WorksheetsUnit 5.12 Test Review: Not So Long Ago
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 17mins
Who was the first U.S. president to travel to communist China and Moscow?
Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush
Richard Nixon
Which president granted Richard Nixon an unconditional pardon for any crimes he may have committed while in office?
Responses
Gerald Ford
George H.W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Under which president did the federal government run budget deficits that totaled more than deficits under all earlier presidents combined?
Responses
George H.W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Which foreign leader's occupation of Kuwait was stopped under President George H.W. Bush with Operation Desert Storm?
Anwar Sadat
Mikhail Gorbachev
Ayatollah Khomeini
Saddam Hussein
Which statement about immigration to the U.S. in the late twentieth century is correct?
The Hispanic population of the United States grew only slightly during the 1990s.
In the 1990s, most immigrants to the United States came from Asia and the Americas.
Eastern Europeans made up the largest single group of immigrants during the 1990s.
Restrictive laws prevented large numbers of Asians from immigrating to the United States.
Which statement about Hispanic immigration to the U.S. during the 1990s is true?
The number of Hispanics in the U.S. remains far lower than the number of African Americans.
Most Hispanic immigrants don't remain in the U.S. because they can't speak English
The Hispanic population in the U.S. more than doubled between 1990 and 2000.
Hispanic immigration has caused the U.S. population center to shift from Missouri to California.
Which statement about American foreign policy in the late twentieth century is true?
Since 1980, the United States has taken military action in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean.
Congress has issued a formal declaration of war on three separate occasions since 1975.
No president since the end of the Vietnam War has sent U.S. forces to fight in a foreign country.
U.S. military forces invaded the Soviet Union to help bring about the fall of communism in 1989.
Which island in the Caribbean did Ronald Reagan invade in 1983 without a formal declaration of war from Congress?
Cuba
Grenada
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Which statement about the counterculture of the 1960s is true?
Responses
Most young people in the 1960s supported the war in Vietnam.
Young people of the '60s were more conservative than their parents.
The counterculture movement was strongest in the South and Midwest.
Many young people rebelled against their parents' politics and values.
Which describes the events that occurred at Woodstock, New York, in August 1969?
A festival attracted 500,000 people for three days of "peace and music."
A civil rights march was broken up by police with dogs and fire hoses.
More than 10,000 "conscientious objectors" staged a protest against the Vietnam War.
President Nixon delivered a speech outlining his foreign policy goals.
President Nixon delivered a speech outlining his foreign policy goals.
Which statement describes a political change that took place in Europe after 1980?
European nations gave up their economic union.
East and West Germany peacefully reunited under a communist government.
The republics of the Soviet Union declared their independence and rejected communism.
Yugoslavia survived a revolution and remained a united country with a communist government.
Which describes a political change in Europe since the 1980s?
European nations abandoned their plans for an economic union.
East and West Germany peacefully reunited under a democratic government.
The republics of the Soviet Union reaffirmed their commitment to communism.
Yugoslavia ended its civil war and returned to its communist government.
During Richard Nixon's presidency, corruption at the highest levels of government threatened free elections and democracy.
How did the public find out about this corruption?
Members of Congress who knew about the corruption made speeches demanding the president's resignation.
Justices of the Supreme Court brought charges against the president.
Newspaper reporters wrote article after article as they investigated claims of corruption.
Police investigators filed reports which were then made public by the White House.
Which statement about the Watergate scandal is true?
Democratic campaign workers broke into Republican Party headquarters to steal files.
The truth about President Nixon's misconduct was first discovered by two Washington Post reporters.
President Nixon wrote an open letter to the New York Times maintaining his innocence.
President Nixon resigned from office and appointed Spiro Agnew to replace him.
President Nixon resigned from office and appointed Spiro Agnew to replace him.
During which president's administration did the United States achieve the first budget surplus in 30 years?
Bill Clinton
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
George H.W. Bush
Which president, the oldest candidate ever elected, pushed for large tax cuts for the wealthy in an attempt to stimulate economic growth for all?
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Bill Clinton
Which president failed to get many of his initiatives passed because he was a political outsider unfamiliar with the way Congress works.
Responses
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Which president built a 40-nation coalition under the United Nations to force Iraq to withdraw after it invaded Kuwait in 1990?
Responses
George H.W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
Which president spoke out against communism, but worked closely with Mikhail Gorbachev to reduce tensions between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.?
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
George H.W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
Which Republican president worked out an agreement with the Democratic majority in Congress to raise taxes and reduce the national debt?
George H.W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
Which accurately describes the outcome of President Bill Clinton's impeachment?
The Senate found him not guilty of the charges against him.
The Supreme Court ruled that the accusations against him did not deserve impeachment.
The House of Representatives withdrew the charges against him.
The Supreme Court ordered him to pay a fine and not run for reelection.
Which description of the end of the Cold War is accurate?
It dramatically reduced tensions between communist and capitalist nations.
It heralded the end of communist governments throughout the world.
It allowed East and West Germany to reunite under a communist regime.
It brought new power and prestige to communist states in Africa.
It brought new power and prestige to communist states in Africa.
Which phrase accurately defines "the end of the Cold War"?
the fall of communist regimes throughout the world
a reduction in tensions between the West and the Eastern Bloc
a negotiated peace treaty between China and Japan
the United Nations' proposal to tear down the Berlin Wall
the United Nations' proposal to tear down the Berlin Wall
