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GCSE History Paper 1

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 1920s in America were known as...

a)

The Roaring 20s

b)

The Boring 20s

c)

The Snoring 20s

d)

The falling 20s

2.

Who pioneered the assembly line method of production?

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Franklin D Roosevelt

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Herbert Hoover

3.

What was the name of LBJs domestic policies?

a)

The New Frontier

b)

The New Deal

c)

The Great Society

d)

The Middle Way

4.

Which of these are real alphabet agencies?

a)

CCC

b)

TRY

c)

PWA

d)

TVA

e)

GDP

5.

When was the first Civil Rights Act passed?

a)

1982

b)

1964

c)

1965

d)

1925

6.

What film glorified the KKK and led to their revival in 1915?

a)

The birth of a country

b)

The birth of a state

c)

The birth of a county

d)

The birth of a nation

7.

What are tariffs

a)

Taxes on imported goods

b)

Taxes on exported goods

c)

Taxes on alcohol

d)

Chewy sweets

8.

Who gave the famous 'I have a dream speech' in Washington in 1963?

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

JFK

9.

What government programme during WW2 led to increased production from American companies?

a)

The New Deal

b)

The Great Society

c)

Lend Lease

d)

The New Frontier

10.

Women who rebelled against social expectations in the 1920s were known as...

a)

Trappers

b)

Clappers

c)

Rappers

d)

Flappers

11.

In what year was the Wall Street Crash?

a)

1928

b)

1929

c)

1930

d)

1931

12.

What were the shanty towns named after the President during the Depression called?

a)

Rooseveltvilles

b)

Hoovervilles

c)

Hardingvilles

d)

Kennedyvilles

13.

What % of the population was unemployed by 1933?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

18

d)

25

14.

What law was passed in 1963, improving the status of women in America?

a)

Equal Pay Act

b)

Divorce Reform Law

c)

Equal Rights Act

d)

Marriage Law

15.

What were the nicknames for movies with sound in the 1920s?

a)

Loudies

b)

Talkies

c)

Speakies

d)

Soundies

16.

What name was given to the ban on alcohol in the USA from 1920-1933?

a)

#nobooze

b)

The Liquor Law

c)

The Volstead Act

d)

Prohibition

17.

Who preached by 'any means necessary'?

a)

Malcolm Z

b)

Malcolm X

c)

MLK

d)

FDR

18.

What court case led to the legalisation of abortion in 1973?

a)

Toe vs. Jade

b)

Roe vs. Wade

c)

Brooker vs. Lillington

d)

Murray vs. Varley

19.

What event led to American entry in the the Second World War?

a)

Hiroshima

b)

D-Day

c)

Operation Barbarossa

d)

Pearl Harbor

20.

What was hire purchase?

a)

Buy now, pay later

b)

Buying things to give back later

c)

Discounted goods

d)

A new telephone

21.

Which of these was NOT a reason for the economic boom of the 1920s?

a)

The impact of the First World War

b)

The USAs natural resources

c)

The New Deal

d)

Republican government policies

22.

In the 1920s, more women began to go out without...

a)

...a chaperone

b)

...a date

c)

...clothes on

d)

...a lift home

23.

What name was given to the queues for free food during the Great Depression?

a)

Cheesline

b)

Milkline

c)

Breadline

d)

Snooker cue

24.

What was the name of the feminist who wrote an influential books that inspired women to campaign for equality in the 1960s?

a)

Margaret Thatcher

b)

Betty Freidan

c)

Beyonce

d)

Eleanor Roosevelt

25.

In the 1930s, which group of Americans was helped by the AAA?

a)

African-Americans

b)

Women

c)

Workers

d)

Farmers

26.

What name was given to the laws that segregated African-Americans from whites?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

James Magpie Laws

c)

KKK laws

d)

Civil Rights Laws

27.

What event seemed to show that Prohibition was leading to an increase in crime and violence?

a)

St. George's Day Massacre

b)

St. Patrick's Day Massacre

c)

St. Valentine's Day Massacre

d)

St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

28.

What is LBJs presidency most remembered for?

a)

The Great Society

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

His wacky haircuts

d)

His assassination

29.

Which one of these groups did NOT oppose the New Deal?

a)

Democrats

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

Republicans

d)

Radical politicians

30.

Sacco and Vanzetti were victims of...

a)

...Prohibition

b)

...lynching

c)

...The Red Scare

d)

...fraud

31.

How many black students tried to enrol at Central High School in 1957?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

32.

What was the name of the border between North and South Korea?

a)

17th Parallel

b)

24th Parallel

c)

5th Parallel

d)

38th Parallel

33.

Who was the leader of North Korea during the Korean War?

a)

Stalin

b)

Kim Il-Sung

c)

Syngman Rhee

d)

Eisenhower

34.

Who was the leader of South Korea during the Korean War?

a)

Stalin

b)

Kim Il-Sung

c)

Syngman Rhee

d)

Eisenhower

35.

Who was the leader of the USSR during (most of) the Korean War?

a)

Stalin

b)

Kim Il-Sung

c)

Syngman Rhee

d)

Eisenhower

36.

What was the name of the general put in charge of UN forces during the Korean War?

a)

Macarthur

b)

Big Mac

c)

Macmahon

d)

Mac and cheese

37.

Which country boycotted the UN meeting which meant that a resolution was passed to support South Korea against the North?

a)

UK

b)

USA

c)

USSR

d)

France

38.

Which country had recently turned communist, and supported North Korea?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Cambodia

c)

China

d)

USSR

39.

What was the name of the Chinese communist army during the Korean War?

a)

The People

b)

The People's heroes

c)

The People's volunteers

d)

The Red Army

40.

What situation had arisen in the Korean War in 1951, and would last until 1953?

a)

Stalemate

b)

Checkmate

c)

Watergate

d)

Amalgamate

41.

What happened to General Macarthur?

a)

He was fired by Truman

b)

He was fired by Eisenhower

c)

He was fired by Roosevelt

d)

He was fired by Nixon

42.

Where was the Korean War armistice signed?

a)

Seoul

b)

Pusan

c)

Panmunjon

d)

Pyongyang

43.

Who controlled Vietnam before WW2

a)

Germany

b)

UK

c)

France

d)

Japan

44.

Who controlled Vietnam during WW2?

a)

Germany

b)

UK

c)

France

d)

Japan

45.

In what year were the French defeated by the Vietminh?

a)

1954

b)

1955

c)

1964

d)

1965

46.

Where were the French defeated by the Vietminh?

a)

Hue

b)

Hanoi

c)

Saigon

d)

Dien Bien Phu

47.

What was agreed about Vietnam at the Geneva conference in 1954?

a)

It would be split in to North and South

b)

It would hold free and fair elections

c)

It would be communist

d)

It would be capitalist

48.

Who was the communist in charge of North Vietnam

a)

Diem

b)

Syngman Rhee

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Kim Il-Sung

49.

Which anti-communist was put in charge of South Vietnam from 1954-63?

a)

Diem

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Kim Phuc

d)

Thich Quang Duc

50.

What religion was Diem?

a)

Protestant

b)

Buddhist

c)

Hindu

d)

Catholic

51.

What fighting force was established in 1960 to fight against Diem's government (and later the Americans)?

a)

Vietminh

b)

Vietcong

c)

People's volunteers

d)

Red Army

52.

How were the Vietcong in South Vietnam supplied?

a)

Airdrops

b)

They supplied themselves

c)

The Ho Chi Minh Trail

d)

Amazon Prime

53.

Which of these Presidents was not involved in events in Vietnam?

a)

JFK

b)

LBJ

c)

Eisenhower

d)

Nixon

e)

Truman

54.

Where was a US patrol ship allegedly fired upon by the North Vietnamese navy?

a)

The Gulf of Mexico

b)

The Gulf

c)

The Gulf of Tonkin

d)

The South China Sea

55.

What terms refers to the mass bombing of Vietnam by the USA?

a)

Operation Linebacker

b)

Operation Overlord

c)

Operation Barbarossa

d)

Operation Rolling Thunder

56.

What policy was used by JFK and Diem to try and limit the power of the Vietcong in the countryside?

a)

Strategic hamlets

b)

Strategic villages

c)

Strategic towns

d)

Strategic fields

57.

What did some Buddhist monks do to protest against Diem's government?

a)

Wrote leaflets

b)

Meditated

c)

Set themselves on fire

d)

Started a revolution

58.

What tactics were used by the Vietcong and Vietminh when fighting against superior armies?

a)

Gorilla

b)

Guerrilla

c)

Ape

d)

Monkey

59.

What % of US casualties were caused by booby traps?

a)

11%

b)

22%

c)

33%

d)

44%

60.

What % of US casualties were caused by ambushes?

a)

11%

b)

22%

c)

33%

d)

51%

61.

Complete the name of this US tactic. Search and...

a)

...find

b)

...destroy

c)

...burn

d)

...demolish

62.

Name the chemical weapons used by the USA in the Vietnam War.

a)

Mustard gas

b)

Napalm

c)

Agent Orange

d)

Uranium

e)

Bleach

63.

What system was used to call up American citizens to fight in the Vietnam War?

a)

The Draft

b)

Conscription

c)

The Daft

d)

The Raft

64.

What event in 1968 was a coordinated series of attacks on US/ARVN towns, cities and bases?

a)

The Tet Offensive

b)

The My Lai Massacre

c)

The Spring Offensive

d)

The Kent State Massacre

65.

After 1968, public opinion started...

a)

...to turn in favour of the war

b)

...to turn against the war

c)

...to not care about the war

66.

When was the Kent State University massacre?

a)

1970

b)

1971

c)

1972

d)

1973

67.

Which country did Nixon order the invasion of, prompting further protests, such as at Kent State University?

a)

Laos

b)

Thailand

c)

North Vietnam

d)

Cambodia

68.
The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...
a)
Vietnamization 
b)
Communism
c)
Domino Theory
d)
Imperialism
69.
Shifting the burden of actual combat from American troops to S. Vietnamese forces.
a)
Vietminization
b)
Vietcong
c)
Internationalism
d)
Linkage
70.
President __________ came up with Vietnamization
a)
Ford
b)
Reagan 
c)
Johnson
d)
Nixon 
71.
How many U.S. troops were killed in Vietnam?
a)
303,000
b)
400,000
c)
170380
d)
58,000
72.
The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?
a)
containment
b)
Good Neighbor policy
c)
isolationism
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
73.
What was one effect of the My Lai massacre?
a)
Americans began to perceive the Johnson Administration as honest
b)
The Johnson Administration lost the support of wealthy Americans
c)
Support for the war among college students nearly doubled.
d)
Many Americans began to question U.S. involvement in the war
74.
What does the word “escalation” mean with respect to President Johnson’s policy toward Vietnam between 1965 and 1968?
a)
slow withdrawal
b)
increased involvement
c)
frequent surprise attacks
d)
full disclosure of information
75.
The Vietnam war prevented LBJ from focusing on what agenda?
a)
The Great Society
b)
The New Deal
c)
The New Frontier
d)
The Square Deal
76.
What was a popular method of protesting the Vietnam War?
a)
Burning Clothing
b)
Burning Draft Cards
c)
Sit-Ins
d)
Burning Down Recruitment Centers
77.

Which two Asian nations turned to communism before Vietnam following WWII?

a)

China and Korea

b)

Ethiopia and Nepal

c)

Japan and Korea

d)

India and China

78.

Which city was the capital of North Vietnam?

a)

Ho Chi Minh City

b)

Bangkok

c)

Saigon

d)

Hanoi

79.

Which city was the capital of South Vietnam?

a)

Saigon

b)

Grenada

c)

Istanbul

d)

Seoul

80.
What was the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
a)
Congress showed support for neutrality in Southeast Asia
b)
Congress allowed the president to take military action in Southeast Asia
c)
Congress gave the President the power to declare war
d)
Congress denied the President the money he needed to fight Vietnam
81.

Which side ended up winning the war?

a)

United States

b)

South Vietnam

c)

North Vietnam

d)

North Korea

82.

Nixon promised to achieve what in Vietnam?

a)

"Silent Victory"

b)

"Absolute Victory"

c)

"Peace with Honor"

d)

Peace with Victory"

83.

What event led to the end of the Vietnam War and put Vietnam under a single regime?

a)

Fall of Saigon

b)

Fall of Ho Chi Minh

c)

Rise of North Vietcong

d)

Rise of Soviet Union

84.

A long-term effect of the war was

a)

and increase of American's trust in the government

b)

A lack of trust in our leaders by the American people

c)

the Baby Boom

d)

an economic boom

85.

President Nixon was dealing with which domestic event during his dealings with the Vietnam War?

a)

The invasion of Mexico

b)

The Kennedy Assassination trials

c)

Watergate Scandal

d)

signing of NAFTA

86.

One outcome of the Vietnam War was...

a)

The total trust of the U.S. Government

b)

The U.S. reluctance to commit troops abroad in the future

c)

The implementation of strict anti-Vietnamese immigration law

d)

The death of over 1 million Americans

87.
This man was president at the beginning of the Great Depression and relied on "rugged individualism" to fix it
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Sherbert Hoover
88.
This man was elected after Hoover with the hopes that he would end the Great Depression
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Warren Harding
d)
Calvin Coolidge
89.
Roosevelt's fireside chats used what technology to spread his message?
a)
Television
b)
Radio
c)
Newspaper
d)
Instragram
90.
This program created jobs for young men (18-25), built roads, parks, and worked on soil erosion projects
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps
b)
Public Works Administration
c)
Securities and Exchange Committee
d)
Tennessee Valley Authority
91.
This program created jobs by building airports, dams, schools, and parks
a)
Public Works Administration
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Works Progress Administration
d)
National Recovery Administration
92.
This was designed to provide assistance to the elderly, disabled, and poor
a)
Social Security
b)
Securities and Exchange Committee
c)
Wagner Act
d)
National Recovery Act
93.

Which court case that declared segregation of schools ILLEGAL?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

94.

Bus rides to the South to ensure desegregation was enforced are called

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Freedom Rides

d)

The Great Society

95.

Which national organization that helped fight for equal rights for African Americans?

a)

LULAC

b)

NCAA

c)

NRA

d)

NAACP

96.

The Civil Rights Movement is mostly characterized by-

a)

non-violent civil disobedience

b)

violence and riots

c)

economic prosperity

d)

political corruption

97.

What other industry grew because of increase in automobile sales in the 1920s?

a)

service stations

b)

farm machinery

c)

air travel

d)

radio broadcasting

98.

Which group did not benefit from the economic boom of the 1920s?

a)

factory workers

b)

truck drivers

c)

movie theater owners

d)

farmers

99.

What form of music became popular in the 1920s?

a)

hip hop

b)

rock and roll

c)

country

d)

jazz

100.

Products made for personal use

a)

consumer goods

b)

installment buying

c)

mechanization

d)

urbanization

e)

renaissance

101.
What was a bootlegger?
a)
Criminals who brought clothing made in other countries into the U.S.
b)
Criminals who brought guns made in other countries into the U.S.
c)
Criminals who brought alcohol made in other countries into the U.S.
102.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
speakeasies
b)
speaksoftly
c)
cellars 
d)
hidden spots
103.
What were the Charleston, Lindy Hop, and the Jitterbug?
a)
Popular people during the 1920s
b)
Popular places during the 1920s
c)
Popular dances during the 1920s
d)
Popular foods during the 1920s
104.
What did the writer F. Scott Fitzgerald nickname the decade of the 1920s?
a)
The Fun Age
b)
The Jazz Age
c)
The Blues Age
d)
The Dancing Age
105.
Where did many African American artists move to during the 1920s?
a)
Harlem, New York
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Detroit, Michigan 
106.
What name was given to the great achievements in art and learning by African Americans during the 1920s?
a)
The Roaring 20s
b)
The Best of Times
c)
Harlem Renaissance
107.
Who was one of the most famous baseball players during the 1920s?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Gertrude Ederle
c)
Amelia Earhart
108.
What group was most influential in the passage of Prohibition?
a)
Immigrants
b)
Women
c)
Children
d)
Laborers
109.
What was the name of the migration of African-Americans to the North called?
a)
Great Migration
b)
Racial Riots
c)
Back to Africa
110.
What were the results of the Korean War?
a)
The two sections of Korea reunited
b)
North Korea & South Korea remained divided
c)
The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea
d)
China set up a communist government
111.

Before World War II, Korea was ruled by

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

USA

112.

Which of the statements are true about North Korea? Select all the right answers.

a)

The USA controlled North Korea after WWII.

b)

The USSR controlled North Korea after WWII.

c)

Kim Il Sung was the communist leader of North Korea.

d)

Syngman Rhee was the democratic leader of North Korea.

113.

Which of the statements are correct about South Korea? Select all the correct answers.

a)

The USA controlled South Korea after WWII.

b)

The USSR controlled South Korea after WWII.

c)

Syngman Rhee was the democratic leader of South Korea.

d)

Syngman Rhee was the communist leader of South Korea.

114.

How did the USA get involved in the Korean War?

a)

They dropped nuclear bombs to force North Korea into surrendering.

b)

They saved South Korea after it was invaded, then chased the North Korean forces into China.

c)

They helped to negotiate for South Korea to surrender.

d)

They fought directly with the USSR in Korea.

115.

What happened when China decided to join the Korean War?

a)

They managed to conquer Korea.

b)

They helped North Korea push the USA and South Korean forces back across the 38th parallel.

c)

They could not defeat the USA and South Korea, so North Korean forces remained in China.

d)

They were attacked by the USA with nuclear weapons.

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