The New Age in America

What is the two-mile-wide boundary on the border between North and South Korea known as?

• the continental divide

• the demilitarized zone

• the apartheid wall

• the Berlin wall

In what year was the border closed between East and West Germany?

• 1961

• 1962

• 1963

• 1964

How far is Cuba from the United States?

• 90 miles

• 120 miles

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

Who was the U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Harry S. Truman

• Woodrow Wilson

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?

• 13 hours

• 13 days

• 13 weeks

• 13 months

What were the United States’ manned missions to the moon called?

• Apollo missions

• Lunar missions

• Explorer missions

• Sputnik missions

Johnson served as the vice president for which president?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• George H.W. Bush

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard M. Nixon

When did U.S. troops finally pull out of Vietnam?

• 1973

• 1974

• 1975

• 1976

Which war helped bring the United States out of the Great Depression?

• Cold War

• World War II

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

What is epidemiology?

• the study of polio

• the study of diseases and how to control them

• the study of vaccines

• the study of the nervous system