US History Contemporary Advanced Test 5

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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

What best defines Iraq War?

A) 2003 to 2011 conflict

B) Gulf 1991

C) Afghan 2001

D) Vietnam

Question 2

What was Iraq War?

A) Gulf 1991

B) 2003 to 2011 conflict

C) Afghan 2001

D) Vietnam

Question 3

Who made Camp David?

A) Nixon

B) Ford

C) Carter Sadat Begin

D) Reagan

Question 4

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

A) Monica Lewinsky

B) Watergate

C) Whitewater

D) Reagan-era arms scandal

Question 5

Which term means "1991 Kuwait liberation"?

A) Gulf War

B) Watergate

C) the Iran-Contra affair

D) the Gulf War about

Question 6

Name first Black president.

A) Clinton

B) Barack Obama 2008

C) Bush

D) Carter

Question 7

Who won 1980?

A) Carter

B) Anderson

C) Ronald Reagan

D) Bush

Question 8

What best defines the Space Race?

A) Moon mining

B) Mars colony

C) Star wars only

D) Moon contest

Question 9

Which person was president during the Gulf War (1991)?

A) George H.W. Bush

B) Ronald Reagan

C) Bill Clinton

D) George W. Bush

Question 10

Name the person who resigned 1974.

A) Ford

B) Richard Nixon

C) Carter

D) Agnew

Question 11

What was Great Recession?

A) Dot-com

B) Oil shock

C) 2008 housing crash

D) Pandemic

Question 12

Which financial crisis was in 2008?

A) Dot-com bust

B) Depression

C) Savings and loan

D) Great Recession

Question 13

Which term means "1979 embassy seizure"?

A) Iran hostage

B) Watergate

C) the Iran-Contra affair

D) the Gulf War about

Question 14

Which term means "2003 to 2011 conflict"?

A) Watergate

B) Iraq War

C) the Iran-Contra affair

D) the Gulf War about

Question 15

What happened on September 11, 2001?

A) an election

B) an earthquake

C) terrorist attacks on the US

D) a hurricane

Question 16

Name the first Black president (2009-2017).

A) Jesse Jackson

B) Colin Powell

C) Thurgood Marshall

D) Barack Obama

Question 17

What best defines Iran hostage?

A) 1979 embassy seizure

B) War

C) Trade deal

D) No crisis

Question 18

What best defines the Gulf War about?

A) Afghanistan

B) Iraq's invasion of Kuwait 1991

C) Korea

D) Vietnam

Question 19

What followed 9/11?

A) Iraq first

B) No war

C) Afghanistan war

D) Peace talks

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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