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EOC - US History Part II

Total questions: 145

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?
a)
Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
b)
Unemployment decreased gradually.
c)
Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.
d)
Hoover was re-elected as president.
2.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food.  These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
3.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
4.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
5.
What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Okies
c)
Bonus Army Bases
d)
Rooseveltowns
6.
Which economic factor contributed most directly to the start of the Great Depression?
a)
low worker productivity
b)
high income taxes
c)
decreasing tariff rates
d)
buying stocks on margin
7.
What natural disaster of the 1930s added insult to injury?
a)
Flooding along the Mississippi River
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
Tornadoes called the Helen Hunt Twisters
d)
Hurricanes along the Gulf Coast
8.
Pick the best answer.  Over-production of what led to the Great Depression?
a)
farm goods
b)
consumer goods
c)
farm and consumer goods
d)
iPhones
9.
What tool - passed during the Hoover Administration -  designed to protect American manufacturers actually ended up creating a worldwide depression?
a)
Reconstruction Finance Committee
b)
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
c)
New Deal
d)
Second New Deal
10.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

a)

Overproduction and underconsumption

b)

High tariffs restricting trade

c)

buying stocks on the margin

d)

high income taxes

11.

What was President Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression?

a)

He believed "rugged individualism" would solve the economy

b)

He created mass welfare

c)

He increased infrastructure to create jobs

d)

He violated his policy of laissez-faire

12.

Money loaned to banks, insurance companies & businesses to jumpstart the economy by Hoover

a)

Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

c)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

d)

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

13.

Migrant farmers from Oklahoma

a)

Hooverville

b)

Okies

c)

Economy

d)

Soup Kitchens

e)

Dust Bowl

14.
Farmers contributed to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl by
a)
putting down new layers of topsoil.
b)
moving off of the plains to find new farmland.
c)
damming western rivers and using irrigation techniques.
d)
using intensive farming practices that removed protective grasses.
15.

Dry weather turned into severe droughts. Land which had once grown tall grass was now barren. Planting the same crop for so many years had robbed the soil of its nutrients


What is a drought?

a)

An extended period of flooding

b)

An extended period of no rain

c)

A huge blizzard

d)

The name of my cat

16.
An involvement in risky business transactions in an effort to make a quick or large profit
a)
Speculation
b)
Buying on Margin
c)
Credit
d)
Great Depression
17.
The purchasing of stocks by paying only a small percentage of the price and borrowing the rest.
a)
Buying on Margin
b)
Speculation
c)
Credit
d)
Breadlines
18.
A period, lasting from 1929 to 1940, in which the US economy was in severe decline and millions of American were unemployed.
a)
Great Depression
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Shantytowns
19.
A neighborhood in which people live in makeshift shacks
a)
Shantytowns
b)
Great Depression
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
Bread Lines
20.
A group of WWI veterans and their families who marched on Washington, D.C., in 1932 to demand the immediate payment of a bonus they had been promised for military service
a)
Bonus Army
b)
Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)
c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
d)
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
21.

Who is this a image of and what did she a symbol of .....

a)

June the Fighter symbol of women's suffrage

b)

Susan the solider symbol of women working on airplanes

c)

Rosie the Riveter symbol of women working in factories during the war.

22.

When Roosevelt signed the Lend-lease Act, he said that the U.S must become the "arsenal of democracy in order to ?

a)

end the Great Depression

b)

help the Axis powers

c)

help Britain

d)

stay out of the war

23.

What battle is the pacific theater was vital to gain in order the bomb Japan

a)

Okinawa

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Normandy

d)

Midway

24.

What industry manufactured about 1/3 of military equipment during WWII

a)

steel industry

b)

ship-industry

c)

intercultural sector

d)

automobile industry

25.

The American program to build an atomic bomb was known as the

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Operation overlord

c)

New York Project

d)

Operation A-bomb

26.

A key to the American success at Midway was.....

a)

the use of new sonar and radar technology.

b)

the use of long-range B-25 bombers launched from aircraft carriers

c)

breaking the Japanese Navy’s secret code.

d)

American submarines.

27.

The strategy of capturing some islands and going around others. That United States used in order to invade Japan.

a)

Double V

b)

Naplam

c)

Lend-Lease

d)

Island hopping

28.

What is another name for the Invasion of Normandy?

a)

Battle of France

b)

Battle of the Bulge

c)

D-Day

d)

V-E Day

29.

What was President Roosevelt referring to in this speech?

a)

The victory at Normandy and liberation of France.

b)

the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

c)

The Battle of Britain.

