WorksheetsU.S History Second Semester EOC Review Quiz
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 43mins
What was the primary goal of the Tuskegee Airmen during WWII?
To fight against the Axis powers in Europe
To provide training for future pilots
To support naval operations in the Pacific
To encourage integration of armed forces
What significant act did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplish?
Ended poll taxes
Allowed women to vote
Ended employment discrimination based on race
Ended poll taxes and literacy tests
Which event led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
The Cold War
The Civil Rights Movement
Increased environmental awareness in the 1970s
The Vietnam War
What was the main objective of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
To establish a communist government in Cuba
To prevent deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba
To support guerrilla warfare in Latin America
To improve U.S.-Cuba relations
Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
24th Amendment
26th Amendment
19th Amendment
15th Amendment
What was the primary goal of discussions between these two leaders?
To recognize the independence of former satellite states
To reach a formal agreement on weapons control
To negotiate the reunification of Germany
To develop a global environmental-protection policy
How was the goal set forth in this excerpt advanced during President Nixon's administration?
By normalization of relations with China
By supporting the Arab coalition during the Yom Kippur War
By escalating the bombing of North Vietnam
By attacking enemy bases in Cambodia
Which statement correctly completes this time line?
The Centers of disease Control petitioned Congress to eliminate waste treatment plants.
The federal government created the Environmental Protection Agency to oversee environmental issues.
The automobile industry began researching alternative energy sources.
The president ordered the Public Health service to deal with environmental pollution
Which option completes this diagram?
President Richard Nixon's involvement in Watergate
The proposed ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
President Jimmy Carter's negotiation of Camp David Accords
The introduction of the Marshall Plan as official foreign policy
The incident illustrated by this cartoon increased cynicism toward the U.S. government because -
the press secretary failed to keep the public informed of national policy changes
the president directed a conspiracy to mislead the nation
the Supreme Court overruled federal statutes the defined confidentiality
Congress failed to pass legislation enforcing protection of privacy rights
Which of the following is most responsible for the differences shown on the table?
Robert L. Johnson's creation of a major television network.
Tim Berners-Lee's invention of the World Wide Web (internet)
Jeff Bezos' founding of Amazon.com
Michael Dell's use of just-in-time manufacturing.
Line 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
Which course of action did President Carter propose in order to solve this problem for the next generation?
Contract with foreign nations to build wind tributes
Reduce federal spending on solar cell energy research
Drill fewer off shore wells to conserve marine life
Develop alternative energy sources
The Camp David Accords was-
peace treaty to end the Cold war
peace agreement negotiated by Carter between Israel and Egypt
agreement between the U.S and middle eastern nations to lift the oil embargo by OPEC
agreement to protect Middle Eastern countries from Soviet rule
Why did the United States fight in the Persian gulf War?
Iraq needed help resisting a communist revolution.
Iraq supplied weapons to al-Qaeda terrorists.
Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait.
Iraq finance the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Due to the Teapot Dome Scandal, Watergate Scandal and the Clinton Impeachment process this occurred----
the election of two subsequent Democratic presidents
greater transparency in political campaigns
a greater willingness to initiate impeachment proceedings
decreased respect for the office of the president
What does this image portray about Reagan's Administration?
military and financial support for the Nicaraguan Contras
invasion of Grenada to oppose Nicaraguan Contras
support for the United Kingdom during the Falklands War
military support for the Nicaraguan Sandinistas
Which of the following was considered a major achievement for Jimmy Carter?
settling the Suez crisis
mediating the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel
establishing improved relations with Iran
withdrawing the United States from the Vietnam War
Which agreement significantly influenced trade policies in North America during the 1990s?
European Union
ASEAN
NAFTA
NATO
As more troops were sent to Vietnam and the media reported setbacks (credibility gap), people protested by mass demonstrations, violence at some rallies
Antiwar movement
Prowar movement
Civil Rights movement
Chicano Mural movement
Congress limited the military power of the executive branch, result of actions during the Vietnam War.
Watergate
War Powers Resolution
Marshall Plan
Iran-Contra Affair
U.S. got involved to try and prevent Communism from spreading (containment) to Southeast Asia.
Vietnam War
World War II
Persian gulf war
Afghanistan war
Chicano Mural Movement-built Hispanic cultural pride
True
False
Chicano Workers Movement-led by Cesar Chavez, worked to improve working conditions for migrant workers.
True
False
Making exaggerated claims of communism against people with little/no evidence
McCarthyism
Trumanism
Marxism
Communism
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
What caused the massive damage and flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?
The storm's strength broke the levees designed to stop flooding
The city had no flood prevention technology
The government had cut funding for essential infrastructure upgrades
The city had been recently renovated removing flood protection levees
Which of these events directly lead to the War on Terror?
Operation Dessert Storm
The passage of the US PATRIOT ACT
The September 11 Attacks
The 1996 Oklahoma City bombings
Select ALL the correct answers.
The election of 2008 was historic, because
A woman was a major political party's presidential candidate for the first time.
It was the first time a Hispanic person was a major political party's presidential candidate.
A Black president was elected for the first time.
It was the first time social media was used to help a presidential campaign.
The group NOW (National Organization for Women) and Betty Friedan fought against ___________.
gender discrimination
political representation
foreign policy
states rights
Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party are associated with ________.
civil disobedience
militancy ("by any means necessary")
cooperation
political lobbying
What is Civil Disobedience?
Disobeying laws for fun
Disobeying certain laws peacefully; a form of protest
Disobeying laws violently
What were the defining characteristics of Civil Rights?
Increased participation of minorities in the political process, Protests, Boycotts, Marches, Desegregation, Integration, Struggle for equality, due process strengthened.
Communism, containment, Arms Race/Space Race, Red Scare, McCarthyism
OPEC oil problems, conflict in the Middle East, Reaganomics, large military, Cold War ends, NAFTA
Economic instability, Unemployment, Breadlines, Poverty
