UNITED STATES HISTORY For each multiple choice question, fill in the appropriate location on the scantron 1. Which impact did Title IX had on educational institutions 8. The Watergate Scandal is appropriately described by in the United States? which statement? A. use of quotas for enrollment A. It concerned the Nixon’s’ administration attempt to B. creation of standardized testing goals cover up a burglary at the Democratic National C. equal funding of men’s and women’s athletics Committee headquarters D. government-funded school vouchers B. It involved the illegal establishment of government agencies to set and enforce campaign standards 2. What event during the 1970s resulted in the United C. It involved the choice of the Reagan Administration States increasing its regulation of nuclear power plants? to secretly supply aid to the Contra rebels in A. the signing of the SALT treaty Nicaragua B. North Korea’s announcement that it had nuclear D. It concerned the secret leasing of federally-owned weapons oil rigs to western ranches C. the incident at Three Mile Island D. restrictions created by the UN Atomic Energy 9. Nixon’s name for the many Americans who supported the Commission government and longed for an end to the violence & turmoil of the 1960s was the 3. Which US president regarded universal health care as a A. counterculture major issue for the federal government to resolve? B. hippies A. Jimmy Carter C. silent majority B. Ronald Reagan D. détente C. George H.W. Bush D. Bill Clinton 10. President Jimmy Carter was instrumental in creating a peace accord known as the 4. What was the main purpose of Operation Desert Storm? A. Helsinki Accords A. to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in Iraq B. Camp David Accords B. to stop the civil rights violations in Iraq C. Iran-Iraq Accords C. to reform the political system in Iraq D. SALT Treaties D. to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait 11. President Jimmy Carter had to deal with a hostage crisis 5. In which country did President Clinton use force in an involving the taking of American hostages by which attempt to bring an end to regional conflicts? nation? A. Cuba A. Iraq B. Israel B. Iran C. Bosnia C. Soviet Union D. China D. Nicaragua 6. Which group represents the “counterculture” of the 12. Which president was the first to visit communist China in 1960s? the 1970s? A. hippies A. Johnson B. yuppies B. Nixon C. generation x C. Ford D. baby boomers D. Carter 7. How did the war in Vietnam hinder President Lyndon 13. The Saturday Night Massacre involved which scandal? Johnson’s effort to create the Great Society? A. Watergate A. Most of his top advisors resigned b/c of the B. Iran gate escalation of US forces in Southeast Asia C. Whitewater B. The war in Vietnam prevented the passage of the D. Iran-Contra Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1965 C. The war in Vietnam forced the US to divert critical 14. When President Richard Nixon resigned due to the funds away from domestic issues Watergate Scandal, who became the next president? D. The war in Vietnam destroyed President Johnson’s A. Gerald Ford election hopes in 1964 B. Jimmy Carter C. Ronald Reagan D. Lyndon Johnson 15. The individual who ran against Lyndon B. Johnson as the 24. “Reaganomics” was based upon which of the following Republican nominee and was considered extremely theories? conservative was A. cutting taxes would stimulate investment which in A. Richard Nixon turn increase employment & tax revenues B. Jimmy Carter B. government must “prime” the economic pump by C. Barry Goldwater large expenditures in order to produce prosperity D. Jerry Falwell C. the government must institute wage & price controls in order to control inflation 16. The first woman nominated to the US Supreme Court was D. the government must turn to tight controls on the Sandra Day O’Connor and she was chosen by President money supply in order to cut inflation A. Reagan B. Carter 25. A major policy of President Ronald Reagan’s C. Ford administration was to D. Nixon A. reduce defense spending B. lower federal income tax rates 17. The first woman to run for vice president for a major C. end desegregation of public facilities party with Walter Mondale was D. promote regulation of small businesses A. Sally Ride B. Geraldine Ferraro 26. President Gerald Ford’s popularity with the American C. Sandra Day O’Connor public fell dramatically as a result of his D. Ethel Rosenberg A. pardon of Richard Nixon B. handling of the Mayaguez incident 18. The worst disaster in NASA’s history was the explosion C. appointment of Nelson Rockefeller as vice president and death of the crew on the space shuttle