US History Research Methods Test 2

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History Research Methods (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 Research Methods (University) · Education: University · Part: History Research Methods (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 Watergate?

A) Scandal leading to Nixon resignation

B) War

C) Terrorist attack

D) Economic crisis

Question 2

Provide the definition of cause and effect:

A) Order only

B) Why plus result

C) Compare only

D) List only

Question 3

Provide the definition of continuity:

A) Sudden breaks

B) No patterns

C) Lasting patterns

D) One event

Question 4

What best defines sourcing?

A) Trusting all

B) No sources

C) Skipping

D) Checking origins

Question 5

Which of the following best defines the Gulf War about?

A) Iraq's invasion of Kuwait 1991

B) Korea

C) Vietnam

D) Afghanistan

Question 6

Name the first Black president.

A) George Bush

B) Barack Obama

C) Joe Biden

D) Bill Clinton

Question 7

Which term means "Records keeper"?

A) Watergate

B) the Iran-Contra affair

C) an archive

D) the Gulf War about

Question 8

Provide the definition of globalization:

A) local only

B) isolation

C) no trade

D) connected world trade and culture

Question 9

Provide the definition of change over time:

A) How things shift

B) No change

C) One moment

D) Static past

Question 10

Provide the definition of the Iran-Contra affair:

A) Monica Lewinsky

B) Reagan-era arms scandal

C) Watergate

D) Whitewater

Question 11

What best defines globalization?

A) local only

B) isolation

C) connected world trade and culture

D) no trade

Question 12

Which of the following best defines historiography?

A) Old books

B) No study

C) Maps only

D) History writing study

Question 13

What best defines bias?

A) One-sided slant

B) Fair view

C) No view

D) Facts only

Question 14

Which president resigned in 1974?

A) Jimmy Carter

B) Richard Nixon

C) Gerald Ford

D) Lyndon Johnson

Question 15

Provide the definition of a primary source:

A) Textbook

B) Review

C) Firsthand evidence

D) Encyclopedia

Question 16

Provide the definition of a thesis:

A) Title

B) Footnote

C) Quote

D) Central argument

Question 17

Which of the following best defines a thesis?

A) Central argument

B) Title

C) Footnote

D) Quote

Question 18

What is cause and effect?

A) Order only

B) Why plus result

C) Compare only

D) List only

Question 19

What is a secondary source?

A) Firsthand

B) Object

C) About primary

D) Photo

Question 20

Which 1986 disaster was a space shuttle explosion?

A) Discovery

B) Columbia

C) Apollo 1

D) Challenger

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