U.S. History — Semester B Practice

Question 1 of 10

TEKS 1A-6B Hard Word

The Iran-Contra affair (1980s) involved:

A the invasion of Iran

B a trade agreement with Iran

C building the Panama Canal

D illegally selling arms to Iran to fund rebels in Nicaragua

Explanation

📌 Reagan administration secretly sold weapons to Iran and used profits to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Violated Congressional ban.

Question 2 of 10

TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word

D-Day (June 6, 1944) was:

A the end of WWI

B the dropping of the atomic bomb

C the bombing of Pearl Harbor

D the Allied invasion of Normandy

Explanation

📌 Allied invasion of Normandy, France. Largest amphibious invasion in history. Turning point of WWII in Europe.

Question 3 of 10

TEKS 1A-6B Hard Word

McCarthyism (1950s) was:

A a trade policy

B anti-communist investigations and accusations

C an economic plan

D a civil rights strategy

Explanation

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

Question 4 of 10

TEKS 1A-6B Medium Word

The Truman Doctrine stated that the US would:

A join the Soviet Union

B remain isolationist

C disband the military

D support nations resisting communism

Explanation

📌 Support free peoples resisting communism (containment policy). Response to Soviet expansion. 1947.

Question 5 of 10

TEKS 1A-6B Medium Word

The New Deal was:

A a peace treaty after WWI

B Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction

C a trade agreement with Britain

D FDR's programs to combat the Great Depression

Explanation

📌 FDR's programs (1933-1939) to combat the Great Depression. Created jobs, reformed banking, established Social Security.

Question 6 of 10

TEKS 12A-14C Easy Word

The Dust Bowl occurred primarily in:

A California

B New England

C the Great Plains

D the Southeast

Explanation

📌 Great Plains (Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas) in the 1930s. Drought + poor farming → massive dust storms → migration.

Question 7 of 10

TEKS 17A-19E Medium Word

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ruled that:

A prayer in school is required

B women can vote

C the draft is legal

D school segregation is unconstitutional

Explanation

📌 'Separate but equal' is unconstitutional. School segregation violated the 14th Amendment. Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.

Question 8 of 10

TEKS 1A-6B Medium Word

The Berlin Wall fell in:

A 1991

B 1989

C 2001

D 1975

Explanation

📌 November 9, 1989. Symbolized the end of the Cold War. Germany reunified 1990.

Question 9 of 10

TEKS 1A-6B Medium Word

The Great Depression began with the stock market crash of:

A 1919

B 1929

C 1939

D 1941

Explanation

📌 October 29, 1929 ('Black Tuesday'). Lasted through the 1930s. FDR's New Deal attempted recovery.

Question 10 of 10

TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word

The US entered World War I in:

A 1920

B 1917

C 1918

D 1914

Explanation

📌 1917. Reasons: unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmermann Telegram. Allies won 1918.

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