Name: Class: Date: History - Comprehensive Final Review - Week 3 Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. The largest religious group within the social conservative movement was evangelical a. Unitarians. b. Shakers. c. Protestant Christians. d. revivalists. 2. Unlike liberals, conservatives fundamentally distrust the power of a. large corporations. b. the church. c. the wealthy elite. d. government. 3. Republicans learned through Barry Goldwater s presidential candidacy that the best way to attract Southern votes was to support a. conservative policies. b. liberal policies. c. civil rights. d. regulation of growth. 4. Who founded the conservative magazine National Review and helped revive conservative ideas in the United States? a. Jerry Falwell b. Billy Graham c. William F. Buckley d. Barry Goldwater 5. Although liberals favor government intervention in the economy, they are suspicious of any attempt to use the government to regulate a. higher education. b. social behavior. c. the states. d. business. 6. Who became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985 and agreed to resume arms control talks? a. Mikhail Gorbachev b. Boris Yeltsin c. Nikita Krushchev d. Mikhail Rehnquist 7. President Reagan encouraged the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates and asked Congress to pass a massive tax cut in what critics called a. monetarist theory. b. supply-side economics. c. Reaganomics. d. stagflation. 1
Name: 8. Reagan s first act as president was to sign an executive order eliminating price controls on a. corn and soybeans. b. coal and solar power. c. exports and imports. d. oil and gasoline. 9. What did Reagan launch the largest peacetime buildup of in American history? a. the military b. the bills in Congress c. surplus wheat d. U.S. oil reserves 10. A scandal emerged when individuals in President Reagan s administration secretly sold weapons to Iran in exchange for the release of American hostages being held in the Middle East, and then sent the profits from these sales to the a. Sandinistas in Nicaragua. b. contras in Nicaragua. c. mujahadeen in Afghanistan. d. Marxists in Grenada. 11. Like other singers, actors, and entertainers of the time, Bruce Springsteen, a singer and social activist, gave concerts to benefit food banks and a. the yuppies. b. the space program. c. AARP. d. the homeless. 12. Congress, under pressure from environmental groups, blocked many plans of the Secretary of the Interior, a. Bob Geldof. b. Donald Trump. c. James Watt. d. Larry King. 13. Who pioneered a new type of broadcasting in 1975? a. Robert Johnson b. Ted Turner c. Sam Walton d. Arthur Blank 14. The worst disaster in NASA s history was the explosion and deaths of the crew on the space shuttle a. Challenger. b. Mir. c. Columbia. d. Skylab. 15. A new sound of the 1980s had rhythmic lyrics frequently focusing on the African American experience in the inner city and was called a. rap. b. rock n roll. c. punk rock. d. alternative. 2
Name: 16. While President Bush struggled to deal with events in Eastern Europe and China, a crisis developed in a. France. b. Mexico. c. Cuba. d. Panama. 17. By what means were Communist rulers replaced with democratically elected governments in Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Bulgaria? a. foreign intervention b. bloody wars c. peaceful revolutions d. coups 18. Who sent his army to invade oil-rich Kuwait in August 1990? a. Manuel Noriega b. Saddam Hussein c. Norman Schwarzkopf d. Mikhail Gorbachev 19. In late December 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev announced the end of a. perestroika. b. Operation Desert Storm. c. the Soviet Union. d. the Berlin Wall. 20. In May 1989, students and workers held demonstrations for democracy in a. China. b. Germany. c. Panama. d. Kuwait. 21. As Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniak were creating Apple, 19-year-old Harvard dropout Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft to design PC a. software. b. hardware. c. Web sites. d. Internet connections. 22. The Telecommunications Act passed in 1996 allowed all of the following EXCEPT a. telephone companies to compete. b. telephone companies to send television signals. c. cable companies to regulate cellular phones. d. cable companies to offer telephone service. 23. What had its roots in a computer networking system that the U.S. Defense Department s Advanced Research Project Agency established? a. the Windows operating system b. ENIAC c. integrated circuits d. the Internet 3
