?
a)
It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union.
b)
It prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes.
c)
it enabled the United Nations to administer territory in Japan.
d)
It led to the establishment of the first global peacekeeping force.
5.
African-Americans in Montgomery, Alabama protested against segregation by boycotting:
a)
Public buses
b)
Schools
c)
Trains
d)
Martin Luther King
6.
Most of the protestors doing the “Sit-ins” at segregated restaurants in the south were:
a)
WWII veterans
b)
male
c)
ministers
d)
college students
7.
Entertainment in the 1950s changed in what ways?
a)
the TV became more popular than the radio
b)
motion pictures were more popular than the TV
c)
African-American entertainers became much less popular
d)
Rock 'n Roll became widely accepted among all Americans
8.
When did the Stock Market crash?
a)
October 31, 1929
b)
September 29, 1931
c)
August 29, 1991
d)
October 29, 1929
9.
What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Taco Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Throwback Thursday
10.
Who was President of the US when the stock market crashed and Depression began?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
William McKinley
11.
One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
a)
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
b)
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
c)
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
d)
opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions
12.
What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?
a)
WPA
b)
CCC
c)
TVA
d)
FDIC
13.
What institution opposed parts of the New Deal because it believed it gave the federal government an unconstitutional amount of power over the states and economy?
a)
Congress
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Stock Market
d)
Executive Branch
14.
Choose the answer that best describes the Dust Bowl.
a)
When people get a lot of dust in their plates and bowls.
b)
A period of time where a large part of the US experienced drought and huge dust storms.
c)
When a dust storm came through Lubbock last year.
d)
A general term for when objects become dirty.
15.
What type of economy did the Soviet Union have?
a)
socialist
b)
capitalist
c)
mercantile
d)
feudal
16.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
17.
Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?
a)
to contain communism
b)
to colonize Korea
c)
to spread communism
d)
to Christianize Koreans
18.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
19.
The president and his advisers believed that Iraq _____ and was a threat to the United States.
a)
had prisoners of war
b)
had Weapons of Mass Destruction
c)
was killing its own citizens
d)
was planning to invade neighboring countries
20.
President of the United States during the 9/11 attack
a)
George H. Bush
b)
George W. Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Barrack O'Bama
21.
The anti-terrorism law passed after 9/11 was...
a)
The Patriot Act
b)
The Civili Rights Act
c)
The Prohibition Act
d)
The Terrorism and Security Act
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