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Final Exam US HISTORY

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 20hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three branches of government?

a)

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

b)

Legislative, Presidential, Judicial

c)

Legislative, Executive, Judge

d)

Legal Law, Executive, Judicial

2.

How many senators are there in the United States?

a)

50

b)

35

c)

52

d)

100

3.

What is the 13th Amendment?

a)

Equality Rights for all citizens

b)

Abolition of Slavery

c)

Voting rights for all citizens

d)

Right to Bear Arms

4.

What is the 14th Amendment?

a)

Equality Rights for all citizens

b)

Abolition of Slavery

c)

Voting rights for all citizens

d)

Right to Bear Arms

5.

What is the 15th amendment?

a)

Equality Rights for all citizens

b)

Abolition of Slavery

c)

Voting rights for all citizens

d)

Rights to Religion

6.

Define "suffrage"

a)

The right to bear arms

b)

The right to vote

c)

Abolition of slavery

d)

Child labor banned

7.

The worst day in stock market history is known as:

a)

Dark Monday

b)

Black Tuesday

c)

Black Wednesday

d)

Dark Thursday

8.

President __________________ had to make the difficult decision to drop the atomic bomb during WW2.

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Truman

c)

Eisenhower

d)

Wilson

9.

In World War II, who were the Allies?

a)

United States, Germany, Italy

b)

China, United States, Japan

c)

United States, Soviet Union, Great Britain

d)

Great Britain, Germany, Soviet Union

10.

In World War II, who were the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany, United States, Soviet Union

b)

Soviet Union, France, Germany

c)

Germany, Japan, Italy

d)

Great Britain, France, Soviet Union

11.

The first atomic bomb was dropped on _______________, Japan.

a)

Hiroshima

b)

New Mexico

c)

Nagasaki

d)

Iwo Jima

12.

When did World War II end?

a)

August, 1945

b)

July, 1955

c)

September, 2002

d)

October, 2010

13.

Two nations that became "superpowers" after World War II

a)

Germany and United States

b)

Soviet Union and Germany

c)

Japan and United States

d)

Soviet Union and United States

14.

Who is this man?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Denzel Washington

d)

Barack Obama

15.

What was Malcolm X's religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

16.

Who is this man?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Martin Luther King Jr

d)

Barack Obama

17.

Martin Luther Jr made his famous "__________________" speech.

a)

Duties of American Citizenship

b)

I Have A Dream

c)

Inauguration Address

d)

Their Finest Hour

18.

Who is this man?

a)

Jackie Chan

b)

Jet Li

c)

Kim Sung

d)

Ho Chi Minh

19.

Who won the Vietnam War?

a)

The United States of America

b)

South Vietnam

c)

There was no Vietnam War

d)

North Vietnam

20.

Who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

James A. Garfield

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

William McKinely

21.

Who took over the presidency after JFK was assassinated?

a)

John Adams

b)

Lyndon Johnson

c)

George Bush

d)

Harry Truman

22.

Who assassinated JFK?

a)

Lee Harvey Oswald

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

Charles Guiteau

d)

Nobody- JFK died of natural causes

23.

How did the United States find out that nuclear missiles were being installed into Cuba?

a)

They decoded a secret message from Fidel Castro

b)

US spies in Russia found out

c)

Pictures from a U-2 spy plane

d)

US hacked Fidel Castro's Facebook

24.

The Watergate burglars broke into the headquarters of ____________________.

a)

the Democratic National Committee

b)

the Republican National Committee

c)

President Nixon's re-election committee

25.

After President Nixon resigned, who took over the presidency?

a)

Spiro Agnew

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

George McGovern

d)

Jimmy Carter

26.

Define "impeach"

a)

Accuse the President of wrongdoing

b)

Praise the President

c)

Re-elect the President

27.

Who was the president of the United States at the end of the Cold War?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

George Bush

d)

Barrack Obama

28.