Name: 24. Who deciphered the structure of DNA? a. James Watson and Gordon Moore b. James Watson and Francis Crick c. Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce d. Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniak 25. Intel, a company formed in 1968, revolutionized computers by combining several integrated circuits that contained both memory and computing functions on a single chip called a. graphical-user interfaces. b. genomes. c. microprocessors. d. personal computers. 26. In Bosnia, one of the former Yugoslav republics, a vicious three-way civil war erupted between Bosnian Muslims, Catholic Croatians, and a. Palestinians. b. Orthodox Christian Serbs. c. Kurds. d. Communists. 27. A law Congress passed that gave workers up to 12 weeks per year of unpaid family leave for the birth or adoption of a child or for the illness of a family member was called a. the Health Care Plan. b. AmeriCorps. c. the Family Medical Leave Act. d. the Adoption and Safe Families Act. 28. Despite strong opposition from many Republicans and the National Rifle Association, the Democrats in Congress passed a gun-control law known as the a. Firearms Act. b. Brady Bill. c. Contract with America. d. HOPE Bill. 29. Who led congressional Republicans in creating the Contract with America? a. Newt Gingrich b. Ross Perot c. Kenneth Starr d. Bob Dole 30. Seeking to topple the military dictatorship and restore democracy, the Clinton administration convinced the United Nations to impose a trade embargo on a. Iraq. b. Kosovo. c. Bosnia. d. Haiti. 4
Name: 31. From World War II to the present, Republican and Democratic administrations have both tried to lower the barriers to a. democracy. b. trade deficits. c. cheap labor. d. international trade. 32. Central to the effort to promote a global economy was the a. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation. b. Kyoto Protocol. c. World Trade Organization. d. European Union. 33. In the latter part of the 1900s, economies around the world had become much more a. nationalistic. b. isolated. c. regulated. d. interdependent. 34. The European Union created a common bank and a common currency for member nations called the a. euro. b. European coins. c. union euro. d. free trade currency. 35. At an international conference on global warming in Japan in 1997, 38 nations and the EU signed an agreement to reduce emissions. This agreement was known as the a. Kyoto Protocol. b. Reduction of Global Warming Initiative. c. Japanese Accords. d. Global Warming Protocol. 36. To win the presidency, candidates have to win a majority of state electoral votes, not the overall a. chad count. b. African American vote. c. popular vote. d. Sunbelt vote. 37. The presidential election came down to the vote in which state? a. Florida b. Texas c. Georgia d. Tennessee 38. The United States Supreme Court ruled that the hand recounts of ballots a. was constitutional. b. violated the equal protection clause. c. should be done by the state Supreme Court. d. was fair and impartial. 5
Name: 39. In his inaugural address, George W. Bush promised to improve the nation s public schools, to reform Social Security and Medicare, to build up the nation s defenses, and to a. increase welfare programs. b. reduce interest rates. c. reform the election process. d. cut taxes. 40. George W. Bush selected this former defense secretary as his vice presidential running mate a. John McCain. b. Ralph Nader. c. Richard Cheney. d. Joseph Lieberman. 41. The coalition of Afghan groups who were allied with the United States is known as a. the Taliban. b. the Northern Alliance. c. the Southern Alliance. d. the Afghan Resistance. 42. What American warship was bombed by terrorists in 1999? a. USS Maine b. USS Enterprise c. USS Kennedy d. USS Cole 43. What did some devout Muslims fear would happen as the contact between the Middle East and Western society increased? a. that traditional values and beliefs would be weakened b. that the United States would launch terrorist attacks against them c. that wealthy Middle Eastern families would enslave them d. that Palestinians would want their own nation 44. The new federal agency created in response to the terrorist attacks was the a. CIA. b. Office of Terrorist Activity. c. Office of Homeland Security. d. Terrorism Defense Agency. 45. Governments of Libya, Syria, Iraq, and Iran have all participated in a. state-sponsored terrorism. b. Afghan resistance efforts. c. direct acts of war against the U.S. d. hijacking American airplanes. 6
