Deck 1: American History: A Timeline of Presidents, Wars, and Immigration

Question 1

In 1933, there were 6.7 million farms in the United States; 50 years later, the total number had shrunk to

A) 2.4 million.
B) 1 million.
C) 600,000.
D) 5 million.

Answer 1

2.4 million.

Question 2

In the 1980s, 37 percent of all immigrants came from

A) Latin America.
B) Africa.
C) the Middle East.
D) Asia.

Answer 2

Asia.

Question 3

In 1994, Republicans in Congress, led by _________, introduced the Contract with America to scale back the role of the federal government.

A) George W. Bush
B) George Mitchell
C) Newt Gingrich
D) Paul Ryan

Answer 3

Newt Gingrich

Question 4

President Clinton intervened to halt ethnic cleansing in what former communist country?

A) Hungary
B) Poland
C) Romania
D) Yugoslavia

Question 5

In Bosnia, formerly part of Yugoslavia, the majority of the population is

A) Muslim.
B) Buddhist.
C) Jewish.
D) Christian.

Question 6

President Clinton was investigated by an independent prosecutor for, among other things, having had an improper relationship with

A) Marilyn Monroe.
B) a White House intern.
C) Newt Gingrich.
D) a Senate aid.

Question 7

The presidential election of 2000 was ultimately decided in the

A) U.S. Senate.
B) U.S. House of Representatives.
C) Florida Supreme Court.
D) U.S. Supreme Court.

Question 8

On September 11, 2001, three hijacked planes killed about ______ people when they slammed into the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

A) 30
B) 3,000
C) 30,000
D) 300

Question 9

The leader of the al Qaeda terrorist network__________ masterminded the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

A) Muammar Gaddafi
B) Saddam Hussein
C) Anwar Sadat
D) Osama bin Laden

Question 10

The war against _______did not receive United Nations support when it began in 2003.

A) Iraq
B) Iran
C) Afghanistan
D) Libya

Question 11

In 2005, a devastating hurricane struck

A) New York City.
B) New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
C) Japan.
D) Houston.

Question 12

By early 2008, the American death toll in Iraq had surpassed __________ people.

A) 400
B) 4,000
C) 400,000
D) 20,000

Question 13

In 2008, the nation elected Barack Obama the first black president of the United States after he defeated ________ for the Democratic nomination.

A) Michael Bloomberg
B) Al Gore
C) Hillary Clinton
D) Bernie Sanders

Question 14

The authors of the textbook consider the passage of the ________ to be the major legislative achievement of President Obama.

A) Energy Conservation Act
B) Renewable Energy Act
C) Affordable Care Act
D) Climate Change Initiative

Question 15

Overall, was the presidency of Bill Clinton successful or unsuccessful? Evaluate by citing specific political and policy successes and failures.

Question 16

Explain how George W. Bush's approval rating dropped from over 90 percent after driving the Taliban from power to 30 percent by the end of his presidency.

Question 17

The turbulent Democratic convention of 1968 took place in

A) New York City.
B) Chicago.
C) Los Angeles.
D) Philadelphia.

Question 18

The militant Weathermen took their name from a song by which artist?

A) John Lennon.
B) Bob Dylan.
C) Elvis Presley.
D) Elvis Presley

Question 19

The first consumer credit card was

A) American Express.
B) Diners Club.
C) Bank Americard.
D) Mastercard.

Question 20

The Republican candidate for president in 1916 was

A) John Hay.
B) Warren Harding.
C) William Jennings Bryan.
D) Charles Evans Hughes.

Question 21

The presidential candidate of the Progressive Party in 1912 was

A) Robert M. La Follette.
B) William Howard Taft.
C) Woodrow Wilson.
D) Theodore Roosevelt.

Question 22

All of the following statements describe the relationship between the United States and Germany EXCEPT:

A) Roosevelt believed the relationships among Germany, Great Britain, and France posed a great threat to world peace.
B) Roosevelt depended on his personal negotiating skills to prevent war in Europe.
C) The United States was alarmed over growing German power in Europe.
D) The two nations went to war over Mexico in 1900.

Question 23

In 1893 a World's Columbian Exposition took place in the city of

A) New York.
B) Seattle.
C) New Orleans.
D) Chicago.

Question 24

Which of the following policies were supported by the Southern Farmers' Alliance

A) experiments with cooperatives
B) legislation to regulate monopolies
C) national banking system
D) All of these answers are correct.