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1
Which of the following was NOT an area where the US fought during WWII:
Italy
France
North Africa
Burma
2
The tea party movement developed primarily in response to:
Obama's birthplace
militarization of the police
Federal takeover of Bundy Ranch
"big government"
3
Which of the following East African nation had a US military intervention under Clinton:
Somalia
Ethiopia
Congo
Rwanda
4
The acronym for the investigatory body created by Joseph McCarthy to root out suspected communists:
FBI
NSA
HUAC
SS
5
A major legislative achievement of the Obama era was:
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Patriot Act
American Jobs Act
Affordable Care Act
6
LBJ's "Great Society" sough to eliminate:
Segregation
Drugs
KKK
Poverty
7
Japan began its policy of aggressive expansionism by invading:
Philippines
Burma
Manchuria
China
8
Name this 50s artist.
Frank Sinatra
Elvis
Sam Cooke
Johnny Cash
9
The term given to the growing fear of communist agitation in the US was called:
The Red Scare
The Great Migration
The Cold War
The Great Depression
10
Prohibition was extended into the 1930s by the 21st amendment.
True
False
11
Which government agency was blamed for mismanaging the sitaution at Waco:
NSA
FBI
ATF
CIA
12
Bush continued Reagan's policy of the "war on drugs", which lead to the invasion of:
Iran
Taipei
Panama
Iraq
13
The main theory in terms of stopping the spread of communism was called:
Domino Theory
Containment
Massive Retaliation
Truman Doctrine
14
The technology which most changed society in the 20s was:
machine gun
refrigerator
vacuum
radio
15
Which event initiated the end of the Great Depression, and the beginning of WWII?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Nazi bombing of London
Nazi invasion of Poland
16
Hillary Clinton lost a lot of support during the 2016 in regards to her involvment in the:
Benghazi Scandal
Brexit
Bank Bailout of 2008
Fast & Furious Scandal
17
Which of the following companies has remained an important part of the US economy since the 1920's
Mack Truck
Sears Roebuck & Co.
Union Carbide
AT&T
18
Which President lowered the voting age to 18?
Johnson
Kennedy
Nixon
Eisenhower
19
FDR was a savage.
False
True
20
Prohibition was a direct result of which reform movement?
Environmental
Labor
Temperance
Abolition
21
9/11 resulted in which piece of controversial legislation?
Sedition Acts
Patriot Act
Net Neutrality Act
American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
22
Which of the following was NOT a part of New Deal legislation:
WPA
Welfare
Social Security
Child Labor Laws
23
Germany would initiate the war by invading which country:
Britain
Austria
Poland
France
24
In 1993 the World Trade Center was attacked by which terrorist group:
Proud Boys
KKK
Al Qaeda
Antifa
25
Women were at the forefront of change in the 1950s.
True
False
26
Which technology became critical to the war effort during WWII, unlike WWI:
cars
missiles
tanks
planes
27
Which conference was held to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe?
Paris
Tehran
Potsdam
Yalta
28
The state of the US economy during the early 90s can best be defined by:
Inflation
Depression
Deflation
Recession
29
The US directly controlled all of the following islands in the Pacific, except the following:
Midway
Guam
Taiwan
Philippines
30
__________ typified the growing affluence of the average American.
Electricity
Suburbs
Radios
Cars
31
The 18th Amendment was ratified by the states in:
1920
1923
1933
1919
32
The creation of the FBI was in response to terrorist attacks committed by which political group?
Nationalists
Communists
Anarchists
Islamists
33
Most popular guitarist of the 60s:
Diana Ross
Bob Dylan
Jimi Hendrix
Van Morrison
34
The second wave of the KKK focused their ire on Catholic & Jewish immigrants.
False
True
35
Which of the following technologies began to alter business in the 1960s:
seatbelts
cordless phones
computers
type-writers
36
Who was the ideological founder of Communism?
Karl Marx
Paolo Freire
Adam Smith
Vladimir Lenin
37
Which of the following was the MOST important social movement of the 60s
Anti-War
Civil Rights
Women's
Students
38
The end of the war came with:
the abdication of the Japanese emperor
the use of atomic weapons
the death of Hitler
the capture of Paris
39
The withdrawl of US troops from Afghanistan began under Trump.
False
True
40
Outside of the Pacific, the US would begin its campaign against the Nazis in:
Israel
Germany
North Africa
France
41
Which of the following Cold War conflicts lead to the creation of the Taliban?
Iran-Contra Scandal
Soviet-Afghan War
Iran-Iraq War
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
42
Occupy Wallstreet was largely unorganized and had no clear goals.
True
False
43
Covid had which lasting impact on the US:
Increase in inudstrial production
Development of more online businesses
Social protests
An economic downturn
44
Which President would takeover from FDR during the end of WWII?
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Truman
Taft
45
JFK & MLK were killed in the same year.
False
True
46
The Normandy landings (considered a turning point in the war), happened during which year:
1946
1944
1945
1943
47
President Clinton invaded Kosovo in order to prevent:
World War
Oil Crisis
Famine
Genocide
48
One major result of the war was the economic superiority of the US.
False
True
49
The reason for German expansion was:
to increase their gold reserves
more living room for their people
access to raw materials
access to better technologies
50
During the Bush era, he declared a war on __________
Drugs
Homelessness
Poverty
Terrorism
51
Which conference agreed upon the use of atomic weapons against Japan?
