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Final Test of the Year
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1
Iran-Contra affair of the 1980's pitted rebel (Contra) forces with which nation's government?
Venezuela
Nicaragua
Colombia
Honduras
2
May 4, 1970
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nixon Resigns the Presidency
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus.
"Four Dead in Ohio" - Kent State
3
Mass killing of hundreds of South Vietnamese civilians - March 16, 1968
Khmer Rouge
Tet Offensive
Bay of Pigs
My Lai Massacre
4
Author of "The Feminine Mystique"
Thurgood Marshall
Betty Friedan
Gloria Steinem
Spiro Agnew
5
Nine black students led the way to desegregate Central High School, in this town.
Charlotte, NC
Montgomery, AL
Memphis, TN
Little Rock, AR
6
Sputnik was ...
the name of a remote island the U.S. invaded in the 1980's.
the name of a leader of the Soviet Union.
the first satellite put successfully into space.
the name of a type of Soviet long-range missile.
7
American "home-grown" terrorist - executed for his role in Oklahoma City bombing of 1995
Carl Bernstein
Timothy McVeigh
Tom Hayden
Norman Schwarzkopf
8
Woodward and Bernstein were reporters for the __________________ during the Watergate scandal.
Washington Post
New York Times
Dallas Morning News
Boston Globe
9
First African-American justice to sit on the United States Supreme Court
Eric Holder
Marcus Garvey
Clarence Thomas
Thurgood Marshall
10
According to Digital History the 1960's sitcom, "I Love Lucy" portrayed women as ...
assertive and outgoing
strong and independent
drunk and disorderly
stupid and foolish
11
Which of these U.S. Presidents was a Republican?
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gerald R. Ford
Bill Clinton
12
Decade that saw Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Board of Education
1970's
1950's
1980's
1960's
13
"Don't ask, don't tell" was at one time United States policy relative to what social issue?
gays in the military
AIDS research
equal pay for women
college tuition costs
14
Jackie Robinson took the field in 1947 for which professional baseball team?
Brooklyn Dodgers
Buffalo Bisons
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
15
First and long-time director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
"Bull" Connor
Norman Schwarzkopf
Tom Hayden
J. Edgar Hoover
16
Best U.S. History teacher you had this year ...
Mr. Hoffman
Mr. Hoffman
Mr. Hoffman
Mr. Hoffman
17
This candidate won the popular vote in the 2000 election for President of the United States.
Al Gore
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
18
The Stonewall Inn ...
hosted a 1986 arms summit between Gorbachev and Reagan.
is considered the birthplace of Rock-n-Roll.
is seen as the birthplace of the modern Gay Rights movement.
is the site of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan.
19
Which is the correct order of Russian/Soviet leaders?
Stalin / Krushchev / Brezhnev / Gorbachev
Krushchev / Stalin / Gorbachev / Brezhnev
Stalin / Brezhnev / Krushchev / Gorbachev
Brezhnev / Stalin / Krushchev / Gorbachev
20
President Lyndon Johnson's reform policies were collectively known as the ...
Great Society
Morning in America
New Frontier
New Deal
21
Rosa Parks was arrested in this town, for not relinquishing her seat on a bus.
Nashville
Selma
Montgomery
Birmingham
22
In 1984, Geraldine Ferraro made history by becoming the ...
first female candidate for VP from a major party
first female candidate for President from a major party
first female justice on the United States Supreme Court
first openly gay member of Congress
23
Decade that saw Supreme Court decision on Roe vs. Wade
1970's
1960's
1950's
1980's
24
Which of these U.S. Presidents was a Democrat?
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Dwight D. Eisenhower
25
Botched attempt by United States government to help Cubans overthrow Fidel Castro
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Sputnik
Gulf of Tonkin
26
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was born as a result of ...
the Korean War.
the attack on Pearl Harbor.
the Vietnam War.
the terror attacks of 9/11.
27
This Iraqi dictator invaded the nation of Kuwait, leading to Operation Desert Storm.
Ayatollah Khomeini
Muammar Gaddafi
Saddam Hussein
Osama bin Laden
28
Which U.S. President presided between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon?
Ronald W. Reagan
Gerald R. Ford
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
29
Which of these presidents served two full, four-year terms in office?
Ronald Reagan
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jimmy Carter
Gerald R. Ford
30
Only U.S. President ever to resign the office
Nixon
Ford
Johnson
Carter
31
Governor who stood in doorway at the University of Alabama, in attempt to stop black enrollment
James Dean
Tom Hayden
George Wallace
Robert F. Kennedy
32
First African-American student admitted to the University of Mississippi ("Ole Miss")
Bob Woodward
Jackie Robinson
Marcus Garvey
James Meredith
33
Watergate informant whose identity was not revealed until just before his death, in 2005.
Buddy Holly
Spiro Agnew
"Bull" Connor
Mark Felt
34
E.E.O.C. stands for ...
Elementary Education or College
Energy Exists On Choice
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Equality for Every Other Child
35
U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, who led the "witch hunt" on Communists infiltrating the government
J. Edgar Hoover
Robert F. Kennedy
Thurgood Marshall
Joseph McCarthy
36
The "King of Rock-n-Roll"
Buddy Holly
Dick Clark
Elvis Presley
John Lennon
37
Malcolm X chose that "last name" for himself as a sign of ...
the criss-crossing nature of the Black Nationalism movement.
the illiterate history of his slave ancestors.
replacing the name a slave master gave to his ancestors.
the simplicity with which he chose to live his life.
38
Rock-n-Roll pioneer Buddy Holly died ...
of a drug overdose
in a plane crash
in an automobile accident
of a heart attack
39
Detente means ...
the easing of tension between nations
trust and verify
"the buck stops here" with the President
another word for interventionism
40
All five men caught breaking into the DNC headquarters, at Watergate, were members of the ...
KKK
FBI
CREEP
CIA
