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US 11 Final Exam
Instructions:
• The test is composed of 100 questions.
Each question has four choices, only one
is correct. Please pay careful attention to
the numbering of the test. Do not leave
any question blank. If you are not sure,
guess! There is no penalty for guessing.
• Good Luck!!!
1. Sioux Indian chief, killed George
Custer, was later killed by other
Indians.
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A. Crouching Tiger
B. Little Big Horn
C. Sitting Bull
D. Billy Bear
2. This gave federal money to fund
agricultural colleges in the U.S.
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A. Homestead Act
B. Dawes Act
C. Morrill Act
D. none of the above
3. Very large farm, usually owned
by a corporation, grew only one
crop.
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A. soddy
B. Grange
C. plantation
D. Bonanza farm
4. This gave settlers from the east
160 acres of land to start a farm.
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A. Morrill Act
B. Homestead Act
C. Dawes Act
D. Populist Act
5. General in the U.S. army, killed
by the Sioux Indians
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A. Douglass McArthur
B. William Jennings Bryan
C. George Custer
D. George Patton
6. Won the election of 1893,
representative of the Republican
party
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A. William Jennings Bryan
B. George Custer
C. William McKinley
D. Theodore Roosevelt
7. Sturdy breed of cattle, originally
from Spain
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A. longhorn
B. charlais
C. bull
D. none of the above
8. Large grassy region of the U.S.,
located in the mid-west
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A. Dust Bowl
B. Great Plains
C. Midwest Plains
D. Dixie
9. African Americans who left the
Reconstruction South and moved
to Kansas
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A. populists
B. tenant farmers
C. exodusters
D. migrants
10. The peoples’ movement”, ideals
based upon those of farmers and
low-wage workers
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A. socialism
B. communism
C. capitalism
D. populism
11. an 1877 case in which the
Supreme Court upheld states’
regulation of railroads for the benefit of
farmers and consumers. This decision
established the right of government to
regulate private industry to serve the
public interest.
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A. Munn vs. Illinois
B. Interstate Commerce Act
C. Sherman Anti-trust Act
D. Roe vs. Wade
12. a cheap and efficient way to
make steel
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A. smelting
B. Birmingham Method
C. Bessemer Process
D. Bessemer Development
13. He was the inventor of the light
bulb
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A. Alexander Graham Bell
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. Thomas Malthus
D. Eugene Debs
14. A railroad line linking the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the
U.S.
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A. Sierra-Nevada Railroad
B. Dixie Railroad
C. North American Railroad
D. Transcontinental Railroad
15. inventor of the telephone
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A. Alexander Graham Bell
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. Edwin L. Drake
D. Cornelius Vanderbilt
16. the merging of companies that
make similar products.
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A. vertical integration
B. horizontal integration
C. speculation
D. internal integration
17. a law, enacted in 1890, which
was intended to prevent the
creation of monopolies by making it
illegal to establish trusts that
interfered with free trade.
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A. Munn vs. Illinois
B. Roe vs. Wade
C. Sherman Anti-trust Act
D. Interstate Commerce Act
18. an economic and social philosophy
supposedly based upon the biologist
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by
natural selection. It stated that a system of
unrestrained competition will ensure the
survival of the fittest.
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A. business evolution
B. credit mobilier
C. Social Darwinism
D. Social Business
19. a company’s taking over its
suppliers and distributors and
transportations systems to gain
total control over the quality and
cost of its product.
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A. vertical integration
B. horizontal integration
C. speculation
D. internal integration
20. Government administration
position; ex. Police officer, firemen,
postal worker.
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A. Civil service
B. political machine
C. Pendleton Civil Service Act
D. none of the above
21. Head of the democratic political
machine known as Tammany Hall,
he stole taxpayer money which he
used for his own personal gain.
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A. Al Capone
B. Boss Tweed
C. Eugene Debs
D. none of the above
22. Helped provide social
assistance for the poor of New York
City, settlement house known as
Hull House.
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A. Mary Wollstonecraft
B. Jane Adams
C. Susan B. Anthony
D. Helen Keller
23. Transportation systems
designed to move large numbers of
people along fixed routes. Ex.
Subway, bus, trolley, etc.
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A. cheap transportation
B. mass communication
C. mass transit
D. urbanized transit
24. Multifamily urban dwellings,
most were very small and
unsanitary.
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A. tenements
B. apartments
C. ghettos
D. duplexes
25. Served as the immigration
station for all Europeans arriving in
the U.S. in the late 1800’s and early
1900’s, most that came here were
admitted into the country.
