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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which incident caused the American antiwar movement to pick up steam in 1970?
the My Lai massacre
the Bay of Pigs invasion
the Gulf of Tonkin resolution
the US's bombing and invasion of Cambodia
- 2. Multiple Choice
The incident at Kent State in 1970 is an example of students protesting against
the Vietnam War
Joseph McCarthy
integration of schools
Communists in the United States
- 3. Multiple Choice
How did the War Powers Act of 1973 impact the relationship between the President and the Legislative branch?
The President's military powers increased while the Legislative branch lost power.
The Speaker of the House acts like the Commander in Chief when the President is unable to fulfill that role
The President must inform Congress within 48 hours of sending troops into a hostile area without a declaration of war
When there is no declaration of war, troops can remain in hostile areas for an unlimited time without Congressional approval
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which President is credited with first normalizing (establishing) relations with communist China?
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
- 5. Multiple Choice
In what way did Richard Nixon's 1972 trip to China impact the US's diplomacy with the Soviet Union?
it resulted in an immediate increase in nuclear weapons
it helped to end the war between China and the Soviet Union
it meant that the Soviet Union would no longer be receiving US aid
it improved the US's relationship with the USSR's main communist rival
- 6. Multiple Choice
During President Nixon's presidency the Cold War entered a 'detente' phase, which is BEST described as
reduced tensions with the Soviet Union and signed treaties to limit nuclear weapons
reduced tensions with the Soviet Union and both Presidents signing the Camp David Accords
increased tensions with the Soviet Union and increased spending on weapons technology
increased tensions with the Soviet Union and China both threatening to declare war on the U.S
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of these correctly explains the outcome of the Watergate scandal?
Nixon resigned as President
Nixon won the Election of 1972
Nixon was impeached but found not guilty
Nixon was impeached and removed from office
- 8. Multiple Choice
The most damaging evidence against President Nixon in the Watergate impeachment proceedings was the
Nixon's detailed record of orders to "punish" his enemies
John Dean's testimony revealing Nixon's personal involvement
discovery of audio tapes of conversations connecting him in attempts to cover up details of the Watergate break-in
refusal of the President to take the witness stand in his own defense during the impeachment proceedings in the U.S. Senate
- 9. Multiple Choice
How did the War Powers Act of 1973 impact the role of the president?
The act provided the President unlimited funds for spending on the armed forces
The act increased the ability of the President to send troops into hostile areas.
The act placed a limit on the President's ability to send troops into hostile areas
The act gave the President the authority to declare war without Congressional approval.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Gerald Ford's popularity plummeted and never recovered after he
chose Nelson Rockefeller to serve as vice-president
increased American bombing campaigns against Cambodia
pardoned Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed in office
rejected congressional demands for another investigation into the Watergate break-in
- 11. Multiple Choice
"The purpose of ______ is to take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men."
the Equal Rights Amendment
the League of Women Voters
the American Suffragette Movement
the National Organization for Women
- 12. Multiple Choice
These are describing what event?
The Iran-Contra Affair
The Iran Hostage Crisis
The Berlin Olympics Crisis
The Three Mile Island Affair
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of these was a major foreign policy failure during the Carter presidency?
American hostages taken in Iran
loss of Panama to the Soviet Union
failure to foster peace in the Middle East
failure to protect West Berlin from communism
- 14. Multiple Choice
The Camp David Accords were agreements brokered by President Carter and involved what two countries?
Israel and Palestine
Israel and Egypt
Italy and Libya
Iran and Iraq
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which federal government agency is responsible for administering the federal Clean Air Act?
Department of Justice
Department of Interior
State Pesticide Control Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
- 16. Multiple Choice
During his presidency, Jimmy Carter's guiding principle in foreign policy decisions were based on
detente
brinksmanship
free enterprise
human rights.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Rachel Carson's 1962 Silent Spring was a groundbreaking work regarding what topic?
women's rights
race relations
the environment
anti-war movements
- 18. Multiple Choice
Jimmy Carter’s victory in the 1976 Presidential Election can be traced to all of the following EXCEPT
the national disgrace of Watergate
the disgrace of the Vietnam War era
the fall of the United States embassy to revolutionary groups in Iran
a willingness to elect a candidate outside of the Washington establishment
- 19. Multiple Choice
Who is credited with starting the "Second Wave" of the Women's Rights Movement in the United States with her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique, and was the primary founder of the National Organization for Women in 1966?
