U.S. History: EOC Flashback Exercise

Units 11-B and 12: Cultural Transformation and Foreign Conflict

(Continued) and End of the Cold War and Modern America

1. The Viet-Cong can best be described as what?

A. Communist invaders from China and North Vietnam

B. pro-U.S. rebels aiding American forces in South Vietnam

C. South Vietnamese guerilla fighters supporting communism

D. Cambodian death squads launching raids against U.S. forces in South Vietnam

2. Which of the following points would Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon agree on regarding Vietnam?

A. Vietnam is such a small country that the U.S. cannot afford to become involved there.

B. The U.S. must escalate the military presence in Vietnam.

C. South Vietnam should not become a communist nation.

D. To bring U.S. troops home, the war must expand to neighboring Cambodia and Laos.

3. Congress passed the War Powers Act of 1973 to ensure that the president could no longer deploy U.S. troops without the knowledge and approval of Congress. Which of the following acts was it meant to reverse?

A. Gulf of Tonkin ResolutionB. The Geneva AccordsC. The Paris Peace AccordsD. The Pentagon Papers

4. Which of the following statements best describes Nixon’s “New Federalism?”

A. It was an aggressive effort to promote civil rights legislation.

B. It was an attempt to give more authority back to the states.

C. It represented a new approach to dealing with the USSR.

D. It was designed to impose sanctions on nations who supported OPEC.

5. The affects of the Paris Peace Accords are best described by which of the following statements?A. They marked a new era in U.S.-Chinese relations, in

which the U.S. finally acknowledged Mao Zedong’s communist government.

B. They continued relations with the Soviets after Nixon became president of the U.S.

C. They resulted in a peaceful resolution to the war in Vietnam, with boundary between north and south returning to what it was before the war.

D. They served to technically end U.S. involvement in Vietnam, but failed to bring about peace.

6. Which of the following is true regarding President Richard Nixon?

A. He is the only president in U.S. history to resign after it was discovered that he planned the Watergate break-in.

B. He was only the second U.S. president ever impeached.

C. He resigned from office for his role in the attempted cover up of the Watergate break-in.

D. Despite his failures in foreign policy, he was admired for a staunch defender of civil rights.

7. Why did Lyndon Johnson not to run for re-election in 1968?

A. He had finished establishing his “Great Society” program.

B. He found himself unpopular due to his handling of the war in Vietnam.

C. He had already served two terms and could not legally run again.

D. He did run, but lost the election of Richard Nixon.

8. The people in the picture below were most likely members of the

A. civil rights movement.B. United Farm Workers.C. Black Panthers.D. Students for a Democratic Society.

1. The Viet-Cong can best be described as what?

A. Communist invaders from China and North Vietnam

B. pro-U.S. rebels aiding American forces in South Vietnam

C. South Vietnamese guerilla fighters supporting communism

D. Cambodian death squads launching raids against U.S. forces in South Vietnam

2. Which of the following points would Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon agree on regarding Vietnam?

A. Vietnam is such a small country that the U.S. cannot afford to become involved there.

B. The U.S. must escalate the military presence in Vietnam.

C. South Vietnam should not become a communist nation.

D. To bring U.S. troops home, the war must expand to neighboring Cambodia and Laos.

3. Congress passed the War Powers Act of 1973 to ensure that the president could no longer deploy U.S. troops without the knowledge and approval of Congress. Which of the following acts was it meant to reverse?

A. Gulf of Tonkin ResolutionB. The Geneva AccordsC. The Paris Peace AccordsD. The Pentagon Papers

4. Which of the following statements best describes Nixon’s “New Federalism?”

A. It was an aggressive effort to promote civil rights legislation.

B. It was an attempt to give more authority back to the states.

C. It represented a new approach to dealing with the USSR.

D. It was designed to impose sanctions on nations who supported OPEC.

5. The affects of the Paris Peace Accords are best described by which of the following statements?A. They marked a new era in U.S.-Chinese relations, in

which the U.S. finally acknowledged Mao Zedong’s communist government.

