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Encase (Final review) 3

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following describes the birth certificate controversy

a)

Obama refused to show his birth certificate when ordered by the Supreme Court

b)

Many Republicans believed Obama wasn't an American citizen and couldn't be president, and they wanted to see his birth certificate

c)

Clinton argued that Obama was not an American citizen during the primaries

d)

Obama showed his birth certificate even though it isn't common practice for presidents to do so

2.

What was the decision in the 2015 Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges?

a)

School segregation was ruled unconstitutional

b)

The Affordable Care Act was ruled constitutional

c)

Same-sex marriage was ruled constitutional

d)

A woman's right to an abortion was confirmed

3.

Select all of the following that contributed to the 2008 "Great Recession"

a)

Subprime mortgages were granted to people whose incomes were too low for the houses they were buying

b)

Banks were uninsured and personal savings were therefore wiped out

c)

Household debt was too high

d)

Overproduction of houses

e)

Overspeculation on the stock market

4.
What are the three requirements in the Constitution to be President?
a)
Must be 35, a US Citizen, and a resident for 14 years
b)
Must be 35, a natural born citizen, and a resident of 14 years
c)
Must be 35 and no older than 75, a US citizen, and a resident
d)
Must be 30, a natural born citizen, and a resident for 9 years
5.
In order to impeach a president, it takes a 
a)
2/3 vote in the  House of Representatives
b)
2/3 vote in the Senate
c)
A majority vote in the House of Representatives
d)
A majority vote of the Senate
6.
The formal way to remove a president from office
a)
Fire
b)
Impeach
c)
Quit
d)
Death
7.

How did the Bush administration justify the use of "waterboarding" and other harsh interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists?

a)

Since terrorists had used torture on captured Americans, the United States was justified in using torture.

b)

The torture of a few individuals can sometimes provide information that saves thousands of innocent lives.

c)

Although these methods were harsh, they were not torture and they saved lives from possible terrorist attacks.

d)

Harsh interrogation methods do not usually yield accurate information, but they deter other people from becoming terrorists.

8.

What was one of the effects of September 11th?

a)

The U.S. economy received an immediate boost

b)

Transportation security became less strict

c)

The United States invaded Afghanistan

d)

Congress issued a declaration of war against Saudi Arabia

9.

Which of the following was a reason for the September 11th attacks?

a)

Bin Laden wanted to show his support of ISIS.

b)

Bin Laden felt that the US oppressed Muslims.

c)

Bin Laden wanted the US to support Israel.

d)

Al Qaeda wanted revenge after bin Laden was killed.

10.

Which of the following describes the correct order of events?

a)
  1. The US invaded Afghanistan
  2. Bin Laden planned and executed the 9/11 attacks
  3. Bin Laden founded Al Qaeda
b)
  1. Bin Laden founded Al Qaeda
  2. Bin Laden planned and executed the 9/11 attacks
  3. The US invaded Afghanistan
c)
  1. The US invaded Afghanistan
  2. Bin Laden founded Al Qaeda
  3. Bin Laden planned and executed the 9/11 attacks
d)
  1. Bin Laden founded Al Qaeda
  2. The US invaded Afghanistan
  3. Bin Laden planned and executed the 9/11 attacks
11.

Biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons that can cause a massive number of deaths in a single use.

a)

Guerilla Warfare

b)

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

c)

Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)

d)

Manhattan Project

12.

A war fought to end Saddam Hussein's influence in Iraq. U.S. claimed he had connections to terrorism and had WMD.

a)

Iraq War

b)

Afghanistan War

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Gulf War

13.

Select all of the things that Clinton was impeached for because they are illegal

a)

Lying under oath

b)

Abuse of power

c)

Telling Lewinsky to lie about the affair

d)

Having an affair with Monica Lewinsky

14.

Select all of the following that took place during the 1990s

a)

Columbine High School Shooting

b)

9/11 Terrorist Attack

c)

Digital Revolution

d)

Oklahoma City Bombing

e)

Y2K Panic

15.

Who did George Bush lose to in the Republican Primaries?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Harry Truman

c)

George W Bush

d)

Ulysses S Grant

16.

What led to the Persian Gulf War?

a)

Iraq refused to let the UN investigate what seemed to be WMD

b)

Iraq invades Kuwait

c)

Saddam Hussein leaves Iraq

d)

America attacks Iraq

17.
What country was liberated as a result of the Persian Gulf War? 
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Russia
d)
Kuwait
18.

