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Spring Semester Review: It's Time To REALLY Show Out
Spring Semester Review: It's Time To REALLY Show Out
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So what do you remember about the Cold War to the Present Day?
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1
He's probably the
most hated person
in El Paso right now.
Hamas
Hunter Biden
Vladimir Putin
Suspected Walmart shooter Patrick Crusius
Dr. Anthony Fauci
Kamala Harris
2
Which of the following
domestic issues
have occurred during the 5 past years?
a pandemic afffected all 50 states
ALL of these have occured in the past 5 years
statues of General Lee, Lincoln, Jefferson and Roosevelt were torn down
House of Representatives drew Articles of Impeachment against a president
the Roe v Wade court case was overturned
these events are all lies
3
In his 1987 speech, President Reagan told Russia to "TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!" (Berlin Wall)
True
False
4
The USA won the Vietnam War.
True
False
5
Why was the
Iran-Contra Affair
of 1985 so scandalous?
it ended the Berlin Airlift too soon
five hundred bags of tranq were stolen from El Chapo
America sent $ to finance a war against Communists in Nicaragua
it declared a War on Drugs that Nancy Reagan supported
it closed the Southern border of the United States
access to nuclear warheads and launch codes were sent to Iraq
6
What event led to the USA Patriot Act, Dept. of Homeland Security and passport requirements?
the attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001
the death of George Floyd in May of 2020
the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
the assassination of JFK on November 22, 1963
Kansas City cheating in the 2024 Superbowl
the sinking of the Maine on February 15, 1898
7
When
Rosa Parks
was confronted on the bus in
Montgomery, Alabama
, she chose to...
text MLK for advice; she was unsure what to do on her own
take out her phone and call her Pookie
fall to the floor shouting "I can't breath...!!!"
act non-violently, sit quietly and not make a fuss
pull out her strap and start dropping fools
claim that all bus drivers were racists and unfair
8
After the attacks on 9/11, the
Wounded Warrior Project
helped 1st responders and soldiers with PTSD.
False
True
9
Choose the "movie" nickname given to President Reagan's
Strategic Defense Initiative
program in 1984?
Iron Dome Defense
A New Hope
New Deal
End Game
Build Back Better
Star Wars
10
Which location was a target of the terrorists on
September 11, 2001
?
Great Wall of China
World Trade Center
Empire State Building
Vatican City
AT&T Stadium
the Superdome
11
How did the presidential election of
2008
make history?
Kanye West was a close second
first African-American (Brotha) ever elected to the office
he was our first professional athlete to become president
he was a third party candidate who won the nomination
first NBA player to become president
first non citizen to become president
12
In 1978 President Carter held the
Camp David Accords
to unite which 2 rivals?
Egypt and Israel
Roe v. Wade
Russia and Ukraine
Turkey and Spain
Cuba and Puerto RIco
North America and South America
13
Which presidents used the
"policy of containment"
to justify stopping the spread of communism?
Nixon, Ford and Jimmy Carter
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy (JFK)
Ramirez, Dahmer, Epstein, Manson
Washington, John Adams and Jefferson
Obama, Trump, Biden
14
Cultural Diffusion is the sharing of ideas around the world. The internet has helped to speed up this process.
True
False
15
Roasting Time
! President Trump referred to this
North Korean
dictator as
"Little Rocket Man."
Fidel Castro
Kim Jong Un
El Chapo
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Vladimir Putin
Tekashi 69
16
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Instagram, Microsoft and Twitter were made possible by contributions from which
inventors
?
ALL of them were contributors
Mark Zuckerberg
Bill Gates
Elon Musk
Steve Jobs
these products don't exist anymore
17
What is
detente
?
the relaxing of tension between nations
the relaxing of tension between rivals
the relaxing of tension between governments
all of these are examples of detente
the relaxing of tension between countries
18
Technology has become a big part of the 2000's. What do the letters A.I. stand for?
Army Intelligence
Addittional Information
Artificial Intelligence
Automatic Interception
Ashy Imbecile
Artificial Interests
19
Secret recordings; bugging phones; an impeachment. These were related to what scandal in 1973?
