| 1. Which event came first? | |
| a) | Japan Surrendered | b) | The atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki | c) | Germany surrendered | d) | The aatomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima |
| 2. All of the following events were directly related to the war in Vietnam except: | |
| a) | The Kent State tragedy | b) | Napalm bombing | c) | The credibility gap | d) | Riots in Newark and Watts |
| 3. The correct chronological order of Presidents is | |
| a) | Ford- Nixon- Carter-Reagan | b) | Nixon- Carter- Ford- Reagan | c) | Carter-Nixon-Ford-Regan | d) | Nixon-Ford-Carter-Regan |
| 4. The camp David agreement in 1978 involved. | |
| a) | The United States and China | b) | The United States and the Soviet Union | c) | Saudi Arabia and the United States | d) | Egypt and Israel |
| 5. The President who emphasized human rights in foreign policy was. | |
| a) | Ford | b) | Reagan | c) | Nixon | d) | Carter |
| 6. A nation in the middle east that became a home land for the Jews after World War II was | |
| a) | Gaza | b) | Israel | c) | Saudi Arabia | d) | Jerusalem |
| 7. Which was not an underlying cause of World War I | |
| a) | Nationalism | b) | Imperialism | c) | American neutrality | d) | Alliances |
| 8. Who lead the Nazi party in Germany and furnished many of the basic ideas of Nazism? | |
| a) | Adolf Hitler | b) | Franklin Roosevelt | c) | Benito Mussolini | d) | Winston Churchill |
| 9. The leader of the Fascist party in Italy was | |
| a) | Adolf Hitler | b) | Benito Mussolini | c) | Charles Eisenhower | d) | Winston Churchill |
| 10. Who was President of the United States during World War I ? | |
| a) | Warren Harding | b) | Grover Cleveland | c) | Woodrow Wilson | d) | Calvin Coolidge |
| 11. The Marshall Plan and integration of the armed servicess are most closely associated with | |
| a) | Harry Truman | b) | Dwight Eisenhower | c) | John Kennedy | d) | Lyndon Johnson |
| 12. Which was not a cause of United States entry into World War I | |
| a) | The sinking of the Lusitania | b) | Isolationism | c) | Unrestricted submarine warfare | d) | Zimmermann note |
| 13. The War came to an end in 1918 with the surrender of: | |
| a) | Russia | b) | United Kingdom | c) | Germany | d) | France |
| 14. During World War II all of the following countries had totalitarian governments except: | |
| a) | Germany | b) | United Kingdom | c) | Soviet Union | d) | Italy |
| 15. Who ruled Japan at the beginning of World War II? | |
| a) | Business leaders | b) | The Military | c) | A dictator | d) | A democratic government |
| 16. The United States entered World War II when | |
| a) | Germany invaded France | b) | Japan bombed Pearl Harbor | c) | Japan attacked Guam | d) | Germany attacked the United Kingdom |
| 17. A belief in which of the following was most important in America s decision to fight in Vietnam? | |
| a) | The domino theory | b) | Appeasement | c) | Detente | d) | The Marshall Plan |
| 18. All of the following played an important role in the Iranian hostage crisis except: | |
| a) | Ayatollah Khomeini | b) | Jimmy Carter | c) | Gerald Ford | d) | The Shah |
| 19. European nations set up colonies to | |
| a) | Increase trade | b) | Increase their power | c) | Spread their religion | d) | All of the above |
| 20. SALT talks have been concerned with reducing | |
| a) | Flooding in California and Hawaii | b) | Nuclear weapons | c) | Table salt in American foods | d) | Racial conflict in professional sports |
| 21. About 60% of the worlds underground oil reserves can be found in | |
| a) | The United States | b) | The Soviet Union | c) | The Middle East | d) | Japan |
| 22. The iron curtain separates | |
| a) | The Soviet Union from the other communist countries. | b) | The Soviet Union from China | c) | The United States from oil-producing countries. | d) | The Soviet Union and its satellites from democratic countries |
| 23. Which is not an example of anti- Jewish laws passed in Nazi Germany? | |
| a) | Jews were allowed to take part in the German government | b) | Jewish-owned businesses were taken over | c) | Jews could not marry non-jews | d) | Jews had to wear the star of David to show they were Jewish. |
| 24. Probably the most serious weakness of the United Nations is that: | |
| a) | The Soviet Union is a member | b) | Any of the perrmanent membeers of the Security Council can veto a council action | c) | The UN spends to much time working for peace | d) | UNICEF candy is underpriced |
| 25. The rapid price increase in OPEC oil in the 1970s resulted in more of all the following except. | |
| a) | Solar Energy | b) | Fuel-efficient cars | c) | Imports from OPEC nations | d) | Search for more oil reserves in the United States |