Why did Clinton defeat incumbent President George H.W. Bush in 1992?

a)

The Republican Party refused to support Bush

b)

He lacked popular support fo the Persian Gulf War

c)

The economy was in a recession and even though he promised no new taxes, Bush introduced new taxes

d)

Ross Perot took votes away from him, but not from Clinton

19.
Timothy McVeigh detonated a bomb in an office building in what city in 1995?
a)
Oklahoma City
b)
Kansas City
c)
Jackson City
d)
Johnson City
20.

Free Question, select the correct answer choice.

a)

Not me!

b)

Not this one!

c)

No, Keep going!

d)

PICK ME!

21.

Who was the 1st Women's Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Hillary Clinton

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Carol Danvers

d)

Sandra Day O'Connor

22.

Reaganomics was successful!

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Why did the US involvement in Iran and Nicaragua become a scandal?

a)

It was illegal

b)

They are enemies of the US

c)

The US was bribed

d)

Did it with permission from the UN

24.

What did IRAN get from the US?

a)

Money

b)

Soldiers

c)

Guns

d)

Nothing

25.

Besides Iran who else involved in the Iran Contra Scandal?

a)

Nicaragua

b)

Russia

c)

Korea

d)

Mexico

26.
Which President was involved in the Watergate scandal?
a)
Johnson
b)
Ford 
c)
Kennedy
d)
Nixon
27.
The goal of OPEC is...
a)
to protect Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia
b)
to control the global supply and price of copper
c)
to control the global supply and price of oil
d)
to keep all oil in the Middle East
28.
The Iranian Hostage Crisis end ended 
a)
during Reagan's inauguration
b)
it did not, they are still hostages
c)
during the U.S. invasion of Iran
d)
when OPEC ended the oil embargo
29.
In 1979 a revolution in this nation ended with 53 Americans being held hostage.
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Syria
30.
Which President is most closely associated with the idea of DETENTE?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Gerald Ford
c)
Jimmy Carter
d)
Lyndon Johnson
31.
In the Camp David Accords (1978), President Jimmy Carter succeeded in...
a)
returning the Panama Canal Zone to Panama
b)
suspending grain sales to the Soviet Union and China
c)
freeing hostages being held in Iran
d)
providing a foundation for a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel
32.
Who did JFK defeat to win the 1960 Election?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Lyndon Johnson
d)
Harry Truman
33.
Which of the following was an example of Kennedy's New Frontier program?
a)
Forceful containment of communism
b)
Peace Corps
c)
Military interventions in Latin America to protect democracies
d)
Developing greater nuclear capabilities
34.
The purpose of the Berlin Wall was to
a)
East Germans from fleeing to East Berlin
b)
West Germans from fleeing to East Berlin
c)
West Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
d)
Prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
35.
Which was NOT a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Removal of missiles from Cuba & Turkey
b)
Treaty agreeing to reduce nuclear capacities
c)
U.S. promise to not invade Cuba
d)
Establish a hotline between U.S. & U.S.S.R.
36.
What is the function of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
a)
to develop America's natural resources
b)
to reduce air and water pollution and protect the enviroment
c)
to protect Americans from acts of terrorism
d)
to manage the nation's parks and forests
37.
What were the so-called "SALT 1" talks about?
a)
increasing mineral trade between the U.S. and Soviet Union
b)
reducing nuclear weapons
c)
improving the taste of bland foods
d)
learning how to store nuclear waste in salt domes
38.
The idea that political goals should be defined by concrete national interests instead of abstract ideologies is known as
a)
straight shooter politics
b)
realpolitik
c)
truthing
d)
honest Abe-ing
39.
While campaigning for President, Nixon claimed that he was the spokesperson for "Middle Americans", who he called the
a)
Middle Class
b)
Loud Crowd
c)
Silent Majority
d)
Factory Workers
40.

Lyndon Johnson's plan for improving America was called the

a)

New Frontier

b)

Fair Deal

c)

Great Society

d)

New Deal

41.
What was the purpose of LBJ's Great Society?
a)
end poverty
b)
end drug trafficking
c)
end lynching
d)
fix the economy
42.

The result of the end of America's role in Vietnam was that

a)

Nixon was not re-elected to a 2nd term

b)

America's containment policy failed

c)

the war ended in a stalemate

d)

the war ended in a South Vietnamese victory

43.

The document giving LBJ power to proceed with military action in Vietnam was the

a)

Tet Offensive

b)

Operation Rolling Thunder

c)

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

d)

Nixon Doctrine

44.

