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Civics Final 2024

Total questions: 153

Worksheet time: 3hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the years of the Korean War?

a)

1950-1953

b)

1947-1950

c)

1955-1958

d)

1960-1963

2.

North Korea and South Korea are divided at what?

a)

38th Parallel

b)

39 Parallel

c)

Fire Wall

d)

Border

3.

The major escalation of American troops in Vietnam started under which President in 1965?

a)

President Carter

b)

President Roosevelt

c)

President Nixon

d)

President Johnson

4.

The Vietnam War was brutal with much of the ground fighting taking place where?

a)

Forrest

b)

Cities

c)

Jungles

d)

Oceans

5.

More bombs were dropped on North & South Vietnam than both the Axis and Allied Powers used in all of WWII.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

During the 1968 Presidential Campaign who said they had a secret plan to end the war?

a)

President Nixon

b)

President Carter

c)

President Johnson

d)

President Reagan

7.

This war lasted from 1955-1975

a)

Vietnam War

b)

Korean War

c)

WWII

d)

Cold War

8.

How many days was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

13

d)

30

9.

America’s unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the communist government in Cuban in 1961 was known as what?

a)

Bay of Pigs

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Fall of the Berlin Wall

d)

Havana Havoc

10.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, where at the US put missiles?

a)

Italy & Turkey

b)

Turkey & Ireland

c)

Italy & Germany

d)

Russia & Turkey

11.

Who was President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

President Nixon

b)

President Johnson

c)

President Kennedy

d)

President Carter

12.

A naval blockade is considered an act of war.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

For the first time in history the US Military set itself to DEFCON 2, the defense readiness, one step away from nuclear war, during which event?

a)

Bay of Pigs

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

Berlin Wall

14.

Who was the ruler of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Putin

b)

Rommel

c)

Khrushchev

d)

Hitler

15.

The Soviet Union restricted Western Trade and Movement, creating a virtual impassable border known as what?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Border Patrol

d)

Iron Wall

16.

What year was Germany reunified?

a)

2000

b)

1961

c)

1975

d)

1990

17.

The American policy of trying to stop or contain the spread of communism around the world is known as what?

a)

Counteracting

b)

Containment

c)

Counter-terrorism

d)

Counter-communism

18.

The ever-present threat of nuclear annihilation had Americans building bomb shelters in their backyards, this would have been during which event?

a)

Arms Race

b)

Space Race

c)

Containment

d)

Bombs Race

19.

What was the name of the first satellite in space?

a)

Falcon X

b)

ISS

c)

Sputnik

d)

Challenger

20.

Who was the first American in space?

a)

Alan Shepherd

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Alan Armstrong

d)

Buzz Aldrin

21.

Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?

a)

Alan Shepherd

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Alan Armstrong

22.

Why did the United States go to war in Korea in the 1950’s?

a)

To conquer land

b)

To stop communism from spreading

c)

To end the Cold War

d)

To end WWII

23.

When was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

1958

b)

1962

c)

1990

d)

1975

24.

Most people would agree that the Vietnam War was successful in stopping Communism from spreading.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

All of these happened during the Cold War except

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Fall of the Berlin Wall

c)

Iraq War

d)

Korean War

26.

The state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet Union and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990 was known as what?

a)

WWII

b)

Russia War

c)

Cold War

d)

WWI

27.
When speaking about the "Holocaust," what time period are we referring to?
a)
1933-1945
b)
1925-1930
c)
1945-1950
d)
1970-1975
28.
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
a)
1 million
b)
6 million
c)
100'000
d)
60 million
29.
What does the term "Final Solution" mean?
a)
Germany's plan to send all the Jews to Israel
b)
Hitler's plan to commit suicide
c)
Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Germany
d)
Hitler's plan to move all Jews to the U.S.
30.
What does the term genocide mean?
a)
the killing of all the pets in a country
b)
The murder of all the children in a country
c)
The murder of a particular gender of people like all the males
d)
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
31.
Hostility to or prejudice against Jews is known as
a)
Pro-Judaism
b)
Anti-Judaism
c)
Anti-Jewishism
d)
Anti-Semitism
32.
Which Jews were spared during the Holocaust?
a)
Women
b)
Old Men
c)
Children
d)
None of the above
33.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
34.
What did Jewish people in Nazi controlled areas have to wear to identify them as Jews?
a)
a yellow star of David
b)
a sign that said Jew
c)
Black clothes
d)
A yellow cross
35.
What was the name of the largest death camp located in Poland?
a)
Auschwitz
b)
Bergen-Belsen
c)
Belzec
d)
Treblinka
36.
The Holocaust occurred during which war?
a)
World War I
b)
Civil War
c)
World War II
d)
Cold War
37.
How were the Jews transported to the different camps?
a)
Cattlecars
b)
Taxis
c)
Police vans
d)
Horse & buggy
38.
Which leader is responsible for the killing of six million Jews during the Holocaust?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Otto von Bismarck
39.
The individuals who were victims of the Holocaust were primarily of what religion?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
40.
Nazis believed Germans were racially superior and Jews were ______ .
a)
prejudiced
b)
unkind
c)
inferior
d)
respected
41.
During the Holocaust which group of people were the primary target for extermination by the German government?
a)
Jews
b)
Buddhists
c)
Christians
d)
Muslims
42.
What was the main function of the Jewish ghettos of Europe?
a)
To separate Jews from the rest of the population 
b)
To prevent Jews from owning property
c)
To allow Jews to better socialize with each other 
d)
To make sure Jews had easy access to places
43.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
44.
In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States? 
a)
D-Day on the shores of France
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Invasion of Poland
d)
V-E Day
45.
When was the United States Navy seriously damaged and as a result President Roosevelt declared war on Japan? 
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
D-Day
d)
Invasion of Poland
46.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
a)
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
b)
U.S., Great Britain, and France
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, France, and Japan
47.
What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
a)
They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
b)
They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
c)
The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
d)
They took control of many Japanese islands.
48.
Which of the following is NOT true about the United States during World War II?
a)
The U.S. entered the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
b)
Factories produced war goods and  natural resources were rationed. 
c)
Most women stayed home to raise children and tend to their husbands.
d)
The Tuskegee Airmen helped the allies defeat the Axis powers.
49.
Which WWII leader declared war on Germany and Japan, and was loved by many Americans for the programs he developed ?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Adolf Hitler
50.
Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the  Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
51.
Which WWII leader was the fascist dictator of Italy, believed  in nationalism, and was an Axis ally?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini 
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Adolf Hitler
52.
Which organization was created after World War II to help countries peacefully resolve conflicts?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
North American Treaty Organization
d)
United Nations
53.
In 1939, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany as a direct result of the German...
a)
invasion of Poland
b)
seizure of the Sudetenland
c)
occupation of the Rhineland
d)
annexation of Austria
54.
Allied Powers during WWII included:
a)
Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States
b)
Great Britain, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States
c)
Germany, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States
d)
Germany, Japan, Italy, and the United States
55.
The United States essentially ended World War II by:
a)
bombing Tokyo
b)
launching the D-Day invasion
c)
capturing Hitler
d)
dropping atomic bombs on Japanese cities
56.

What years did WWII begin and end?

a)

1938-1951

b)

1945-1951

c)

1939-1945

d)

1936-1944

57.

Which of the following are not Allied leaders of World War II?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Woodrow Wilson

58.

What country did Germany invade to start WWII?

a)

Poland

b)

France

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Britain

59.

Which two cities were attacked with atomic bombs by the United States?

a)

Nagasaki & Hiroshima

b)

Tokyo & Kyoto

c)

Tokyo & Yokohama

d)

Osaka & Kyoto

60.
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain and an Allied Power during WWII?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
FDR
d)
Hirohito
61.
What is the purpose of International Organizations?
a)
to keep the world a safe and stable place to live
b)
to ensure that countries remain isolated from one another
c)
to only ensure that countries do not go to war with one another
d)
to only ensure that people are healthy 
62.
When was the U.N. created?
a)
After WWI
b)
After WWII
c)
During the Great Depression
d)
During WWII
63.
What is the primary purpose of the U.N.?
a)
keep peace in the world
b)
foster global growth and economic stability
c)
help reduce poverty
d)
regulating trade and tariffs/ to sort out trade problems 
64.
This agency promotes worldwide health to combat the spread of diseases. 
a)
World Trade Organization
b)
World Health Organization
c)
The United Nations (UN)
d)
North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO)
65.

Individual citizens may participate in this organization whose main goal is to help people around the world by responding to disasters and running programs in local communities.

a)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

The Red Cross and Red Crescent

c)

The European Union

d)

The United Nations

66.

This international organization is a group of 28 countries that have agreed to protect each other in case of attack.

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

b)

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

c)

United Nations (UN)

d)

World Trade Organization (WTO)

67.

The American Red Cross provides _____________ to people hurt by war or natural disasters.

a)

food, medicine and supplies

b)

books and games

c)

crayons and coloring books

d)

pens and paper for letter writting

68.
What is the aim of WHO?
a)
To defeat hunger
b)
To fight diseases
c)
Improving condition of working people
d)
Improving education of children
69.
Why was the European Union formed? 
a)
to treat countries as one nation
b)
to unite Europe economically 
c)
to control how farmers and other primary workers get paid
d)
to give workers equal wages
70.
The _________ was the secret project in the United States that developed the atomic bomb
a)
The New York Project
b)
The Manhattan Project
c)
The Atom Splitting Project
d)
The Nuclear Project
71.
During which war did the U.S. create the atomic bomb?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Korean War
d)
Vietnam War
72.
What were the names of both bombs?
a)
Young boy and Old man
b)
Young man and Old boy
c)
Little boy and Fat man
73.
What scientist and leader of the atomic bomb research team is considered the father of the atomic bomb?        
a)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Albert Einstein
74.

Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Robert Kennedy

e)

James Gregory

75.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Mikhal Gorbachav

d)

Fidel Castro

e)

Sergei Fedorov

76.

The Twin Towers fell on this date:

a)

September 11th

b)

December 9th

c)

November 8th

d)

March 11th

77.

What year did 9/11 happen in?

a)

1947

b)

1999

c)

2001

d)

2020

78.

Two airplanes flew into the Twin Towers in which city?

a)

Delaware

b)

Maine

c)

Florida

d)

New York

79.

Terrorists HIJACKED the planes. What does HIJACK mean?

a)

To forcibly take over

b)

To decorate

c)

To jump up and down

d)

To prop up

80.

Another plane crashed into the:

a)

Statue of Liberty

b)

Eiffel Tower

c)

Pentagon

d)

Empire State Building

81.

A fourth plane crashed into:

a)

The ocean

b)

The Grand Canyon

c)

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

d)

A field in Pennsylvania

82.

About how many people lost their lives that day?

a)

3,000

b)

50,000

c)

20

d)

0

83.

The 9/11 attacks were acts of:

a)

Terrorism

b)

Kindness

c)

Drama

d)

Peace

84.
How many airplanes were hijacked on 9/11?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
19
d)
17
85.
Name one of the grievances the planners of 9/11 had (country)
a)
Support of Israel
b)
American Foreign Policy
c)
Troops near holy sites
d)
Sanctions against Iraq
86.
Where was the fourth plane purportedly going?
a)
The white-house and Washington DC
b)
The white-house and the Capital
c)
The white-house 
d)
The Federal Reserve
87.
How many hijackers were there in all 4 planes?
a)
17
b)
15
c)
19
d)
71
88.

Who was the president during 9/11

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

George W. Bush

c)

George W.H. Bush

d)

Donald Trump

89.

Who plotted the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?

a)

Iraq

b)

Osama bin Laden

c)

Saddam Hussein

d)

Yassir Arafat

90.

In the war on terror, the United States targeted the terrorist group Al-Qaeda and

a)

Afghani Civilians

b)

The Taliban

c)

Russian Nationalists

d)

Northern Alliance Troops

91.

In which country did Osama bin Laden form the al-Qaeda terrorist group?

a)

Iraq

b)

Iran

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Yemen

92.

A mountainous landlocked country in central Asia previously controlled by the Taliban - they supported the terrorist organization Al Qaeda.

a)

Iraq

b)

Iran

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Saudi Arabia

93.

The hijacked plane that crashed in an open field in Shanksville, Penn. when passengers attempted to gain control of the plane

a)

Flight 911

b)

Flight 83

c)

Flight 93

d)

Flight 103

94.

Biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons that can cause a massive number of deaths in a single use.

a)

Guerilla Warfare

b)

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

c)

Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)

d)

Manhattan Project

95.

Was dictator in Iraq who refused to let the UN into Iraq in order to check if the country was secretly holding weapons of mass destruction.

a)

Osama Bin Laden

b)

Guantanamo Bay

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Saddam Hussein

96.
What countries did President Bush start wars in during the War on Terror?
a)
Iraq and Afghanistan
b)
North Korea and China
c)
Mexico and Panama
d)
Iran and Iraq
97.
What continent do we live on?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
98.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere? 
a)
Northern 
b)
Southern 
c)
Western 
d)
Eastern
99.
Which continent is marked by the star?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
100.
Which continent is marked by the star?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
North America
101.
Which continent is marked by the star?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
South America
102.
Which continent is marked by the star?
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
South America
103.
Which continent is marked by the star?
a)
Africa
b)
Antarctica
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
104.
Which continent is marked by the star?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
North America
105.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Southern
106.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Arctic
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Indian
107.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Southern
b)
Indian
c)
Arctic
d)
Atlantic
108.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Pacific
b)
Indian
c)
Atlantic
d)
Arctic
109.

What was Pearl Harbor?

a)

Roosevelts Home

b)

US Naval Base

c)

Tourist destination

d)

The center of the US Government

110.