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A. Angel Island
B. Staten Island
C. Long Island
D. Ellis Island
26. An organized group that
controlled the activities of a political
party in a city. They often used
unfair practices and tactics to
ensure victory.
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A. patronage
B. political machine
C. political influence party
D. assimilation
27. Term meaning growth of cities
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A. industrialization
B. urbanization
C. relocation
D. city development
28. Served as the immigration
station for all Asians wishing to
make a new life in the U.S.
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A. Angel Island
B. Staten Island
C. Long Island
D. Ellis Island
29. What is the term for people who
hid liquor in articles of clothing in
the time period when alcohol was
illegal?
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A. smuggler
B. pirate
C. bootlegger
D. none of the above
30.Developed the first flyable
airplane. Their famous 1st flight
took place Dec. 17, 1906 at Kitty
Hawk, North Carolina.
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A. Right Brothers
B. Wright Brothers
C. Harry and David Jones
D. Ferguson Brothers
31. African-American educator who
pushed for the equality of blacks at the
turn of the century. He called for blacks
to gain trades and technical degrees in
order to become worthwhile members
of society.
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A. George Washington Carver
B. Martin Luther King, Jr.
C. Booker T. Washinton
D. W.E.B. DuBois
32. Annual tax that had to be paid
in order to vote.
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A. city tax
B. poll tax
C. Jim Crow tax
D. direct tax
33. Studies that examined the
speed at which a task could be
completed.
• A. efficiency studies
B. scientific management
• C. specialization
• D. Prohibition
34. Movement which was intended
to return control of the government
to the people, restore economic
opportunities and correct injustices
in everyday American life.
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A. Progressive Movement
B. initiative
C. referendum
D. suffrage
35. Novel by Upton Sinclair.
Pointed out the unsanitary
conditions in which meat was
packed at the turn of the century.
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A. Farewell to Arms
B. The Jungle
C. The Jungle Book
D. The Communist Manifesto
36. Term used to describe the
various progressive reforms
sponsored by Theodore
Roosevelt’s administration.
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A. New Deal
B. Fair Deal
C. Square Dear
D. The Great Society
37. Laws that supported
segregation
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A. Jim Jones Laws
B. Jim Crow Laws
C. Dixie Laws
D. Social Darwinism
38. Famous newspaper editors.
Known for their competition. Often
exaggerated stories in order to sell
newspapers.
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A. Pulitzer and Hardy
B. Hardy and Hearst
C. Pulitzer and Hearst
D. Laurel and Hardy
39. Samuel Longhorn Clemmons.
Famous American writer. Often
broke normal rules of writing. Used
slang and diction in his works to
make them specific to a particular
region.
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A. Upton Sinclair
B. Mark Twain
C. W.E.B. DuBois
D. Robert M. LaFollete
40. The banning of alcoholic
beverages in the United States.
This action was believed to be a
way to uplift American morale. Led
to the development of organized
crime.
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A. 17th amendment
B. 5th amendment
C. Prohibition
D. muckraker
41. Progressive President;
Youngest US president (42);
Known for his “Square Deal”
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A. John F. Kennedy
B. Harry S. Truman
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Franklin D. Roosevelt
42. What is the term for a country
whose affairs are partially
controlled by a stronger power?
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A. colony
B. protectorate
C. interest partner
D. none of the above
43. What did the U.S. want to give
Chinese students when it returned
20 million dollars after the Boxer
Rebellion?
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A. 160 acres and a mule
B. 5 thousand dollars
C. an education
D. a trip back to China
44. What president did cartoonists
find it easy to caricature due to his
physical features and his great
enthusiasm for physical activity?
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A. Dwight D. Eisenhower
B. Harry S. Truman
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
D. Theodore Roosevelt
45. What disease did the American
military have to fight while building
the Panama Canal?
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A. Milk leg
B. thyphoid
C. yellow fever
D. trench foot
46. The Rough Riders, headed by
T. Roosevelt, fought several battles
during the Spanish-American War
on what island country?
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A. Mexico
B. Guatemala
C. Honduras
D. Cuba
47. What engineering feat relied on
a series of locks to raise ships 170
feet into the air over a 51 mile trip?
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A. Panama Canal
B. Panama Divide
C. Erie Canal
D. Hoover Dam
48. What US state purchase,
known as “Sewards Folly”, turned
out to be rich in timber, minerals,
and oil?
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A. Puerto Rico
B. Hawaii
C. Alaska
D. Montana
49. On what Pacific Island port did
the U.S. military build a refueling
station for American ships?
