wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

U.S. History: The 1990s

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What war was the United States and coalition forces involved in between 1990-91?

a)

Afghanistan War

b)

Persian Gulf War

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Grenada War

2.

The Persian Gulf War was the U.S. and coalition forces fighting against _______ after they invaded the neighboring country of ________.

a)

Afghanistan; Iran

b)

Israel; Lebanon

c)

Iraq; Kuwait

d)

Saudi Arabia; Syria

3.

The Persian Gulf War was codenamed Operation __________.

a)

Overlord

b)

Freedom Eagle

c)

Desert Storm

d)

Eagle Claw

4.

Who was president during the Persian Gulf War?

a)
Bill Clinton
b)
George H.W. Bush
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)

George W. Bush

5.

Who won the presidential election of 1992?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

George H.W. Bush

c)

Ross Perot

d)

Ronald McDonald

6.

TRUE OR FALSE: President Clinton championed/supported both liberal and conservative causes, attempting to embrace the political "center."

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

The Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 _____.

a)

provides job-protected and paid leave for one year for qualified medical and family reasons

b)

provides the ability to have father and mother take off a total of 6-months combined paid leave for new children

c)

provides insurance to help people pay bills after pregnancy

d)

provides job-protected and unpaid leave for twelve weeks for qualified medical and family reasons

8.

On March 3, 1991, a Black man named _________ was beaten by LAPD officers after a high-speed chase during his arrest for drunk driving and it was caught on tape.

a)

Roger Stone

b)

Reggie Taylor

c)

Jesse Reynolds

d)

Rodney King

9.

When a police officer or officers use more force than is reasonably necessary to arrest a suspect, such as what many people felt happened with Rodney King, that is called _____.

a)

chain of command

b)

constructive possession

c)

curtilage

d)

excessive force

10.

After the Rodney King beating, a 15-year-old girl named Latasha Harlins was shot dead in a convenience store when the clerk accused her of _____.

a)

swearing at her

b)

destroying property

c)

attacking someone else

d)

stealing

11.

The acquittal of the police officers in the beating of Rodney King and the tension from the death of Latasha Harlins were two factors that lead to what become known as the ________ of 1992.

a)

D.C. Riots

b)

Philadelphia Riots

c)

L.A. Riots

d)

NYC Riots

12.

The L.A. Riots ended many days later only after ______.

a)

the president went on TV and asked for citizens to remain calm

b)

Rodney King's family asked residents to stop the violence

c)

the California National Guard and U.S. military were deployed to help end the unrest.

13.

The riots were throughout much of Los Angeles, but which neighborhood faced the most significant damage during the LA Riots?

a)

Hollywood

b)

Malibu

c)

Koreatown

d)

Burbank

14.

Where did hip hop originate?

a)

the Bronx (NYC)

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Cleveland

15.

What issues did much of early hip hop music deal with in its lyrics and themes?

a)

social and political issues

b)

money and clubs

c)

sports

d)

fashion

16.

Which hip hop artist sang the song "Changes," which covered themes including the war on drugs, police brutality, racism, poverty, and violence in black neighborhoods?

a)

Biggie Smalls

b)

Ice Cube

c)

Tupac

d)

Ice-T

17.

Who were the founders of Apple Computer?

a)

Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak

b)

Bill Gates & Paul Allen

c)

Michael Dell & Elon Musk

d)

Jeff Bezoz & Warren Buffett

18.

Who were the founders of Microsoft?

a)

Bill Gates & Paul Allen

b)

Larry Bird & Magic Johnson

c)

Jeff Bezos & Warren Buffett

d)

Michael Dell & Hewlett Packard

19.

Who invented the World Wide Web debuting it in the early-90s?

a)

Steve Jobs

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Jeff Bezos

d)

Tim Berners-Lee

20.

Who were the founders of Amazon?

a)

Jeff Bezos & MacKenzie Scott

b)

Larry Page & Sergey Brin

c)

Bill Gates & Steve Jobs

d)

Elon Musk & Jeff Besoz

21.

Who were the founders of Google?

a)
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey
b)
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
c)
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs
d)
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos
22.

TRUE OR FALSE: The World Wide Web and the internet are the exact same thing.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

In 1992, U.S. Marshals went to apprehend Randy Weaver on his property, leading to a gunfire that killed his son and wife and eventually leading to an 11-day stand-off. This incident is known as _______.

a)

Waco

b)

Ruby Ridge

c)

The Unabomber

d)

Oklahoma City Bombing

24.

The Branch Davidian religious cult ended up in a 51 day stand-off and siege by the ATF and FBI, before the compound caught fire killing 76 (including 25 children). This is known as _____.

a)

Waco

b)

Ruby Ridge

c)

Oklahoma City bombing

d)

Unabomber

25.

In 1995, the Oklahoma City bombing of a federal building, killing 168 people, was masterminded by ______ who was angered by the events at Ruby Ridge & Waco. He was caught and later executed.

a)

Osama bin Laden

b)

Ted Kaczynski

c)

Eric Rudolph

d)

Timothy McVeigh

26.

In 1996, the Unabomber, whose real name was _______, was caught. For years, he had mailed or delivered homemade bombs, killing 3 and injuring 23. He was using violence to protest “modern technology and industrialization.”

a)

Ted Kaczynski

b)

Timothy McVeigh

c)

Osama bin Laden

d)

Eric Rudolph

27.

