U.S. History — Semester B Practice

Question 1 of 10

TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word

The Berlin Airlift (1948-1949) was:

A flying supplies to West Berlin during Soviet blockade

B the building of the Berlin Wall

C a bombing campaign

D an invasion of Berlin

Explanation

📌 US/British response to Soviet blockade of West Berlin. Flew supplies in for 11 months. Cold War turning point.

Question 2 of 10

TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word

The Freedom Riders were:

A civil rights activists who challenged bus segregation

B soldiers in WWII

C union organizers

D politicians

Explanation

📌 Civil rights activists who rode interstate buses to challenge segregation (1961). Faced violent opposition in the South.

Question 3 of 10

TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word

Executive Order 9066 (1942) authorized:

A the atomic bomb

B D-Day

C Japanese American internment

D the draft

Explanation

📌 Japanese American internment. ~120,000 relocated to camps. FDR signed it after Pearl Harbor.

Question 4 of 10

TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word

The TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority):

A provided electricity and jobs in the Tennessee Valley

B built highways

C was a private company

D was a military project

Explanation

📌 New Deal program. Built dams for electricity, flood control, jobs in rural South. Example of government intervention.

Question 5 of 10

TEKS 1A-6B Hard Word

Which event most directly contributed to the end of the Cold War?

A The signing of NAFTA in 1993

B The moon landing in 1969

C The Korean War armistice in 1953

D The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991

Explanation

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 symbolized the collapse of communist control in Eastern Europe, leading to German reunification and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Question 6 of 10

TEKS 1A-6B Medium Word

The domino theory suggested that:

A democracy would spread automatically

B communism would naturally collapse

C if one country fell to communism, others would follow

D nuclear war was inevitable

Explanation

📌 If one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow. Used to justify US involvement in Vietnam.

Question 7 of 10

TEKS 26A-28B Easy Word

Neil Armstrong was the first person to:

A go to Mars

B walk on the moon

C fly an airplane

D orbit Earth

Explanation

📌 Walk on the moon (July 20, 1969). Apollo 11 mission. 'One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.'

Question 8 of 10

TEKS 1A-6B Hard Word

McCarthyism (1950s) was:

A anti-communist investigations and accusations

B a trade policy

C a civil rights strategy

D an economic plan

Explanation

📌 Senator Joseph McCarthy led anti-communist witch hunts. Red Scare. Blacklists. Fear of communist infiltration in government.

Question 9 of 10

TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word

The Tet Offensive (1968) was:

A the beginning of the war

B a peace agreement

C a US victory that ended the war

D a surprise attack that turned American public opinion against the war

Explanation

📌 Surprise North Vietnamese attack during ceasefire. Military failure for NV but political turning point — eroded US public support.

Question 10 of 10

TEKS 23A-25D Easy Word

Pop Art was associated with:

A Andy Warhol and popular culture imagery

B religious painting

C the Renaissance

D ancient Greek sculpture

Explanation

📌 1960s. Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein. Used popular culture imagery (soup cans, comic strips). Challenged traditional art.

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