Which country funded and trained anti-Soviet rebels in Afghanistan?

a)

China

b)

Germany

c)

The United States

d)

Iraq

29.

Why did the United States train and fund the anti-Soviet rebels?

a)

Why not?

b)

So they could help the rebels force the Soviets out of Afghanistan

c)

Because they want them to attack China

d)

So they could help the rebels force the Iraqis out of the Soviet Union

30.

Who was the President of the Soviet Union at 1985?

a)

Albanie Yagahlavis

b)

Mikhail Gorbachev

c)

Kim Sung

d)

Nelson Mandela

31.

Define "Galsnost"

a)

The Closeness

b)

Reforming the Soviet Union

c)

The Openness

d)

A secret code for starting an attack on China

32.

What happened to the Berlin Wall after the Cold War ended?

a)

They were turned into steel

b)

They were taken down

c)

They were renovated for the sake of tourism

d)

They were built larger than before

33.

What was Panama's military strongman Manuel Noriega arrested?

a)

Human Trafficking

b)

Drug Trafficking

c)

Murder

d)

Refused to follow his President's orders

34.

What happened to the Chinese students in Tiananmen Square when they protested for Democracy in China?

a)

They were praised

b)

They were killed by Chinese tanks

c)

They were involved in a bar brawl

d)

They caused vandalism in the city

35.

Who became the president of South Africa after the apartheid was dismantled?

a)

Saddam Hussein

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Baba Touree

d)

Jean Bertrand Aristode

36.

Who was the dictator of Iraq that invaded Kuwait for their oil deposits?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Saddam Hussein

d)

Jean Bertrand Aristide

37.

Who was the president of the United States after George Bush, Sr?

a)

Barrack Obama

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Bill Clinton

38.

What happened in 1993 at the World Trade Center in New York?

a)

Terrorists stole planes and crashes them into the towers

b)

Terrorists blew up a bomb in the parking lot

c)

Terrorists were seen eating at a local eatery and were quickly captured and taken to jail

39.

Who was the president of the United States that was involved in the Wastegate Scandal?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

Richard Nixon

40.

What happened in New York City, NY on September 11, 2001?

a)

Subway broke down and caused fire close to WTC

b)

Terrorists hijacked airplanes and flew them into the towers

c)

Terrorists detonated a bomb in the parking garage

41.

The second atomic bomb was dropped on ____________________, Japan.

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Yokohama

c)

Niroshima

d)

Kawasaki

42.

Who is this man?

a)

Atiyah Abd al-Rahman

b)

Osama bin Laden

c)

Saddam Hussein

d)

Qassim al-Rimi

43.

Who did George Bush Jr. win against for 2000 presidential election?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Al Gore

d)

Gerald Ford

44.

Why didn't the fourth hijacked plane reach its target on September 11, 2001?

a)

It ran out of gas

b)

The passengers fought back and forced the plane to crash.

c)

Because the hijackers got lost and could not locate the plan they were looking for.

d)

Because the pilots were snapchatting each other and flew somewhere else.

45.

How many stars are there on the American flag?

a)

30

b)

50

c)

52

d)

100

46.

The first colony to be established? (What state)

a)

Georgia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Virginia

d)

Maryland

47.

What year was Virginia founded?

a)

1508

b)

1607

c)

1706

d)

1670

48.

Which of 13 colonies was founded last?

a)

Goergia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New York

d)

Florida

49.

Where was David McFee on September 11, 2001?

a)

In Jacksonville, Fl shopping for new clothes

b)

At home in Florida

c)

In Washington, D.C.

d)

On vacation in Bahamas

50.

How many stripes are there on the United States flag?

a)

15

b)

19

c)

13

d)

24

51.

Native American Tribes were _____________, which means they traveled all over the Great Plains.

a)

Superstitious

b)

Nomadic

c)

Loyal

d)

Numerous

52.

The Industrial Revolution started in ________________ in the 1700s and spread to the United States.

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Canada

d)

Mexico

53.

