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WorksheetsUS History LEAP 2025 - Unit 6 Review
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
"Operation Just Cause" happened when George H.W. Bush sent troops to Panama to remove this leader?
Sadaam Hussein
Allyatoah Homeni
Ho Chi Minh
Manuel Noreiga
What event during Bush's presidency symbolically ended the Cold War?
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Gulf War
Fall of the Berlin Wall
A meeting with the president of Russia
What major catastrophe occurred at the beginning of President Bush's term?
Building of the Berlin Wall
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Operation Desert Storm
Fall of the Soviet Union
Which quotation could most likely be attributed to Sandra Day O’Connor?
“The power I exert on the Court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender.”
“Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.”
“I came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain common workingmen.”
“I only knew that, as I was being arrested, that it was the very last time I would ever ride in humiliation of this kind.”
Clinton was impeached but not convicted for -
working with the Russians to secure his 1st term as president
lying under oath about his relationship with an intern.
covering up a break in at the DNC headquarters
for firing the Secretary of War
What is considered to be Clinton's biggest achievement?
War in Bosnia
NAFTA
a balanced budget
impeachment
no answer
In the ???, Republicans set forth their conservative agenda, and it was signed by more than 300 Republican candidates in 1994.
Al Gore
Impeachment
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Contract with America
Early in his presidency, President Bill Clinton appointed ??? to head up his healthcare plan. She was not only the 1st lady but was also a lawyer and a child-welfare advocate.
William Jefferson Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Contract with America
Newt Gingrich
Another act of violence that occurred in 1995 was the ??? that destroyed a 9 story federal building and killed 168 people (including children).
NAFTA
H. Ross Perot
Columbine High School shooting
Oklahoma City bombing
In the Presidential election of 2000, Republican candidate __ (__ at the time), defeated Democratic candidate __ (__ at the time).
Al Gore, Vice President, George W. Bush, Governor of Texas
George W. Bush, Vice President, Al Gore, Governor of Texas
Al Gore, Governor of Texas, George W. Bush, Vice President
George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, Al Gore, Vice President
In the general election, __ won more popular votes, __ led the Electoral vote, and the overall winning decision depended on the results in __.
Bush, Gore, Florida
Bush, Gore, New Mexico
Gore, Bush, Florida
Gore, Bush, New Mexico
Questions about vote count accuracy was based on __ and __, so the __ campaign demanded a __.
"butterfly ballots", "hanging chads", Gore, recount
"hanging chads", "swing votes", Bush, revote
"swing votes", "butterfly ballots", Gore, revote
"butterfly ballots", "hanging chads", Bush, recount
In the case of Bush v. Gore, __ ordered that the recount had to stop, so Florida's Electoral votes were awarded to __, making him the winner of the election.
President Clinton, Al Gore
Congress, Al Gore
the Supreme Court, George W. Bush
Governor Jeb Bush, George W. Bush
Which statement is TRUE regarding the presidential election of 2000?
It marked the first time since Franklin Roosevelt that a president ran for more than two terms in office
It was the first election with separate ballots for president and vice-president, as called for in the 12th Amendment.
It was one of the closest presidential elections in American history; George Bush won the electoral college but lost the popular vote to Al Gore.
It was one of the closest presidential elections in American history; Al Gore won the electoral college but lost the popular vote to George Bush.
What was the US government's immediate response to the September 11, 2001 attacks
The US declared war on Afghanistan
The War on Terror began and Afghanistan was invaded
The US withdrew forced from bases in the Middle East
A UN coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein
What powers did the government gain from the PATRIOT making it a controversial law.
It gained the power to imprison American citizens without due process rights
To gave the President war powers similar to the War Powers Act
It gave the government power to conduct surveillance without warrants
It gave the Congress the power to oversee military courts
What caused the massive damage and flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?
The storm's strength broke the levees designed to stop flooding
The city had no flood prevention technology
The government had cut funding for essential infrastructure upgrades
The city had been recently renovated removing flood protection levees
Who was president during 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the War on Terror?
Bill Clinton
George W Bush
Barack Obama
George H.W. Bush
Why did the US and UN invade Iraq in 2003?
The Iraqi government was hiding Osama bin Laden
The Iraqi government masterminded 9/11
Saddam Hussein was allegedly hiding weapons of mass destruction
Iraq has just invaded Kuwait for its oil reserves
Which amendment do critics say the PATRIOT Act violates for Americans?
6th Amendment: Right to a fair trial
4th Amendment: Right to privacy
5th Amendment: Right to due process
1st Amendment free speech rights
What president used as a "trickle down" plan to cut back on government regulation on businesses?
