WorksheetsUS History Final
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
2.
The term "Great Society" came to represent
a)
the glamorous image fo the Kennedy Administration
b)
the antion's anti-communist agenda
c)
Michael Harrington's affluent society
d)
the domestic programs of the Johnson Administration
3.
This law eliminated discrimination in all public places. It was passed in 1964. It was the
a)
Economic Opportunity Act
b)
Civil Rights Act
c)
Voting Rights Act
d)
Medical Care Act
4.
In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?
a)
Resign
b)
Die while in office
c)
Flee the country
d)
Own a cat
5.
What is the legacy of the Vietnam War for the U.S.?
a)
It was the longest and least successful war in American history
b)
It was long and hard, but did contain communism
c)
our soldiers were welcomed home as heroes
d)
The Soviets slowed their efforts to spread communism
6.
____________decision dramatically changed race relations in public schools in America.
a)
Brown vs. Board of Education
b)
Roe vs. Wade
c)
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
d)
Miranda vs. Arizona
7.
_________________was a success due to African Americans sticking together and finding alternatives to bus transportation.
a)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
b)
March on Washington
c)
Militant approach to Civil Rights
d)
Watts Riot
8.
Who stated, "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Cesar Chavez
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales
9.
The main contribution of the ____________ was to expose the corruption and inefficiency on the part of big business and government.
a)
Black Panthers
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Wets
d)
Civil Rights Leaders
10.
___________were a generation of young women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior.
a)
Flappers
b)
Suffragettes
c)
Farm women
d)
Scalawags
11.
FDR created __________ in order to regulate the economy and give people economic assistance in a time of need.
a)
New Deal
b)
Square Deal
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Laissez-faire
12.
How were the Korean and Vietnam Wars similar?
a)
Both were U.S. attempts to contain communism.
b)
Both resulted in the defeat of communist governments
c)
Both included the limited use of nuclear weapons.
d)
Both lasted only 5 years.
13.
The building of the Berlin Wall, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and the Cuban Missile Crisis were all direct results of the ____________________________________.
a)
continuing tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.
b)
United States' continued support of the United Nations.
c)
United States' failure to remain involved in world affairs.
d)
concern for the safety of Americans living in foreign nations.
14.
How did the 9/11 affect US history?
a)
The United States began a major foreign campaign known as the War on Terror.
b)
The United States began a major domestic campaign known as the War on Poverty.
15.
What document is the supreme law of the land?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
16.
Code name for the project that helped create the atomic bomb
a)
arms race
b)
freedom ride
c)
manhattan project
d)
sunbelt
17.
The ___________ missile crisis was effectively ended when the Soviet Union agreed to withdraw weapons from Cuba.
a)
Soviet
b)
Cuban
c)
American
d)
Vietnamese
e)
Caribbean
18.
All of the following are facts of __________death: He was succeeded by Lyndon Johnson his Vice President; It happen in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, November 22, 1963; It came almost 1,000 days into his presidency
a)
William McKinley's
b)
John F Kennedy’s
c)
Martin Luther King's
d)
Robert F Kennedy's
e)
Malcolm X's
19.
Escalation of the war in _________ began with passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Iraq
c)
Cuba
d)
Korea
e)
Vietnam
20.
President Reagan used supply-side economics or “_______________” to guide his economic program because he believed the following scenario would occur: lower taxes, increase consumer spending, balance the budget.
a)
defecit spending
b)
trickle down economics
c)
Hooveromics
d)
Reaganomics
e)
Keynesian economics
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