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U.S History Second Semester EOC Review Quiz

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the primary goal of the Tuskegee Airmen during WWII?

a)

To fight against the Axis powers in Europe

b)

To provide training for future pilots

c)

To support naval operations in the Pacific

d)

To encourage integration of armed forces

2.

What significant act did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplish?

a)

Ended poll taxes

b)

Allowed women to vote

c)

Ended employment discrimination based on race

d)

Ended poll taxes and literacy tests

3.

Which event led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?

a)

The Cold War

b)

The Civil Rights Movement

c)

Increased environmental awareness in the 1970s

d)

The Vietnam War

4.

What was the main objective of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

To establish a communist government in Cuba

b)

To prevent deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba

c)

To support guerrilla warfare in Latin America

d)

To improve U.S.-Cuba relations

5.

Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

a)

24th Amendment

b)

26th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

6.

What was the primary goal of discussions between these two leaders?

a)

To recognize the independence of former satellite states

b)

To reach a formal agreement on weapons control

c)

To negotiate the reunification of Germany

d)

To develop a global environmental-protection policy

7.

How was the goal set forth in this excerpt advanced during President Nixon's administration?

a)

By normalization of relations with China

b)

By supporting the Arab coalition during the Yom Kippur War

c)

By escalating the bombing of North Vietnam

d)

By attacking enemy bases in Cambodia

8.

Which statement correctly completes this time line?

a)

The Centers of disease Control petitioned Congress to eliminate waste treatment plants.

b)

The federal government created the Environmental Protection Agency to oversee environmental issues.

c)

The automobile industry began researching alternative energy sources.

d)

The president ordered the Public Health service to deal with environmental pollution

9.

Which option completes this diagram?

a)

President Richard Nixon's involvement in Watergate

b)

The proposed ratification of Equal Rights Amendment

c)

President Jimmy Carter's negotiation of Camp David Accords

d)

The introduction of the Marshall Plan as official foreign policy

10.

The incident illustrated by this cartoon increased cynicism toward the U.S. government because -

a)

the press secretary failed to keep the public informed of national policy changes

b)

the president directed a conspiracy to mislead the nation

c)

the Supreme Court overruled federal statutes the defined confidentiality

d)

Congress failed to pass legislation enforcing protection of privacy rights

11.

Which of the following is most responsible for the differences shown on the table?

a)

Robert L. Johnson's creation of a major television network.

b)

Tim Berners-Lee's invention of the World Wide Web (internet)

c)

Jeff Bezos' founding of Amazon.com

d)

Michael Dell's use of just-in-time manufacturing.

12.

Line for gas such as the one in this photograph resulted from-

a)

the dissolution of Standard Oil company

b)

an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico

c)

the construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline

d)

an embargo by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

13.

Which course of action did President Carter propose in order to solve this problem for the next generation?

a)

Contract with foreign nations to build wind tributes

b)

Reduce federal spending on solar cell energy research

c)

Drill fewer off shore wells to conserve marine life

d)

Develop alternative energy sources

14.

The Camp David Accords was-

a)

peace treaty to end the Cold war

b)

peace agreement negotiated by Carter between Israel and Egypt

c)

agreement between the U.S and middle eastern nations to lift the oil embargo by OPEC

d)

agreement to protect Middle Eastern countries from Soviet rule

15.
Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, by President Reagan? 
a)
Sonia Sontamayor
b)
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
c)
Elana Kagen
d)
Sandra Day O'Connor
16.

Why did the United States fight in the Persian gulf War?

a)

Iraq needed help resisting a communist revolution.

b)

Iraq supplied weapons to al-Qaeda terrorists.

c)

Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait.

d)

Iraq finance the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

17.

Due to the Teapot Dome Scandal, Watergate Scandal and the Clinton Impeachment process this occurred----

a)

the election of two subsequent Democratic presidents

b)

greater transparency in political campaigns

c)

a greater willingness to initiate impeachment proceedings

d)

decreased respect for the office of the president

18.

