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U.S. History Unit 11 Crisis and Resurgence part 2

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

President Ronald Reagan heavily criticized for his initial inaction of the

a)

Black Death

b)

COVID-19

c)

AIDS epidemic

d)

Spanish Flu

2.

Power of a government to take private property for public use

#Just Compensation

a)

Jury Duty

b)

Due Process

c)

Right to remain silent

d)

Eminent Domain

3.

U.S. forces sent to Lebanon to help maintain peace between opposing groups

#Suicide Bombers

#241 Americans Killed

#Terrorist Attack

a)

Multinational Force in Lebanon

b)

eminent domain

c)

Rust Belt

d)

Peace Through Strength

4.

The description for post-industrial region in the Northeastern and the East North Central States, referring to economic decline, population loss and urban decay

a)

Sun Belt

b)

Rust Belt

c)

Black Belt

d)

Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)

5.

A strategy used by Ronald Reagan during the Cold War to deter aggression through the threat of force

a)

Black Power

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Peace Through Strength

d)

Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)

6.

Proposed by President Ronald Reagan to use ground-based and space-based systems to protect the U.S. from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Globalization

c)

GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)

d)

Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)

7.

He was the Pope of Peace and is recognized as helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe.

a)

Saint Paul

b)

Pope John Paul II

c)

Pope Benedict XVI

d)

Saint Peter

8.

Also known as the Rodney King Riots; 4 police officers acquitted; led to violent protests and civil disturbances

a)

The Heritage Foundation

b)

George Floyd Riots

c)

1992 LA Riots

d)

Stonewall Riots

9.

Signed in 1947 and lasted until 1994 when it was replaced by the World Trade Organization; main goals were to reduce trade barriers, lower tariffs and promote global trade,

a)

Three Mile Island accident

b)

GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)

c)

Globalization

d)

NAFTA

10.

The interchange of world views, products, ideas; global trade, cultural exchange, the spread of music, food, fashion, lifestyle, the Internet makes this easier

a)

World Trade Organization

b)

The Space War

c)

Globalization

d)

The Heritage Foundation

11.

This was a political think tank during Reagan's presidency that sought to promote conservative policies based on free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom

a)

Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)

b)

Billy Graham

c)

Three Mile Island accident

d)

The Heritage Foundation

12.

Texas billionaire and third party candidate of the 1990s who effected two presidential elections

a)

George Bush

b)

Ross Perot

c)

Pope John Paul II

d)

Ronald Reagan

13.

It was the worst nuclear accident in U.S. History

a)

Fukushima nuclear disaster

b)

Three Mile Island accident

c)

SL-1 accident

d)

Chernobyl

14.

It was a prominent American political organization associated with the Christina right; founded in 1979 by Jerry Falwell and Paul Weyrich

a)

Reaganomics

b)

Moral Majority

c)

The Iran Hostage Crisis

d)

The Iran Contra Affair

15.

Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Sandra Day O'Connor

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

George H. Bush

16.

Major political scandal where the United States secretly sold weapons to Iran; used the money to fund the Contras in Nicaragua

a)

The Iran Hostage Crisis

b)

The Camp David Accords

c)

The Iran Contra Affair

d)

Reaganomics

17.

It refers to the economic policies of U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s; tax cuts of wealthy corporations; trickle down economics

a)

First Persian Gulf War

b)

Peace Through Strength

c)

Big Stick Policy

d)

Reaganomics

18.

One of the most influential Christian evangelists who was a spiritual advisor for many U.S. Presidents

a)

Ross Perot

b)

Billy Graham

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Bill Clinton

19.

First woman Supreme Court Justice; appointed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan; retired in 2006

a)

Sandra Day O'Connor

b)

Nancy Reagan

c)

Barbara Bush

d)

Hillary Clinton

20.

34 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait

#Iraq occupies Kuwait

a)

Iran-Contra Affair

b)

First Persian Gulf War

c)

Vietnam War

21.

After lying to Congress about the affair, he was impeached but was acquitted on all charges

a)

Impeachment of Donald Trump

b)

Impeachment of Bill Clinton

c)

Resignation of Richard Nixon

d)

Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

22.

An organization that is intended to supervise and liberalize international trade; main goal was to facilitate global trade

a)

NAFTA

b)

globalization

c)

WTO (World Trade Organization)

d)

GAAT

23.

#Line Item Veto

#Checks & Balances

#Supreme Court declares Clinton's actions unconstitutional

a)

Impeachment of Bill Clinton

b)

U.S. v Nixon

c)

Clinton v. City of New York (1998)

24.

Tariffs were eliminated by U.S., Canada, Mexico;

to encourage economic activity by the U.S., Canada, Mexico

a)

NAFTA

b)

GAAT

c)

WTO

d)

NAACP

25.

First woman Supreme Court Justice; appointed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan; retired in 2006

a)

Sandra Day O'Connor

b)

Nancy Reagan

c)

Barbara Bush

d)

Hillary Clinton

26.

Considered the most influential martial artists of all time who changed the way Chinese were presented in American films

a)

Bruce Lee

b)

Chuck Norris

c)

Jet Li

d)

Rocky