US History Contemporary Advanced Test 6

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History Test 6 (Us Contemporary Advanced) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — Us Contemporary Advanced USA History Standards & AP

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Section: History Test 6 (Us Contemporary Advanced) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Test 6 (Us Contemporary Advanced) · Country: USA · Region: USA — Us Contemporary Advanced

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 1986 disaster was a space shuttle explosion?

A) Challenger

B) Discovery

C) Columbia

D) Apollo 1

Question 2

Which person resigned 1974?

A) Ford

B) Richard Nixon

C) Carter

D) Agnew

Question 3

Provide the definition of Great Recession:

A) Dot-com

B) Oil shock

C) 2008 housing crash

D) Pandemic

Question 4

Which of the following best defines Vietnam War?

A) WWII battle

B) Korea fight

C) Gulf war

D) 1955 to 1975 conflict

Question 5

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

A) the Iraq War trigger

B) Watergate

C) the Iran-Contra affair

D) the Gulf War about

Question 6

Who was "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 7

What was the Gulf War about?

A) Afghanistan

B) Korea

C) Iraq's invasion of Kuwait 1991

D) Vietnam

Question 8

Which of the following best defines COVID pandemic?

A) Boom

B) No effect

C) Slow dip

D) 2020 shutdown crisis

Question 9

Identify president during the Gulf War (1991).

A) George H.W. Bush

B) Ronald Reagan

C) Bill Clinton

D) George W. Bush

Question 10

Which of the following best defines the Cold War?

A) Hot war

B) 1945 to 1991 rivalry

C) Trade pact

D) Alliance

Question 11

Who was first Black president?

A) Clinton

B) Bush

C) Barack Obama 2008

D) Carter

Question 12

Provide the definition of Reaganomics:

A) Tax hikes

B) No change

C) War spending only

D) Tax cuts deregulation

Question 13

Provide the definition of the Iran-Contra affair:

A) Reagan-era arms scandal

B) Monica Lewinsky

C) Watergate

D) Whitewater

Question 14

When exactly did the Berlin Wall fall?

A) 1969

B) 1989

C) 1979

D) 1999

Question 15

Which law created the internet's foundation?

A) No Child Left Behind

B) Patriot Act

C) High Performance Computing Act

D) Affordable Care Act

Question 16

How long was hostage crisis?

A) 44 days

B) 4 years

C) One week

D) 444 days

Question 17

Which of the following best defines the Gulf War about?

A) Iraq's invasion of Kuwait 1991

B) Afghanistan

C) Korea

D) Vietnam

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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