Boston Tea Party
Iran/Contra scandal
Watergate scandal
Clinton Impeachment
the Zimmermann telegraph
the January 6th Insurrection
20
Her husband had an affair; She was a First Lady, a Sec. of State and a presidential candidate in 2016. Who was she?
Jackie Kennedy
Hillary Clinton
Kamala Harris
Nancy Reagan
Cruella Deville
Sandra Day O'Connor
21
America fought the Vietnam War to stop the spread of what philosophy?
Anarchy
Christianity
Republicanism
Islam
Chaos
Communism
22
What domestic issue did
Nancy Reagan
inform us about?
Black Lives Matter
The New Green Deal
Just Stop Oil
Save the Whales
MeToo movement
Just Say No!
23
Sonya Sotomayor is a figure in U.S. history. She was the
first female
Supreme Court Justice. True or False?
False
True
24
During the 2021 pandemic (Covid-19) there were no vaccines available. People were angry.
False
True
25
Whose tragic death in January of 2020 shocked the entire sports world.
Tom Brady
Patrick Mahomes
Tiger Woods
Steph Curry
Apollo Creed
Kobe Bryant
26
During 2020, which of these products were
REALLY
hard to find in many stores?
hand sanitizer
Lysol spray
bleach
toilet paper
all of these
there were plenty of these products on ALL the store shelves
27
Which of these methods are used to make changes in United States government?
Supreme Court decisions
Acts of Congress
none of these are true
the government can never be changed
Constitutional amendments
all of these are true
28
Besides Blacks, which
other groups
have benefitted from the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
LGBTQ Americans
Native Americans
women
Hispanic-Americans
all of these groups have benefitted
no one has EVER benefitted from Civil Rights legislation
29
Who were the 2 OPPS during the
Iraq War
? (2003-2011)
USA and Israel
Iraq and Israel
Nazi Germany and Russia
USA and Germany
USA and Iraq
Iraq and Palestine
30
Civil Rights laws such as
Title IX (Title 9)
gave female athletes opportunities in the 1970's.
True
False
31
Who were the only
two presidents
to hold office during the 1980's? Here's one of them.
JFK and Johnson
Ford and Carter
Reagan and George H.W. Bush
Washington and Lincoln
32
Who was not a part of the 1960's music revolution?
Peso Pluma
the Jackson 5
The Beetles
Elvis Presley
The Beach Boys
The Supremes
33
Nixon used
detente
(the relaxing of military tension) with which
Cold War
rival of the USA?
Russia/USSR
the Moon (Luna)
Antartica
Mexico/Nicaragua
Iran/Iraq
Cuba/Puerto Rico
34
Choose the action
that led the United States to begin operation
Desert Storm
against Iraq in 1991?
crash of the Iraqi stock market
Just Stop Oil supporters were captured
Iraq kidnapped 53 Americans and held them for 444 days
Iraqi computer geeks hacked into Game Stop game servers
Iraq launched an attack against the Twin Towers in New York
Iraq invaded the oil-rich country of Kuwait
35
Who were these people and what war were they against?
Hippies/U.S. involvement in Vietnam
Black Lives Matter/the Po-Po
Democrats/Republicans/Antifa
Antifa/the War on Terror
My Body/My Choice
36
Why did we use the
"domino theory"
to justify using military force?
if one nation fell to communism, then others might fall too
Their pizza is bomb!
It's a really fun game for the family to play
we stop the use of fossil fuels
to stop the spread of Islam
37
Freedom Riders, freedom marchers and sit-ins favored
violent
methods of protest.
True
False
38
Bill Clinton
was
impeached
for having a sassy affair with Monica Lewinsky and Stormy Daniels in 1998.
True
False
39
In the presidential election of 2000, the Florida results were disputed. Why was the outcome controversial?
a sudden third-party candidate, Ross Perot, claimed victory
Al Gore was accused of hacking the internet just days before
the Supreme Court determined that Bush was the winner
the election was cancelled due to COVID
Kanye West got involved again
a Civil War had just been declared
40
In 2005, the failure of levees led to hurricane
Katrina
flooding New Orleans.
True
False
41
In the mid 1970's, Arab nations reduced the supply of what
natural resource
in the United States?
steam
the Allspark
wind power
coal
oil
electricity