Tehran
Yalta
Potsdam
Paris
52
A major reason for the expansion of consumerism in the 1920s was:
inflation of real estate value
over production of goods
use of credit
buying on the margin
53
The 1950's is a period characterized by its ______ culture.
staid
pacifistic
counter
futuristic
54
Which war occurred during the 1950s?
Vietnam
Lebanon
Korea
Panama
55
The era during which alcohol was banned in the US was called:
Great Depression
Gilded Age
Manumission
Prohibition
56
The economy was booming around the year 2018.
False
True
57
Pearl Harbor happened in:
1941
1942
1940
1939
58
The outcome of the Presidential election of 1960 was largely influenced by:
Cold War
Inflation
Television
Nuclear Threat
59
The Bolshevik revolution led to the rise of Anarchism in eastern Europe.
False
True
60
The most famous figure associated with organized crime was a Chicago gangster named:
Johnny Torio
Bugsy Siegal
Henry Hill
Al Capone
61
Which was NOT a valid method of social agitation:
picketing
riots
marches
sit-ins
62
The Volstead Act was meant to carry out the intent of which amendment?
18th
21st
16th
20th
63
Which of the following was NOT a US foreign policy regarding communism:
Mutual Destruction
Welfare
Domino Theory
Containment
64
Countries that joined together to deter a potential Soviet attack, signed the:
Geneva Convention
Marshall Plan
Treaty of Paris
Strategic Air Command
65
Which of the following was NOT an achievement of Eisenhower:
Increase of Minimum Wage
Interstate Highways
Expansion of Social Security
Desegregation
66
The idea of deploying as many nuclear weapons as possible was termed "massive retailiation".
False
True
67
George Bush Sr. would serve only one term as President.
False
True
68
The Nazi's would eventually be convicted of war crimes at the:
Paris Convocation
Potsdam Conference
Berlin Trials
Nuremburg Trials
69
"Massive retaliation" was the stated motive of which group:
NATO
Strategic Air Command
Warsaw Pact
North Korea
70
What was the name of the movement in the US which associated immigrants with dangerous ideas and crime:
Nationalism
Patriotism
Americanism
Nativism
71
This gif is from which famous 50s movie?
Bridge Over the River Kwai
Rebel Without a Cause
10 Commandments
Ben Hur
72
What crisis delayed recovery during the Great Depression, caused by with holding government spending:
The Stock Market Crash of 1938
Roosevelt's Recession
WWII
Construction of the Hoover Dam
73
A major reason for the stock market crash of 1929 was the practice of:
use of cryptocurrency
double-entry book keeping
buying on the margin
trading in risky stock
74
The 1920s is associated with a ________ economy.
depressed
roaring
inflated
shrinking
75
Which of the following events would change entertainment history?
Mr Carrano's Karaoke Night
Woodstock
Detroit Massacre
Birmingham Sit-in
76
Eisenhower was one of the main proponents of the military industrial complex.
False
True
77
The Japanese would become infamous for their atrocities committed in this Chinese city:
Shanghai
Nanking
Beijing
Hong Kong
78
Which of the following terms applies to the allies of the USSR?
Axis
NATO
Strategic Air Command
Warsaw Pact
79
The election of 2000 saw which President elected via the electoral college?
George Bush Jr.
Al Gore
Barack Obama
George Bush Sr.
80
The roaring 20s ended with the events of "Black Tuesday".
True
False
81
American infrastructure was transformed during the 50s because of the:
Use of Airships
Underground Railroad
First US Airports
Interstate Highway Act
82
Which of the following movements was NOT developing during the late 1950s:
Unions
2nd Wave Feminisim
Environmental
Civil Rights
83
The US's foreign policy during the 50s would be guided by the doctrine issued by which president:
FDR
Truman
Eisenhower
JFK
84
Which of the following was NOT a major source of US immigration during the 1920s
Italy
Russia
China
Poland
85
The war caused a massive boom in the world economy, due to a massive need for production.
True
False
86
Which of the following social movements developed on twitter after the death of Trayvon Martin.
Anonymous
BLM
Me Too
Proud Boys
87
The reason for Japanese expansion was:
access to raw materials
to increase their gold reserves
access to better technologies
more living room for their people
88
This part of NYC became a prime example of the Great Migration during the 1920s.
Queens
Manhattan
Harlem
Bronx
89
The First Gulf War was fought mainly to:
Liberate the nation of Kuwait
Depose Saddam Hussein
Protect Saudi Oil Fields
Expand US colonies
90
President Bill Clinton became the second president in history to be impeached.
True
False
91
The widespread adoption of this technology would change US social life in the 50s:
Interstate Highways
Television
Telephones
Typewriters
92
Prohibition resulted in the rise of ________, which took advantage of the proliferation of "black markets".
Anarchists
Organized Crime
the FBI
Communists
93
Both Bush & Obama approved bank bailouts during the 2008 recession.
True
False
94
The last major event of the Trump era was:
Invasion of Taiwan
Jan 6th
Ukraine War
End of Covid
95
Barack Obama was originally a Senator from:
Washington DC
Hawaii
Illinois
Maryland
96
A sign of the growing racial tension in the US during the Trump era was the:
Insurrection at the Capitol
Charlottesville Riots
Rise of Jaden Smith
Me Too Movement
97
Similar to the 1920s, the 1950s centered around a renewed:
consumerism
stock market
prohibition
great migration
98
The Volstead Act defined an intoxicating beverage as anything over 0.5% alcohol.
True
False
99
The treaty which ended WWI in 1919 was:
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Paris
The Geneva Convention
The Treaty of Potsdam
100
The Vietnam war ended in the 80s.
False
True