30.
In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States? 
a)
D-Day on the shores of France
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Invasion of Poland
d)
V-E Day
31.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32.
Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.
a)
Japan surrendering
b)
The atomic bombings
c)
Germany surrendering
d)
the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
33.
Why were natural resources, like gasoline, scarce during WWII?
a)
The U.S. government did not want to spend money on natural  resources.
b)
The U.S. had all the  natural resources it needed.
c)
Natural resources were scarce because they were needed for the  war effort. 
d)
Americans were greedy and did not want to share the natural resources. 
34.
What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
a)
They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
b)
They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
c)
The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
d)
They took control of many Japanese islands.
35.
Which WWII leader declared war on Germany and Japan, and was loved by many Americans for the programs he developed ?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Adolf Hitler
36.
Which WWII leader became President after FDR passed, wanted  to save American lives in the Pacific, and decided to drop the  atomic bombs?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin
37.
Which organization was created after World War II to help countries peacefully resolve conflicts?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
North American Treaty Organization
d)
United Nations
38.
What role did women  take during WWII?
a)
house wives that took care of the house and  children
b)
drove tanks and fought in the war
c)
created black out curtains for everyone 
d)
filled many traditionally male jobs
39.

Which policy had the goal of supporting the allies and maintaining neutrality?

a)

Atlantic Charter

b)

Appeasement

c)

Cash and Carry

40.

What was the purpose of rationing?

a)

increase supply of natural resources

b)

cause a shortage of crops

c)

provide supplies to the troops

41.

What treaty caused the start World War II?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Paris Peace Accords

d)

Treaty of Lasting Peace

42.

Which plan aided European countries after World War II?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Freedom Plan

c)

Truman Plan

d)

European Plan

43.

Which two cities were attacked with atomic bombs by the United States?

a)

Nagasaki & Hiroshima

b)

Tokyo & Kyoto

c)

Tokyo & Yokohama

d)

Osaka & Kyoto

44.

Causes: Business converts from production of war materials to consumer goods, Americans buy on credit, Workers receive higher wages and better benefits - What was the EFFECT?

a)

American economy grows rapidly after World War II

b)

American economy undergoes another Great Depression

c)

Businesses laid off large numbers of workers

d)

Businesses switched back to old technologies

45.

The state of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union without actual fighting that divided the world into two camps was the what?

a)

Policy of containment

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Cold War

46.

After World War II, who joined forces with the United States to resist Chinese and North Korean aggression which later ended in a stalemate?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

South Korea

c)

Cuba

d)

Vietnam

47.

How did the conflict in Vietnam end?

a)

Both sides won

b)

Cease-fire agreement in which U.S. troops withdrew

c)

Soviets removed the missiles in Cuba in response to a U.S. blockade

d)

United States occupied Japan

48.

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?

a)

Soviets removed the missiles in Cuba in response to a U.S. blockade

b)

United States responded by placing missiles of its own in China

c)

United States declared war on the Soviet Union

d)

Break up of the Soviet Union into independent countries

49.

Berlin Wall Falls! What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper headline?

a)

Communism spread in Europe

b)

Missiles were removed from Cuba

c)

Collapse of Communism in Europe

d)

Vietnam War ended

50.

President Wipes Out Segregation In The Armed Forces! The newspaper headline is about which President?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Herbert Hoover

51.

United States President, John F. Kennedy and Soviet Union Premier, Nikita Khrushchev The political cartoon is about which conflict?

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Desegregation

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam War

52.

The United States intervened to stop the spread of communism from North Vietnam into South Vietnam as a result of what?

a)

the Domino Theory

b)

the Marshall Plan

c)

United Nations orders

d)

Yellow Journalism

53.

Which of the following was created by the communists in response to the formation of NATO?

a)

Axis Powers

b)

United Nations

c)

League of Nations

d)

Warsaw Pact

54.

Led to increased educational, economic, and political opportunities for minorities and women; Which of the following is being described?

a)

Prohibition

b)

G.I. Bill

c)

Civil Rights legislation

d)

Desegregation of the armed forces

55.

Extended educational, housing, and employment benefits to veterans; Which of the following is being described?

a)

Civil Rights legislation

b)

19th Amendment

c)

G.I. Bill

d)

Prohibition

56.

Eleanor Roosevelt - The First Lady shown in the picture played an important role in what?

a)

passing the G.I. Bill

b)

the Temperance Movement

c)

writing the 19th Amendment

d)

expanding human rights

57.

