Mr. Knight - NCFE Content Questions

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT typically associated with spending?

Accepted Answer

check deposit

Question 2

His cooperation with President Reagan helped lead to the end of the Cold War...and the USSR.

Accepted Answer

Gorbachev

Question 3

This was the year that the attack on Pearl Harbor drew America into WWII.

Accepted Answer

1941

Question 4

Another name for the period of Enlightenment.

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Age of Reason

Question 5

He posted his 95 Theses to the church door to protest the improper actions of the church.

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther

Question 6

Which of these events during the Age of Exploration was a cause of the other 3 on the list?

Accepted Answer

Europeans brought food, animals and ideas to new worlds

Question 7

This organization helped fight segregation in the 1920's....it still exists today.

Accepted Answer

NAACP

Question 8

When nations conquer lands, make them colonies & control their economies, it is called ____.

Accepted Answer

Imperialism

Question 9

What made the U.S. and USSR reluctant to get involved in direct military contact?

Accepted Answer

Potential for nuclear destruction

Question 10

Today, human rights violations most often occur in nations in which.....

Accepted Answer

leaders have total power

Question 11

Which statement best reflects Enlightenment thought against the divine right of kings?

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Power of gov't. is derived from the governed.

Question 12

He was the President who created the 14 Points to deal with the "after war world".

Accepted Answer

Wilson

Question 13

The Renaissance & Reformation were similar in that both were.....

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stimulated by a spirit of inquiry and change

Question 14

These were the decades that saw the U.S. involved in the Vietnam War.

Accepted Answer

1960's & 70's

Question 15

All of these were causes of WWII EXCEPT......

Accepted Answer

Zimmerman Note

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