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
Which Act protected children of undocumented immigrants from being deported?
Dream Act
Freedom of Immigrant Children Act
Dreamers and Doers
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
What could have been done, and ultimately was done, for the AIDS epidemic?
The government increased funding for AIDS research
The government ended the epidemic through the CDC
The government decreased funding for AIDS research
The government still does not acknowledge AIDS as an epidemic
Stem cells are ____________________.
cells that grow uncontrollably
undifferentiated cells that can turn into other types of cells
the first cells of a new living organism (fertilized egg)
specialized cells that do one job
Which is something that can stem cells can repair/cure?
sports injuries
certain diseases like Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes
bone marrow in cancer patients
all of the above
Is the use of adult/somatic stem cells generally controversial in the US today?
No
Yes
Is the use of embryonic stem cells controversial in the US today?
Yes
No
Why is the use of embryonic stem cells controversial?
The embryos are destroyed in the process of extracting the stem cells.
People consider their use as destroying a life.
They are taken from little kids, which is painful.
They are put into a different person.
GMOs can be
plants only
animals only
plant, animal, and bacteria
plant and animal only
What is a good argument for genetically modifying animals?
Produce more meat
Figure out how to make Spiderman
Modifying your kids to make them more awesome
New genes are needed to create new species
The idea that money, language, education, or infrastructure creates a gap between those who have access to information technologies and those who do not.
Digital Divide
Equality of Access
Globalization
Cultural Diversity
What happened during the Yom Kippur War?
The Egyptians attacked Jordan
The Egyptians attacked Israel on one of Judaism's holiest holidays
The Israelis attacked Egypt on one of Islam's holiest holidays
The Germans attacked Israel
How did the Yom Kippur War end?
Jordan won the war
Egypt won the war
Israel won the war
A cease-fire was signed between Egypt and Israel
An agreement in 1993 in which Israeli prime minister Rabin granted Palestinian self-rule in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, in exchange for the P.L.O to end its activity of ending Israel's existence.
Oslo Accords
Camp David Accords
Cease-Fire
Treaty of Versailles
In 1978, Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat and Israel's Prime Minister Menachin Begin met at Camp David and a peace treaty was created between Israel and Egypt where Egypt agreed to recognize the nation state of Israel.
2010 Peace Negotiations
Cease-Fire
Oslo Accords
Camp David Accords
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of Petroleum Excelling Countries
Oil Producing of the Equilibrium Countries
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Oil, Petroleum, and Excellent Countries
During the 1970s this hit the U.S. economy when high unemployment and high inflation happened
Great Recession
Great Inflation
Staglfation
Hyper Inflation
Why was the nation of Israel founded in 1948?
It was created for the Jews after the Holocaust
It was open land that no one else lived in
It was created a refugee sanctuary nation
It was the capital headquarters for the United Nations
What was OPEC's response to the U.S. assisting Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur War?
It's member nations declared war on the United States
It imposed economic sanction on the US through the UN
It enacted an oil embargo, cutting off trade to the U.S.
It increased the sales of oil to enemies of the US like Iran
How did the oil embargo effect the U.S. during the 1970s?
The U.S. used its own energy reserves to fight the embargo
Prices of everything increased and gas shortages happened
The U.S. was forced to abandon Israel as prices went down
It caused the stagflation outbreak in the U.S.
What was the impact of Jimmy Carter's work at the Camp David Accords?
It established Israel as the leader of Middle East Nations
It ended of OPEC oil embargo and stopped stagflation
It established the U.S. as a leader of the free world
Egypt recognized Israel and Israel signed a Peace Treaty with Egypt
What was the response in Tehran to the US helping the former Shah of Iran in 1979?
The new government of Iran declared war on the U.S.
The embassy was attacked and 52 people were taken hostage
The Shah of Iran was put back in power
Iran invaded Israel and Iraq who were US allies
What happened to the 52 captives of the Iran Hostage Crisis?
They were given to the Soviet Union and returned in 1987
They disappeared and were never seen from again
They were publicly executed in 1981 in Tehran
They were returned to the US 444 days after Reagan swore in as President
This disaster happened in Pennsylvania and was the largest nuclear meltdown in American history
Three Mile Island
Fuyaki
Hindenburg
Chernoybl
The US got involved in the war in Afghanistan as a direct result of what thing that happened?
Terror attacks of September 11, 2001
The bombing of the Statue of Liberty in 2010
The Taliban took over the government of Afghanistan
All of these things
Who was the person who planned and financed the terror attacks of September 11, 2001?
Osama bin Laden
Mulluah Omar
Muhammad Ali
Otero bin Lapah
Which group is in charge of Afghanistan right now and also was before 2001?
Taliban
Al Qaeda
As Samirah
Bin Laden
What big event happened in 2010? It's related to all this about the US's involvement in Afghanistan and how this war got started.
A Navy Seal team found and killed Osama bin Laden
A Navy special forces team dropped a bomb on Kabul, Afghanistan
There was an attempt on President Bush's life. The attacker was killed and President Bush was OK.
All of these things are true
The group who carried out the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 was _________________
Al Qaeda
The Taliban
The Islamic Religion
The Jihad of Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden was the founder and leader of the group called ____________
Al Qaeda
The Taliban
The United Nations
The Arab/ Afghan League
What is the United States' main economic interest in Southwest Asia?
oil
tourism
trade routes
selling American made products
Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?
To gain control of oil fields and reserves
To stop Kuwait from building nuclear weapons
To protect the Arab culture
To overthrow Kuwait’s harsh dictator
Why did the US go to war against Iraq in 2003?
Iraq was threatening Israel with nuclear weapons.
They believed Iraq was going to invade Kuwait a second time.
Iraqi troops invaded Saudi Arabia, a close ally of the US.
The US believed Iraq was developing nuclear weapons and offering aid to terrorist groups like al-Qaeda.
43rd president of the US who began the "War on Terror" in 2001.
George W Bush
George H Bush
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
Biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons that can cause a massive number of deaths in a single use.
Guerilla Warfare
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)
Manhattan Project
Policy adopted by the Bush administration in 2001; asserts America's right to [preemptively] attack any nation that has weapons of mass destruction that might be used against U.S. interests.
Patriot Act
Bush Doctrine
Pentagon
Terrorism
Which of the following were actions taken by the U.S. during the Global War on Terror? (choose all that apply)
froze al Queda's financial assets
placed prisoner's suspected of terrorism in Guantanamo Bay
sent marines to Lebanon
sold weapons to Iran
What event took place after U.S. Marines were placed in Beirut to assist the Lebanese Government in achieving stability?
O.P.E.C. placed an oil embargo on the U.S.
U.S. began its Global War on Terror
U.S. liberated Kuwait from Iranian control
U.S. Marine barracks were bombed by Iranian Nationalist
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice?
Sonya Sotomayor
Sandra Day O'Connor
Hillary Clinton
Oprah Winfrey
The excerpt below is derived from President Jimmy Carter's Address to the Nation on April 18, 1977.
... Our decision about energy will test the character of the American people and the ability of the president and the Congress to govern. This difficult effort will be the "moral equivalent of war" — except that we will be uniting our efforts to build and not destroy....
How did President Jimmy Carter put these ideas into practice?
by halting construction of nuclear power plants
by imposing a price freeze on all petroleum products
by urging the development of alternative fuel sources
by increasing imports of oil from the Middle East
What action resulted in the Iran-Contra Scandal when it was approved by the Reagan administration but prohibited by Congress?
The sale of arms to Iran
the ousting of the Shah of Iran
the invasion of Iran by the US military
the bombing of historic sites throughout Iran
The "trickle-down" economic theory and the supply-side economic policies under President Ronald Reagan were based on which idea?
Economic stability is the responsibility of federal monetary agencies
Balanced budgets are essential to the economic success of the government
Economic growth depends on making increased amounts of capital available to business
The federal government needs to assume more responsibility for solving the economic problems
What Items best complete the aspects of Reaganomics
Cutting Social Programs
Raising Interest Rates
Reducing budget deficits
Increasing money in circulation
Which issue is the central focus of this cartoon drawn after September 11, 2001?
Is there a need to give up some civil liberties to protect the nation?
Should the United States reduce oil imports from the Middle East?
Does the United States need fewer limits on immigration?
Should the United States abandon the Constitution?
The cartoonist most likely refers to the war in Afghanistan as “Obama’s Vietnam” because
the war was begun during the administration of President Barack Obama
the war ended soon after President Barack Obama took office
President Barack Obama favored the reinstatement of the military draft
President Barack Obama chose to continue military involvement in Afghanistan
Which section of the country gained the most population in the years shown on the graph?
South
Northeast
Midwest
West
What caused the Great Recession of 2008?
housing market crashed and banks made poor investment loans
a collapse of the Greek economy
the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
President Obama was elected
What is the name of the act passed in an attempt to improve health care and requires all citizens to have health insurance?
Healthcare Modernization Act
Medicare
Affordable Care Act
Medical Securities Act
