Practice Test

Question 1

A brainstorming chart that was used to write this narrative essay would have included the phrase “the years of the Great Depression were terrible times for most people” as

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B: the thesis statement.

Question 2

How did the Obama administration change US policy regarding Cuba?

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A: It eased restrictions on communication, travel, and exports.

Question 3

Which of these were included in the SALT II (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) treaty? Choose two correct answers.

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B: a limit on the number of missile launch sites around the globe; C: a limit on the launchers for intercontinental ballistic missiles

Question 4

How did Mikhail Gorbachev differ from previous Soviet leaders?

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B: He recognized that the Soviet Union needed to adapt.; C: He sought to cooperate with the United States.

Question 5

What was significant about President Reagan’s appointment of Sandra Day O’Connor to the Supreme Court?

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A: She was the first woman appointed.

Question 6

How did congressional Republicans and Democrats respond to President Bush’s proposed changes to immigration law?

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C: Both parties criticized his guest worker program.

Question 7

The bombers of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City were

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A: supporters of an anti-government movement.

Question 8

What were the financial effects of the September 11th attacks?

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C: The attacks caused a panic in the stock market, and stock prices fell.

Question 9

A group that contributed to the conservative victory in the 1980 presidential election was

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D: Democratic supporters of Ronald Reagan.

Question 10

How did the September 11th attacks affect New York City?

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B: The city faced economic problems due to damage in the financial sector.

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