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A. Ellis Island, NY
B. Angel Island, CA
C. Pearl Harbor, HI
D. Eggland Air force base
50. World War I started in what
year?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1919
1914
1915
1917
51. What term describes a devotion
to the interests and culture of one’s
country?
• A. Patriotism
B. militarism
C. nationalism
• D. none of the above
52. What term was coined during
World War I to describe the
complete emotional collapse
suffered by some soldiers in
response to the horrors they
encountered on the battlefield?
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A. Agent Orange
B. shell shock
C. narcolepsy
D. trench foot
53. In what city did a Serbian
nationalist assassinate Austrian
Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
A. Vienna
B. Sarajevo
C. Amsterdam
D. Berlin
54. What was the name of Franz
Ferdinand’s assassin?
A. Bartolo Colon
B. Lee Harvey Oswald
C. Yakov Smirnov
D. Gavrilo Princip
55. What was the name of the
terrorist organization Franz
Ferdinand’s assassin was part of?
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A. Black Hand
B. Black Feet
C. Black Eyed Peas
D. Black Hearts
56. What type of movie began to
find its way into popular culture at
the end of WWI?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Disney/childrens’
Horror
Drama
Western
57. What system cut shipping
losses to U-boats in half by having
merchant ships escorted to their
destination by several Navy
Destroyers?
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A. buddy system
B. search and destroy
C. blockade
D. none of the above
58.The Zimmerman note proposed
that what country ally with
Germany and launch an attack on
the United States?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mexico
Canada
Japan
Russia
59. Which of the following was not
a part of the Allied Powers?
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A. United Kingdom
B. United States
C. Germany
D. Russia
60. Which of the following was not
part of the Central Powers?
A. Austria-Hungary
B. Ottoman Empire
C. Russia
D. Germany
61. What did the U.S. government
sell in order to help finance the 36
billion dollars the war cost?
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A. bail bonds
B. war bonds
C. peace bonds
D. barry bonds
62. Women received the right to
vote in what year? Which
amendment allowed for women to
vote?
• A. 1918, 18th Amendment
1919, 19th Amendment
• C. 1919, 17th Amendment
D.1918, 19th Amendment
B.
63. Who was the President of the
United States during WWI?
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A. F.D. Roosevelt
B. John Kennedy
C. Woodrow Wilson
D. Herbert Hoover
64. What laws passed during WW I
were intended to stop spying and
protesting against the US
government?
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A. espionage and sedition Acts
B. espionage and reparation Acts
C. sedition and protest Acts
D. none of the above
65. Of the four choices, which killed
more people during WWI?
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A. trench foot
B. dysentery
C. bullets
D. influenza
66. Developed by Woodrow Wilson,
this served as a way for countries
to meet civilly and discuss issues
which might ultimately lead to war.
• A. United Way
• B. Red Cross
• C. League of Nations
D. United Nations
67. What act was passed during
WWI required all men 18+ years
old to register with the armed
forces?
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A. Secret Service Act
B. Espionage Act
C. Selective Service Act
D. Draft Act
68. What was the warfare known
as which took place during WWI in
which men were stationed in dugout ditches that stretched for miles
and miles?
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A. hand to hand combat
B. Ditch Warfare
C. attrition
D. none of the above
69. What is the term for the
Protestant movement that was
grounded in the belief that all
information from the Bible was
literal truth?
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A. Fundamentalism
B. Anarchist
C. Skepticism
D. Evolution
70. What small town pilot received
national recognition when he
became the 1st person to fly solo
across the Atlantic Ocean?
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A. Calvin Coolidge
B. Charles Chaplin
C. George Gershwin
D. Charles Lindberg
70. What was the name of his
plane?
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A. The Spirit of New York
B. The Spirit of St. Louis
C. The Spirit in the Sky
D. The Spirit of the United States
71. What set of principles
pressured women to follow a much
stricter code of ethics than men?
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A. Double Jeopardy
B. Sexism
C. Double Standard
D. None of the above
72.What state did the teacher put
on trial for teaching evolution in the
1920’s come from?
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A. Alabama
B. Mississippi
C. Georgia
D. Tennessee
73.What was the name of the
teacher put on trial during the
“monkey” trial?
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A. Clarence Darrow
B. William Jennings Bryan
C. John T. Scopes
D. Charles Darwin
74.What All-American music had its
roots in Southern gospel and
blues? It originated in New
Orleans.