One reason the USA was involved in the Vietnam War was to

a)

prevent the spread of communism in Indochina

b)

reduce French influence in Vietnam

c)

stop china from seizing Vietnam

d)

support the government of North Vietnam

45.
What is the line in Kennedy's inaugural address he is famous for?
a)
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country
b)
I walk slowly, but I never walk backward
c)
The only man who makes no mistake is the man who does nothing
d)
I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to be in love  with liberty
46.
Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Mikhail Gorbachev
b)
Boris Yeltsin
c)
Nikita Khruschev
47.
The U.S. met the Cuban Missile Crisis with which action?
a)
Naval quarantine of offensive weaponry
b)
Air strikes on missile sites on island
c)
Launching Bay of Pigs operation
d)
Presented case to UN for sanctions
48.
The program that provides volunteer assistance to the developing nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America is:
a)
Peace Corps
b)
AFP
c)
VISTA
d)
Great Society
49.

How did rock 'n' roll affect American society during the 1950s?

a)

It created a cultural divide between parents and their children.

b)

It reminded people of prewar days.

c)

It increased the fear of communist expansion.

d)

It promoted values learned during the times of economic hardship.

50.

Which era is most associated with the type of event shown in this photograph?

a)

The Roaring Twenties

b)

Cold War

c)

The Great Depression

d)

The Industrial Revolution

51.

What accusations did Senator McCarthy make that helped him build his power?

a)

Congress was weak

b)

Communist were influencing the government

c)

American academic achievement was declining

d)

The US could not improve its race relations

52.

A large increase in the # of births in proportion to the size of the population is called

a)

Baby Boom

b)

Suburbia

c)

GI Bill

d)

All of the above

53.

How did the US react to the launching of Sputnik in 1957?

a)

Establish a naval blockade of Cuba

b)

Urge Americans to buy more war bonds

c)

Increased federal spending on math and science education

d)

Started the SALT talks

54.

1. In Plessy v. Ferguson the Supreme Court argued that

a)

racial segregation was legal as long as equal facilities were provided

b)

racial segregation was unconstitutional

c)

the Fourteenth Amendment outlawed practices based on racial differences

d)

separate but equal laws would create separate but unequal facilities

55.

1. Which of the following amendments contains the Equal Protection Clause that was used to dismantle racial segregation beginning with the Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court Case?

a)

13th amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

56.

This organization was created in part as a response to perceptions of police brutality.

a)

The Who

b)

The Black Panthers

c)

The Pink Panther

d)

The United Farm Workers of America

57.
The March on Washington led to what landmark congressional law that banned discrimination based on race, religion, sex, or national origin?
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1957
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1968
58.
What state laws created separate public facilities for African Americans in the South?
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
affirmative action
c)
Civil Rights Acts
d)
Force Acts
59.
the Prime Minister of England during WWII
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Adolph Hitler
60.
Which famous American general, and later President, helped plan the battle at D-Day?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Harry S. Truman
61.
Permitted the loan of United States war materials 
a)
Neutrality Acts 
b)
Lend Lease Act 
c)
War Production Board 
d)
Holocaust 
62.
The Allied invasion of North Africa to defeat the German and Italian forces there; leads to the invasion of Italy. U.S. troops' 1st combat.
a)
Battle of the Atlantic
b)
Operation Torch
c)
D-Day Operation Overlord
d)
Battle of Midway
63.

The 1920s was a decade known as....

a)

The Roaring Lions

b)

The Roaring Years

c)

The Roaring Days

d)

The Roaring 20's

64.

How many workers didn't have a job by 1933?

a)

1 out of every 7

b)

1 out of every 4

c)

2 out of every 7

d)

3 out of every 4

65.

Which war did the US enter when The Great Depression was over?

a)

The Viet Nam War

b)

The Korea War

c)

The Star Wars

d)

World War II

66.

What was the WPA?

a)

The Worker's Protected Administration

b)

The Worker's Probation Administration

c)

The Works Progressive Administration

d)

The Works Progress Administration

67.

What nickname was given to the shantytowns?

a)

"Hooverville"

b)

"East Central High School"

c)

"Bommertown"

d)

"Centerville"

68.

A drought hit which region of the US?

a)

The southwestern Great Plains

b)

The northern mountains.

c)

The western farming communities.

d)

The northwestern Great Plains.

69.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
70.
Which New Deal agency was responsible for building forest trails and roads, planting trees, and improving national parks?
a)
AAA
b)
CCC
c)
FERA
d)
WPA
71.
The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Presidency in 1932 reflected the desire of many Americans to
a)
have government take an active role in solving economic problems
b)
return to a policy of laissez-faire capitalism
c)
continue the domestic policies of the Hoover administration
72.
The New Deal pulled America out of its economic mess!  Several New Deal agencies, such as the CCC, WPA, and the TVA, were important because ____________________.
a)
they built bridges, dams, and other useful projects
b)
they helped create jobs and put Americans back to work
c)
they offered assistance to farmers
d)
they provided electricity to a poor region
73.
The New Deal pulled America out of its economic mess!  Several New Deal agencies, such as the CCC, WPA, and the TVA, were important because ____________________.
a)
they built bridges, dams, and other useful projects
b)
they helped create jobs and put Americans back to work
c)
they offered assistance to farmers
d)
they provided electricity to a poor region
74.

