Test 12 - Chapter 14 Test Review

Question 1

This President convinced the Soviet Union leader Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall and begin Perestroika

Answer 1

Ronald Reagan

Question 2

He believed Communism should be stopped before it could attack and enslave a country

Answer 2

Ronald Reagan

Question 3

This President’s welfare program was called the New Frontier

Answer 3

John F. Kennedy

Question 4

He was the only President to resign from office

Answer 4

Richard M. Nixon

Question 5

Operation Desert Storm in Iraq was under his Presidency

Answer 5

George H. W. Bush

Question 6

He strengthen the military alliance of NATO

Answer 6

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 7

One of the decisions handed down by the liberal Supreme Court of the 1970’s was Roe vs. Wade which legalized what?

Answer 7

Abortion

Question 8

President Johnson’s plan for social security reform was called

Answer 8

the Great Society

Question 9

The legislation that guarantees voting, housing, and job rights for ethinic minorities

Answer 9

1964 Civil Rights Act

Question 10

The attempt to return America to the traditional values of church, family, and free enterprise

Answer 10

Reagan Revolution

Question 11

Be able to locate the following states and know their capitals

Answer 11

California, Arizona, Montana, Nebraska, Texas, New York, Florida, Idaho, Alaska, Utah, Wisconsin, Virginia, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, Kentucky, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Illinois

Question 12

The system of producing and distributing goods

Answer 12

Economy

Question 13

Two events that caused a slowdown in the space program

Answer 13

Explosion of space shuttle Challenger - Explosion of space shuttle Columbia

Question 14

An Islamic terrorist group responsible for the attack on September 11, 2001

Answer 14

al Qaeda

Question 15

Two countries where the US military attacked terrorists in the “War on Terror”

Answer 15

Afghanistan & Iraq

Question 16

President during the Cuban Missile Crisis

Answer 16

John F. Kennedy

Question 17

First black major league baseball player

Answer 17

Jackie Robinson

Question 18

Black minister active in civil rights movement

Answer 18

Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 19

Supreme Court Justice who stressed the importance of moral character

Answer 19

Clarence Thomas

Question 20

Helped bring about a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel

Answer 20

Jimmy Carter

Question 21

First American to orbit the earth

Answer 21

John Glenn

Question 22

First American to fly in space

Answer 22

Alan Shepard

Question 23

First man to walk on the moon

Answer 23

Neil Armstrong

Question 24

One of the greatest opera singers of her time

Answer 24

Marian Anderson

Question 25

First black President of the US

Answer 25

Barack Obama

Question 26

Doctor who developed a vaccine for polio

Answer 26

Jonas Salk

Question 27

Lady who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL, an act which led to a change in segregation laws

Answer 27

Rosa Parks

Question 28

The first woman appointed to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan

Answer 28

Sandra Day O’Connor

Question 29

Be able to explain the position of political liberals and politician conservatives in modern America

Answer 29

Liberals endeavor to break away from traditional beliefs and values. They believe that the government should provide for people’s everyday needs. Conservatives believe that the government is to protect people from invaders. People must be free to handle their own daily responsibilities. Conservatives are concerning with preserving America’s freedom and responsibility