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Week 26 - A Changing World

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Study the diagram.

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Fall fo teh Berlin Wall

c)

Iranian Hostage Crisis

d)

Civil Rights Movement

2.

Study the diagram.

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

a)

The Soviet Union loses control of Afghanistan

b)

Relations improved between the U.S. and Iran

c)

Fuel shortages andinflation occurred in the United States

d)

The Carter administration loses political support

3.

What is the significnce of the wall shown in this photo?

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4.

Read the passage.

"General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek properity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come her to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

This speech by President Ronald Reagan best represents his view on _____.

a)

immigration reform in the Soviet Union

b)

the divide between East and West Berlin

c)

economic policies known as Reaganomics

d)

the policy of containment toward communism

5.

Which president was in office when the Soviet Union fell?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Ronald Reagan

6.

Study the image.

What leadership qualities did the man demonstrate during the Cold War.

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7.

Steve Wozniak and ​ ​​ (a)   founded a computer company in 1977 that would become a global enterprise.

Choose from the below words
Steve Jobs
Bill Gates
Ralph Baer
George Lucas
8.

Who was most repsonsible for the development of the World Wide Web?

a)

Bill Gates

b)

Steve Jobs

c)

Tim Berners-Lee

d)

Theodore Geisel

9.

Read the list.

* Cell phone

* World Wide Web

*Personal Computer

How have these technological innovations impacted the United States economy?

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10.

During his presidency, President Jimmy Carter worked to address an energy crisis, an economic crisis, and a foreign policy crisis. What leadership qualities helped President Carter during these events?

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