In 1996, there was a bombing at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA, killing 2 and injuring 200. It took until 2003 before they caught _________, a "serial bomber" and a white supremacist who was associated with extremist Christian Identity Movement.

a)

Timothy McVeigh

b)

Ted Kaczynski

c)

Eric Rudolph

d)

Randy Weaver

28.

In the 1990s, a group of white supremacist extremists robbed banks to fund their neo-Nazi organization. They were called the ____.

a)

Aryan Republican Army (ARA)

b)

White Knights of American (WKA)

c)

Brotherhood of Skinheads (BS)

d)

National Socialist Movement (NSM)

29.

In 1993, terrorists connected to al-Qaeda exploded truck bomb in the underground parking garage of the ______, killing 6 and injuries over 1,000.

a)

Empire State Building

b)

Sears Tower

c)

World Trade Center

d)

Capitol Building

30.

The 1999 murders at _________ High School took the lives of 12 students and a teacher which, at the time, made it the deadliest school shooting in U.S. History.

a)

Columbine

b)

Parkland

c)

Sandy Hook

d)

Stoneman Douglas

31.

Under most of the Clinton presidency the economy was ______ and unemployment was _______.

a)

suffering; high

b)

booming; low

32.

For four years of President Clinton's presidency, the federal government spent LESS than brought in in tax revenue. This is called a budget ____.

a)
balance
b)
surplus
c)
deficit
d)
expenditure
33.

What divisive 1994 law, championed by Clinton, made free trade between Canada-US-Mexico?

a)

Free Trade in the Americas (FTA)

b)

The American Free Trade Compact (AFTC)

c)

Mexico-US-Canada Trade Agreement (MUCTA)

d)

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

34.

Bill Clinton was/was not reelected to a second term in 1996.

a)

was

b)

was not

35.

The term for politicians being reluctant to compromise with political opponents is called _____ politics.

a)
partisan
b)
bipartisan
c)
unified
d)
collaborative
36.

Who was the Speaker of the House in the 1990s who fueled partisan politics (not willing to compromise with the other political party)?

a)
Newt Gingrich
b)

Mitch McConnell

c)
John Boehner
d)
Tom Foley
37.

In December 1998, the House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment against President Clinton: perjury and obstruction of justice. This was over comments he made under oath about _____.

a)

illegally raising money for his campaign

b)

involvement with the Russian government

c)

getting involved in a Middle Eastern conflict

d)

an affair with a 22-year-old intern

38.

During his impeachment trial, President Clinton was ______.

a)

found guilty

b)

acquitted

39.

The leader of the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda was named ____.

a)
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
b)
Osama bin Laden
c)

Saddam Hussein

d)
Mohammed Atta
40.

Osama bin Laden was from the country of ____.

a)
Iraq
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Egypt
d)

Afghanistan

41.

Osama bin Laden left his home country to fight against the Soviet Union who had invaded ______ in 1979.

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Iran

c)

Israel

d)

Iraq

42.

TRUE/FALSE: The United States supported bin Laden and the fighters in Afghanistan in their war against the Soviet Union.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

43.

In the 1990s, al-Qaeda set up training camps in the country of ____.

a)

Iran

b)
Syria
c)
Iraq
d)
Afghanistan
44.

Osama bin Laden increasingly became angry at the United States following the _________, due to keeping military in his home country, supporting Israel, and a few other issues, eventually leading to his declaration of a "holy war" against the U.S. in 1996.

a)
Iraq War
b)
Vietnam War
c)

election of Ronald Reagan

d)

Persian Gulf War

45.

What computer program massively began the transformation of the music industry beginning in 1999?

a)
iTunes
b)
Spotify
c)
SoundCloud
d)
Napster
46.

The _______ scare was over fears of computer systems malfunctioning at the turn of the century.

a)
Y2K
b)

Millennium

c)

Apocalypse

d)

Computer Glitch

47.

According to reports at the time, what percentage of Americans were Y2K "hoarders" or "preppers?"

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

30%

d)

40%

48.

The 2000 Election was between _____ & _____.

a)
George W. Bush & Al Gore
b)
Barack Obama & Mitt Romney
c)
John McCain & Hillary Clinton
d)

Bill Clinton & Ronald Reagan

49.

Put these presidents in chronological order:

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

George H.W. Bush

d)

Bill Clinton

e)

George W. Bush

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
50.

Put these events in chronological order of WHEN they happened in the 1990s.

a)

The Persian Gulf War takes place.

b)

Bill Clinton defeats George H.W. Bush to become president.

c)

The World Wide Web is released to the public.

d)

The Oklahoma City bombing kills 168.

e)

The Columbine school shooting happens.

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
51.

Identify the country in red.

a)

Iraq

b)

Iran

c)

Israel

d)

Saudi Arabia

52.

Identify the country in red.

a)
Egypt
b)

Lebanon

c)
Iraq
d)
Saudi Arabia
53.

Identify the country in red.

a)
Pakistan
b)
Iran
c)
Iraq
d)
Afghanistan
54.

Identify the country in red.

a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Turkey
d)
Saudi Arabia
55.

Identify the country in red.

a)
Israel
b)
Lebanon
c)

Syria

d)
Jordan