WorksheetsPHS U6 National Identity Content Quiz Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the below options best completes this sentence: The ___ was the generational migration of African Americans out of the Deep South which in part led to a movement of black pride and cultural expression known as the ___ .
Great Migration / Palmer Raids
Great Depression / Prohibition of Alcohol
Harlem Renaissance / Consumer Culture
Great Migration / Harlem Renaissance
Select the response that best completes the following question: The concept of the ___ in the 1920’s primarily questioned traditional roles of women within U.S. society.
Free Speech Movement
Hippy Movement
New Woman
New Left
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?
Years of drought
Overgrazing and overplowing
Removal of native grasses
Lack of fertilizing crops
Which US President was responsible for New Deal programs?
Dwight Eisenhower
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Which of the below options best completes this sentence: The ___ Amendment led to the ___ of alcohol.
18th / Prohibition
21st / Prohibition
18th / Abolition
18th / Suffrage
What was the name of the government programs designed to provide relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression?
Executive Order 9981
Hoovervilles
New Deal
New Left
Which of the following IS NOT primary causes of the Great Depression?
Stock Market Crash
Worldwide economic downturn
Excessive buying on credit
Prohibition
Select the response that best completes the following question: One major accomplishment of the Eisenhower Administration was passing an act in 1956 creating the ___ which was deemed ‘essential to the national interest’ of the United States.
Space Race
Highway System
Polio Vaccine
Cellular telephone network
Space Race
Highway System
Cellular Telephone Network
Polio Vaccine
Which of the following options DO NOT describe aspects of the Hippy Movement and culture of the 1960’s?
Hippies sought freedom of expression.
Hippies distrusted the government and powerful institutions.
Hippies believed love was more important than money.
Hippies wore conservative clothing like suits and ties or long dresses.
What term below from this unit best reflects the following definition: a group with ideas and behaviors very different from those of the mainstream.
Counterculture
Consumer Culture
Baby Boomer
Cosmonauts
Select the response that best completes the following question: The prevailing theory behind Ronald Reagan’s economic recovery plan centered on the idea that tax cuts for big businesses & the wealthy would also help average Americans. This economic plan was known as either Reaganomics or ___ .
Prohibition
Rising Tide Economics
Market Economy
Trickle-down Economics
Which option below best summarizes the public’s opinion on Reagan’s immediate response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic?
The public was happy with the overall response.
The public applauded the all-encompassing approach to address the epidemic.
The public was mostly unconcerned with the spread of the disease.
The public criticized and protested the ineffective response.
By the end of the 1980’s, what percent of Americans had cable TV access at home?
15%
45%
60%
90%
What is one political result of the U.S. Invasion of Iraq in 1991?
After the failed invasion of Iraq the first time, the U.S. would invade again in 2003 in a second effort.
It caused severe tensions between the U.S. and many Middle Eastern countries.
O.P.E.C. lowered production of crude oil causing gas prices to decline.
Iraq invaded Kuwait.
What event occurred at the Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April 1995?
President Bill Clinton declared a start to the War on Drugs.
The killing of Rodney King by police led to widespread riots.
A homemade bomb destroyed buildings and killed hundreds.
A cult began at Waco.
The deadliest law enforcement response in U.S. history occurred at ___ when a government raid on a private facility resulted in the deaths of 75 citizens including children.
Ruby Ridge, Idaho
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Los Angeles, California
Waco, Texas
Which of the following contributed most to the situation described in this excerpt?
The rise of corporate monopolies
Strict banking regulations and high income tax rates
The influx of immigrants into urban areas
High unemployment and widespread home foreclosures
This image shows an advertisement from 1920. The image above supports which statement about U.S. society during the early 1900’s?
New technologies made daily life easier for consumers.
Consumers resisted change in favor of traditional products.
Harmful economic cycles caused consumers to resist new technology.
The manufacture of new products encouraged consumers to stay home.
This is an excerpt from a presidential speech. According to the excerpt, which goal was the focus of the Great Society?
To increase taxation
To privatize education
To expand voting rights
To fight social inequality
Which problem is Nancy Reagan hoping to solve with this campaign?
Drug and alcohol abuse among children
The effects of video-game violence on children
Diets in sugar and salt among children
The effects of explicit lyrics in music on children