The 18th Amendment began this period forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages.

a)

Evolution

b)

Prohibition

c)

Alcholism

d)

Flappers

75.

African American artistic movement during the 1920s centered in New York.

a)

Arts Renaissance

b)

Civil Rights Renaissance

c)

Hoboken Renaissance

d)

Harlem Renaissance

76.
According to the map, where were African Americans migrating from?
a)
The East
b)
The North
c)
The South
d)
The Midwest
77.

What positive effect did the migration north have on African Americans? (5-4.1)

a)

Segregation

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

New job opportunities

d)

New sharecropping opportunities

78.

Which group targeted African Americans, immigrants, Catholics and Jews?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Flappers

c)

Gangsters

d)

Fundamentalists

79.

1. What did the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act do?

a)

Helped equalize voting rights

b)

Created jobs for immigrants

c)

Helped end the spoils system

d)

Allowed city officials to veto laws

80.

What did the 17th amendment do?

a)

Income taxes

b)

Gave all men the right to vote

c)

Direct election of senators

d)

Single term for president

81.

The Temperance Movement, Women’s Suffrage Movement, and outlawing child labor were reform movements that took place during this era-

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Imperialism

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Roaring 20's

82.

The ratification of this amendment granted women’s suffrage -

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

16th Amendment

d)

17th Amendment

83.
What was the biggest reason why the U.S. was involved in foregin affairs during this time?
a)
responsibility
b)
slavery
c)
to help people
d)
money/economic
84.
What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?
a)
muckraking
b)
yellow journalism
c)
journalism
d)
reporting
85.
What did supporters of annexing the Philippines after the Spanish-American War believe?
a)
The islands would be a U.S. naval base
b)
Philippines would become a military rival if we didn't
c)
islands had no potential as a market for American goods
d)
Filipino culture was similar to that of the U.S.
86.

Taft’s belief - supporting Latin American industry = economic boost for U.S. & Latin America.

a)

Mutual benefit

b)

Pan-Americanism

c)

Economic downturn

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

87.
Economic motives for imperialism include _________.
a)
a desire to spread Christianity
b)
a need for military bases around the world
c)
a need for raw materials to be used in factories
d)
a desire to gain glory
88.
Alfred T. Mahan expressed what opinion in his book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"?
a)
Nation benefited from a strong navy and overseas bases
b)
Panama Canal construction increased naval traffic and benefited all Central American countries
c)
US government increased foreign trade by providing businesses more incentives to build ships
d)
US government placed too much emphasis on modernizing navy instead army
89.
What was the event that ignited the Spanish-American War?
a)
Explosion of the USS Arizona
b)
Sinking of the USS Maine
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania
d)
Russia
90.
Which religious group went West to escape religious persecution?
a)
Jews
b)
Mormons
c)
Jehovah's Witness
d)
Buddhist
91.
The Battle of Wounded Knee...
a)
was the first major battle of the west
b)
was also known as Custer's Last Stand
c)
was the last major battle of the west
d)
none of the above
92.
This animal was the center of Native American life and culture.
a)
horse
b)
Bambi
c)
Buffalo
d)
Reindeer
93.
Most Native tribes were _________ because they had to follow the buffalo
a)
nomadic
b)
static
c)
athiest
d)
mormon
94.
The Populist Party is also known as....
a)
the peoples party
b)
the natives party
c)
the immigrants party
d)
the no name party
95.
the farmers were extremely angry with...
a)
the railroad companies
b)
the buffalo
c)
the invasive species
d)
Charmander burning down their farms
96.

What innovation made manufacturing more efficient?

a)

Electricity

b)

Railroad

c)

Telephone

d)

Oil refining

97.

What innovation contributed to the rapid industrialization (growth of factories) of the United States?

a)

Railroads

b)

Telephone

c)

Dry farming

d)

Sewing machine

98.

What was one positive of wealthy industrialists?

a)

Paying their workers low wages

b)

Philanthropic donations to charity

c)

Supporting social darwinism

d)

Working with political machines

99.

Which development allowed people to live further away from their job?

a)

Mass transit like subways

b)

Construction of suspension bridges

c)

The formation of Monopolies

d)

Laissez Faire economics

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