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Crisis & Resurgence - U.S. History EOC Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the primary goal of discussions between these two leaders?

a)

To recognize the independence of former satellite states

b)

To reach a formal agreement on weapons control

c)

To negotiate the reunification of Germany

d)

To develop a global environmental-protection policy

2.

How was the goal set forth in this excerpt advanced during President Nixon's administration?

a)

By normalization of relations with China

b)

By supporting the Arab coalition during the Yom Kippur War

c)

By escalating the bombing of North Vietnam

d)

By attacking enemy bases in Cambodia

3.

One action that influenced the U.S. -Soviet Signing of SALT I treaty in 1972 was President Richard Nixon's -

a)

opening of diplomatic relations with China

b)

involvement in the Watergate scandal

c)

support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War

d)

withdrawal of military forces from Vietnam

4.

Which statement correctly completes this time line?

a)

The Centers of disease Control petitioned Congress to eliminate waste treatment plants.

b)

The federal government created the Environmental Protection Agency to oversee environmental issues.

c)

The automobile industry began researching alternative energy sources.

d)

The president ordered the Public Health service to deal with environmental pollution

5.

Which option completes this diagram?

a)

President Richard Nixon's involvement in Watergate

b)

The proposed ratification of Equal Rights Amendment

c)

President Jimmy Carter's negotiation of Camp David Accords

d)

The introduction of the Marshall Plan as official foreign policy

6.

The incident illustrated by this cartoon increased cynicism toward the U.S. government because -

a)

the press secretary failed to keep the public informed of national policy changes

b)

the president directed a conspiracy to mislead the nation

c)

the Supreme Court overruled federal statutes the defined confidentiality

d)

Congress failed to pass legislation enforcing protection of privacy rights

7.

Which of the following is most responsible for the differences shown on the table?

a)

Robert L. Johnson's creation of a major television network.

b)

Tim Berners-Lee's invention of the World Wide Web (internet)

c)

Jeff Bezos' founding of Amazon.com

d)

Michael Dell's use of just-in-time manufacturing.

8.

What does President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial reflect about modern U.S. politics?

a)

Congress conducts more thorough investigations of judicial nominees.

b)

Campaign finances are monitored by regulatory agency.

c)

Media outlets focus more on policy issues than on the actions of elected officials.

d)

Elected officials face greater scrutiny of their personal lives.

9.

These demonstrations led to-

a)

a global energ crisis brought on by OPEC oil embargo

b)

the bombing of a Marine barracks =, followed by retaliatory U.S air strikes

c)

a U.S boycott of the Olympics in protest of events in Central Asia

d)

a hostage crisis that severely damaged confidence in the Carter administration

10.

How did this treaty contribute to the end of the Cold War?

a)

By reducing tensions associated with the threat if the nuclear war

b)

By providing an exchange of weapons for war hostages

c)

By allowing secret weapons technologies to be shared

d)

By establishing an official cease-fire

11.

Line for gas such as the one in this photograph resulted from-

a)

the dissolution of Standard Oil company

b)

an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico

c)

the construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline

d)

an embargo by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

12.

Which course of action did President Carter propose in order to solve this problem for the next generation?

a)

Contract with foreign nations to build wind tributes

b)

Reduce federal spending on solar cell energy research

c)

Drill fewer off shore wells to conserve marine life

d)

Develop alternative energy sources

13.

The Camp David Accords was-

a)

peace treaty to end the Cold war

b)

peace agreement negotiated by Carter between Israel and Egypt

c)

agreement between the U.S and middle eastern nations to lift the oil embargo by OPEC

d)

agreement to protect Middle Eastern countries from Soviet rule

14.

What did congressional Republicans call this political plan?

a)

The New frontier

b)

The Great Society

c)

The Return to Normalcy

d)

The Contract with America

15.

How did Steve Jobs influence business in the twenty-first century?

a)

By opening stores that sold consumer goods at discounted prices

b)

By developing popular devices that changed the way people used electronics

c)

By improving the methods used for offshore drilling by oil companies

d)

By designing automobiles that utilized technology to reduce gasoline usage

16.

Why did the United States fight in the Persian gulf War?

a)

Iraq needed help resisting a communist revolution.

b)

Iraq supplied weapons to al-Qaeda terrorists.

c)

Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait.

d)

Iraq finance the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

17.
Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, by President Reagan? 
a)
Sonia Sontamayor
b)
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
c)
Elana Kagen
d)
Sandra Day O'Connor
18.
Which speaker would most likely agree with President Ronald Reagan's national security policies?
a)
Speaker 1
b)
Speaker 2
c)
Speaker 3
d)
Speaker 4
19.
How did President Jimmy Carter attempt to end hostilities between the groups that fought these wars?
a)
He helped negotiate a peace treaty known as the Camp David Accords.
b)
He deployed U.S. troops to defeat the Palestine Liberation Organization.
c)
He ordered the boycott of Olympic games in Moscow.
d)
He threatened to sever diplomatic ties with Syria.
20.
Why were President George H.W. Bush and his administration concerned about Iraq’s military aggression prior to the Persian Gulf War?
a)
They thought the aggression would start an Arab uprising.
b)
They thought the aggression would threaten the sovereignty of Israel
c)
They thought the aggression would threaten the Saudi Arabian oil reserves.
d)
The thought the aggression would spread radical Islam throughout the Middle East.