Paula Murray
Betty Friedan
Gloria Steinem
Shirley Chisholm
- 20. Multiple Choice
The Equal Rights Amendment was a failed, early-1980s attempt to prevent discrimination against
women's rights
race relations
the environment
anti-war movements
- 21. Multiple Choice
The Election of 1980 resulted in the election of
Gerald Ford.
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
- 22. Multiple Choice
In 1991 the Soviet Union collapsed MAINLY because
years of economic struggle left it far behind Western and Asian countries
the United States was a better country and capitalism ruled the world
a civil war erupted in the southern republics
key Soviet leaders were assassinated
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which statement BEST describes the goals of Mikhail Gorbechev's policies of perestroika and glasnost?
strengthen the military through a nuclear missile program and take stronger steps to control the media
brutally suppress political opposition and create a modern economic system based on socialist ideals
create greater openness within Soviet society and restructure the economy to increase the flow of ideas and goods
end hostilities with the United States and permit freedom for the Baltic republics
- 24. Multiple Choice
Reagan's terms in office have been described as the "Reagan Revolution", analyze the choices below, which choice best highlights why Reagan's terms in office can be described as a revolution?
Reagan believed that military spending should be increased
After many years of economic controls and welfare, Reagan believed that the government had too much control
Because of Reagan's belief in free markets he started certain price controls on domestic oil
Reagan attempted to decrease the Federal Insurance Contribution Act tax (FICA), thereby making the Social Security system more stable
- 25. Multiple Choice
The primary cause of the first Gulf War (1990-1991) was
the Iraqi army's sudden invasion of Kuwait
Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction.
repeated attacks by the Iraqi navy on civilian targets within Israel
Iraq’s testing of a nuclear device as part of a test of its weapons program
- 26. Multiple Choice
Who was the U.S. President during the Operation Desert Storm in Iraq in 1991?
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
- 27. Multiple Choice
In Operation Desert Storm (1991), President George H.W. Bush
hoped to put an end to the Al Qaeda terror network.
was able to create an international alliance against Saddam Hussein
initiated war with Iraq even though the United Nations condemned such action
stated that the main objective of the military action was to remove Saddam Hussein from power
- 28. Multiple Choice
In 2002, Canada, Mexico, and Japan were the largest trading partners of the United States. The respective order is MOST LIKELY due to
ASEAN
EU
OPEC
NAFTA
- 29. Multiple Choice
President Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 for
adultery and income tax evasion
obstruction of justice and perjury
violating the War Powers Act and the Voting Rights Act
misappropriation of funds and lifting sanctions with South Africa.
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which statement is TRUE regarding the presidential election of 2000?
It marked the first time since Franklin Roosevelt that a president ran for more than two terms in office
It was the first election with separate ballots for president and vice-president, as called for in the 12th Amendment
It was one of the closest presidential elections in American history; George Bush won the electoral college but lost the popular vote to Al Gore
It was one of the closest presidential elections in American history; Al Gore won the electoral college but lost the popular vote to George Bush
- 31. Multiple Choice
The attacks of September 11 , 2001, MOST LIKELY influenced Americans’ political socialization during the 2000s because Americans became more likely to support laws that valued
protection over individual liberty.
privacy over free enterprise
equal opportunity over individual liberty
limited government over equality of outcome.
- 32. Multiple Choice
Signed into law on October 26, 2001, the USA PATRIOT Act has received criticism because
it faced great opposition from Congress
of its damaging impact on the environment
it greatly increased taxes on the middle classes
of its curtailing of civil rights in order to fight terrorism.
- 33. Multiple Choice
Osama bin Laden was BEST known for
running the largest dictatorship in the Middle East.
organizing the Taliban to resist Soviet occupation
founding an Islamic extremist terrorist group
invading oil-rich Kuwait in the 1990s
- 34. Multiple Choice
Which group is generally held responsible for the terror attacks of September 11, 2001?
Al-Qaeda
Hezbollah
PLO
Saudi Arabians
- 35. Multiple Choice
The Presidential Election of 2008 resulted in a victory for which person?
John McCain
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
George H.W. Bush
- 36. Multiple Choice
Sometimes referred to as "The Stimulus," this act was signed into law by President Obama to help fight the effects of the "Great Recession."
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010
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