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Modern America Unit

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following did Richard Nixon install in the White House?

a)

a gumball machine

b)

a swimming pool

c)

a recording device

d)

a video-based surveillance system

2.

Which man leaked the "Pentagon Papers" on U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War to news agencies . . .

a)

Spiro Agnew

b)

Bob Woodward

c)

Gordon Liddy

d)

Daniel Ellsberg

3.

The group hired to break into the Watergate hotel was nicknamed the

a)

electricians

b)

roofers

c)

cleaners

d)

plumbers

4.

When Nixon resigned, who became the only President who was never elected by the people?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

Lyndon Johnson

d)

Ronald Reagan

5.

The Iranian Revolution in 1979 put who in power?

a)

Khomeini

b)

Phalavi

c)

Hussain

d)

Mossadeq

6.

Washington Post reporters received information regarding the illegal break in from an anonymous source named

a)

John Doe

b)

Secret Bob

c)

Deep Throat

d)

Con Man

7.

Name the covert operation launched by President Jimmy Carter to save Iranian hostages in 1980.

a)

Operation Desert Storm

b)

Operation Rolling Thunder

c)

Operation El Dorado Canyon

d)

Operation Eagle Claw

8.

A positive moment during Carter's presidency was the peace agreement called

a)

Camp Hope Accords

b)

Camp David Accord

c)

Washington Protocol

d)

None of the Above

9.

The 1984 campaign ad "Morning in America" helped President Ronal Reagan achieve a landslide win against

a)

Hubert Humphrey

b)

Ross Perot

c)

Barry Goldwater

d)

Water Mondale

10.

Which was not part of Ronald Reagan's economic plan dubbed "Reaganomics"

a)

a reduction in military spending

b)

a reduction in government spending

c)

a reduction in interest rates

d)

a reduction in personal and business taxes

11.

The ending of the Cold War resulted in part due to Reagan's increase in military spending. Name the Soviet leader who realized changes had to be made to dismantle the Soviet Union.

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Leonid Brezhnev

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Vladimir Putin

12.

The Persian Gulf War began when Iraq invaded what country?

a)

Israel

b)

Saudia Arabia

c)

Kuwait

d)

None of the Above

13.

During the Persian Gulf War, who was the leader of Iraq?

a)

Ayatollah Khomeini

b)

Osama bin Laden

c)

Norman Schwarzkopf

d)

Saddam Hussain

14.

In 2000, which state determined the winner

a)

New York

b)

Ohio

c)

Florida

d)

California

15.

On September 11, 20011 how many aircraft were hijacked and used as weapons by the al-Quaeda?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

16.

Today, what rests in the footprint of the World Trade Center towers to honor those who died in the 9/11 attacks?

a)

Tribute in Light

b)

The Tower of Voices

c)

184 benches

d)

Two Memorial Pools

17.

The yearly amount of money that separates what government spends versus its revenue is

a)

inflation

b)

the national debt

c)

its gross domestic product

d)

a deficit

18.

The European Union has issued a common currency called the

a)

Dollar

b)

Pound

c)

Euro

d)

Rial

19.

Most of the world's largest petroleum reserves are located in

a)

Africa

b)

Alaska

c)

Middle East

d)

None of these

20.

NAFTA was implemented to discourage trade between the US, Mexico, and Canada.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

High illiteracy rates are an effect of lesser developed nations.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which court case (1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Roe v Wade

c)

Loving v Virginia

d)

Brown v Topeka Board of Education

23.

Which President went to China to show the US public he was going to use diplomacy

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Barack Obama

24.

Name a political scandal in which the Nixon administration was accused of abuse of power; Nixon resigns

a)

Waterbridge

b)

Waterdoor

c)

Watergate

d)

Watercolor

25.

The Fall of the Berlin Wall united East and West Germany and marked the end of the Cold War

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which U.S. President changed decades of US policy. Built-up military in the US and lowered welfare budget

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

George H.W. Bush

d)

Barack Obama

27.

The codename for the US-led UN operation to liberate Kuwait from Iraq

a)

Operation Desert Storm

b)

Iraqi Freedom

c)

Operation Middle East

d)

Operation Freedom

28.

The 2000 decision that ended the manual recount of ballots in Florida was between

a)

Carter vs. Reagan

b)

Clinton vs. Bush

c)

Bush vs. Gore

d)

None of the above

29.

O' Connor became the first female Supreme Court justice in 1981

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Name the Islamist terrorist organization that launched a series of attacks against U.S.

a)

Al Qaeda

b)

· Abdallah Azzam Brigades (AAB)

c)

Afghan Taliban

d)

Al-Shabaab

31.

Increased security at airports in response to 9/11, buffed up homeland security

a)

Homeland Act

b)

Patriot Act

c)

Security Act

d)

Airport Act

32.

This was created after 9-11 attacks in October 2002 to protect our nation from terrorists attacks

a)

Patriot Act

b)

Homeland Act

c)

Patriot Security

d)

Homeland Security

33.

Name the American policy under President George W. Bush to fight global terrorism in all its forms

a)

War on Terror

b)

War on the Middle East

c)

War on Terrorism

d)

None of the Above