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Final Preparations

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As part of the War of Terror, terrorist leader Osama bin Laden was captured and killed in which country?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Iraq

c)

Pakistan

d)

Saudi Arabia

2.

Which U.S. President was known for his support of conservation, helping to start the Forest Service and supporting national parks?

a)

Lyndon Johnson

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Barack Obama

3.

Which Congressional Act was used to create irrigation projects and land development in the western U.S.?

a)

Newlands Reclamation Act

b)

Antiquities Act

c)

Western Assistance Program Act

d)

Gadsden Act

4.

Which group was the leader of the government of Afghanistan before the U.S. war there?

a)

al Qaeda

b)

Taliban

c)

Northern Alliance

d)

United Jihad Front

5.

Which U.S. war is the longest in its history?

a)

U.S. Civil War

b)

War in Iraq

c)

Vietnam War

d)

War in Afghanistan

6.

Which of the following helped to end the U.S. War in Afghanistan?

a)

Doha Agreement

b)

Paris Accords

c)

Minsk Agreement

d)

Yalta Peace Treaty

7.

Which civil rights leader was known for his belief in using non-violence to promote change?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Stokley Carmichael

c)

Huey Long

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

8.

Which country was NOT one of the countries that President Bush called the "Axis of Evil"?

a)

Cuba

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

North Korea

9.

Which of the following was a reason for the U.S. War with Iraq?

a)

Iraq allowed bin Laden to stay in their country

b)

U.S. claimed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction

c)

Iraq was involved in the attacks on 9/11

d)

Iraq invaded its neighbors Jordan and Syria

10.

The sit-in movement which helped to end segregation in stores and restaurants began in which U.S. city?

a)

Birmingham, Alabama

b)

Chicago, Illinois

c)

Greensboro, North Carolina

d)

Nashville, Tennessee

11.

What was the main purpose of the Freedom Riders?

a)

end segregation on interstate buses

b)

give African-Americans the right to vote

c)

end housing discrimination

d)

allow blacks to join the military

12.

The Children's March, which was part of the Birmingham Campaigns, was started by which civil rights leader?

a)

James Bevel

b)

Fred Shuttlesworth

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

13.

During debate of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Senators from which region of the U.S. attempted to block the act from passing?

a)

New England

b)

the South

c)

Midwest

d)

West Coast

14.

What was the name of the movement that attempted to improve housing for urban minorities?

a)

Fair Housing Movement

b)

Homestead Followers

c)

Chicago Freedom Movement

d)

Tenement Movement

15.

What name was used for the outbreak of riots in 1967?

a)

Race War

b)

Long, Hot Summer

c)

Year of Hate

d)

Pan-African Movement

16.

which state is highlighted here?

a)

Alabama

b)

Georgia

c)

Mississippi

d)

South Carolina

e)

Tennessee

17.

Which state is highlighted here?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New York

d)

Rhode Island

e)

Vermont

18.

what state is highlighted here?

a)

Texas

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Colorado

d)

Arkansas

e)

Missouri

19.

which state is highlighted here?

a)

Illinois

b)

Kentucky

c)

Michigan

d)

Ohio

e)

West Virginia

20.

which state is highlighted in red?

a)

California

b)

Hawai'i

c)

Oregon

d)

Utah

e)

Washington

21.

The Black Lives Matter movement originally began in 2012 after the death of which individual?

a)

Trayvon Martin

b)

George Floyd

c)

Michael Brown

d)

Breonna Taylor

22.

Which movement focused on cutting federal spending and lowering taxes?

a)

Black Lives Matter

b)

Occupy Wall Street

c)

Sunflower Movement

d)

Tea Party

23.

Which Supreme Court case led to same-sex marriage to become legal in every state in the U.S.?

a)

District of Columbia v. Heller

b)

Obergefell v. Hodges

c)

Loving v. Virginia

d)

Heart of Atlanta Hotel v. United States

24.

Individuals such as Carol Yannacone and Rachel Carson helped the environmental movement by focusing on which issue?

a)

the use of pesticides like DDT

b)

nuclear energy

c)

disposal of toxic chemicals

d)

endangered animals

25.

Which environmental disaster led to the creation of superfunds to help clean up areas contaminated with toxic chemicals?

a)

Three Mile Island

b)

Santa Barbara oil spill

c)

Love Canal

d)

Yucca Mountain

26.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a)

the state of Alabama has the same population as Taiwan

b)

Dr. McGowin attended Stanford University for one semester

c)

Dr. McGowin is actually fluent in the Taiwanese language

d)

Dr. McGowin will not be teaching at Kang Chiao next year