What does this image portray about Reagan's Administration?

a)

military and financial support for the Nicaraguan Contras

b)

invasion of Grenada to oppose Nicaraguan Contras

c)

support for the United Kingdom during the Falklands War

d)

military support for the Nicaraguan Sandinistas

19.

Which of the following was considered a major achievement for Jimmy Carter?

a)

settling the Suez crisis

b)

mediating the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel

c)

establishing improved relations with Iran

d)

withdrawing the United States from the Vietnam War

20.

Which agreement significantly influenced trade policies in North America during the 1990s?

a)

European Union

b)

ASEAN

c)

NAFTA

d)

NATO

21.
1979 Iranian students seized 42 staff members at the US Embassy in Tehran, Iran
a)
Iran Hostage Crisis
b)
Watergate
c)
Energy Crisis
d)
Iran-Contra Affair
22.

As more troops were sent to Vietnam and the media reported setbacks (credibility gap), people protested by mass demonstrations, violence at some rallies

a)

Antiwar movement

b)

Prowar movement

c)

Civil Rights movement

d)

Chicano Mural movement

23.

Congress limited the military power of the executive branch, result of actions during the Vietnam War.

a)

Watergate

b)

War Powers Resolution

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Iran-Contra Affair

24.

U.S. got involved to try and prevent Communism from spreading (containment) to Southeast Asia.

a)

Vietnam War

b)

World War II

c)

Persian gulf war

d)

Afghanistan war

25.

Chicano Mural Movement-built Hispanic cultural pride

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Chicano Workers Movement-led by Cesar Chavez, worked to improve working conditions for migrant workers.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Making exaggerated claims of communism against people with little/no evidence

a)

McCarthyism

b)

Trumanism

c)

Marxism

d)

Communism

28.
Why was the PATRIOT Act created?
a)
To improve counter-terrorism
b)
In response to the 9/11 attacks
c)
All possible responses
29.

What powers did the government gain from the PATRIOT making it a controversial law.

a)

It gained the power to imprison American citizens without due process rights

b)

To gave the President war powers similar to the War Powers Act

c)

It gave the government power to conduct surveillance without warrants

d)

It gave the Congress the power to oversee military courts

30.

What caused the massive damage and flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?

a)

The storm's strength broke the levees designed to stop flooding

b)

The city had no flood prevention technology

c)

The government had cut funding for essential infrastructure upgrades

d)

The city had been recently renovated removing flood protection levees

31.

Which of these events directly lead to the War on Terror?

a)

Operation Dessert Storm

b)

The passage of the US PATRIOT ACT

c)

The September 11 Attacks

d)

The 1996 Oklahoma City bombings

32.

Select ALL the correct answers.

The election of 2008 was historic, because

a)

A woman was a major political party's presidential candidate for the first time.

b)

It was the first time a Hispanic person was a major political party's presidential candidate.

c)

A Black president was elected for the first time.

d)

It was the first time social media was used to help a presidential campaign.

33.

The group NOW (National Organization for Women) and Betty Friedan fought against ___________.

a)

gender discrimination

b)

political representation

c)

foreign policy

d)

states rights

34.

Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party are associated with ________.

a)

civil disobedience

b)

militancy ("by any means necessary")

c)

cooperation

d)

political lobbying

35.

What is Civil Disobedience?

a)

Disobeying laws for fun

b)

Disobeying certain laws peacefully; a form of protest

c)

Disobeying laws violently

36.

What were the defining characteristics of Civil Rights?

a)

Increased participation of minorities in the political process, Protests, Boycotts, Marches, Desegregation, Integration, Struggle for equality, due process strengthened.

b)

Communism, containment, Arms Race/Space Race, Red Scare, McCarthyism

c)

OPEC oil problems, conflict in the Middle East, Reaganomics, large military, Cold War ends, NAFTA

d)

Economic instability, Unemployment, Breadlines, Poverty