WorksheetsUS History Final Test Review #1
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
Location of technology and software hotbed that started in 1970’s America
Death Valley, CA
Miami, FL
Silicon Valley, CA
Raleigh, NC
American nuclear power plant meltdown occurred in…
Chernobyl
Three Mile Island
Death Valley
Duncan Falls
During Nixon’s administration, we begin to experience a thawing of the cold war. What is the term for this?
Détente
Glasnost
Perestroika
Babushka
After the Cuban Missile Crisis, this was installed in the White House for improved communication with the Soviet Union…
Direct Hotline between the two capitols
Microsoft computers
Missile defense turrets
NSA servers
This treaty limited the number of nuclear long range missile, slowing the arms race
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)
Organization of Oil Producing Countries (OPEC)
Camp David Accords
Brady Bill
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…
Camp David Accords
Spygate
Deflategate
Watergate
After being impeached, what happened to Nixon?
President Nixon was found guilty and kicked out of office
President Nixon was acquitted on all charges
President Nixon was assassinated
President Nixon resigned and was pardoned by the new president
14 of the top oil producing countries formed an alliance and began using oil as a political tool. What was this alliance called?
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)
Organization of Oil Producing Countries (OPEC)
Camp David Accords
Brady Bill
OPEC issued an embargo on any nation that supported ___________ .
President Nixon
Israel
Cuba
the War on Terror
Under Carter, the Shah of Iran was overthrown. What happened next?
they overthrew our embassy, taking hostages
Operation Desert Storm
9/11
Operation Iraqi Freedom
With several acts of legislation being passed on the issue, the 70’s were a time of…
Environmental Awareness
Expanding Intelligence
War
Depression
(Presidents 26-35)
#26: 1901-1909
Reformist President who took office after William McKinley died. He was known for trust busting.
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
(Presidents 26-35)
#27: 1909-1913
Known for busting trusts that angered his predecessor. Also known for getting stuck in a bathtub.
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
(Presidents 26-35)
#28: 1913-1921
Won a landslide election due to his two predecessors splitting the opposing vote. He was president during WWI.
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
(Presidents 26-35)
#29: 1921-1923
President from Ohio who died of a heart attack while in office
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
(Presidents 26-35)
#30: 1923-1929
"Silent"ly credited with economic policies that allowed for the roaring 20's.
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
The Iran-Contra affair was when we were selling ___________ to Iran to fund contras fighting communism in Nicaragua.
Intelligence
Oil
Weapons
Spies
Supply-Side Economics (Reagan) advocated….
Lowering all taxes
Raising taxes on the wealthy
Raising taxes on the middle class
Eliminating all taxes
All of the following happened in the 1980’s regarding the Cold War EXCEPT
Glasnost
Perestroika
Berlin Wall Falls
Soviet Union breaks up
This foreign leader invaded Kuwait, leading to Operation Desert Storm (he was later put to death following Operation Iraqi Freedom)
Saddam Hussein
Mikhail Gorbachev
Ayatollah Komeini
Osama bin Laden
He cofounded Microsoft in the 1980s, introducing Windows and revolutionizing computing
Bill Gates
Al Gore
Edward Snowden
Cesar Chavez
Under President Clinton, the Brady Bill was passed. What did this do?
Improved environmental regulations
Issued a waiting period for buying handguns so background checks could be done
Helped solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Resulted in his impeachment
President George W. Bush started No Child Left Behind (NCLB). This did what?
Helped reunite immigrant children with their parents
Empowered the NSA to more power in surveillance
Helped schools with low-income students
Pardoned President Clinton of his crimes
More Americans were killed on Sept. 11th than those that died at Pearl Harbor or on D-Day in WWII (close to 3,000)
True
False
He was responsible for the attacks of 9/11
Saddam Hussein
Mikhail Gorbachev
Ayatollah Komeini
Osama bin Laden
This caused the depression at the end of President George W. Bush’s tenure in office
Unregulated Banks
Drought
Buying stocks on margin
Dust Bowl
An economic stimulus package signed into law by President Obama to alleviate the depression
The New Deal
National Recovery Act (NRA)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
ISIS
(Presidents 26-35)
#31: 1929-1933
Blamed for the great depression due to his response
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
(Presidents 26-35)
#32: 1933-1945
His new deal brought America out of the Great Depression. President through most of WWII.
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
(Presidents 26-35)
#33: 1945-1953
It was his decision to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
(Presidents 26-35)
#34: 1953-1961
Famous general who orchestrated Operation Overlord. Responsible for our highway system.
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
(Presidents 26-35)
#35: 1961-1963
Young, charismatic, civil rights minded president who was assassinated in Texas.
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
What type of gov’t did the Articles of Confederation create?
a strong, centralized gov’t
an alliance of weak and dependent states
a loose confederation of strong state gov’ts
a federal system with a bicameral legislature and a President
Which of the following is NOT a reason for writing the Declaration of Independence?
Unfair taxes were being levied on the colonists
Colonists had no representation in parliament
Canada had received their independence from Britain
Colonists were forced to house British troops
Thomas Paine wrote ______________ to gain support for Independence
Federalist Papers
to the King
new laws
Common Sense
His ideas of Natural Rights can be found in all founding American documents
Thomas Paine
Ryan Lochte
George Washington
John Locke
The major achievement of the Northwest Ordinance was..
framework for new states to enter the union
blueprint for eliminating native resistance in the west
Ohio
new border lines with Canada
The Land Ordinance of 1785 organized the Northwest Territory into
New states
6 mile by 6 mile plots
Indian territories
British colonies
There are only two reps per state
Senate
House of Representatives
The number of reps per state varies by population
Senate
House of Representatives
Is led by the Speaker
Senate
House of Representatives
Is led by the Vice President
Senate
House of Representatives
Author of the Jungle, on meat packing industry
Upton Sinclair
Ida B. Wells
Thomas Nast
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
Published How the Other Half Lives, illustrating poor living conditions of immigrants in tenement housing
Upton Sinclair
Ida B. Wells
Thomas Nast
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
muckraker, editor of McClure’s magazine, uncovering political corruption
Upton Sinclair
Ida B. Wells
Thomas Nast
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
Former teacher and editor of Free Speech, shedding light on southern lynchings
Upton Sinclair
Ida B. Wells
Thomas Nast
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
political cartoonist, known for his cartoons in Harper’s Weekly
Upton Sinclair
Ida B. Wells
Thomas Nast
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
Which reform did the 19th Amendment enact (1920)?
Prohibition of alcohol
women's suffrage
a ban on child labor
African American men's suffrage
A[n] _________ is an election in which citizens vote to select nominees for upcoming elections.
referendum
primary
recall
initiative
The ______ allowed citizens to approve or reject laws passed by a legislature.
referendum
primary
recall
initiative
The ______ election allows citizens to remove public appointed officials from office.
referendum
primary
recall
initiative
