WorksheetsModern Era US History
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was Nixon's policy to ease tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
containment
Strength through Peace
détente
entente
What happened to Nixon as a result of Watergate?
Elected to a second term
Resigned from office
Interviewed on CNN
Impeached and removed from office
What caused the Energy Crisis that started in the 1970s?
The BP oil spill off the Gulf Coast
The oil embargo by OPEC
New regulation against fracking
The Iran-Iraq War
What was the peace agreement that President Carter made between Israel and Egypt?
Treaty of Versailles
Paris Peace Agreement
Helsinki Accords
Camp David Accords
What 1979 crisis happened in Iran with American hostages held for 444 days?
Iran Hostage Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Iran Contra Affair
Cuban Missile Crisis
Who was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Sonia Sotomayor
Hillary Clinton
Ruth Ginsberg
Sandra Day O'Connor
What was the Reagan scandal that involved the sale of weapons to Iran to fund a revolution?
Iran Contra Affair
Teapot Dome
Iran Hostage Crisis
Watergate
Why did President George H. W. Bush commit United States troops to the Persian Gulf War in late 1990?
Stop the creation of nuclear weapons
To liberate Kuwait and protect our oil interests
Stop Al Qaeda from further terrorist attacks
Gain access to the Suez Canal
What was the agreement to reduce trade barriers between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico?
GATT
NATO
NAFTA
WTO
What led to the creation of the USA Patriot Act and Dept. of Homeland Security?
Another Red Scare
Terrorist attacks on September 11
The start of the second Cold War
The war in Iraq
What is Reaganomics?
The policy of complete spending
A policy of tax cuts and deregulation of businesses
A policy that cuts taxes on the wealthy and corporate only
The policy of federal government intervention to grow the economy
Why is the 2000 presidential election significant?
Gore and Bush took each other to court over campaign finance
Bush won the election based on a Supreme Court decision to stop a recount in Florida
Some states petitioned for a recount after losing ballots
The ballots in many states were incorrectly counted
Barack Obama's presidential election in 2008 was significant because___________.
He was the first minority president elected
A third party won the election
He resigned immediately
A recount took place
What is the law that produces affordable healthcare for all Americans?
Affordable Healthcare Act
Americans with Disabilities Act
Reinvestment Act
Patriot Act
Why is Bill Gates significant?
Created computer software
Helped create grocery chains
Designed trendy clothes
Worked for NASA
Why did we attack Afghanistan and Iraq after 9/11?
To combat terrorists
To put forth new leaders
To establish peace
None of the above
Lines from this photograph resulted from______
Dismantling of oil companies
An oil rig exploded
An embargo by OPEC
Construction of a pipeline
Which of the following best completes this diagram?
Decreased availability of raw materials
Lower rates of personal savings
Increased business competition
Greater influence for labor unions
How did these features affect New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina?
Tornadoes gained momentum in open land areas
Storm surges caused massive shift in tectonic plates
Mud slides trapped residents in the city
Storm waters flooded the city after several levees broke.
What is one way to describe the developments shown above?
Effects of programs to monitor national security
Conclusions from research conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency
Program results of the Federal Civil Defense Administration
Practical applications for technologies developed for spaceflight
