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Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is (was) the primary purpose of NAFTA?

a)

To reduce trade barriers between Central America and Mexico

b)

To reduce trade barriers between Brazil and Mexico

c)

To reduce trade barriers among the US, Canada, and Mexico

d)

To encourage free trade between the US, Europe, and Canada

2.

What successes did George HW Bush have during his first term? (Click all the apply)

a)

No inflation

b)

Gulf War

c)

End of Cold War

d)

Ended a hostage crisis

3.

Which candidate started the campaign, dropped out, and then started again?

a)

Clinton

b)

Bush

c)

Perot

4.

43rd president of the US who began the "War on Terror" in 2001.

a)

W bush

b)

Cliton

c)

G Bush

d)

obama

5.

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.

a)

Patriot Act

b)

Pentagon

c)

Bush Doctrine

d)

Terrorism

6.

Why was the PATRIOT Act created?

a)

To improve counter-terrorism

b)

In response to the 9/11 attacks

c)

All possible responses

7.

Which act enabled investigators to gather information when looking into the full range of terrorism-related crimes,

a)

USA Act

b)

Freedom Fight Act

c)

USA Patriot act

d)

Bush-Administration

8.

Where did the coalition of the willing strike

a)

Iraq

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Siria

d)

Iran

9.

an agreement that attempted to regulate greenhouse gas emissions

a)

Kyoto Protocol

b)

Nature Conservancy

c)

CITES

d)

sustainability

10.

a run-up in housing prices fueled by demand, speculation, and exuberant spending to the point of collapse.

(a)  

11.

What was the housing bubble?

a)

A rapid increase in housing prices driven by irrational decisions.

b)

A rapid decrease in housing prices driven by low interest rates.

c)

A rapid rise in interest rates driven by demand.

d)

A steady increase in housing prices driven by predatory lending.

12.

What does TARP stand for?

a)

Territories Answer to Reinstitution Progress

b)

Terrible Associations Radicalize Proficiency

c)

Two Assets Recognize Progress

d)

Troubled Assets Relief Program

13.

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.

a)

President Clinton, Al Gore

b)

Congress, Al Gore

c)

the Supreme Court, George W. Bush

d)

Governor Jeb Bush, George W. Bush

14.

n the general election won more popular votes, led the Electoral vote, and the overall winning decision depended on the results in __.

a)

Bush, Gore, Florida

b)

Bush, Gore, New Mexico

c)

Gore, Bush, Florida

d)

Gore, Bush, New Mexico

15.

What was the name of Iraq's Dictator who ordered the invasion of Kuwait?

a)

Anwar Sadat

b)

Osama Bin Laden

c)

Mumamar Quadafi 

d)

Saadam Hussein

16.

An agreement was reached to replace the GATT by a new international trade body. This body was established in January 1995, and was called (a)   .

17.

What two Supreme Court judges did bush add on

a)

John Roberts

b)

Edward Snowden

c)

William alito

d)

Ross Perot

18.

The Dawes Plan

a)

called on the U.S gov to lend money to germany

b)

ended the steel strike in 1924

c)

Resulted in the reduction of germanys war debt

d)

was heavily criticized by U.S Bankers

19.

Calvin Coolidge

a)

Raised taxed and increased government regulation. of business

b)

lowered taxed and decreased government regulation of business

c)

lowered taxed but increased government regulation of business

d)

raised taxed but decreased government regulation of business

20.

The Johnson-Reed Act of 1924 made this group the chief source of immigrant labor. This group was:

a)

native americans

b)

poor women

c)

african americans

d)

Mexicans

21.

The twentieth-century president who best represented the "self-made" man was

a)

Woodrow wilson

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

FDR

d)

Warren Harding

22.

Which of the following is a true statement about American workers in the 1920s?

a)

Farmers made more money then industrial workers

b)

Skilled workers received high wages, and some paid vacations, sick leave, and other benefits

c)

sixty percent of industrial workers lived below the poverty level

d)

men and women were increasingly paid comparable wages

23.

To control flooding throughout the south, the Roosevelt Administration created

a)

The TVA

b)

The CCC

c)

The NRA

d)

FERA

24.

The organizer of the "Share the Wealth" societies was

a)

Francis Townshend

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Father Charles coughlin

d)

Huey long

25.

In the election of 1916,

a)

Woodrow Wilson campaign slogan was " he kept us out of war"

b)

The republican presidential candidate was Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Irish and German Americans supported the Socialist candidate EUGENE v DEBS

d)

Woodrow Wilson won by the largest electoral margin in U.S History

26.

The founder of Tuskegee Institute who emphasized that educational and economic opportunities were more important than civil rights was

a)

Ivan Allen

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Mohandas Ganghi

d)

Malcom X

27.

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934

a)

Outlawed Indian religious practices and handicrafts

b)

Was supported by the Navajos and seventy-six other tribes

c)

Restored tribal ownership of land and provided federal economic-development funds

d)

Allowed protestant missionaries to control reservation schools

28.

Women with ambition generally sought work as all of the following except

a)

Social workers

b)

Teachers

c)

Librarians

d)

Department Store Clerks

29.

The popular political personality known as the "radio priest" was

a)

Archbishop Sheen

b)

Father Brown

c)

Father Coughlin

d)

Father O'malley

30.

The government program that employed some two million young men planting trees and improving the environment in 1933 was the

a)

Public works Adminstration

b)

Civlian Conservation Corps

c)

Works Progress Administration

d)

Tennessee Valley Authority

31.

