WorksheetsSpring Semester Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 20mins
What was the name of President Harry Truman's foreign policy to contain Communism?
The Treaty of Versailles
The Camp David Accords
The Communist Manifesto
The Truman Doctrine
What 2 things did the G.I. Bill of Rights help veterans returning from World War II with?
a factory job & $100 in cash
a low-interest loan to open a business & a new Ford Mustang
free college & low-interest mortgage on a house
No income taxes & free housing for life
What did Martin Luther King Jr. encourage African-Americans to do in his Letter from Birmingham Jail?
to protest using civil disobedience
to arm themselves with machine guns
to organize a Go Back to Africa movement
to give up and accept the status quo in the South
The March on Washington D.C. is an example of which of the following?
civil disobedience
boycotting
lobbying
litigation
The Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education reversed the decision made in...
Miranda v. Arizona
Hernandez v. Texas
Plessy v. Ferguson
King Kong v. Godzilla
Who was the the Mexican-American who organized the United Farm Workers union for better pay & conditions?
Roy Benavides
America Chavez
Cesar Chavez
Sonia Sotomayor
Which of the following events in 1957 started a space race between the U.S. and Soviet Union?
the Soviets launch a satellite called Sputnik
The Mars rover records Mars atmosphere
American astronauts land on the moon
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command crashes to Earth
Why did the United States get involved in the Korean War?
Korean boy band, BTS, invaded the U.S.
Korea bombed Pearl Harbor
to contain Communism in Asia
to prevent Korea from attacking China
Which of the following was a cause of the Red Scare during the 1950s?
Senator Joe McCarthy falsely accused people of being Communist
the beating and murder of Emmet Till
the exposure by muckrakers of the meat packing industry
Adolf Hitler's army invades Poland
What is the alliance between the U.S. & western European nations in case of war against the Soviet Union?
NASA
OPEC
CUL8R
NATO
Which of the following was a foreign policy to help European nations rebuild after WW II & prevent the spread of Communism?
The Reagan Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
laissez-faire
NAFTA
What was the purpose of the Berlin airlift?
bomb major factories in Germany
deliver supplies & food to West Berlin
open a Western front into France
destroy Vietcong supply routes
What led to the Cuban missile crisis?
installment of nuclear weapons in Cuba
an invasion of exiles at the Bay of Pigs
Cuban rebels rebel against the Spanish empire
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban sells the team
What is the Domino Theory?
Dominos pizza does not contain real dominos
Communist governments needed to be overthrown one at a time
Asian economies would fail without American aid
if one country falls to communism, nearby countries will too
What congressional action gave President Lyndon Johnson the authority to escalate the war in Vietnam?
War Powers Act
The Venona Papers
The Geneva Convention
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What did the Voting Rights Act 1965 eliminate?
Barriers to women's suffrage
literacy tests
proof of residency for voting
age discrimination
What was the name of President Richard Nixon's policy to remove soldiers from Vietnam?
Vietnamization
The Domino Theory
detente
Containment
Which of the following did the Supreme Court case of Hernandez v. Texas establish?
Black students could go to white schools
Native-Americans were citizens of the U.S.
Japanese-Americans could be put into internment camps
Mexican-Americans are entitled to equal protection
Which of the following is an example of President Nixon's policy of détente?
President Nixon visits communist China
President Nixon removes troops from Vietnam
President Nixon signs nuclear disarmament treaty with Russia
President Nixon makes a treaty with OPEC
What is the name of the Jewish nation in the Middle East?
Lebanon
Budapest
Israel
Iran
What was the scandal the exposed illegal activity by President Nixon?
Deflategate
Colgate
Tailgate
Watergate
The Camp David Accords accomplished which of the following?
tariff removal between the U.S., Mexico, & Canada
The end of World War II
Purchase of the Panama Canal
Peace between Egypt & Israel
What was the event where 52 Americans from the American embassy in Iran were taken hostage for 444 days?
OPEC oil embargo
Iran-Contra affair
Iran hostage crisis
Persian Gulf War
What was the scandal where members of President Reagan's cabinet were caught for illegal activities?
Iran-Contra affair
Teapot Dome scandal
Reagan Doctrine
Iran hostage crisis
What was the name of the agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to remove tariffs and open up trade?
North American Free Trade Agreement
Hawley-Smoot tariff
General Agreement on tariffs & trade
the Open Door policy
Which of the following was an event that marked the end of the Cold War?
The Soviet Union's government was dissolved
The Soviet Union leaves Afghanistan
The Soviet Union boycotts the Olympics
No more sniffling, sneezing, aching, or stuffy head
What is the name of the terrorist organization lead by Osama Bin Laden that was responsible for the 9-11 attacks?
Al-Gebra
Al-Pastor
Al-Kaholic
Al-Qaeda
Which of the following was the main reason New Orleans flooded after Hurricane Katrina?
Meteorologists made the wrong forecast
underground sewer lines ruptured
electrical dams had structural damage
man made levees broke
Which of the following laws was passed to track terrorist activity on the internet and cellphones?
USA PATRIOT Act
Community Reinvestment Act
The Espionage Act
Executive Order 9066
What was the name of President Reagan's campaign to stop the use of illegal drugs?
Just say "No"
Crack is Whack
Say nope to coke
Dab is Bad
Which of the following was a result of the baby boom of the 1950s?
the price of gasoline went up
the number of houses being built increased
unemployment increased
a lack of public services
Which of the following groups did the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) say used secret communist messages?
movie makers
singers & songwriters
radio news programs
television shows
Who was the Mexican-American that won the Medal of Honor for bravery in the Vietnam War?
Cesar Chavez
Danny Trejo
George Lopez
Roy Benavidez
What is the name of the African-American organization that helped black communities & emphasized black pride?
the Red Guardians
the Black Panthers
the White Knights
the Black Widows
Title IX is a law that allows girls/women to...
participate in school sports
vote in elections
work in factories
run for public office
What significant event happened in 2008?
Osama Bin Laden was killed
WEB DuBois forms the NAACP
Will Smith slaps Chris Rock
Barack Obama became the first black President
What is the system that was created to choose the President of the United States?
checks & balances
the Umbrella Academy
federalism
the Electoral College
Who is the best U.S. History teacher of all time?
Mr. Llamas
Mr. Llamas
Mr. Llamas
Mr. Llamas
