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WorksheetsRC3 EOC Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 33mins
People who were referred to as Doves opposed
everything
peace
the Vietnam War
desegregation
The Ho Chi Minh Trail enabled North Vietnam to supply allied troops in
America
South Vietnam
South Korea
the Phillipines
Which of the following authorized President Johnson to send military troops into Vietnam?
The Fulbright Hearing
The War Powers Act
The Geneva Accords
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
A federal program established for Americans age 65 and over to provide Health insurance was known as
Medicare
Medicaid
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Miranda v. Arizona was a Supreme Court decision which ruled that
students retain the right to free speech in school
a search warrant is required from a judge to search for specific items named
criminal courts were required to provide free legal counsel to those who could not afford it
all suspects must be read their rights
Gideon v. Wainwright was a Supreme Court decision which ruled that
students retain the right to free speech in school
a search warrant is required from a judge to search for specific items named
criminal courts were required to provide free legal counsel to those who could not afford it
all suspects must be read their rights
The goals of the New Deal and the Great Society were similar in that
they both wanted to help the poor
they were both established by democratic presidents
they both established programs to help the elderly
all of the above
What development is most closely associated with the belief in the domino theory?
Military involvement in Vietnam
Construction of the Berlin Wall
Signing of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
End of the Korean War
Anti povery reforms were a result the ________ _________ programs of the 1960's that used the power of the Federal Goverment.
New Deal
Great Society
Dollar Diplomacy
Marshall Plan
Which federal government program was designed to solve the problem illustrated in this cartoon?
Great Society
Peace Corps
New Federalism
Dollar Diplomacy
Providing medical care to the poor and elderly was an initiative that was part of which LBJ program?
Great Society
Peace Corps
New Federalism
Dollar Diplomacy
An ___ is an agreement to end fighting.
amendment
armistice
autocracy
alliance
What was the main purpose of the Treaty of Versailles?
To win WWI
To make Germany take responsibility for WWI
To make an alliance with Germany
To give the world leaders a chance to discuss the war
Nixon's plan to replace US troops with Vietnamese troops to end US involvement in Vietnam was called
Vietnamization
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Maddox Resolution
Agent Orange
Which amendment changed the voting age to 18?
14th
15th
19th
26th
How did American citizens react to the Tet Offensive?
They were discouraged
They became more committed to the war
They were indifferent
They were encouraged
The Camp David Accords was-
peace treaty to end the Cold war
agreement between the U.S and Middle eastern nations to lift the oil embargo by OPEC.
peace agreement negotiated by Carter between Israel & Egypt
agreement to protect Middle Eastern countries from Soviet rule
The resurgence of conservatism was a political characteristic of which era in the U.S?
70's & 80's
1990's & 2000's
1960's
1920's
In order to raise funds to support fighting communism in Nicaragua, Reagan's administration sold weapons to Iran in what is now known as the-
Camp David Accords
Iran-Iraq Affair
Iran-Contra Affair
Iran Hostage Crisis
An agreement on weapons control between the U.S & Soviet Union.
Stagflation
Peace through Strength
Camp David Accords
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)
The Watergate Scandal was responsible for-
decrease in confidence in the U.S government
the impeachment of President Nixon
major tax cuts under President Reagan
keeping the peace in the middle-east
This poster is from the first annual Earth Day in 1970.
Earth Day was created for the purpose of —
celebrating the diversity of humankind
honoring the world’s agricultural workers
raising awareness of environmental issues
promoting peace throughout the world
What was the reaction of many Americans to the Watergate scandal?
Discontent over the antiwar and civil rights protests
Support for the containment of communism
Cynicism about government and elected politicians
Confidence in the presidential selection process
Lines for gas such as the one in this photograph resulted from —
the dissolution of Standard Oil Company
an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
the construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline
an embargo by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Civil Rights Era Review Question
Which action is prohibited under provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972?
A teacher attempts to organize a charity basketball game for faculty and students.
A principal refuses to organize athletic events and programs for female sports teams.
The funding for a music program is cut because of declining tax revenues.
The staffing for a foreign language class is reduced due to lack of interest.
The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that -
borrowing from foreign countries would help cover the costs of domestic programs
significant increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment
broad tax cuts and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion
reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus
In 1979 the Shah of Iran was forced into exile. The U.S. government later allowed the Shah to enter the United States for medical treatment. This perceived U.S. support for the Shah of Iran resulted in which of the following?
Iran attacked a U.S. military base in Asia.
Israel demanded U.S. support for the strategic bombing of cities in Iran.
Soviet forces began an occupation of Iran.
Revolutionaries kidnapped a group of U.S. citizens in Iran.
What was Reagan's strategy to prevent aggression from other countries?
Reduce military spending
Increase military defense spending
Invade before invaded
Drone strikes
The economic policies of Ronald Reagan: reduction of taxes and the promotion of unrestricted free-market activity
"Trickle down economics"/Reaganomics
The New Deal
Monroe Doctrine
Race to the Top
Bill Clinton passed NAFTA in his 1st term to help the economies in __________ ________ grow.
North America
South America
Europe
Africa
Which of the following is correct:
Clinton was not impeached or convicted
Clinton was impeached and convicted
Clinton was impeached but not convicted
Clinton was not impeached by was convicted
What federal department was created to handle national security, as it relates to terrorism?
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
Department of Homeland Security
What justification did the U.S. government use to invade Iraq?
They thought Osama bin Laden was hiding in Iraq.
They thought the Iraqi government was pursuing weapons of mass destruction.
They wanted to liberate the Iraqi people.
They thought Iraq possessed rich oil fields.
The Patriot Act was passed under this president after 9/11.
George W. Bush
Carter
Clinton
Obama
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
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
During most of the 20th century African Americans were prevented from voting by:
Intimidation, economic retaliation, and violence
“Poll taxes” that many poor people could not afford
Legal devices like the “grandfather clause”
All of the above
13th Amendment
abolished slavery
14th Amendment
all persons born or naturalized in U.S. were entitled equal rights
15th Amendment
gave people right to vote regardless of race
Plessy v. Ferguson
Allowed "separate but equal" facilities.
Brown v. Board of Education
Ended segregation in public schools
What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community?
Southern Peace Corps
NAACP
SNCC
Black Panthers
During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?
Tuskegee Airmen
Little Rock Nine
Atomic Bombs
Flying Tigers
What group/individuals sought to improve the treatment of migrant workers through boycotts and strikes?
SNCC, Martin Luther King
Black Panthers, Newton
United Farm Workers Union, Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez
Immigration Union, Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez
College students used _____ to protest against segregation in diners and at lunch counters.
sit-ins
freedom rides
speeches
death threats
Name the civil rights leader who was Islamic and believed white Americans would never support equal rights.
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rosa Parks
Booker T. Washington
How did television help the civil rights movement?
It brought entertainment to those who were being punished.
It distracted those who were part of the civil rights.
It gave African Americans performance opportunities.
Average Americans were able to see the violence and protests.
The Civil Rights Act declared that ...
discrimination could not be based on someone's effort
discrimination could not be based on race, color, or origin
discrimination based on ability to perform a job was illegal
discrimination could not be based on gender
Which amendment to the US Constitution granted full citizenship and protection to all people born in the United States?
Civil Rights Act of 1981
14th amendment
15th amendment
19th amendment
Which amendment to the US Constitution prohibited the state and federal governments from denying the right to vote to any male citizen because of "race?"
12th
13th
14th
15th