A _______________________ is when a company gets rid of competition and gets total control of a product or service

a)

government

b)

businesses

c)

monopoly

d)

revolution

54.

The main goal of business is to _________________________.

a)

provide goods or services to people

b)

make money

c)

keep prices down

d)

follow the law

55.

How much was Louisiana Purchase for?

a)

15 million

b)

5 million

c)

55 million

d)

150 million

56.

Who did President Jefferson send to explore the new territory in Louisiana in 1804.

a)

Trump and Obama

b)

Lewis and Clark

c)

Rockefeller and Jackson

d)

Clinton and Bush

57.

What was the purpose of "the Underground Railroad?"

a)

To build an underground railroad.

b)

To free slaves from the south by taking them underground

c)

To create a secondary railroad to improve transportation system

d)

A secret railroad for the president of the United Statees

58.

When was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?

a)

July 1845

b)

April 1865

c)

August 1832

d)

December 1704

59.

Who took over the presidency after Lincoln's assassination?

a)

George Washington

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Bill Clinton

60.

A ____________________ sank the Lusitania ship.

a)

German U-Boat

b)

French Passenger ship

c)

Russian Battleship

d)

Navy (United States)

61.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were shot in __________________.

a)

Paris, France

b)

London, England

c)

Berlin, Germany

d)

Sarajevo, Bosnia

62.

Prior to World War I, President Woodrow wanted to ______________________.

a)

enter World War I

b)

Join the Central Powers Alliance

c)

Nothing- he wanted the United States to remain netural

63.

Who was the first president of the United States?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Linoln

d)

Thomas Jefferson

64.

Who attacked Pearl Harbor that brought the United States into World War II?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

Africa

65.

Who started the Holocaust?

a)

George Bush

b)

Mikihail Gorehev

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Joseph Stalin

66.

What country was Adolf Hitler leader of?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

Australia

67.

At first, the United States government let the _____________ live on the Great Plains in peace because the land did not seem valuable.

a)

pioneers

b)

farmers

c)

ranchers

d)

Native Americans

68.

Who won the Battle of Little Bighorn?

a)

Sioux

b)

US Army

c)

Cheyenne

d)

Apache

69.

At the end of the 1880s, most Native Americans lived ____________________.

a)

free on the Great plain

b)

on the East Coast

c)

on reservations

d)

in Canada

70.

The US government _______________________________.

a)

built forts

b)

sent its Army to fight the Native Americans

c)

forced Native Americans to live on reservations

d)

all of the above

71.

In the late 1800s, many Americans moved _______________________.

a)

from cities to farms

b)

from farms to cities

c)

to Euorpe

d)

to Canada

72.

___________________ tries to get better treatment for workers

a)

Company managers

b)

Congress

c)

Union leaders

d)

Factory owners

73.

The main goals of unions were to get ___________________ for union members.

a)

safer workplaces

b)

an 8-hour workday

c)

higher pay

d)

all of the above

74.

People were not allowed to enter the country if they ___________________.

a)

were sick

b)

had prison records

c)

had no mony

d)

all of the above

75.

San Francisco's Chinatown is an example of a/an ____________________.

a)

tenement

b)

city

c)

ethnic neighborhood

d)

suburb

76.

Ruling over foreign countries are is called _________________.

a)

isolationsim

b)

expansionism

c)

imperialism

d)

socialism

77.

In _______________________, Hawaii became a part of the United States.

a)

1890

b)

1865

c)

1898

d)

1800

78.

___________________ was Hawaii's most important export.

a)

Rice

b)

Coffee

c)

Tea

d)

Sugar

79.

What was Paul Revere's role in the Battles of Lexington and Concord?

a)

Messenger

b)

Soldier

c)

Negotiator

d)

Doctor

80.

Define "guerrilla warfare"

a)

Armies negotiate to avoid fighting

b)

Large armies ambush small armies

c)

small armies ambush large armies

d)

Armies use tactics inspired by gorillas