US History Modern Test 7

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History Modern (Us History) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — Us History USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — Us History.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Modern (Us History) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Modern (Us History) · Country: USA · Region: USA — Us History

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

Provide the definition of Reaganomics:

A) Tax cuts deregulation

B) Tax hikes

C) No change

D) War spending only

Question 2

Which 1986 disaster was a space shuttle explosion?

A) Apollo 1

B) Challenger

C) Discovery

D) Columbia

Question 3

What best defines 9/11?

A) Accident

B) War start

C) 2001 terror attacks

D) Drill

Question 4

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

A) Ronald Reagan

B) Bill Clinton

C) George W. Bush

D) George H.W. Bush

Question 5

Which of the following best defines Great Recession?

A) 2008 housing crash

B) Dot-com

C) Oil shock

D) Pandemic

Question 6

What followed 9/11?

A) Iraq first

B) Afghanistan war

C) No war

D) Peace talks

Question 7

Which of the following best defines the Gulf War about?

A) Afghanistan

B) Korea

C) Iraq's invasion of Kuwait 1991

D) Vietnam

Question 8

Name the person who resigned 1974.

A) Ford

B) Carter

C) Agnew

D) Richard Nixon

Question 9

Provide the definition of the Cold War:

A) 1945 to 1991 rivalry

B) Hot war

C) Trade pact

D) Alliance

Question 10

What best defines the Iraq War trigger?

A) Korea

B) 2003 invasion after 9/11 era

C) Vietnam

D) WWII

Question 11

What best defines the Gulf War about?

A) Afghanistan

B) Korea

C) Iraq's invasion of Kuwait 1991

D) Vietnam

Question 12

Name "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 13

Which president resigned in 1974?

A) Richard Nixon

B) Gerald Ford

C) Lyndon Johnson

D) Jimmy Carter

Question 14

In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?

A) 1979

B) 1989

C) 1969

D) 1999

Question 15

Which term means "Reagan-era arms scandal"?

A) Watergate

B) the Gulf War about

C) the Iran-Contra affair

D) globalization

Question 16

Which wall fell in 1989 symbolizing Cold War end?

A) Great Wall

B) Hadrian's Wall

C) Iron Curtain

D) Berlin Wall

Question 17

Who was "Barack Obama"?

A) the first Black president

B) president during the Gulf War (1991)

C) "president during the Gulf War (1991)"

D) "George H.W. Bush"

Question 18

Name the first Black president.

A) Joe Biden

B) Barack Obama

C) Bill Clinton

D) George Bush

Question 19

Provide the definition of the Iran-Contra affair:

A) Monica Lewinsky

B) Whitewater

C) Reagan-era arms scandal

D) Watergate

Question 20

What pandemic began in 2020?

A) Zika

B) SARS 2003

C) Ebola

D) COVID-19

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