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.
B.
C.
D.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Geneva Accords
The Paris Peace Accords
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 reelection 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.
B.
C.
D.
civil rights movement.
United Farm Workers.
Black Panthers.
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.
B.
C.
D.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Geneva Accords
The Paris Peace Accords
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 reelection 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.
B.
C.
D.
civil rights movement.
United Farm Workers.
Black Panthers.
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.
B.
C.
D.
Iraq and Iran.
Iraq and Israel.
Iran and Israel.
Egypt and Israel.
10. The term “Reaganomics” refers to which of
the following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Reagan’s approach to the Cold War
Reagan’s economic policies
Reagan’s desire to strengthen the military
Reagan’s desire to raise taxes
11. Which one of the following policies would
Ronald Reagan have most agreed with?
A.
B.
C.
D.
cutting taxes on small business owners
cutting military spending
raising taxes on businesses
increasing the size of government
12. President George H.W. Bush gained great
popularity for which of the following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
handling of the nation’s economy
victory in the Persian Gulf War
balancing the budget
the passage of NAFTA
13. Which president helped lead the U.S.
government from a budget deficit to a budget
surplus?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Jimmy Carter
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
14. Which of the following countries was
attacked in 2001 for harboring the terrorist
group, Al-Qaeda?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
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. Iran
B. Libya
C. Iraq
D. 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 businesses
B. closing government agencies
C. introducing a controversial stimulus package
D. 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
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.
B.
C.
D.
Reagan’s approach to the Cold War
Reagan’s economic policies
Reagan’s desire to strengthen the military
Reagan’s desire to raise taxes
11. Which one of the following policies would
Ronald Reagan have most agreed with?
A.
B.
C.
D.
cutting taxes on small business owners
cutting military spending
raising taxes on businesses
increasing the size of government
12. President George H.W. Bush gained great
popularity for which of the following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
handling of the nation’s economy
victory in the Persian Gulf War
balancing the budget
the passage of NAFTA
13. Which president helped lead the U.S.
government from a budget deficit to a budget
surplus?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Jimmy Carter
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
14. Which of the following countries was
attacked in 2001 for harboring the terrorist
group, Al-Qaeda?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
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. Iran
B. Libya
C. Iraq
D. Egypt
16. In 2009, Barack Obama attempted to
address the nation’s economic crisis by doing
which of the following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
cutting taxes on big businesses
closing government agencies
introducing a controversial stimulus package
increasing mortgage foreclosures