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WorksheetsModern Day History
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who created the Internet?
Bill Gates
The US Dept of Defense
Steve Jobs
Communist Russia
Who was the president from 1977-1981?
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
George H.W. Bush
Who was Bill Clinton's VP?
Walter Mondale
Joe Biden
Barack Obama
Al Gore
Which nation did the US invade because of the 9/11 attacks?
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Why did we invade Iraq in 2003?
Because it was thought Osama Bin Laden was hiding there
They were believed to have WMDs
Retribution for the war in Kosovo
To capture Saddam Hussein
What was true about the Iran-Contra Affair?
Aid was permitted by Congress
US Officials raised money from weapons sales to aid Iran
The Senate impeached Reagan for his role in the scandal
US Officials used money raised from weapons sales to aid the Contras
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice?
Sandra Day O'Connor
Elena Kagan
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Betty Ford
Who was president from 2001-2009?
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
George H.W. Bush served as who's VP?
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
What group was responsible for the 9/11 attacks?
Taliban
Boko Haram
al Qaeda
Hezbollah
Why did Nixon resign as president?
Whitewater Scandal
Waterways Scandal
Watergate Scandal
Wastewater Scandal
What does SALT stand for?
Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Smart Arms Limit Treaty
Strategic Ants Limitation Talks
What is NAFTA?
North American Financial Trade Assocation
North American Financial Talks Agreement
North American Free Trade Association
North American Free Trade Agreement
Who helped transfer the Panama Canal back to Panama?
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
What terrorist attack did Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev commit?
Oklahoma City Bombings
Boston Marathon Bombings
1993 WTC Bombings
Madrid Train Bombings
What did Obama and Congress pass in 2010?
Acceptable Care Act
Affluent Care Act
Affordable Care Act
Astounding Care Act
Who was the last president to have a surplus while in office?
Reagan
Clinton
Obama
Trump
Where was one of the worst high school shootings in 1999?
Columbine High School
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Sandy Hook
Red Lake High School
How did OPEC affect the US in the 1970s?
Led to the opening of trade and diplomacy with the Middle East
Americans lost faith in their government
Resulted in sharp increase of gas prices, inflation and unemployment
Helped sign SALT
What exploded on live television in front of millions of Americans in 1986?
Apollo
Space-X
Challenger
Mercury
