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Worksheets21st Century Test Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 3hrs 25mins
Which of the following would be the BEST title for this bulleted list?
Reasons to Purchase Apple Products
Positive Impacts of the Internet on Society
Competition Between Technology Companies
Effects of Information on the Economy
Formed at the end of WWII, ____ is a defensive military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European states, the United States, and Canada
NATO
Warsaw Pact
NAFTA
The United Nations
How did the face of warfare change in the 21st century?
major threats now come from non-state terrorist organizations
wars were fought in space
standing armies need to be increased because of the nuclear stalemate
It did not
What region has the second largest?
North America
Central and South America
Middle East
Western Europe
Signs like the ones pictured above have become more common in the United States due to -
the number of immigrants coming from Latin America and Asia
Americans buying Latin American and Asian items on the internet
oil prices in Latin America and Asia are dangerously high
some Americans fearing that they will lose their own culture
Which natural resource has influenced political relationships with countries in the Middle East?
Lumber
Oil
Salt
Coal
?
*War on terror began
&Air travel changed, more safety measures put into place
What best replaces the question mark?
9/11 Attacks
World War I
Cold War
The Crusades
Patriot Day honors those who lost their lives to terrorism on -
D-Day
Independence Day
September 11th
Labor Day
All of the following happened as a result of the U.S. Presidential election of 2008, EXCEPT:
The first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor
Barack Obama became the first African American president in the history of the United States.
Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) became law in 2010 giving all Americans access to healthcare.
All of these are correct.
Which of the following would be considered an effect of Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda's attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001?
The U.S. invaded Afghanistan
The U.S. created better computers
The U.S. elected a new president
The U.S. prevented future disasters
Which of the following would be considered a benefit of FREE ENTERPRISE? Name all that are correct.
Companies develop competing products to attract more customers.
One company often controls the entire industry.
Advancements in technology increased production.
Prices of goods increased for consumers.
Innovation and technology decreases.
After the September 11th attacks, the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) increased security by -
screening people and luggage at airports
searching people’s electronic devices
protecting America’s borders
enforcing traffic laws
Apple and Samsung have become leaders in the cell phone industries because they -
are taxed higher than other electronics
have used the same parts since the 1990s
are the only cell phone providers in the U.S.
frequently innovate their products
Which of the following BEST completes this diagram?
Reasons for Better Weather Technology
One of America’s Worst Natural Disasters
Honoring Louisiana’s First Responders
Advances in Weather Forecasting
What region has the second largest?
North America
Central and South America
Middle East
Western Europe
Why is the figure crying?
because of what happened on 9/11
it is celebrating
because the statue is missing her friends
She is not crying
How has the Internet affected the economy?
Lessens the amount of jobs available
Allows companies to sell their product anywhere
Allowed for Africa to become debt free
Causes divisions between Democrats and Republicans
Which event is not a part of 9/11?
plane crashed into the Capitol Building
plane crashed into a Pennsylvania field due to passenger attacking terrorists
plane crashed into the Pentagon
2 planes crashed into New York's Twin Towers
Which of the following events are connected to the Iraq War? Choose ALL that are correct.
The United Nations arrested Saddam Hussein in Iraq
Other foreign countries protected Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein was captured and given to the Iraqi people who executed him.
President Bush believed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.
China assisted the U.S. in the Iraqi War.
Which act gave law enforcement more power to search through private information?
Stamp Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Hurricane Act
Patriot Act
2008 Election:
A Moment in History
What is the significance of the newspaper headline?
Osama bin Laden was elected Prime Minister of Afghanistan.
George Bush was removed from office as President.
Barack Obama was elected President of the United States.
Bill Gates was elected Mayor of Silicon Valley.
Hurricane Katrina hit the United States on August 23, 2005. Millions of people were left homeless along the Gulf Coast. An estimated 1,833 people died in the hurricane and the flooding that followed. The city of New Orleans was built below sea level and had levees built to prevent flooding. Due to receiving an additional 10 inches of rain, the levees broke and nearly 80% of the city flooded.
What claim below is supported by the excerpt?
New Orleans easily recovered from Hurricane Katrina.
The U.S. experiences hurricanes like Katrina every year.
Hurricane Katrina affected many people’s lives.
Hurricanes are not as deadly as tornadoes.
Who developed the computer operating system known as Microsoft?
Barack Obama
Bill Gates
Steve Jobs
Mark Cuban
Which of the following would be the BEST title for this bulleted list?
Technological Innovations in the 21st Century
The Negative Impacts of Online Banking
How the Internet Will Replace Banks
How Banks Use Free Enterprise
Which of the following agencies were created to protect US citizens after the attack of 9/11?
DHS
TSA
FBI
FHA
Is individual was the dictator of the country of Iraqi. What is his name?
Saddam Hussein
Osama Bin Laden
Barack Obama
George Lopez
Which of the following statements is true about the 21st Century?
The internet provides less purchasing power worldwide
Robotic automated assembly has decreased production
When a new product is created, generally the cost is high
All of the statements are correct.
How many domestic planes were hijacked in the U.S. on September 11, 2001?
2
3
4
5
Where did the Taliban hide and protect the terrorist, Osama Bin Laden, after he masterminded the 9/11 attack?
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Afghanistan
When was the first cellular phone invented?
1970's
1980's
1990's
2000's
None of these are correct
What is significant about Barack Obama?
First out of country born president
First minority president
First minority senator
Last democratic president
What major natural disaster occurred in the 21st century?
Hurricane Katrina
Dust Bowl
California Earthquake
Southern Blizzard
Why did the US join the Persian Gulf War?
Iraq invaded Israel
Persian invaded Kuwait
Iraq invaded Kuwait
Persian invaded Israel
The belief/theory that if one country falls to communism, the rest will fall to communism as well
Domino Theory
Mutually Assured Destruction
Red Scare
Containment
What president started the War on Terror?
President Bill Clinton
President Barack Obama
President Ronald Reagan
President George W. Bush
Which event is not a part of 9/11?
plane crashed into the Capitol Building
plane crashed into a Pennsylvania field due to passenger attacking terrorists
plane crashed into the Pentagon
2 planes crashed into New York's Twin Towers
The creation of the Department of Homeland Security, passage of the Patriot Act, increased airport security, are all results of
the September 11th terror attacks
2008 financial crisis
WWII
the end of the Cold War
A person born in 1990 was born in which century?
19th
20th
21st
What is a century?
Match the following US Presidents with the proper order, 36th-40th.
38th
Gerald Ford
40th
Ronald Reagan
39th
Jimmy Carter
37th
Richard Nixon
36th
Lyndon B. Johnson
