U.S. History - FE

Question 1

What signaled the beginning of the end of the Cold War and paved the way for German reunification?

Accepted Answer

Fall of Berlin Wall

Question 2

What subjects in school became more emphasized during the 1950s-1960s?

Accepted Answer

Math and Science

Question 3

The United States, in the 1990s and early 2000s, made working towards peace in the Middle East a major priority.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

With the rise of pop culture, during the 1950s-1960s, who was a significant pop culture figure?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 5

What was a military strategy employed by the Allied forces in the Pacific Theatre during World War II?

Accepted Answer

Island Hopping

Question 6

How did overproduction contribute to the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 7

The Cold War ended after only five years.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

What party was the 45th President of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Republican

Question 9

Which of the following does not fit with the Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Ku Klux Klan

Question 10

The attack on Pearl Harbor led to the United States entering WWII.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

The Marshall Plan:

Accepted Answer

Provided financial aid to the nations of Europe post-World War II.

Question 12

Flappers...

Accepted Answer

Women who went against traditional clothing/behavior styles in the 1920s

Question 13

Who was the 44th President of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Obama

Question 14

What was the location of the mass killing of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

My Lai

Question 15

In the Vietnam War, the United States supported _____ and the communist forces supported _____.

Accepted Answer

South Vietnam / North Vietnam

Question 16

In the Election of 1968, what was the party of the winning candidate?

Accepted Answer

Republican

Question 17

Who launched the Tet Offensive?

Accepted Answer

Both Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army

Question 18

With globalization, there is increasing interconnectedness with worldwide…

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 19

What was the primary reason the U.S. government feared people such as Ethel and Julius Rosenberg?

Accepted Answer

They could share secret information about the U.S. with the Soviet Union.

Question 20

Storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Trump during certification of the election results.

Accepted Answer

January 6, 2021

Question 21

Glasnost led to increased criticism of the government.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Who was President of the United States when the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021?

Accepted Answer

Biden

Question 23

Supreme Court case legalizing same-sex marriage in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

Obergefell v. Hodges

Question 24

Prohibition...

Accepted Answer

Put in place as Americans felt drinking led to moral issues/health problems

Question 25

Which of the following was a cause of World War II?

Accepted Answer

Appeasement

Question 26

NATO did not expand after the fall of the Soviet Union (post-Cold War).

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

Why was President Clinton impeached?

Accepted Answer

Perjury

Question 28

Domino Theory…

Accepted Answer

If one country falls to communism, then others will as well.

Question 29

During which of the following events did the Saturday Night Massacre occur?

Accepted Answer

Watergate

Question 30

The crash of technology stocks and internet-related companies in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Accepted Answer

.com Bubble Bust

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