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American History Quiz

Authored by MATTHEW FOMBY

Social Studies

11th Grade

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American History Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Red Scare of the 1920s and McCarthyism of the 1950s are similar in that both —

reflected the heightened prosperity of the time periods

advocated for restrictions on newly arriving immigrants

developed in reaction to fears of the spread of communism

employed legislative hearings to investigate spying suspects

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A defining event of the 1960s in the United States was —

the Korean War

the Vietnam War

the launch of Sputnik

the resignation of Richard Nixon

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which 1957 event initiated the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union?

The Soviet Union placed rockets in Cuba.

The Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik 1.

President Kennedy announced U.S. plans to land on the Moon.

U.S. test pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the X-1.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A characteristic of American society in the fifteen years following the Second World War was —

rivalry with the Soviet Union and fear of communist infiltration

social and economic reforms aimed to create jobs in urban areas

government planning and regulation to improve economic conditions

racial tensions that led to the assassination of prominent civil rights leaders

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which year did the United States land an astronaut on the surface of the Moon?

1963

1965

1967

1969

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did the United States conduct the Berlin Airlift?

To transport supplies to a blockaded West Berlin

To evacuate wounded soldiers from East Berlin

To send East German refugees to other countries

To provide supplies to all of West Germany

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which action of Joseph McCarthy contributed to increased Cold War anxieties?

He abused his power by helping Castro in Cuba.

He was a strong advocate of increased military spending.

He led a Congressional committee investigating suspected communists.

He angered Chinese communists for refusing to follow Truman's orders during the Korean War.

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