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Final Exam Review for Contemporary U.S. History.
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1
What year did Kentucky become an official state?
1799
1779
1789
1809
2
Who appears on the $100 bill?
Jefferson
Madison
Franklin
Washington
3
Martin Luther King Jr. is revered in American History for what?
Gay Rights
Women's Rights
Gun Rights
Civil Rights
4
The U.S. used two atomic bombs during WWII against Japan, on which two cities were they used?
London/Moscow
Tokyo/Beijing
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
5
The United States is the smallest country in the world.
False
True
6
Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated which president?
Garfield
Kennedy
Reagan
Lincoln
7
Which country was responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor?
France
Germany
Russia
Japan
8
The United States consists of 51 states.
True
False
9
John Wilkes Booth assassinated which president?
Reagan
Kennedy
Lincoln
Garfield
10
Our main enemy during the War of 1812 was England.
True
False
11
The United States is the largest country in the world.
False
True
12
The voting age in the United States is 21.
True
False
13
Each state has 5 senators to represent them in Congress.
True
False
14
During the Revolutionary War, we fought for independence from which country?
England
Germany
France
Russia
15
Which former president is on the $50 bill?
Grant
Franklin
Jackson
Lincoln
16
What country is located directly to our South?
Mexico
Spain
Canada
Honduras
17
Which time zone do we live in, here in Ashland, KY?
Eastern
Central
Mountain
Pacific
18
What is the Capital of the United States?
Washington D.C.
Roanoke
Philadelphia
New York City
19
What country is located directly to our North?
Canada
Spain
Mexico
Honduras
20
What day is known as "Black Tuesday" in American History when the stock market crashed?
October 29th, 1999
October 29th, 1929
October 29th, 1959
21
Who is credited with inventing the first long lasting light bulb?
Nikola Tesla
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
22
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as?
Independence
Freedom
Bill of Rights
Liberty
23
The mass migration to the west in our country was triggered by?
the Oil Boom
the Gold Rush
the Gas Hike
the Silver Run
24
Another name for the 'South' during the Civil War is?
Blue Coats
Union
Red Coats
Confederacy
25
Another name for the 'North' during the Civil War is?
Union
Confederacy
Red Coats
Grey Coats
26
Counting Donald Trump, how many presidents have we had to date?
43
44
45
42
27
Adolf Hitler was the leader of which nation during the WWII era?
Japan
France
Germany
Russia
28
What is the largest state within the U.S.?
California
Alaska
Texas
North Dakota
29
Which former president is on the $20 bill?
Washington
Hamilton
Franklin
Jackson
30
When the Pilgrims arrived in the 'New World', they came aboard what ship?
Pinta
Santa Maria
Nina
Mayflower
31
How many time zones are there in the continental (lower 48) states?
4
3
2
1
32
During the Cold War, which country was our primary foe?
Japan
Russia
Germany
China
33
The greatest land purchase in our nation's history (doubled our size) was which territory?
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
California
34
What year was the Declaration of Independence approved and sent to the King?
1976
1676
1876
1776
35
What year is Christopher Columbus credited with discovering the "New World"?
1692
1492
1392
1592
36
Who invented the 'Cotton Gin'?
Nikola Tesla
Eli Whitney
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Edison
37
You must be at least 35 years of age to run for President of the United States.
True
False
38
Who is the author of the pamphlet, 'Common Sense'?
Thomas Paine
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Wolfe
Thomas Wayne
39
Who was the man most widely blamed for the 9/11 terrorist attack in NYC?
Stalin
Hussein
Hitler
Bin Laden
40
Who was the first American to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Amelia Earhart
Alan Shepherd
Sally Ride
41
How many original colonies were there?
13
16
14
15
42
Which former president is on the $5 bill?
Lincoln
Hamilton
Franklin
Washington
43
Which former president is on the $2 bill?
Hamilton
Jefferson
Franklin
Washington
44
The belief that westward migration was our God-given right as Americans is referred to as?
Chicken Run
Trail of Tears
Manifest Destiny
Oil Boom
45
The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States.
False
True
46
How many stars are on the current U.S. flag?
100
50
25
75
47
Which president resigned due to the 'Watergate' scandal?
Nixon
Kennedy
Ford
Johnson
48
Which former president is on the $1 bill?
Washington
Monroe
Adams
Jefferson
49
You must register with the selective service at the age of 18.
False
True
50
Kentucky is the smallest state in the U.S.
True
False