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President's Review 2

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thomas Jefferson wrote the _____________________________.

a)

grocery list

b)

dictionary

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

book about animals

2.
How many stars on the American Flag?
a)
50
b)
10
3.
How many stripes are there in all?
a)
10
b)
13
4.
How often do we vote for a new president?
a)
November 8
b)
every four years
c)
every 8 years
d)
every November 8
5.

Which president fought to abolish (get rid of) slavery?

a)

Trump

b)

Obama

c)

Washington

d)

Lincoln

6.

Our president signs the laws of our nation.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

How did Andrew Jackson become a "War Hero?"

a)

Won the Battle of New Orleans

b)

Won the Battle of Lake Erie

c)

Won the Battle of Tippecaneo

d)

Won the Battle of the Thames

8.

The foreign policy restricting colonization in the Western Hemisphere by Europe was called...

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Erie Canal

d)

Adams-Onis Treaty

9.
The Tennessee Valley Authority put thousands to work on construction projects.
a)
Hoover
b)
Roosevelt
10.
The Emergency Banking Act made federal loans available to banks.
a)
Hoover 
b)
Roosevelt
11.
The Civilian Conservation Corps hired young people to plant trees, work on roads, and help with rural flood control.
a)
Hoover
b)
Roosevelt
12.

How many times was FDR elected president?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

13.

Staring in 1924, FDR visited Warm Springs, GA to ease the pain in his paralyzed legs caused by _________?

a)

MS

b)

polio

c)

thyphiod

d)

scurvy

14.

What New Deal program was inspired by FDR's views of rural GA at night (his neighbors had no lights shining)?

a)

AAA

b)

CCC

c)

REA

d)

SSA

15.

FDR's residence in Georgia was called the ___________?

a)

Little white House

b)

Hyde Park House

c)

Hooverville House

d)

President's Place

16.

FDR died right before the end of what war?

a)

Vietnam War

b)

Korean War

c)

World War One

d)

World War Two

17.
Which U.S. President made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Truman
18.
How did the successes of the Tuskegee Airmen and other African American units influence U.S. military Policy?
a)
President Truman fully integrated (mixed) the military in 1948
b)
President Roosevelt desegregated the military in 1941 
19.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
20.

What was a govt. creation of infrastructure initiated by President Eisenhower to move the US military more efficiently?

a)

GI Bill of Rights

b)

National Interstate and Defense Highways Act

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Truman Doctrine

21.

Because racial tension in the military needed to be reduced and Korean War need for more troops

a)

Truman signed GI Bill of Rights

b)

Truman signed executive order integrating military

c)

Eisenhower ordered National Interstate and Defense Act

d)

McCarthy enacted the Marshall Plan

22.
PANAMA CANAL/ "TRUST BUSTER"
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Woodrow WIlson
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Richard Nixon
23.
CREATED THE NEW DEAL/COURT PACKING
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Warren Harding
24.
Dropped the Atomic Bomb in WW2
a)
Franklin D Roosevelt
b)
Harry S Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
Dougal MacArthur
25.
Interstate Highway Act
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Franklin D Roosevelt
c)
Dwight D Eisenhower
d)
John F Kennedy
26.
Space Race/Cuban Missile Crisis
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Lyndon B Johnson
c)
John F Kennedy
d)
Jimmy Carter
27.
Created the Great Society
a)
Lyndon B Johnson
b)
John F Kennedy
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Gerald Ford
28.
Watergate Scandal/Pentagon Papers
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Lyndon B Johnson
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Ronald Reagan
29.
Camp David Accords/Iran Hostage Crisis
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
George H W Bush
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
Bill Clinton
30.
Reaganomic/Iran Contra Scandal
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
George H W Bush
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
Bill Clinton
31.
Persian Gulf War
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
Ronald Reagan
c)
George H.W. Bush
d)
Jimmy Carter
32.
World Trade Center Attacked
a)
George H W Bush
b)
George W Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Barack Obama
33.
First Minority President
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Hillary Clinton
c)
Donald Trump
d)
George W Bush
34.

A foreign policy strategy to combat communism that was implemented by President Kennedy was

a)

the Truman Doctrine

b)

the Marshall Plan

c)

the Berlin Wall

d)

the Peace Corps

35.

