WorksheetsUS history
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the first capitol of the US?
a)
D.C.
b)
New York, New York
c)
Boston, Massachusetts
d)
Providence, Rhode Island
2.
What year did the United States become an independent country?
a)
1776
b)
1863
c)
1763
d)
1900
3.
How many states are there?
a)
52
b)
45
c)
none
d)
50
4.
Who was the first president to appear on TV?
a)
FDR
b)
Nixon
c)
Clinton
d)
Reagan
5.
How did President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations?
a)
It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union.
b)
It prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes.
c)
it enabled the United Nations to administer territory in Japan.
d)
It led to the establishment of the first global peacekeeping force.
6.
What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia during the early 1950s?
a)
North Korean attempts to unify the peninsula challenged the U.S. policy of containment.
b)
Communities in Korea needed humanitarian aid due to a famine.
c)
International groups needed help investigating North Korean officials charged with corruption.
d)
Democratic reformers sought help from the U.S. military to overthrow dictatorial regimes in Korea.
7.
Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?
a)
A decline in immigration rates
b)
A growing fear of communism
c)
The expansion of the consumer economy
d)
The rise of organized crime
8.
Which headline describes an event that resulted from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001?
a)
Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Resume
b)
Debt Crisis Shakes European Union
c)
Russia Increases Petroleum Exports
d)
Troops Deployed to Afghanistan
9.
Which situation demonstrates one way that U.S. culture has spread to other parts of the world?
a)
A young boy in Great Britain watches anime.
b)
A teenage girl buys a hip-hop CD in China.
c)
A businesswoman eats at a sushi restaurant in Canada.
d)
A college athlete in Brazil trains for the Olympics.
10.
Why did the United States formulate the Open Door policy toward China?
a)
to develop democratic institutions and practices in China
b)
to prevent a European and Japanese monopoly of Chinese trade and markets
c)
to establish a military presence on the Chinese mainland
d)
to support Japanese efforts to industrialize China
11.
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, United States policy toward Latin America was most strongly characterized by
a)
friendship and trust
b)
intervention and paternalism
c)
tolerance and humanitarianism
d)
indifference and neglect
12.
Throughout United States history, the most important aim of the country’s foreign policy has been
a)
participation in international organizations
b)
advancement of national self-interest
c)
containment of communism
d)
development of military alliances
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