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US World History Modern Advanced Test 5

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History Test 5 (World History Modern Advanced) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — World History Modern Advanced USA History Standards & AP
What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — World History Modern Advanced.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Test 5 (World History Modern Advanced) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Test 5 (World History Modern Advanced) · Country: USA · Region: USA — World History Modern 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
Provide the definition of Great Depression global:
A) 1930s slump
B) US only
C) Boom
D) No effect
Question 2
Which of the following best defines Great Depression global?
A) US only
B) 1930s slump
C) Boom
D) No effect
Question 3
What best defines Versailles?
A) Trade pact
B) Alliance
C) 1919 peace punishment
D) No treaty
Question 4
What was WWII?
A) Trade pact
B) Cold war
C) No war
D) 1939 to 1945 war
Question 5
What was the Iran-Contra affair?
A) Reagan-era arms scandal
B) Whitewater
C) Monica Lewinsky
D) Watergate
Question 6
Who was president during the Gulf War (1991)?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) George H.W. Bush
C) George W. Bush
D) Bill Clinton
Question 7
What best defines Watergate?
A) Economic crisis
B) Terrorist attack
C) Scandal leading to Nixon resignation
D) War
Question 8
Which of the following best defines WWI?
A) Trade pact
B) Peace era
C) Cold war
D) 1914 to 1918 war
Question 9
What was Vietnam War?
A) 1955 to 1975 conflict
B) WWII battle
C) Korea fight
D) Gulf war
Question 10
Which term means "Nazi genocide"?
A) Watergate
B) Holocaust
C) the Iran-Contra affair
D) the Gulf War about
Question 11
Which term means "Reagan-era arms scandal"?
A) Watergate
B) the Gulf War about
C) the Iran-Contra affair
D) globalization
Question 12
Which 2010 law reformed healthcare?
A) Social Security
B) Medicare
C) Medicaid
D) Affordable Care Act
Question 13
What best defines WWI?
A) 1914 to 1918 war
B) Trade pact
C) Peace era
D) Cold war
Question 14
Provide the definition of globalization:
A) no trade
B) connected world trade and culture
C) isolation
D) local only
Question 15
What was the Gulf War about?
A) Vietnam
B) Korea
C) Iraq's invasion of Kuwait 1991
D) Afghanistan
Question 16
Provide the definition of Russian Revolution:
A) Reform calm
B) No change
C) Monarchy kept
D) 1917 czar fall
Question 17
Which term means "US-Soviet rivalry"?
A) Cold War
B) Watergate
C) the Iran-Contra affair
D) the Gulf War about
Question 18
What happened on September 11, 2001?
A) a hurricane
B) terrorist attacks on the US
C) an earthquake
D) an election
Question 19
Which war began after 9/11 in 2001?
A) Korea
B) Vietnam
C) Afghanistan
D) Iraq
Question 20
Which term means "1914 to 1918 war"?
A) Watergate
B) the Iran-Contra affair
C) the Gulf War about
D) WWI

About This Test

For Elementary to University (USA) — U.S. History from Colonial to modern era and World History across ancient to contemporary, including state history and AP. Section: History, USA.

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