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US History Final Test Review #1

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Location of technology and software hotbed that started in 1970’s America

a)

Death Valley, CA

b)

Miami, FL

c)

Silicon Valley, CA

d)

Raleigh, NC

2.

American nuclear power plant meltdown occurred in…

a)

Chernobyl

b)

Three Mile Island

c)

Death Valley

d)

Duncan Falls

3.

During Nixon’s administration, we begin to experience a thawing of the cold war. What is the term for this?    

a)

Détente

b)

Glasnost

c)

Perestroika

d)

Babushka 

4.

After the Cuban Missile Crisis, this was installed in the White House for improved communication with the Soviet Union…

a)

Direct Hotline between the two capitols

b)

Microsoft computers

c)

Missile defense turrets

d)

NSA servers

5.

This treaty limited the number of nuclear long range missile, slowing the arms race

a)

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)

b)

Organization of Oil Producing Countries (OPEC)

c)

Camp David Accords

d)

Brady Bill

6.

Five men were arrested breaking into the Democratic National Headquarters. President Nixon ordered a cover-up (showing his knowledge of the conspiracy). Tape recordings proved Nixon’s guilt. This scandal is known as…

a)

Camp David Accords

b)

Spygate

c)

Deflategate

d)

Watergate

7.

After being impeached, what happened to Nixon?

a)

President Nixon was found guilty and kicked out of office

b)

President Nixon was acquitted on all charges

c)

President Nixon was assassinated

d)

President Nixon resigned and was pardoned by the new president

8.

14 of the top oil producing countries formed an alliance and began using oil as a political tool. What was this alliance called?

a)

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)

b)

Organization of Oil Producing Countries (OPEC)

c)

Camp David Accords

d)

Brady Bill

9.

OPEC issued an embargo on any nation that supported ___________ .

a)

President Nixon

b)

Israel

c)

Cuba

d)

the War on Terror

10.

Under Carter, the Shah of Iran was overthrown. What happened next?

a)

they overthrew our embassy, taking hostages

b)

Operation Desert Storm

c)

9/11

d)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

11.

With several acts of legislation being passed on the issue, the 70’s were a time of…

a)

Environmental Awareness

b)

Expanding Intelligence

c)

War

d)

Depression

12.

(Presidents 26-35)

#26: 1901-1909

Reformist President who took office after William McKinley died. He was known for trust busting.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William H. Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Warren G. Harding

e)

Calvin Coolidge

13.

(Presidents 26-35)

#27: 1909-1913

Known for busting trusts that angered his predecessor. Also known for getting stuck in a bathtub.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William H. Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Warren G. Harding

e)

Calvin Coolidge

14.

(Presidents 26-35)

#28: 1913-1921

Won a landslide election due to his two predecessors splitting the opposing vote. He was president during WWI.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William H. Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Warren G. Harding

e)

Calvin Coolidge

15.

(Presidents 26-35)

#29: 1921-1923

President from Ohio who died of a heart attack while in office

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William H. Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Warren G. Harding

e)

Calvin Coolidge

16.

(Presidents 26-35)

#30: 1923-1929

"Silent"ly credited with economic policies that allowed for the roaring 20's.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William H. Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Warren G. Harding

e)

Calvin Coolidge

17.

The Iran-Contra affair was when we were selling ___________ to Iran to fund contras fighting communism in Nicaragua.

a)

Intelligence

b)

Oil

c)

Weapons

d)

Spies

18.

Supply-Side Economics (Reagan) advocated….

a)

Lowering all taxes

b)

Raising taxes on the wealthy

c)

Raising taxes on the middle class

d)

Eliminating all taxes

19.

All of the following happened in the 1980’s regarding the Cold War EXCEPT

a)

Glasnost

b)

Perestroika

c)

Berlin Wall Falls

d)

Soviet Union breaks up

20.

This foreign leader invaded Kuwait, leading to Operation Desert Storm (he was later put to death following Operation Iraqi Freedom)

a)

Saddam Hussein

b)

Mikhail Gorbachev

c)

Ayatollah Komeini

d)

Osama bin Laden

21.

He cofounded Microsoft in the 1980s, introducing Windows and revolutionizing computing

a)

Bill Gates

b)

Al Gore

c)

Edward Snowden

d)

Cesar Chavez

22.