ID: A History - Comprehensive Final Review - Week 3 Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US1A TAKS(11) 1:US1A 2. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US15C TEKS US21A TAKS(11) 3:US21A 3. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US1B TAKS(11) 1:US1B TAKS(11) 4:8.22B 4. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US19B TAKS(11) 4:8.22B 5. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: E STA: TEKS US15C TEKS US21A TAKS(11) 3:US21A 6. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US1B TAKS(11) 1:US1B 7. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: E STA: TEKS US6H TEKS US14E TAKS(11) 3:US14E 8. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US1B TEKS US14E TAKS(11) 1:US1B TAKS(11) 3:US14E 9. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: E STA: TEKS US1B TEKS US6H TAKS(11) 1:US1B 10. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US15C TAKS(11) 4:8.22B 11. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US20A TAKS(11) 4:8.22B 12. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US11B TAKS(11) 5:WG8B 13. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US20D TEKS US23A TEKS US23B TAKS(10) 2:WH23A TAKS(11) 2:WG23A TAKS(11) 3:US23A 14. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US1B TEKS US23B TAKS(11) 1:US1B TAKS(11) 2:WG23A 15. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US1A TEKS US20A TEKS US21C TAKS(11) 1:US1A 16. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US6G TEKS US9A TAKS(11) 2:US9A 17. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US1A TEKS US6G TAKS(11) 1:US1A TAKS(11) 5:WG21C 18. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US6H TAKS(11) 5:WG8B 19. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US6G TEKS US9B 20. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US1B TEKS US6H TAKS(11) 1:US1B 21. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US22A TAKS(10) 2:WH23A TAKS(10) 3:WG18A TAKS(11) 3:US22A 22. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US1B TEKS US23A TAKS(10) 2:WH23A TAKS(10) 3:WG18A TAKS(11) 1:US1B TAKS(11) 2:WG23A TAKS(11) 3:US23A 23. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US22A TAKS(11) 3:US22A 24. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US22A TEKS US22B TAKS(10) 2:WH23A TAKS(11) 3:US22A 1
ID: A 25. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US22A TAKS(10) 2:WH23A TAKS(11) 3:US22A 26. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US6G TEKS US6H TAKS(11) 5:WG21C 27. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US1A TEKS US1B TAKS(11) 1:US1A TAKS(11) 1:US1B 28. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US1B TAKS(11) 1:US1B TAKS(11) 4:8.22B 29. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US19B TEKS US21A TAKS(11) 3:US21A 30. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US14E TAKS(11) 3:US14E 31. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US14D TEKS US14E TAKS(11) 3:US14E 32. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US6H TEKS US14E TAKS(11) 3:US14E 33. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US6H TEKS US14E TAKS(11) 3:US14E 34. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US1A TEKS US6H TAKS(11) 1:US1A 35. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US11A TAKS(11) 2:US11A TAKS(11) 5:WG8B 36. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: E STA: TEKS US16B TAKS(11) 4:8.16D 37. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US1B TAKS(11) 1:US1B 38. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US17A TAKS(11) 4:US17A 39. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US1B TAKS(11) 1:US1B 40. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US1B TAKS(11) 1:US1B 41. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US1B TEKS US6H TAKS(11) 1:US1B 42. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US1B TAKS(11) 1:US1B 43. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US6H TAKS(11) 2:WG1B 44. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A STA: TEKS US6H TAKS(11) 4:8.16D 45. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: C STA: TEKS US6H TAKS(11) 5:WG21C 2
History - Comprehensive Final Review - Week 3 [Answer Strip] ID: A _ D 8. _ D 16. _ B 24. _ D 31. _ C 1. _ A 9. _ C 17. _ C 25. _ C 32. _ D 2. _ B 10. _ B 18. _ B 26. _ D 33. _ A 3. _ D 11. _ C 19. _ C 27. _ A 34. _ C 4. _ A 20. _ A 35. _ C 12. _ B 28. _ B 5. _ B 13. _ A 21. _ A 29. _ C 36. _ A 6. _ A 14. _ C 22. _ D 30. _ A 37. _ C 7. _ A 15. _ D 23. _ B 38.
History - Comprehensive Final Review - Week 3 [Answer Strip] ID: A _ D 39. _ C 40. _ B 41. _ D 42. _ A 43. _ C 44. _ A 45.