wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

2023 Unit 9 Retake

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What region of the country is dominated by warm climate and a growing industrial economy?

a)

The Rust Belt

b)

The Sun Belt

c)

The Great Lakes

d)

The Sun Coast

2.

--Decline of Steel and Auto Industries

--High Housing Prices and cost of living

--High Unemployment

--White Flight to suburbs

What is the best title for the list above:

a)

Reasons People Left the Rust Belt (Push Factors)

b)

Reasons People Moved to the Sun Belt

(Pull Factors)

c)

Effects of Rust Belt to Sun Belt Migration

d)

Causes of the Great Migration

3.

All iof the following are effects of the migration on the Sun Belt EXCEPT:

a)

Sun Belt population increased

b)

Sun Belt population political power increased

c)

Less than half of all African Americans live in the Sun Belt

d)

Loss of traditional regional values in the South

4.

This organization allows free trade among the United States, Canada, and Mexico and has helped with trade, created jobs, and encouraged the economic growth of its members.

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

b)

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

c)

United Nations (UN)

d)

World Trade Organization (WTO)

5.
Why was OPEC created?
a)
To regulate the supply and price of oil
b)
to help the Palestinians in their problems with Israel
c)
to design new machinery to get oil out of the ground
d)
to keep countries that are not members from producing any oil
6.
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
7.

Which of the following was the main scandal to rock the Reagan administration?

a)

Iran-contra scandal

b)

Watergate scandal

c)

Great Society programs

d)

War on Drugs campaign

8.

When a government official made money off of allowing a private company to drill on government oil fields, it was called

a)

Nativism

b)

Red Scare

c)

Sacco and Venzetti

d)

Teapot Dome Scandal

9.

. "Parents faced a great fear--the dreaded poliomyelitis, or polio as it was commonly known. The disease had killed more than thirteen hundred Americans...and crippled more than eighteen thousand more in the year 1954 alone. On April 12, 1955, America received the much-welcome news that Dr. Jonas Salk had___________ . -- "Fronteirs in History," National Archives and Records Administration, 2001

Which of the following completes this excerpt:

a)

discovered a cure for infant paralysis

b)

Founded a private hospital for children with polio

c)

Identified the mode by which the disease was transmitted

d)

Developed a vaccine against the frightening disease

10.

Based on the information in the chart, which statement is accurate?

a)

Country A has a higher standard of living than Country B

b)

Country B has better access to technology and healthcare than Country A

c)

Country B has a higher quality of life than Country A

d)

Country B has a higher standard of living than Country A

11.

Which factor links all of these modern innovations?

a)

They are all products initially created for use in the US communications industry.

b)

They each include material that was first grown on US experimental farms in the late 19 century

c)

They each include technology that was originally developed for use in the US space exploration program

d)

They are all special tools first created for US transportation workers in the early 20 century

12.

What is the significance of this 1978 mural?

a)

It is representative of artistic expressions of the Beat Generation.

b)

It was commissioned by the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

c)

It is an example of cultural pride among Mexican Americans.

d)

It was painted by artists employed under the Works Progress Administration (WPA

13.

What does President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial reflect about modern U.S. politics?

a)

Congress conducts more thorough investigations of judicial nominees.

b)

Campaign finances are monitored by a regulatory agency

c)

Media outlets focus more on policy issues than on the actions of elected officials.

d)

Elected officials face greater scrutiny of their personal lives

14.

How has the free enterprise system contributed to technological innovation?

a)

Companies have reduced their production of goods.

b)

Companies have limited the number of employees they hire.

c)

Companies have established industry-wide pricing policies

d)

Companies have competed to make better products.

15.

. One way the development of the Internet has improved the quality of life in the United States is by

a)

decreasing the influence of advertising on consumers

b)

increasing the ease of obtaining information

c)

improving privacy protection for individuals

d)

increasing the reliability of available information