US History World Modern Test 8

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History World Modern (High School) High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) USA USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for High School History (9-12, AP US History), USA — High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) level, USA.
For High School students (9-12) including AP History in the USA
Section: History World Modern (High School) · Education: High School · Part: History World Modern (High School) · Country: USA

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

Which of the following best defines Cold War?

A) US-Soviet rivalry

B) Hot war

C) Trade pact

D) Alliance

Question 2

Which pandemic began in 2020?

A) H1N1

B) COVID-19

C) Ebola

D) SARS

Question 3

What was WWI?

A) Trade pact

B) Peace era

C) 1914 to 1918 war

D) Cold war

Question 4

What changed daily life most after 2000?

A) typewriters

B) telegraph

C) radio

D) internet and smartphones

Question 5

Which person was the first Black president (2009-2017)?

A) Barack Obama

B) Colin Powell

C) Jesse Jackson

D) Thurgood Marshall

Question 6

What started WWI?

A) Treaty

B) Archduke killing 1914

C) Election

D) Accident

Question 7

Which of the following best defines the Iran-Contra affair?

A) Watergate

B) Monica Lewinsky

C) Reagan-era arms scandal

D) Whitewater

Question 8

Which 2010 law reformed healthcare?

A) Social Security

B) Medicare

C) Medicaid

D) Affordable Care Act

Question 9

What best defines the Iraq War trigger?

A) 2003 invasion after 9/11 era

B) WWII

C) Korea

D) Vietnam

Question 10

What was the Iraq War trigger?

A) WWII

B) 2003 invasion after 9/11 era

C) Korea

D) Vietnam

Question 11

Which of the following best defines WWII?

A) Trade pact

B) Cold war

C) 1939 to 1945 war

D) No war

Question 12

What best defines Great Depression global?

A) US only

B) Boom

C) No effect

D) 1930s slump

Question 13

Which term means "1955 to 1975 conflict"?

A) Vietnam War

B) Watergate

C) the Gulf War about

D) the Iran-Contra affair

Question 14

Which term means "2003 invasion after 9/11 era"?

A) Watergate

B) the Iraq War trigger

C) the Iran-Contra affair

D) the Gulf War about

Question 15

What was Vietnam War?

A) WWII battle

B) Korea fight

C) 1955 to 1975 conflict

D) Gulf war

Question 16

Which of the following best defines Vietnam War?

A) WWII battle

B) Korea fight

C) Gulf war

D) 1955 to 1975 conflict

Question 17

Which of the following best defines globalization?

A) connected world trade and culture

B) isolation

C) local only

D) no trade

Question 18

Name president during the Gulf War (1991).

A) Bill Clinton

B) George H.W. Bush

C) Ronald Reagan

D) George W. Bush

Question 19

What was Holocaust?

A) War battle

B) Famine

C) Nazi genocide

D) No killings

Question 20

Which term means "Reagan-era arms scandal"?

A) Watergate

B) the Gulf War about

C) globalization

D) the Iran-Contra affair

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