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Week 17 Review: Modern America (VUS.14-15)

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Over the last three decades, the American workforce has had to acquire and improve skills in –

a)

Computer technology

b)

Automobile repair

c)

Heavy machinery

d)

Medical equipment

2.

Televised news -> ??? -> better informed rural population


Which innovation best completes this diagram?

a)

radio

b)

newspaper

c)

satellite dish

d)

compact disc

3.

President Bush met with his national security advisers and with leading members of Congress. He also telephoned the leaders of Great Britain, Canada, France, Germany, China, and Russia as the first steps toward building an international coalition against terrorism. — State Department records, September 12, 2001


What type of this action is described by this quotation?

a)

independence investigations

b)

diplomatic relations

c)

economic sanctions

d)

strategic attacks

4.

In recent years, advances in technology have changed employers’ expectations for job applicants so that most U.S. employers now

a)

by attracting more medical professionals to rural areas

b)

By creating more blue-collar jobs in rural areas

c)

By providing better access to information

d)

By lowering the cost of housing

5.

This President was in office during the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

George H.W. Bush

c)

William J. (Bill) Clinton

d)

George W. Bush

6.

This man was declared to be the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks?

a)

Osama Bin Laden

b)

Sadaam Hussein

c)

Vladimir Putin

d)

Adolf Hitler

7.

The 9/11 attacks were four coordinated attacks on what two US sites?

a)

Capitol Building and Pentagon

b)

Pentagon and World Trade Center

c)

World Trade Center and White House

d)

Pentagon and USS Cole

8.

This act gave the NSA unprecedented spying powers on American citizens?

a)

COVID-19 Bailout Bill

b)

Agenda 22

c)

PATRIOT Act

d)

No Child Left Behind

9.
Why did Neil Armstrong make this statement?
a)
he was the first American to orbit the Earth
b)
he was the firs tAmerian to go into space
c)
He was the first American to step onto the Moon's surface
d)
He was the first person to step onto Mars
10.
Who was the first astronaut to orbit the Earth?
a)
Sally Ride
b)
John Glenn
c)
Buzz Aldrin
d)
Neil Armstrong
11.
Which regions are the source of most recent immigration to the U.S. ?
a)
Latin America and Africa
b)
Asia and Latin America
c)
Western Europe and Africa
d)
Asia and Southern Europe
12.
The Doctor in this photograph is BEST known for --
a)
isolating sick people
b)
treating the symptoms of disease
c)
developing a vaccine for polio
d)

curing yellow fever

13.
What is the primary tool for the federal government to use to establish the nations's monetary policies?
a)
Supply and demand
b)
Stock Market
c)
Federal Reserve
d)
International trade
14.
in response to 9/11 attacks- Congress passed the -
a)
Civil Liberties Act
b)
Social Security Act
c)
Patriot Act
d)
Naturalization Act
15.
Which change has taken place in the U.S. in response to international terrorism
a)
increased security at airports and large cities
b)
decreased military presence abroad
c)
increased military presence in each state capital
d)
decreased immigration to the U.S.
16.

What regions are the source of MOST RECENT immigration to the United States?

17.

Which part of the national government controls the supply of money in the economy?

a)

Congress

b)

Treasury Department

c)

Federal Reserve

d)

President

18.

Match the following modern presidents with highlights of their terms.

a)

Ronald Reagan

1.

Tax cuts, responsibility to states

b)

George H.W. Bush

2.

Fall of communism, Persian Gulf War

c)

William J. (Bill) Clinton

3.

NAFTA, restored relations with Vietnam

d)

George W. Bush

4.

9/11 terror attack, No Child Left Behind

e)

Barack Obama

5.

ACA, economic recovery during recession

19.

The addition of each of these justices adds diversity to the Supreme Court except...

a)

Neil Gorsuch

b)

Clarence Thomas

c)

Sandra Day O'Connor

d)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg