History Final Exam

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100

The _____ powers of World War II included Italy, Germany, the Soviet Union, and Japan. 

A. Axis 

B. Central 

Axis 

200

The final Soviet president was __________.

A. Vladimir Putin

B. Mikhail Gorbachev

C. Joseph Stalin 

Mikhail Gorbachev 

300

A ________ is a time when an economy becomes less active. 

A. Recession 

B. Depression

C. Upturn 

Recession 

400

During the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center and the _________. 

A. Capitol building 

B. Pentagon

C. Statue of Liberty 

Pentagon

500

President Obama ordered Navy Seal Team 6 to find _________. 

A. Saddam Hussein 

B. Osama Bin Laden

Osama Bin Laden 

2

100

To avoid spreading COVID-19, people practiced social _____ by staying six feet apart in public places. 

A. Distancing 

B. Media 

Distancing 

200

SpaceX was founded by ________. 

A. The United States Space Force 

B. Elon Musk 

Elon Musk 

300

___________ is a method of learning away from a traditional classroom setting, usually through an internet connection.

A. Distance-learning 

B. Social distancing 

Distance-learning 

400

The first FEMALE to serve as a Supreme Court justice was _________. 

A. Sandra Day O'Connor 

B. Kamala Harris

Sandra Day O'Connor 

500

The first Black American to serve as a Supreme Court justice was _______. 

A. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. 

B. Thurgood Marshall 

C. Colin Powell 

D. Clarence Thomas

Thurgood Marshall 

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100

The first successful moon landing was made by the ______ mission. 

A. Apollo 11 

B. Apollo 13 

C. Perseverance 

D. Sputnik 1 

Apollo 11 

200

The dictator of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War was _______. 

A. Osama Bin Laden 

B. Saddam Hussein 

C. Kim Jong-un 

D. Manuel Noriega 

Saddam Hussein 

300

The leaders of Afghanistan, the Taliban, refused to turn ______ over to the United States. 

A. Osama Bin Laden 

B. Saddam Hussein 

C. Kim Jong-un 

Saddam Hussein 

400

The first woman to be elected as vice president of the United States was ________. 

Kamala Harris 

500

Which of these was a disaster that affected much of the Gulf Coast? 

A. BP Deepwater Horizon explosion 

B. The Exxon Valdez oil spill 

C. The "Great American Eclipse" 

D. A wildfire

BP Deepwater Horizon explosion 

4

100

Hurricane ______ became a superstorm that affected many parts of the East Coast in 2012. 

A. Ivan 

B. Katrina 

C. Kilauea 

D. Sandy 

Sandy 

200

The Tesla Motor Company designed a _________. 

A. Rocket 

B. Self-driving car 

C. Smartphone 

D. Virtual assistant 

Self-driving car 

300

The ______ was designed to take clear pictures of objects in space from more than one million miles from Earth. 

A. Hubble telescope 

B. James Webb Space telescope 

C. Perseverance 

D. Sputnik 1 

James Webb Space telescope 

400

The allied commander in Europe during World War II. 

A. Dwight D. Eisenhower 

B. Joe Biden 

C. John F. Kennedy 

D. Ronald Reagan

Dwight D. Eisenhower 

500

The president during the Cuban Missile Crisis.  

A. George W. Bush 

B. Lyndon B. Johnson 

C. John F. Kennedy 

D. Jimmy Carter 

John F. Kennedy 

5

100

His plan was called "The Great Society". 

A. Jimmy Carter 

B. Lyndon B. Johnson 

C. Donald Trump 

D. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Lyndon B. Johnson

200

Civil rights leader who led the March on Washington. 

A. Jimmy Carter 

B. Barack Obama 

C. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

D. Ronald Reagan 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

300

The president who took part in the "Camp David Accords" 

A. Jimmy Carter 

B. Joe Biden 

C. George W. Bush 

D. Barack Obama

Jimmy Carter 

400

He was called the "Great Communicator". 

A. Dwight D. Eisenhower 

B. Donald Trump 

C. Barack Obama 

D. Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan 

500

He led troops in combat during the Persian Gulf War. 

A. Norman Schwarzkopf 

B. John F. Kennedy 

C. Jimmy Carter 

D. Lyndon B. Johnson

Norman Schwarzkopf