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1
What happened to Germany after WWII ended?
Hitler became the democratic leader
It became a communist country
It was divided into 4 zones by the Allies
The USSR took over
2
President Johnson created all of the following EXCEPT:
Head Start
Peace Corps
Job Corps
Medicare
3
This was the name of a rebellious young girl in the 1920s
Doves
hawk
Marilyn Monroe
flapper
4
The bombings at the Ariana Grande concert and in Paris were done by...
Al Qaeda
the Taliban
ISIS
Osama bin Laden
5
the tsunamis in Japan and Asia were caused by...
nuclear tests
earthquakes
hurricanes
Tornadoes
6
Which country had Uboats in WWI and WWII?
Great Britain
USSR
Germany
USA
7
Osama bin Laden is alive, in jail
False
True
8
Churchill blamed Stalin for putting up
this "wall"
in Europe that separated East from West:
A row of dominos
Steel Wall
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
9
How did the counterculture rebel against society in the 1960s?
They dressed more casually
They burned draft cards
They protested against the Vietnam War
All of the above
10
Which war was known for using trenches and poison gas?
WWI
Vietnam
WWII
Korean
11
What did the Voting Rights Act do?
It gave Puerto Ricans the right to vote
It gave women the right to vote
It gave blacks the right to vote
It ended barriers to voting for blacks
12
What was the name of the big outdoor festival that the counterculture attended in 1969?
The Weathermen
Woodstock
Lalapalooza
Coachella
13
What was it called when blacks sat at segregated lunch counters during the Civil rights Movement?
boycotts
Sit-ins
SCLC
Freedom Rides
14
the US built a canal in ________connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
Panama
Colombia
Mexico
Puerto Rico
15
6 Million Jews were killed during the Holocaust
False
True
16
Who is this?
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B Johnson
Ronald Reagan
17
Earth Day in 1970 led to the creation of what?
Clean Air Act
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Hazards Act)
Hybrid cars
Greenhouse gases
18
This senator was responsible for calling out Communists in the government in the 1950s:
Stephen Palmer
Harry Truman
Joe McCarthy
Joseph Stalin
19
What is being shown in the picture?
Japanese Tsunami
BP Oil Spill
near nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island
Meltdown at Chernobyl
20
Discrimination of any kind is illegal today
True
False
21
The 1973 ruling for
Roe v. Wade
still remains in effect:
True
False
22
Students
can
be drug searched by principals.
True
False
23
Which country was nuked during WWII?
USA
Japan
Germany
China
24
Under this JFK program, people can volunteer in developing nations to promote peace:
Americorps
VISTA
NASA
Peace Corps
25
Who is this?
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
26
The Red Scare was a time when people feared...
World War 3
a socialist revolution
a communist revolution
the Great Depression
27
Citizens of Puerto Rico can join the US military
True
False
28
What is the name of bin Laden’s
terrorist organization
?
Al Qaeda
Apartheid
taliban
ISIS
29
What was Bush's response to the 9/11 attacks?
He sent troops to Kuwait
He sent troops to Iraq
He sent US troops to Afghanistan
He created "No Child Left Behind".
30
Which war is often called "The Forgotten War"?
Vietnam
Korean
War in Iraq
War in Afghanistan
31
Roe. v. Wade legalized..
searches at school
drug tests for student athletes
abortion
flag burning
32
The PATRIOT Act is a law that..
all of the above
Lets the CIA and FBI communicate
allows law enforcement to use surveillance on possible terrorists
allows law enforcement to track down terrorists easier
33
45 years of tension between the US and USSR was known as...
The Soviet War
The Cold War
The Arms Race
The Space Race
34
Which was NOT an event of the Civil Rights Movement?
Speakeasies
Selma March
passage of the Civil Rights Act
Brown v. Board of Education
35
The Virginia Tech shooting is the largest school shooting in US history
False
True
36
The Equal Rights Amendment was added to the Constitution
False
True
37
Are American troops still in Afghanistan today?
No
Yes
38
Prohibition in the 1920s led to...
Higher crime rates
women getting the right to vote
The Great Depression
WWII
39
Investigators still haven't found missing Malaysian Flight 370
False
True
40
What country did the US end an embargo with in 2016?
Venezuela
Cuba
North Korea
Russia
41
What best describes music in the 1920s?
Jazz
Hard rock
Rock and Roll
Classical (instrumental)
42
Where was this picture taken in 1979?
Berlin
Iran
Iraq
Israel
43
During imperialism, a queen of this area was forced to sign the "Bayonet Constitution" at gunpoint:
Philippines
Hawaii
Panama
Puerto Rico
44
Carpet bombs and cluster bombs are banned today
False
True
45
According to the government, who was responsible for the JFK Assassination?
Lee Harvey Oswald
The Soviets
Jack Ruby
Fidel Castro
46
Fashion in the 1950s could best be described as
denim
prim and proper
dull, muted colors, baggy
bright, neon colors
47
How did President Clinton reform welfare in the 90s?
He made it easier to get on welfare
He limited the amount of time people could receive welfare.
He didn't let drug users get welfare
He only gave welfare to single mothers.
48
What was a big cause of the Great Depression in the 1930s?
WWII
WWI
Inflation
Overbuying on credit
49
What did the Civil Rights Act do?
It gave gays the right to marry
It gave women equal pay to men
It gave blacks the right to vote
it ended discrimination and segregation in public places
50
Who is Emmett Till?
A Holocaust victim
A famous Nazi during WWII
an African American boy who was murdered during the 1950s
A civil rights activist
51
You CAN burn the American Flag
True
False
52
What was the effect of the Berlin Wall?
JFK invaded Cuba for the Bay of Pigs invasion
West Berliners could no longer escape.
JFK broke down the wall in the 1960s.
East Berliners could no longer escape.
53
Countries can test nukes as long as it's underwater:
False
True
54
Which war tactic was an herbicidal spray used on trees in Vietnam?
search and destroy
Cluster bombs
Agent Orange
Napalm
55
What happened after Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941?
America removed ships from the naval base on Hawaii.
America did nothing because they wanted to stay out of war.
America joined the Axis Powers in WWII.
America joined the Allies in WWII
