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History Semester 2 Assessment Continued 2
Test Description: History
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which statement describing the Watergate scandal is not correct? It's not true about refusal.
A
Nixon used government agencies in illegal ways against people he considered his enemies.
B
The press refused to cover the scandal out of respect for President Nixon.
C
Facing impeachment, President Nixon chose to resign from office.
D
Nixon tried to cover up the crimes committed by people in his administration.
2) Which step did President Truman take in 1945 to end the war with Japan? It had to do with bombs.
A
He withdrew all American forces from the Pacific
B
He asked Japan to join the United Nations.
C
He ordered the military to drop the atomic bomb.
D
He ordered the military to invade Japan.
3) Which event in a foreign country helped fuel the Red Scare in America in the years following World War I? It had to do with Russia.
A
territorial expansion by Japan
B
communist revolution in Russia
C
rise of fascism in Italy
D
military rearmament by Germany
4) Which terms describe characteristics of all totalitarian governments? It had to do with loyalty and the police.
A
civil rights
B
political tolerance
C
party loyalty , secret police
5) Which statement accurately describes part of the process by which the U.S. Constitution can be amended? It had to do with 2/3
A
Only the Senate can propose amendments.
B
Two-thirds of the Congress must pass the amendment.
C
All of the states must agree to the amendment.
D
Only the House of Representatives votes on amendments.
6) Which statement describing one of the controversies surrounding the 2000 presidential election is correct? It had to do with the Supreme Court.
A
By a 5 to 4 vote, the Supreme Court ordered a stop to the recount in Florida and gave the election to George W. Bush.
B
Al Gore's supporters argued that absentee ballots from white voters in Texas had not been counted.
C
The House of Representatives and the Senate split over who had actually won the popular vote.
D
George W. Bush's supporters claimed that he had won the popular vote in Oregon but lost the electoral vote.
7) Which statements about the events of September 11, 2001 are accurate? It had to do with terrorists.
A
Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda denied playing any role in the attacks.
B
Saddam Hussein planned the attacks and gave arms and money to the terrorists.
C
Terrorists attacked targets in New York City, Washington, D.C. blamed US for problems in Muslim world.
8) Which statement describes the result of the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003? It had to do with Hussein.
A
Several Arab countries came to Iraq's aide and formed a coalition to defend the country against U.S. attacks.
B
President Bush was able to bring all U.S. forces home from Iraq in less than one year and with minimal casualties.
C
The Iraqi army prevented U.S. forces from capturing Baghdad, and Saddam Hussein remained in power.
D
Saddam Hussein was quickly overthrown, but a civil war broke out that cost thousands of American and Iraqi lives.
9) Which statements explain why New Orleans suffered extreme flooding as a result of Hurricane Katrina? It had to do with water and sea levels.
A
No one expected a hurricane in New Orleans, so the city had no defenses.
B
The waters of Lake Pontchartrain rose rapidly breeched the levees. 1/2 of New Orleans’s built at or below sea level.
C
Government agencies had no idea that the city’s levees were in need of repair.
10) In which way was the presidential election of 2008 unique in American history? It had to do with an African American.
A
The first black president was elected.
B
The first Jewish president was elected.
C
A third-party candidate won the popular vote.
D
There was a tie in the electoral vote.
11) Which book, written by Betty Friedan and published in 1963, expressed the frustration felt by many women with the limitations on their roles in society? It had to do with Feminine.
A
The Feminine Mystique
B
Silent Spring
C
The Bell Jar
D
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
12) Who expanded the role of the First Lady by meeting with the American people and championing their concerns through meetings, letters, and newspaper articles? It had to do with Roosevelt.
A
Rachel Carson
B
Lillian Hellman
C
Tammy Bakker
D
Eleanor Roosevelt
13) Which German-born Jewish scientist fled his homeland to escape the Nazis and urged President Roosevelt to develop an atomic bomb? You know.
A
Albert Einstein
B
Enrico Fermi
C
Robert Oppenheimer
D
Leo Szilard
14) Which civil rights leader at first advocated violence against whites, but after converting to Islam began promoting nonviolence and cooperation among all people? It had to do with Malcolm
A
Ida Wells
B
A. Phillip Randolph
C
Malcolm X
D
Ralph Abernathy
15) Which World War II general planned the D-Day invasion of Nazi-held Normandy and later became president of the United States? It had to do with Dwight.
A
Douglas MacArthur
B
Dwight Eisenhower
C
George Patton
D
Chester Nimitz
16) After watching huge protests erupt over the Vietnam War and finding no way to end the conflict, which president decided not to run for reelection in 1968? It had to do with Johnson.
A
Dwight Eisenhower
B
Lyndon Johnson
C
Jimmy Carter
D
Richard Nixon
17) Which president faced the threat of nuclear war after Soviet missiles were found in Cuba? It had to do with Kennedy.
A
Ronald Reagan
B
Dwight Eisenhower
C
John Kennedy
D
Gerald Ford
18) Who was the first American president to visit the People's Republic of China in 1972, opening the door for trade between the two nations? It had to do with Nixon.
A
Richard Nixon
B
George H.W. Bush
C
Gerald Ford
D
Ronald Reagan
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