How did the Baby Boom affect American society after World War II?

a)

Child labor increased

b)

Fewer schools were built

c)

The economy slowed down

d)

Led to changing demographics

58.

Which term means the linking of nations through trade, information, technologies, and communication?

a)

Servicing

b)

Globalization

c)

Outsourcing

d)

Travel

59.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
60.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
61.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
62.
An organization formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and to give young blacks a larger role in the civil rights movement.
a)
affirmative action
b)
de facto segregation
c)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 
d)
National Organization for Women 
63.
Act that eliminated the so-called literacy tests that had disqualified many voters.
a)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
Brown vs. the Board of Education
d)
Roe Vs. Wade
64.
What Black Nationalist group was once led by Malcolm X?
a)
Nation of Islam
b)
SNCC
c)
CORE
d)
Black Panthers
65.
Literacy tests & poll taxes were used in the South to keep African Americans from doing what?
a)
voting
b)
serving in the military
c)
moving north
d)
getting an education
66.
Where did the first sit-ins for civil rights take place?
a)
on busses
b)
in schools
c)
at polling places
d)
at lunch counters
67.
What state laws created separate public facilities for African Americans in the South?
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
affirmative action
c)
Civil Rights Acts
d)
Force Acts
68.
What was the goal of the Black Panthers?
a)
to turn American citizens against democracy
b)
to end the Vietnam War
c)
to convince African Americans to support "black power"
d)
to gain equal pay for black Americans
69.
The main goal of the freedom riders was to 
a)
pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
b)
inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
c)
encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
d)
desegregate urban bus systems in the south
70.
In the 1954 trial of Brown v Board of Education, the US Supreme Court ruled that
a)
private schools should be controlled by the federal government
b)
issues of racial segregation should be decided by the states.
c)
racially segregated public schools are unconstitutional
d)
the "separate but equal" doctrine should be contnued
71.
Where did President Eisenhower send the 101st Airborne to enforce integration of a public high school?
a)
Little Rock, Arkansas
b)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
c)
Birmingham, Alabama
d)
Jackson, Mississippi
72.
What strategy did the NAACP adopt in its fight for civil rights?
a)
massive resistance
b)
attacking racism in the courts
c)
direct nonviolence
d)
sit-ins
73.
Who did the Southern Christian Leadership Conference elect as its first leader?
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Jackie Robinson
c)
Martin Luther King Jr.
d)
Thurgood Marshall
74.
The Selma March is also known as ____. 
a)
Bloody Sunday
b)
Black Sunday
c)
Bloody Tuesday
d)
Black Tuesday
75.

What was the primary goal of Mexican-American litigation during the 1940s and 1950s

a)

Eliminate the legal segregation of Mexican Americans

b)

Form a new nation for Mexican Americans

c)

Create separate Mexican American economic and social institutions

d)

establish affirmative action programs

76.

President Lyndon B. Johnson's war on poverty centered around the belief that __

a)

That the entire country must be help in the struggle against poverty

b)

Only the federal government was responsible for ending poverty

c)

Court systems must be held accountable for poverty

d)

The problem of poverty is easily solved

77.

The movements led by Dr. Martin Luther King and Cesar Chavez were similar in that both___

a)

Both used civil disobedience to bring about social change

b)

supported attempts to overthrow the federal government

c)

boycotted agricultural crops

d)

were elected to national office

78.

What constitutional issue was raised by President Johnson's Great Society

a)

How far could the government extend itself in helping the less fortunate?

b)

Should taxes be raised to stimulate the economy?

c)

What foreign imports should be allowed in the United States?

d)

Should certain key industries be taken over by the federal government?

79.

What was the major goal of the American Indian Movement (AIM)?

a)

To gain better understanding of the American-Indian point of view

b)

to gain U.S. citizenship and representation

c)

to relocate American Indians to urban areas

d)

to end segregation of American Indians in public places

80.

What did the Women's Liberation Movement see as its major goal in the 1960s?

a)

guarantee equal pay for equal work

b)

obtaining the right to vote for women

c)

enabling women to stay home as as work

d)

laws that would allow women to own their own property

81.

Title _____ was passed to ensure equal opportunity in education

a)

Title IX

b)

Title X

c)

Title XI

d)

Title XII

82.

President John F. Kennedy's promise to go to the moon by the end of the 60s during his inaugural address was said to gain public support for____

a)

surpassing the Soviet Union in the space race

b)

establishing a missile defense system

c)

cooperating with Communists countries in space exploration

d)

controlling the spread of nuclear weapons

83.

