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US MODERN

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?
a)
The Capitol Building
b)
The White House
c)
Republican Headquarters
d)
Democratic Headquarters
2.
True or False:
Nixon was impeached from presedency. 
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?
a)
Cuba
b)
China
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Both China and Soviet Union
4.
Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?
a)
He had an affair with an intern
b)
He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
c)
He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
d)
He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation
5.
During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?
a)
Tape recordings
b)
Transcripts of his conversations
c)
Contracts of different CREEP members
d)
Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed
6.
In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?
a)
Resign
b)
Die while in office
c)
Flee the country
d)
Own a cat
7.
What was the name of the hotel that Nixon allegedly sent people to break in to and spy on the DNC?
a)
Waterfront
b)
Watergate
c)
Wyndgate
d)
Waterfall
8.
What is the legacy of the Vietnam War for the U.S.?
a)
It was the longest and least successful war in American history
b)
It was long and hard, but did contain communism
c)
our soldiers were welcomed home as heroes
d)
The Soviets slowed their efforts to spread communism
9.
After the U.S. got out of Vietnam in 1973, what happened to the country two years later?
a)
The South Vietnamese won thanks to Nixon's bombing of Cambodia
b)
The country remained divided at the 17th parallel and still remains divided today
c)
The North Vietnamese won and made the entire country communist
d)
The U.S. re-entered the war and helped the South Vietnamese defeat the north
10.

This ruling explicitly outlawed racial segregation of public education facilities (legal establishment of separate government-run schools for blacks and whites), ruling so on the grounds that the doctrine of "separate but equal" public education could never truly provide black Americans with facilities of the same standards available to white Americans

a)

Brown vs Board of Ed

b)

Escobedo vs ILL

c)

Dred Scott vs Sanford

d)

Gregg vs Georgia

11.

This ruling said that people of African descent, whether or not they were slaves, could never be citizens of the United States, and that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in federal territories.

a)

Brown vs Board of Ed

b)

Gibbons v. Ogden

c)

Furman v. Georgia

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

12.

The Supreme Court ruled that the "separate but equal" provision of the Louisiana law was constitutional. The case established this principle of segregation until it was overturned in 1954.

a)

Regents of California v. Bakke, 1978

b)

Roe v. Wade, 1973

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969

13.

A constitutional right to an abortion is established, though the court laid down a trimester criteria in determining whether states can impose restrictions

a)

Regents of California v. Bakke,

b)

Roe v. Wade, 1973

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969

d)

Texas v. Johnson, 1991

14.

Which of the following political leaders was NOT assassinated?

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

John F. Kennedy

15.

Roe v. Wade dealt with supporting __________.

a)

A student's right to peacefully protest

b)

women's rights to safe abortions

c)

free speech

d)

segregation

16.

Broad tax cuts, cuts to the federal budget, and increased military spending, Reagan believed all of these would promote economic expansion, these are examples of what policy:

a)

Reaganomics

b)

Strategic Defense Initiative

c)

Containment

d)

Fiscal Responsibility

17.

Ronald Reagan, in his first inaugural address said....

a)

"...Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem."

b)

"...The Soviet Union is the source of our current problem, and they will be dealt with."

c)

"...Illegal immigration is the source of our problem, and we should build a wall to stop it."

d)

"...Discrimination and Nativism are the sources of our current problem, and we will open our doors to all immigrants."

18.

What word best describes Ronald Reagan?

a)

Liberal

b)

Conservative

c)

Progressive

d)

Socialist

19.
What was the name of Iraq's Dictator, who ordered the invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, for which the US forced their withdraw in the 1991 Gulf War?
a)
Anwar Sadat
b)
Osama Bin Laden
c)
Mumamar Quadafi 
d)
Saadam Hussein
20.
Who ran as the Republican candidate in the election of 1980?
a)
Reagan
b)
Carter
c)
Ford
d)
Kennedy
21.
What did Reagan do to taxes?
a)
Raise them
b)
Cut them
22.
Ronald Reagan declared war on what?
a)
Terror
b)
Poverty
c)
Drugs
d)
AIDS
23.

What was the name of the leader of Iraq?

a)

Osama Bin Laden

b)

Muhhamed Ali

c)

Omar Shiriff

d)

Saddam Hussain

24.

What year did operation Desert Storm take place?

a)

2001

b)

2003

c)

1991

d)

1973

25.

What country did Iraq invade in 1990?

a)

Kuwait

b)

Iran

c)

Israel

d)

Saudi Araibia

26.

What country did Iraq have a war with in the 1980's?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Iran

c)

Yemen

d)

Israel

27.

What country did Iraq shoot missile at in order to provoke them to enter the war/Desert Storm?

a)

Iran

b)