Under President Clinton, the Brady Bill was passed. What did this do?

a)

Improved environmental regulations

b)

Issued a waiting period for buying handguns so background checks could be done

c)

Helped solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

d)

Resulted in his impeachment

23.

President George W. Bush started No Child Left Behind (NCLB). This did what?

a)

Helped reunite immigrant children with their parents

b)

Empowered the NSA to more power in surveillance

c)

Helped schools with low-income students

d)

Pardoned President Clinton of his crimes

24.

More Americans were killed on Sept. 11th than those that died at Pearl Harbor or on D-Day in WWII (close to 3,000)

a)

True

b)

False

25.

He was responsible for the attacks of 9/11

a)

Saddam Hussein

b)

Mikhail Gorbachev

c)

Ayatollah Komeini

d)

Osama bin Laden

26.

This caused the depression at the end of President George W. Bush’s tenure in office

a)

Unregulated Banks

b)

Drought

c)

Buying stocks on margin

d)

Dust Bowl

27.

An economic stimulus package signed into law by President Obama to alleviate the depression

a)

The New Deal

b)

National Recovery Act (NRA)

c)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

d)

ISIS

28.

(Presidents 26-35)

#31: 1929-1933

Blamed for the great depression due to his response

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

e)

John F. Kennedy

29.

(Presidents 26-35)

#32: 1933-1945

His new deal brought America out of the Great Depression. President through most of WWII.

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

e)

John F. Kennedy

30.

(Presidents 26-35)

#33: 1945-1953

It was his decision to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

e)

John F. Kennedy

31.

(Presidents 26-35)

#34: 1953-1961

Famous general who orchestrated Operation Overlord. Responsible for our highway system.

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

e)

John F. Kennedy

32.

(Presidents 26-35)

#35: 1961-1963

Young, charismatic, civil rights minded president who was assassinated in Texas.

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

e)

John F. Kennedy

33.

What type of gov’t did the Articles of Confederation create?

a)

a strong, centralized gov’t

b)

an alliance of weak and dependent states

c)

a loose confederation of strong state gov’ts

d)

a federal system with a bicameral legislature and a President

34.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for writing the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Unfair taxes were being levied on the colonists

b)

Colonists had no representation in parliament

c)

Canada had received their independence from Britain

d)

Colonists were forced to house British troops

35.

Thomas Paine wrote ______________ to gain support for Independence

a)

Federalist Papers

b)

to the King

c)

new laws

d)

Common Sense

36.

His ideas of Natural Rights can be found in all founding American documents

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Ryan Lochte

c)

George Washington

d)

John Locke

37.

The major achievement of the Northwest Ordinance was..

a)

framework for new states to enter the union

b)

blueprint for eliminating native resistance in the west

c)

Ohio

d)

new border lines with Canada

38.

The Land Ordinance of 1785 organized the Northwest Territory into

a)

New states

b)

6 mile by 6 mile plots

c)

Indian territories

d)

British colonies

39.

There are only two reps per state

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

40.

The number of reps per state varies by population

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

41.

Is led by the Speaker

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

42.

Is led by the Vice President

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

43.

Author of the Jungle, on meat packing industry

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Thomas Nast

d)

Jacob Riis

e)

Lincoln Steffens

44.

Published How the Other Half Lives, illustrating poor living conditions of immigrants in tenement housing

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Thomas Nast

d)

Jacob Riis

e)

Lincoln Steffens

45.

muckraker, editor of McClure’s magazine, uncovering political corruption

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Thomas Nast

d)

Jacob Riis

e)

Lincoln Steffens

46.

Former teacher and editor of Free Speech, shedding light on southern lynchings

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Thomas Nast

d)

Jacob Riis

e)

Lincoln Steffens

47.

political cartoonist, known for his cartoons in Harper’s Weekly

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Thomas Nast

d)

Jacob Riis

e)

Lincoln Steffens

48.

Which reform did the 19th Amendment enact (1920)?

a)

Prohibition of alcohol

b)

women's suffrage

c)

a ban on child labor

d)

African American men's suffrage

49.

A[n] _________ is an election in which citizens vote to select nominees for upcoming elections.

a)

referendum

b)

primary

c)

recall

d)

initiative

50.

The ______ allowed citizens to approve or reject laws passed by a legislature.

a)

referendum

b)

primary

c)

recall

d)

initiative

51.

The ______ election allows citizens to remove public appointed officials from office.

a)

referendum

b)

primary

c)

recall

d)

initiative