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A. Jazz
B. ragtime
C. classical
D. country
75. This famous black poet became
famous for his poems that
described life as a poor black.
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A. Langston Hughes
B. Paul Robeson
C. George Gershwin
D. none of the above
76. American fundamentalists
opposed public schools teaching
what?
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A. religion
B. creationism
C. evolution
D. civics
77. Al “Scarface” Capone set up his
crime syndicate in what US city
during the 1920’s?
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A. New York City
B. Miami
C. Chicago
D. Detroit
78. What is the term for the
purchase of stocks and bonds for
the chance at a quick profit, while
ignoring the risk of losing all of your
money?
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A. speculation
B. buying on the margin
C. trading
D. none of the above
79. In what US city were the troops
of the “Bonus Army” gassed and
attacked by US troops?
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A. New York City, NY
B. Washington, D.C.
C. Philadelphia, PA
D. Boston, MA
80. What was the name given to
the Great Plains region hardest hit
by the drought and winds of the
1930’s?
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A. Hooverville
B. Great Depression
C. Dust country
D. none of the above
81. What is the term for cash
payments or food provided by the
government to the poor?
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A. handouts
B. welfare
C. direct relief
D. soup kitchens
82. The stock market crash that
began the Great Depression
happened on what date?
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A. October 29, 1928
B. October 28, 1929
C. October 29, 1929
D. October 28, 1928
83. Between 1929 and 1932, what
process took land away from
400,000 farmers who could not
make mortgage payments?
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A. refinancing
B. foreclosure
C. direct relief
D. none of the above
84.What massive construction
project approved by Herbert
Hoover would provide electricity,
flood control and a regular water
supply to western states?
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A. Boulder Dam
B. Hoover Dam
C. none of the above
D. both A and B
85. The term “Hooverville” was
used to describe ….
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A. housing built by the government
B. President Hoover’s home
C. shelters built by homeless people
D. the stock market
86. Which of the following reached
a new high during Franklin
Roosevelt’s first term as president?
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A. tariff rates
B. employment rates
C. the national debt
D. all of the above
87. Who wrote the novel The
Grapes of Wrath about the grim
lives of Oklahomans fleeing the
Dust Bowl during the Depression?
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A. Ernest Hemmingway
B. Orson Wells
C. John Steinbeck
D. Woody Guthrie
88. What was the name given to
the radio broadcasts given by FDR
on a regular basis. These
broadcasts were intended to boost
the nation’s moral.
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A. soap operas
B. Dinner-table discussion
C. Fireside Chats
D. Front porch talk
89. Adolf Hitler was the totalitarian
leader of which European country?
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A. Germany
B. the Soviet Union
C. Spain
D. Italy
90. The United States entered
World War II after _____.
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A. Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor
B. Germany began bombing Britain
C. Italy attacked an African country
D. Germany invaded Poland
91. The bombing of Pearl Harbor
happened on what date?
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A. October 29, 1929
B. December 7, 1941
C. December 17, 1941
D. December 7, 1945
92. Which US president dropped
the Atomic bomb on Japan?
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A. Woodrow Wilson
B. John F. Kennedy
C. Dwight Eisenhower
D. Harry Truman
93. One of the main goals of the
Nazis was to…….
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A. end German imperialism
B. bring Communism to Germany
C. eliminate Jews from German society
D. form an alliance with the United States
94. Germany’s attempt to kill all
European Jews is known as the
___.
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A. Gestapo
B. Holocaust
C. Third Reich
D. blitzkrieg
95.The German term ‘blitzkrieg’
means literally _____.
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A. secret police
B. lightning war
C. man of steel
D. no mercy
96. Why did the Japanese bomb
Pearl Harbor?
• A. The majority of the US’s planes and
battleships were stored here.
• B. The Germans told them to.
• C. Pearl Harbor is where the US launched
their first attack on the Japanese
• D. none of the above
97. Which two countries were
involved in the Cold War?
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A. United States and France
B. Soviet Union and Mexico
C. Soviet Union and United States
D. Cuba and Spain
98. What leader took control of the
Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin?
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A. Mikhail Gorbachev
B. Vladimir Lenin
C. Nikita Krushchev
D. Adolf Hitler
99. Cuba is approximately how
many miles away from the tip of
Florida, US?
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A. 10 miles
B. 90 miles
C. 1000 miles
D. 3000 miles
100. What event brought the Cold
War to an end?
• A. The bombing of the World Trade Center
(2001)
• B. The assassination of JFK (1963)
• C. The collapse of the Soviet Union (1991)
• D. none of the above