Israel

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Yemen

28.
How many airplanes were hijacked on 9/11?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
19
d)
17
29.
Name one of the grievances the planners of 9/11 had ( politics)
a)
Support of Israel
b)
American Foreign Policy
c)
Troops near holy sites
d)
Sanctions against Iraq
30.
Name one of the grievances the planners of 9/11 had ( economics)
a)
Support of Israel
b)
American Foreign Policy
c)
Troops near holy sites
d)
Sanctions against Iraq
31.
Name one of the grievances the planners of 9/11 had (country)
a)
Support of Israel
b)
American Foreign Policy
c)
Troops near holy sites
d)
Sanctions against Iraq
32.
Name one of the grievances the planners of 9/11 had (military)
a)
Support of Israel
b)
American Foreign Policy
c)
Troops near holy sites
d)
Sanctions against Iraq
33.
How did the people on the fourth flight find out about the hijackings?
a)
Snapchat
b)
Facebook
c)
Phone call
d)
Smoke signals
34.
Where did the first two flights crash?
a)
Pentagon
b)
Twin towers
c)
A field in Pennsylvania
d)
The ocean
35.
Where did the third flight crash?
a)
Pentagon
b)
Twin towers
c)
A field in Pennsylvania
d)
The ocean
36.
Where did the fourth flight crash?
a)
Pentagon
b)
Twin towers
c)
A field in Pennsylvania
d)
The ocean
37.
Where was the fourth plane purportedly going?
a)
The white-house and Washington DC
b)
The white-house and the Capital
c)
The white-house 
d)
The Federal Reserve
38.
According to the article privacy rights have increased or decreased?
a)
Increased
b)
Decreased
39.
Where was Osama Bin Laden killed?
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Pakistan
c)
Iraq
d)
Worcester
40.
To take something by force
a)
Justify
b)
Curtail
c)
Hijack
d)
Purportedly
41.
To reduce or restrict something
a)
Justify
b)
Curtail
c)
Hijack
d)
Purportedly
42.
To show or prove to be right or reasonable.
a)
Justify
b)
Curtail
c)
Hijack
d)
Purportedly
43.
A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule
a)
Sanctions
b)
Subsequent
c)
Fundamental
d)
Grievances
44.

When was 9/11

a)

September 11 2000

b)

September 11 2001

c)

September 11 2018

d)

September 11 2030

45.

Where was 9/11

a)

New York

b)

New mexico

c)

Georgia

d)

New yoke

46.

Who was the president during 9/11

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

George W. Bush

c)

George W.H. Bush

d)

Donald Trump

47.

American Airlines flight 77 hit which building?

a)

The south tower of the World Trade center

b)

The north tower of the World Trade center

c)

The Pentagon

d)

The U.S. Capital building

48.

What is the last thing Todd Beamer said to Lisa Jefferson?

a)

"Let's roll!"

b)

"Let's do this!"

c)

"It's on!"

d)

"Let's take the fight to them!"

49.

Why did the terrorists target the World Trade Center and the Pentagon?

a)

They were symbolic of the power of the United States

b)

They were easy targets

c)

They were on the east coast

d)

They thought President Bush was in one of them

50.
Why was the PATRIOT Act created?
a)
To improve counter-terrorism
b)
In response to the 9/11 attacks
c)
All possible responses
51.
What amendments is the PATRIOT Act said to interfere with?
a)
8th
b)
1st
c)
4th
d)
1st and 4th
52.
Were search warrants needed if there was any probable cause, as stated in the Act?
a)
Yes
b)
No
53.

How did US national security policy change directly after the Cold War era?

a)

withdrew from NATO

b)

reduced defense spending

c)

expanded military powers and budget

d)

Ended our nuclear weapon programs

54.

Which of these has increased the rate of globalization more than any other factor?

a)

The discovery of new natural resources

b)

United Nations

c)

The World Trade Organization (WTO)

d)

Communication technology

55.

Which country was invaded by the United States in 2003 AND why?

a)

Iraq: The terrorists responsible for the 9/11 attack were located there

b)

Afghanistan: The terrorists responsible for the 9/11 attack were located there

c)

Iraq: Saddam Hussein was believed to have weapons of mass destruction

d)

Afghanistan: The Taliban was believed to have weapons of mass destruction

56.

Which is one of the arguments that some people have against the Patriot Act?

a)

It was required to find possible terrorists.

b)

Limited civil liberties for Americans

c)

Provides funding to terror organizations

d)

Decrease the federal governments power to protect citizens

57.

A trade deficit is when the value of a country's imports exceeds the value of its exports. The U.S. trade deficit has increased in recent decades.​​

Which choices below show the effects of this pattern? Select all the correct answers. 

a)

A decrease in manufacturing jobs

b)

a decrease in global communication

c)

a change to a service based economy

d)

all American automobiles are made in the US

e)

outsourcing jobs

58.

An agreement that calls for the gradual removal of tariffs and other trade barriers on most goods produced and sold in North America is known as

a)

WTO

b)

NATO

c)

NAFTA

d)

NAACP

59.

 In 2001, Congress passed the Patriot Act. Which was one of the powers granted as result of this act?

a)

Made the pledge of allegiance mandatory

b)

increased the amount of people the US could draft

c)

authority to use electronic surveillance

d)

introduced new taxes to fund anti-terrorist organizations

60.

Identify the challenges faced by the United States since the September 11, 2001, attacks.

a)

Balancing national security and civil liberties

b)

Launching a new wave of space race technology

c)

Dealing with an unstable Middle East

d)

Competing with the Soviet Uniton

61.
The first letter in DACA stands for?
a)
Deferred
b)
Dominos
c)
Doppelganger
d)
Detroit
62.
The second letter in DACA stands for?
a)
Amazing
b)
Arrivals
c)
Action
d)
Apple
63.
The third letter in DACA stands for?
a)
Childless
b)
Childress
c)
Cheetos
d)
Childhood
64.
The fourth letter in DACA stands for?
a)
Appletini
b)
Action
c)
Arrivals
d)
Armstrong
65.
What year was DACA put in place?
a)
2017
b)
2007
c)
2002
d)
2012
66.
To qualify for DACA you must have been this age when entering the US?
a)
-26
b)
-16
c)
16
d)
26
67.
to Qualify for DACA you must have a clean ____ _____
a)
Letter of Recommendation
b)
Criminal Record
c)
High School Record
d)
GED
68.
Who began DACA with a presidential order?
a)
George Bush
b)
 Donald Trump
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Barack Obama
69.
Another name for DACA recipients is?
a)
Dacksters
b)
DACA men
c)
Dreamers
d)
Timbers
70.

Who created the Internet?

a)

Bill Gates

b)

The US Dept of Defense

c)

Steve Jobs

d)

Communist Russia

71.

The first personal computers were user-friendly:

a)

True

b)

False

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