How did the methods advocated by the Black Panthers to achieve their goals differ from those of Dr. Martin Luther King?

a)

they considered the use of self defense to protect their own community

b)

they formed a third political party

c)

they were passionately anti-Communist

d)

They used passive resistance only

84.

According to the Domino Theory, if South Vietnam fell to Communism, then____

a)

neighboring countries would soon fall to Communism

b)

largen numbers of refugees would seek entry to the U.S.

c)

anti-communists forces would win it back

d)

the United Nations would be forced to intervene

85.

What was President John F. Kennedy's response to Soviet plans to install nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962?

a)

placed a naval blockade around Cuba and threatened war

b)

He attacked missile silos with air strikes

c)

he had the army seize control of Cuba

d)

He negotiated an agreement with Fidel Castro

86.

Which group achieved the right to vote in the Twenty-sixth amendment?

a)

Americans 18 to 20 years old

b)

people unable to pay poll taxes

c)

Mexican American women

d)

impoverished women

87.

What was the effect of space technology and exploration on the people of the United States

a)

It led to advances in the quality of life for most Americans

b)

It has forced them to find alternate sources of fuel

c)

it focused attention on the need to deregulate the uses of of outer space

d)

it reduced tensions in the space race

88.
The March on Washington was most famous because . . .
a)
it caused race riots in the nation's Capital
b)
200,000 people worked together to help blacks get the right to vote
c)
the KKK became an illegal organization because of the march
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I have a Dream: speech, which inspired hundreds of thousands to help the Civil Rights Movement
89.

Farm worker, labor leader, and civil-rights activist who helped form the National Farm Workers Association, later the United Farm Workers.

a)

MLK

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

JFK

90.
What issue did the Supreme Court Case Row vs Wade deal with?
a)
Abortion 
b)
Education 
c)
Sports 
d)
Domestic Violence 
91.
All of the following were reasons for America’s “Race to the Moon” EXCEPT:
a)
national pride
b)
national defense
c)
Cold War technology
d)
oil prices
92.
The most important agreement between President Nixon and Soviet leader Brezhnev was: 
a)
Cooperation in exploration of space
b)
A limit to offensive nuclear weapons
c)
German re-unification 
d)
Lessening trade limits
93.
What was the most important outcome of the Camp David Accords?
a)
An Arab country acknowledged the existence of Israel as a nation
b)
Nixon officially resigned as president.
c)
OPEC agreed to lift the embargo.
d)
Carter was able to negotiate the release of American hostages from Iran.
94.
How did Carter’s handling of the hostage crisis affect his career?
a)
No hostages being killed won him more support and he was easily reelected.
b)
imately, it actually had little impact.
c)
It cost him election votes because Americans wanted quicker action.
d)
He was forced to resign due to the murder of the hostages.
95.
American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974, when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office. 
a)
Gerald Ford
b)
Bill Clinton
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Sam Walton
96.
The easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries; instituted by Nixon to calm threats of nuclear war during the Cold War.
a)
Stagflation
b)
Impeachment
c)
Reagan Doctrine
d)
Detente
97.
Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days after a group of Iranian students, who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
a)
Star Wars
b)
Peace through Strength
c)
Iran Hostage Crisis
d)
Persian Gulf War
98.
An economic phenomenon of the late 1960s and 1970s characterized by sluggish economic growth and high inflation.
a)
E-Commerce
b)
Stagflation
c)
Impeachment
d)
Reaganomics
99.
A former actor and California governor, he served as the 40th U.S. president from 1981 to 1989.  Dubbed the Great Communicator, this conservative politician became a popular two-term president. 
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
George H.W. Bush
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
Sam Walton
100.
A conservative activist best known for her opposition to the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment during the 1970s.
a)
Oprah Winfrey
b)
Hillary Clinton
c)
Sandra Day O'Connor 
d)
Phyllis Schlafly
101.
A major political scandal that occurred in the 1970s, following a break-in at the Democratic National Committee in 1972 and President Richard Nixon's administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement.
a)
Watergate Scandal
b)
Camp David Accords
c)
Helsinki Accords
d)
Impeachment
102.
States in the South and Southwest marked by warm climate, rapid economic and population growth in the last two decades, and (often) political conservatism.
a)
Rust Belt
b)
Detente
c)
Sun Belt
d)
OPEC
103.
Nickname for President Reagan’s  proposed creation of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), an ambitious project that would construct a space-based anti-missile system.
a)
Contract with America
b)
USA Patriot Act
c)
Star Wars
d)
NAFTA
104.
The first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
a)
Phyllis Schlafly
b)
Hillary Clinton
c)
Sonia Sotomayor
d)
Sandra Day O'Connor 
105.
A term for the region from the Great Lakes to the upper Midwest States, referring to economic decline, population loss, and urban decay due to the shrinking of its once-powerful industrial sector.
a)
Rust Belt
b)
NAFTA
c)
OPEC
d)
Sun Belt
106.
Political action group composed of conservative, fundamentalist Christians.  Founded and led by evangelist Rev. Jerry Falwell, the group played a significant role in the 1980 elections through its strong support of conservative candidates.
a)
Contract with America
b)
Moral Majority
c)
Helsinki Accords
d)
USA Patriot Act
107.