In 1932, the so-called Bonus Army

a)

Campaigned for the reelection of Herbert Hoover

b)

Rioted and threatened to attack the White House

c)

Petitioned Congress for early payment of their world war 1 veteran benefits

d)

Was recommissioned as a special unit: the U.S Army

32.

Woody Guthrie was

a)

Popular folk singer of the 1930s

b)

Founder of the Guthrie Clan

c)

A Wall Street big shot who gave money to orphans

d)

There was no Woddy Guthrie

33.

Which of the following was associated with jazz music?

a)

Langtson Hughes

b)

Zora Neal Hurtson

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Claude McKay

34.

Jack Dempsey

a)

Dubbed the "Manassas Mauler" he was a cultural icon in the 1920s

b)

Noted composer and artist

c)

Film star of the 1920s

d)

A lion tamer in the barium and Bailey circus

35.

The commanding military officer who ordered the attack the bonus marchers in Washington was

a)

Dwight D. Esienhower

b)

Douglas Mac Arthurt

c)

John G. Pershing

d)

William Westmoreland

36.

Marcus Garvey was

a)

Woodrow Wilsons Secretary of State

b)

A strong supporter of intergration

c)

The founder of a black separatist organization

d)

The first Jewish Supreme Court justice

37.

In the United States during World War I, a hamburger was renamed a

a)

A salisbury steak

b)

A hot dog

c)

A meat sandwich

d)

A kaiser roll

38.

The benefits of the dams that were constructed via New Deal policies

a)

Were fully felt immediately

b)

Helped spur the growth of the Tennessee Valley Authority

c)

Went primarily to aid poor farmers and ranchers

d)

Bypassed corporate and private entrepreneurial interest for decades

39.

One of the major demands of women reformers during the New Deal years was for

a)

Equal rights

b)

Equal Pay

c)

Greater sexual freedom

d)

"Protective Legislation"

40.

Bills passed under Clinton administration

a)

Family leave for working parents

b)

Brady bill

c)

Medicare Moderation act

d)

Tax reduction

41.

Who passed the patriot act

a)

Clinton

b)

Bush

42.

Where were the U.S embassy's that were bombed

a)

Iraq

b)

Kenya

c)

Iran

d)

Tanzania

43.

Who did Clinton run against in his second election

a)

Gore

b)

Bush

c)

Dole

44.

Aid of families with depend children was replaced with

a)

Assistance for Needy Families

b)

Clinton Welfare

c)

Welfare Reform

d)

Assistance for living

45.

Who passed medicare modernization act

a)

Clinton

b)

Bush

46.

What environmental acts were passed under Clinton

a)

Kyoto Protocol

b)

Green Gas bill

c)

Paris Agreement

d)

Earth order bill

47.

What globalization bills were passed under Clinton adminsitration

a)

NAFTA

b)

WTO

c)

GTO

d)

GATT

48.

What year were the two tax reduction acts passed

a)

2002

b)

2001

c)

2004

d)

2003

49.

What cased the economy to slow in 2004

a)

Bush Tax reduction

b)

Clinton Tax reduction

c)

Careless investing

d)

Stock crash

50.

When did hurricane Katrina hit

a)

2002

b)

2003

c)

2004

d)

2005

51.

What is gitmo

a)

A torture tactic

b)

detention camp

c)

code word for terror prevention

52.

What was the deciding factor the government shut down

a)

Clinton unable to run office

b)

Republicans refused to use Clintons tactics for welfare programs

c)

Clinton refused to use republicans tactics for welfare programs

d)

Tax cut led to deficit leaving gov unable to function

53.

Which president officially shut down Guantanamo bay detention camo

a)

Trump

b)

Biden

c)

Obama

d)

Bush

54.

What secret order did bush give that was majorly contriveral post 9/11

a)

Allowing national security agency to eavesdrop on Americans convos

b)

Releasing 9/11 pre disposed plans to the news stations

c)

Executing possible 9/11 pro-aspects

55.

who stated glass-stegall act was outdated

(a)  

56.

What did the glass-stegall act do

a)

improve environmental protection plans

b)

separated commercial banking from investment

c)

Put a limit on how much money investors could spend

d)

Banned the use of glass products to help with increasing pollution

57.

What was the reason for creating Sarbanes-oxley act

a)

Enron scandal

b)

Exonn Scandal

c)

Elria Scandal

d)

Erwan scandal

58.

What act requires public companies to adopt internal procedures for ensuring accuracy of financial statements and makes the CEO and CFO directly responsible for the accuracy, documentation, and submission of the financial reports and internal control structure. 

a)

Sarbanes-Oxely act

b)

Glass-stegall act

c)

Subprime act

d)

Massy-evans act

59.

When did the housing bubble burst

a)

2001

b)

2004

c)

2006

d)

2008

60.

Who implicated the federal reserve

a)

Andrew Wells

b)

J.p Morgan chase

c)

Ingman Fargo

d)

Samuel Truist

61.

How was the economic slip and bank disruption handled

a)

ESS

b)

TMA

c)

SEA

d)

TARP

62.

Acts passed under Obama

a)

Affordable Health Care for America

b)

American Act towards Internal Improvements

c)

American intolerance of prosperity

d)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

63.

North America free trade agreement

a)

Bush

b)

Cliinton

64.

General agreement on tariffs and trade

a)

Bush

b)

Clinton

65.

Dayton peace accord

a)

Bush

b)

Clinton

66.

Kyoto protocol

a)

Bush

b)

Clinton