US History Contemporary Advanced Test 1

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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

Identify the first Black president (2009-2017).

A) Barack Obama

B) Jesse Jackson

C) Colin Powell

D) Thurgood Marshall

Question 2

What was COVID pandemic?

A) Boom

B) 2020 shutdown crisis

C) No effect

D) Slow dip

Question 3

Which of the following best defines globalization?

A) isolation

B) local only

C) connected world trade and culture

D) no trade

Question 4

Identify "George H.W. Bush".

A) the first Black president (2009-2017)

B) the first Black president

C) first Black president

D) president during the Gulf War (1991)

Question 5

What best defines the Iran-Contra affair?

A) Reagan-era arms scandal

B) Monica Lewinsky

C) Watergate

D) Whitewater

Question 6

Name president during the Gulf War (1991).

A) Ronald Reagan

B) George H.W. Bush

C) Bill Clinton

D) George W. Bush

Question 7

Name the person who made Camp David.

A) Nixon

B) Ford

C) Carter Sadat Begin

D) Reagan

Question 8

Which term means "1955 to 1975 conflict"?

A) Watergate

B) the Iran-Contra affair

C) the Gulf War about

D) Vietnam War

Question 9

Provide the definition of Vietnam War:

A) 1955 to 1975 conflict

B) WWII battle

C) Korea fight

D) Gulf war

Question 10

Which person made Camp David?

A) Nixon

B) Carter Sadat Begin

C) Ford

D) Reagan

Question 11

What was Watergate?

A) Economic crisis

B) Terrorist attack

C) Scandal leading to Nixon resignation

D) War

Question 12

Provide the definition of Camp David Accords:

A) War pact

B) Trade deal

C) No deal

D) 1978 Egypt-Israel peace

Question 13

Which president resigned in 1974?

A) Richard Nixon

B) Gerald Ford

C) Lyndon Johnson

D) Jimmy Carter

Question 14

Which of the following best defines Iran hostage?

A) War

B) 1979 embassy seizure

C) Trade deal

D) No crisis

Question 15

What was the Space Race?

A) Moon mining

B) Mars colony

C) Moon contest

D) Star wars only

Question 16

What followed 9/11?

A) Iraq first

B) No war

C) Peace talks

D) Afghanistan war

Question 17

Provide the definition of the Cold War:

A) 1945 to 1991 rivalry

B) Hot war

C) Trade pact

D) Alliance

Question 18

Identify "president during the Gulf War (1991)".

A) the first Black president

B) "George H.W. Bush"

C) first Black president

D) the first Black president (2009-2017)

Question 19

What best defines the Gulf War about?

A) Afghanistan

B) Korea

C) Iraq's invasion of Kuwait 1991

D) Vietnam

Question 20

Which of the following best defines Watergate?

A) Economic crisis

B) Terrorist attack

C) War

D) Scandal leading to Nixon resignation

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