A slogan used by Ronald Reagan to describe his philosophy on handling the Cold War and resistance to communist aggression.

a)

"Strike now, strike hard."

b)

"Death from above."

c)

"Peace thru strength."

d)

"All you need is love."

108.

An American nonprofit organization that advocates for gun rights. Founded in 1871, the group has informed its members about firearm-related bills since 1934, and it has directly lobbied for and against legislation since 1975.

a)

Center for Investing in Armaments (CIA)

b)

Firearms Buying Investors (FBI)

c)

American Firearms Coalition (AFC)

d)

National Rifle Association (NRA)

109.

An American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981; his presidency was noted for stagflation, malaise, and the Iran-Hostage crisis. He would later receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

George H. W. Bush

d)

John F. Kennedy

110.

An agency of the federal government of the United States which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress.

a)

Land and Forest Protection Service (LFPS)

b)

United States Forest Service (USFS)

c)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

d)

Human and Nature Defense Association (HNDA)

111.

A law intended to encourage banks to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent with safe and sound operations.

a)

Financial Distribution Act

b)

Community Reinvestment Act

c)

Savings and Loans Act

d)

Direct Deposit Distribution Act

112.
The case in which the United States Supreme Court found that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory education past 8th grade.  Religious freedom is superior to the interest of the state.
a)
Tinker v. Des Moines
b)
No Child Left Behind Act
c)
Wisconsin v. Yoder
d)
Impeachment
113.
A decision by the United States Supreme Court that defined the constitutional rights of students in U.S. public schools.  "Students don't shed their constitutional rights at the school house gates."
a)
USA Patriot Act
b)
Tinker v. Des Moines
c)
Wisconsin v. Yoder
d)
Contract with America
114.

A group consisting of 12 of the world's major oil-exporting nations. This organization was founded in 1960 to coordinate the petroleum policies of its members, and to provide member states with technical and economic aid.

a)

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

b)

National Association for Trading Oil (NATO)

c)

Union of States Supplying Reserves (USSR)

d)

North American Fuel Trade Association (NAFTA)

115.

What was Ralph Nader's impact on the 2000 election?

a)

He was the first third party candidate to win the presidency

b)

He took conservative votes from Bush, giving Gore the victory

c)

He split the vote in Florida causing calls for a recount and no one was declared a winner

d)

He took liberal votes from Gore, giving Cheney a victory

116.

What stopped the 2000 election recount which gave Bush the victory?

a)

The Campaign Recount law passed by Congress

b)

The Supreme Court's decision in Bush v Gore

c)

President Clinton suspending election after November 8th

d)

An FBI investigation showing mass voter fraud

117.

What was the US government's immediate response to the September 11, 2001 attacks

a)

The US declared war on Afghanistan

b)

The War on Terror began and Afghanistan was invaded

c)

The US withdrew forced from bases in the Middle East

d)

A UN coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein

118.

What powers did the government gain from the PATRIOT making it a controversial law.

a)

It gained the power to imprison American citizens without due process rights

b)

To gave the President war powers similar to the War Powers Act

c)

It gave the government power to conduct surveillance without warrants

d)

It gave the Congress the power to oversee military courts

119.

What caused the massive damage and flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?

a)

The storm's strength broke the levees designed to stop flooding

b)

The city had no flood prevention technology

c)

The government had cut funding for essential infrastructure upgrades

d)

The city had been recently renovated removing flood protection levees

120.

Who was president during 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the War on Terror?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

George W Bush

c)

Barack Obama

d)

George H.W. Bush

121.

