US History Historiography Test 2

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History Historiography (University) University (USA History) USA USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for University History, USA — University (USA History) level, USA.
For University students studying History in the USA
Section: History Historiography (University) · Education: University · Part: History Historiography (University) · 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 bias?

A) One-sided slant

B) Fair view

C) No view

D) Facts only

Question 2

Provide the definition of the Iran-Contra affair:

A) Whitewater

B) Reagan-era arms scandal

C) Watergate

D) Monica Lewinsky

Question 3

What best defines change over time?

A) No change

B) One moment

C) How things shift

D) Static past

Question 4

What best defines a primary source?

A) Textbook

B) Review

C) Encyclopedia

D) Firsthand evidence

Question 5

Which of the following best defines globalization?

A) connected world trade and culture

B) local only

C) no trade

D) isolation

Question 6

Which of the following best defines a secondary source?

A) Firsthand

B) About primary

C) Object

D) Photo

Question 7

Which of the following best defines an archive?

A) Museum

B) Library only

C) Records keeper

D) No records

Question 8

Name the first Black president.

A) Bill Clinton

B) George Bush

C) Joe Biden

D) Barack Obama

Question 9

Which of the following best defines a citation?

A) Source credit

B) Copying

C) No credit

D) Long quote

Question 10

Which term means "Firsthand evidence"?

A) Watergate

B) a primary source

C) the Iran-Contra affair

D) the Gulf War about

Question 11

Provide the definition of plagiarism:

A) Citing well

B) Quoting fairly

C) Uncredited copying

D) Summarizing

Question 12

Provide the definition of sourcing:

A) Trusting all

B) No sources

C) Skipping

D) Checking origins

Question 13

What best defines an archive?

A) Records keeper

B) Museum

C) Library only

D) No records

Question 14

When exactly did the Berlin Wall fall?

A) 1969

B) 1989

C) 1979

D) 1999

Question 15

Which term means "Source credit"?

A) Watergate

B) the Iran-Contra affair

C) a citation

D) the Gulf War about

Question 16

Which term means "Checking origins"?

A) Watergate

B) the Iran-Contra affair

C) the Gulf War about

D) sourcing

Question 17

Which 1986 disaster was a space shuttle explosion?

A) Challenger

B) Apollo 1

C) Discovery

D) Columbia

Question 18

What pandemic began in 2020?

A) Zika

B) COVID-19

C) SARS 2003

D) Ebola

Question 19

Which person was the first Black president?

A) Bill Clinton

B) George Bush

C) Barack Obama

D) Joe Biden

Question 20

Provide the definition of comparison:

A) One case

B) No compare

C) List only

D) Similarities differences

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