What country is number 4

a)

Turkey

b)

Japan

c)

Iraq

d)

Saudi Arabia

111.

What country is number 1

a)

Russia

b)

Philipines

c)

Iran

d)

Turkey

112.
France
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5
113.
Italy
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
114.

Country at #1

a)

Iran

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Egypt

115.

Country at #2

a)

Syria

b)

Israel

c)

Jordan

d)

Egypt

116.

Country at #5

a)

Turkey

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Pakistan

d)

Iran

117.

Country at #3

a)

Turkey

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Pakistan

d)

Iran

118.

Country at #6

a)

Israel

b)

Palestine

c)

Lebanon

d)

Jordan

119.

What type of government did the Soviet Union have during the Cold War?

a)

limited democracy

b)

communist

c)

fascist

d)

utopian

120.

Which nation's political and economical ideologies were in direction opposition to America's during the Cold War?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

the Soviet Union

121.

What global event is depicted in this political cartoon?

a)

The Korean War

b)

The Cold War

c)

World War II

d)

the Vietnam War

122.

Which two countries emerged as "Super Powers" after World War II?

a)

United States and Germany

b)

United States and the Soviet Union

c)

Germany and the Soviet Union

d)

France and Great Britain

123.

Following World War II, which European country was divided into a communist zone controlled by the Soviet Union and a democratic zone controlled by France, Great Britain, and the United States?

a)

Spain

b)

Germany

c)

Greece

d)

Italy

124.

Terrorism can be entirely eliminated.

a)

True

b)

False

125.

How much of a good or service is available

a)

consumer

b)

supply

c)

money

126.

How much of a good or service people want

a)

demand

b)

consumer

c)

cash

127.
The government determining what, how, and for whom products and services are made is __________ economy
a)
MARKET
b)
COMMAND
c)
MIXED
d)
TRADITIONAL 
128.
 Individuals and businesses decide what, how much, and for whom goods and services are produced is ________ economy. 
a)
COMMAND
b)
MARKET
c)
MIXED
d)
TRADITIONAL 
129.
 goods and services are produced in a more natural way, the way they have always been produced is ________ economy.
a)
COMMAND
b)
MARKET
c)
MIXED
d)
TRADITIONAL
130.
Which is an example of a service?
a)
buying lunch
b)
going to see a movie
c)
visiting the doctor
d)
buying new shoes
131.
When you purchase something at a store are you a producer or consumer?
a)
consumer
b)
producer
132.
You get a hair cut. 
a)
Good
b)
Service
133.
You buy a book from a garage sale.
a)
Good
b)
Service
134.
What is bartering?
a)
giving a gift
b)
trading goods or services
c)
paying with money
135.
A good that lasts three years or more when used on a regular basis is called a
a)
Capital Good
b)
Consumable Good
c)
Nondurable Good
d)
Durable Good
136.

something you must have to survive

a)

need

b)

want

c)

good

d)

service

137.

something you would like to have

a)

want

b)

good

c)

service

d)

need

138.

not enough of something for everyone

a)

surplus

b)

shortage

c)

scarcity

d)

demand

139.

extra of something

a)

scarcity

b)

shortage

c)

surplus

d)

supply

140.

a market in which a single seller dominates

a)

monopoly

b)

natural monopoly

c)

license

d)

market power

141.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
142.

The Great Depression began in

a)

1929

b)

1932

c)

1933

d)

1919

143.
What treaty officially ended WWI?
a)
Brest-Litovsk
b)
Paris
c)
Versailles
d)
Trafalgar
144.
Who was assassinated by a Serbian National and began WWI?
a)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand 
b)
Prince Charles
c)
Queen Elizabeth
145.
What did soldiers in WWI usually fight from?
a)
tanks
b)
airplanes
c)
trenches
d)
ships
146.
World War 1 took place between what years?
a)
1939 - 1945
b)
1915 - 1920
c)
1914 - 1918
d)
1899 - 1914
147.

What is number 7:

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Serbia

c)

Bosnia

d)

Russia

148.

Who was forced to assume total responsibility for World War I?

a)

Germany

b)

United States

c)

Russia

d)

Austria-Hungary

149.

Armistice Day

a)

6 Apr. 1917

b)

28 July 1914

c)

11 Nov. 1918

d)

26 Jan. 1919

150.

The Zimmermann Telegram was sent by Germany to ________ to keep the United States out of the war

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

Britain

d)

Japan

151.

a form of government in which the state owns all means of production and provides for people’s needs

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Fascism

d)

Nazi

152.

a form of government in which all citizens share in the running of the government

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Fascism

d)

Nazi

153.

In what war did Hitler fight in as a soldier?

a)

WW1

b)

WW2

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Battle Royale

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