President Kennedy's domestic program was called the

a)

New Deal

b)

New Frontier

c)

Final Frontier

d)

Great Society

36.

Plan to overthrow Castro which became an embarrassment for Kennedy when our CIA Operatives were captured by Fidel Castro's government

a)

Bay of Pigs

b)

NASA

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Cuban Blockade

37.

The Event which placed the United States and USSR at the brink of War over Missiles in Cuba is known as:

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Cuban Blockade

c)

League of Nations

d)

Treaty of Versailles

38.

President John F. Kennedy responded to reports that the Soviet Union was constructing missile sites in Cuba by

a)

ordering a naval blockade of Cuba

b)

asking Congress to declare war on Cuba

c)

authorizing military strikes on strategic targets in Cuba

d)

seeking United Nations approval for economic sanctions against Cuba

39.

What of the following is true about the Berlin Wall?

a)

It was built to stop the spread of communism

b)

It was built to stop people from leaving the Eastern Block of Germany

c)

It was built to keep people from Eastern Germany out of Western Germany

d)

It was built to make Germany Great again

40.

Richard Nixon lost to who in the 1960 Election?

a)

Reagan

b)

JFK

c)

LBJ

d)

Eisenhower

41.

Why is geography important in understanding the Cuban Missle Crisis?

a)

the communist government took over American businesses on the island

b)

the island is located just 90 miles from the coast of Florida

c)

the Soviets gave financial aid to the communist government of Cuba

d)

the Bay of Pigs invasion failed because of mountain ranges

42.
The factor that may have most helped JFK win the Election of 1960 was
a)
He was Catholic
b)
He looked good during the TV debates
c)
He was known to be the most experienced candidate
d)
He was friendly with Fidel Castro
43.
What religion was President John F. Kennedy, which caused Americans to worry 
a)
Roman Catholic 
b)
Jew
c)
Protestant 
d)
Hindu 
44.
What is the line in Kennedy's inaugural address he is famous for?
a)
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country
b)
I walk slowly, but I never walk backward
c)
The only man who makes no mistake is the man who does nothing
d)
I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to be in love  with liberty
45.
N.A.S.A was developed to win the 
a)
Space Race
b)
Civil Rights Movement
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Korean War
46.

What event was unique to the 1960 Presidential election?

a)

First Democratic Candidate elected to the Presidency.

b)

First Televised Debate

c)

Last Republican nominated for the Presidency

d)

No Vice-Presidential Candidates on the Ticket

47.

LBJ, a democrat, wanted to do what as president of the US?

a)

Increase the power of government over the economy

b)

Decrease the power of government over the economy

c)

Keep the economy the same as it was under FDR

d)

Change the economy as it was under FDR

48.

Kennedy was the youngest president ever elected as president.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Teddy Roosevelt is the youngest President to take office.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

LBJ’s plan for the Great Society included which of the following? (select 3)

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Civil Rights Act

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Medicare

51.

Johnson seeked reelection after growing support for the American people for the Vietnam war

a)

True

b)

False

52.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was replaced in 1973 by the

a)

Contract with America

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

War Powers Act

53.

Under which US presidency was the Environmental Protection Agency created and first Earth Day celebrated?

a)

Eisenhower

b)

Kennedy

c)

Johnson

d)

Nixon

54.

Nixon engaged in all of the following to end America's role in Vietnam quickly EXCEPT

a)

Vietnamization of the South Vietnamese

b)

secretly bombing Laos & Cambodia

c)

peace talks with the North Vietnamese government

d)

Vietnamization of the Viet Minh in North Vietnam

55.

TV coverage of this event turned public opinion against the war in Vietnam

a)

Battle of Khe Sahn

b)

the Gulf of Tonkin incident

c)

the Tet Offensive

d)

Battle of Dien Bien Phu

56.

What do Johnson's Great Society & FDR's New Deal have in common?

a)

widened the credibility gap between government and citizens

b)

decreased the size of the federal government

c)

increased federal spending

d)

ruled unconstitutional

57.

Which of the following US presidents is most associated with civil rights?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

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