B. They continued relations with the Soviets after Nixon became president of the U.S.

C. They resulted in a peaceful resolution to the war in Vietnam, with boundary between north and south returning to what it was before the war.

D. They served to technically end U.S. involvement in Vietnam, but failed to bring about peace.

6. Which of the following is true regarding President Richard Nixon?

A. He is the only president in U.S. history to resign after it was discovered that he planned the Watergate break-in.

B. He was only the second U.S. president ever impeached.

C. He resigned from office for his role in the attempted cover up of the Watergate break-in.

D. Despite his failures in foreign policy, he was admired for a staunch defender of civil rights.

7. Why did Lyndon Johnson not to run for re-election in 1968?

A. He had finished establishing his “Great Society” program.

B. He found himself unpopular due to his handling of the war in Vietnam.

C. He had already served two terms and could not legally run again.

D. He did run, but lost the election of Richard Nixon.

8. The people in the picture below were most likely members of the

A. civil rights movement.B. United Farm Workers.C. Black Panthers.D. Students for a Democratic Society.

9. President Jimmy Carter played a key role in the adoption of the Camp David Accords in 1978 which established a successful peace agreement between

A. Iraq and Iran.B. Iraq and Israel.C. Iran and Israel.D. Egypt and Israel.

10. The term “Reaganomics” refers to which of the following?

A. Reagan’s approach to the Cold WarB. Reagan’s economic policiesC. Reagan’s desire to strengthen the militaryD. Reagan’s desire to raise taxes

11. Which one of the following policies would Ronald Reagan have most agreed with?

A. cutting taxes on small business ownersB. cutting military spendingC. raising taxes on businessesD. increasing the size of government

12. President George H.W. Bush gained great popularity for which of the following?

A. handling of the nation’s economyB. victory in the Persian Gulf WarC. balancing the budgetD. the passage of NAFTA

13. Which president helped lead the U.S. government from a budget deficit to a budget surplus?

A. Jimmy CarterB. George H.W. BushC. Bill ClintonD. George W. Bush

14. Which of the following countries was attacked in 2001 for harboring the terrorist group, Al-Qaeda?

A. AfghanistanB. IraqC. IranD. Saudi Arabia

15. Which Middle Eastern nation was attacked by the U.S. in 2003 because it was believed its leader possessed weapons of mass destruction?A. IranB. LibyaC. IraqD. Egypt

16. In 2009, Barack Obama attempted to address the nation’s economic crisis by doing which of the following?A. cutting taxes on big businessesB. closing government agenciesC. introducing a controversial stimulus packageD. increasing mortgage foreclosures

9. President Jimmy Carter played a key role in the adoption of the Camp David Accords in 1978 which established a successful peace agreement betweenA. Iraq and Iran.B. Iraq and Israel.C. Iran and Israel.D. Egypt and Israel.

10. The term “Reaganomics” refers to which of the following?

A. Reagan’s approach to the Cold WarB. Reagan’s economic policiesC. Reagan’s desire to strengthen the militaryD. Reagan’s desire to raise taxes

11. Which one of the following policies would Ronald Reagan have most agreed with?

A. cutting taxes on small business ownersB. cutting military spendingC. raising taxes on businessesD. increasing the size of government

12. President George H.W. Bush gained great popularity for which of the following?

A. handling of the nation’s economyB. victory in the Persian Gulf WarC. balancing the budgetD. the passage of NAFTA

13. Which president helped lead the U.S. government from a budget deficit to a budget surplus?

A. Jimmy CarterB. George H.W. BushC. Bill ClintonD. George W. Bush

14. Which of the following countries was attacked in 2001 for harboring the terrorist group, Al-Qaeda?

A. AfghanistanB. IraqC. IranD. Saudi Arabia

15. Which Middle Eastern nation was attacked by the U.S. in 2003 because it was believed its leader possessed weapons of mass destruction?A. IranB. LibyaC. IraqD. Egypt

16. In 2009, Barack Obama attempted to address the nation’s economic crisis by doing which of the following?

A. cutting taxes on big businessesB. closing government agenciesC. introducing a controversial stimulus packageD. increasing mortgage foreclosures