D. policies on the economic problems A. Challenger B. Mir 27. Jimmy Carter’s success in the election of 1976 resulted C. Columbia in large part because D. Skylab A. Ford refused to choose a running mate who appealed to the Republican Right 19. Supply side economists believed that tax cuts would B. Carter’s considerable service in Washington assured result in voters of an experienced administrator A. a severe budget deficit C. the country was still angry over Ford’s pardon of B. business expansion and new jobs Nixon C. too much money in circulation D. Carter seemed to possess honesty, piety, and an D. high inflation outsider’s skepticism of the federal government 20. The economic slow-down of the 1970s resulted in part 28. Critics of Reagan’s economic program from the nations’ heavy dependence on A. complained that an increase in taxes would damage A. imported oil economic growth B. ever-increasing production B. advised “priming the pump” C. constantly rising profits C. were supply-siders D. government welfare D. believed that he was passing the problem of the huge federal deficit to future generations 21. In 1985, ____ became the leader of the Soviet Union A. Leon Jaworski 29. During the Congressional campaigns in 1994, a year in B. Francis Crick which Republicans would take control of both houses of C. Boris Yeltsin Congress, Newt Gingrich & the 300 other Republican D. Mikhail Gorbachev House candidates dramatically pledged to pass A. health care reform 22. In the Whitewater Scandal, President Clinton was B. a Contract with America accused of C. social welfare legislation A. arranging illegal loans for a real estate company D. increased funding for education B. committing perjury in court testimony about his financial dealings 30. When Bill Clinton defeated President George Bush and C. taking bribes to award government contracts Independent Ross Perot, the issue that most influenced D. using inside information to make money on real the voters was estate transactions A. eruptions of violence & racial tension in Los Angeles B. reports of ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia 23. In Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court ruled that the C. UN relief efforts in Somalia and elsewhere recount of votes in Florida during the 2000 election D. the condition of the US economy violated A. state sovereignty 31. Which president’s presidency was plagued by high B. local and national voting laws inflation and stagnant wages? C. the due process clause of the Constitution A. Reagan D. the equal protection clause of the Constitution B. Ford C. Carter D. Nixon 32. Which president is associated with a military program 41. The Korean War resulted in called “Star Wars” to help end the Cold War? A. no significant change in the border between North and A. Ford South Korea B. Nixon B. North and South Korean becoming one united nation C. Reagan C. the fall of the communist government in North Korea D. Carter D. North Korea conquering South Korea 33. The term for Lyndon B. Johnson’s program to combat the 42. In Hollywood, blacklists were used to “War on Poverty” was the A. protect the civil rights of actors and writers A. Great Society B. promote the spread of communism B. Moral Majority C. destroy the power of labor unions C. Fair Deal D. prevent suspected communists from producing films D. Square Deal 43. What impact did Senator Joseph McCarthy have on 34. The Vietnam War period was known for individuals who American society in the early 1950s? opposed the war and often fled to Canada known as A. He worked to support civil rights A. Hawks B. He encouraged the fear of communism B. Conscientious objectors C. He strengthened the United States Army C. Doves D. He fought to end the Cold War D. Hippies 44. In 1949, communist forces under Mao Zedong took over 35. People who were anti-government and anti-war in the A. Korea 1960s were often called B. Japan A. Doves C. China B. Hippies D. Taiwan C. Hawks D. Yuppies 45. Between 1945 and 1960, the American economy A. went into a steep decline 36. The term “Cold War” refers to which of the following? B. enjoyed great prosperity A. a conflict in Berlin, Germany that occurred during the C. stayed at the same level of production winter D. had periods of rapid growth and steep decline B. the conflict in Korea C. the tension that arose after the Soviet Union shot down a 46. Which of the following best describes the expectation for US spy plane American women during the 1950s? D. the tension & potential for war that existed between the A. They were expected to earn money to support their US and the Soviet Union family B. They were expected to make important political 37.