Why did the US and UN invade Iraq in 2003?

a)

The Iraqi government was hiding Osama bin Laden

b)

The Iraqi government masterminded 9/11

c)

Saddam Hussein was allegedly hiding weapons of mass destruction

d)

Iraq has just invaded Kuwait for its oil reserves

122.

Which amendment do critics say the PATRIOT Act violates for Americans?

a)

6th Amendment: Right to a fair trial

b)

4th Amendment: Right to privacy

c)

5th Amendment: Right to due process

d)

1st Amendment free speech rights

123.

Which of these events directly lead to the War on Terror?

a)

Operation Dessert Storm

b)

The passage of the US PATRIOT ACT

c)

The September 11 Attacks

d)

The 1996 Oklahoma City bombings

124.
•Clinton impeachment
•NAFTA
•Bosnia & Serbia airstrikes
•“don’t ask don’t tell” policy
a)
1980s
b)
1990s
c)
2000s
d)
1970s
125.
•Osama bin Laden killed
•End of “don’t ask, don’t tell”
•SOPA Internet Protest
•Benghazi Embassy attacked
a)
1980s
b)
1990s
c)
2000s
d)
2010s
126.
War Powers Act
Equal Rights Amendment
OPEC
Kent State
Helsinki Accords
a)
1950s
b)
1960s
c)
1970s
d)
1940s
127.

Underwood Simmons Tariff

Bull Moose Party

Federal Reserve Act

"he kept us out of war"

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

a)

1900s

b)

1910s

c)

1880s

d)

1890s

128.

The "supply side" economics of President Ronald Reagan and President George Bush favored

a)

providing corporate tax incentives to stimulate business growth

b)

increasing Federal taxes to support social welfare programs

c)

establishing government programs to provide jobs for the unemployed

d)

raising tariffs to increase the number of imports

129.

Elements in the Contract with America, such as tax cuts and welfare reform, were based on the premise that

a)

government should assist those in need when necessary.

b)

government should be smaller and more efficient.

c)

the values of government should reflect those of the people.

d)

the branches of government should check and balance each other.

130.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.


"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer."—Barack Obama


President Obama spoke these words

a)

after the capture and death of Osama bin Laden.

b)

when he gave his speech at his presidential inauguration.

c)

after he was announced as the winner of the 2008 election.

d)

when he announced his agenda at his first State of the Union address.

131.

What was the main purpose of Operation Desert Storm?

a)

to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in Iraq

b)

to stop the civil rights violations in Iraq

c)

to reform the political system in Iraq

d)

to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait

132.

The bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City in 1993 and the attacks on September 11, 2001 were an example of the growth of what issue at the end of the 20th century?

(a)  

133.

To accuse a government official and/or charge with a crime is known as

a)

perjury

b)

political espionage

c)

impeachment

d)

subpoena

134.

the "Southern Strategy" was used by Nixon to win in a landslide in 1972 election

a)

True

b)

False

135.

Osama Bin Laden - leader of _____________ that was responsible for September 11th.

a)

Al-Jazeera

b)

Al-Qaeda

c)

IRAQ

136.

Which was the opponent of George W. Bush in the election of 2000?

a)

Katrina

b)

Andrew

c)

Powell

d)

Gore

137.
Which headline describes an event that resulted from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001? 
a)
Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Resume
b)
Debt Crisis Shakes European Union
c)
Russia Increases Petroleum Exports
d)
Troops Deployed to Afghanistan
138.
What was the name of the woman Bill Clinton had an affair with in the oval office, for which he allegedly lied about, which led to his impeachment? 
a)
Kris Kardashian
b)
Hilary Clinton
c)
Janet Reno
d)
Monica Lewinsky
139.
President Bush and the United Nations sent in troops in January 1991, their goal was the restore peace in Kuwait. What was the name of this conflict, which lasted six weeks?
a)
World War II
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
This means war
140.
How many terms did Jimmy serve as President of the United States?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
141.

Who invented the Polio vaccine?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Jonas Salk

c)

Jasper Liu

d)

Louis Pasteur

142.

taxing and spending

a)

fiscal

b)

monetary

143.

the action by the FED to adjust the size of the money supply, and to adjust interest rates in order to keep prices down and employment high.

a)

fiscal policy

b)

monetary policy

144.

This president created the Department of Homeland Security.

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Barack Obama

d)

George W. Bush

e)

Bill Clinton

145.
Who was the Vice President of the United States under Barack Obama?
a)
Richard Cheney
b)
Joseph Biden
c)
Dan Quayle
d)
Al Gore