WorksheetsCivil Rights and Conservatism
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 14mins
What are suburbs?
communities that lie just outside a city.
communities in the city.
communities in the country (rural).
any community, as long as there are houses.
People liked the suburbs because they were (check all that apply) -
newer
quieter
safer
more diverse
Texas tidelands consist of -
areas off the coast that had high tides
oil that was being found ON the beach
areas off the coast that were thought to have oil
areas miles out from the coast that definitely had oil
Republican candidate for U.S. President – ______ _ _________ – agreed that the tidelands belonged to Texas.
Theodore Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Because of this, voters shifted from Democrat to Republican
Roaring 20's
Tidelands Controversy
Space Race
the suburbs
What state was Lyndon B. Johnson from?
(a)
Johnson’s domestic policies included laws to -
help the poor and elderly
end discrimination
give women their right to vote
improve education
An economic system where the government owns a country’s land and means of production, and people have no say in public affairs refers to -
free enterprise
democracy
mercantilism
communism
The conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union is known as the -
(a)
Johnson ran for reelection and lost
true
false
Brown v Board of Education the court outlawed (a) in public schools
The U.S. government wanted to build rockets and missiles on a massive scale to fight a war
true
false
In 1957, which nation won the race to space when they sent the first satellite into space?
United States
China
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
NASA opened a new building near what Texas city?
Dallas
San Antonio
Houston
Austin
Petrochemicals are products made from (check all that apply)
oil
ore
gold
natural gas
stopping trade with a certain nation is also known as -
(a)
A human-made object that orbits Earth is called ___________
asteroid
comet
blm
satellite
Cold War lasted (give or take) _ years
4
45
8
100
Who was the first person in space?
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Lyndon B. Johnson
Space shuttle is a spacecraft that can be used multiple times
true
false
First person to set foot on the surface of the moon was -
(a)
During WWII, the government needed what for its many war machines? (check all that apply)
synthetic tires
radios
gas
oil
Post WWII, the oil industry continued to grow
true
false
Countries that established the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries [OPEC] were from (check all that apply) -
Middle East
United States
Africa
France
Large corporations whose only business is farming -
(a)
Countries included in the NAFTA [the North American Free Trade Agreement] are (check all that apply) -
United States
Guatemala
Canada
Mexico
Companies from other countries that set up factories in Mexico. They put together parts made in other places to create different products.
(a)
NAFTA helped strengthen the link between Texas and Mexico.
True
False
There are many MORE people working for the oil industry in Texas as there are working in the electronics companies.
True
False
boom-and-bust cycles are
periods of great profits followed by sharp declines.
periods of no profits followed by sharp declines.
periods of great profits followed by small declines.
periods of little profit followed by no decline.
