U.S. History — Semester B
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Question 1 of 10
NYS 12A-14CEasy Word
The Dust Bowl occurred primarily in:
ANew England
BCalifornia
Cthe Great Plains
Dthe Southeast
Explanation
📌 Great Plains (Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas) in the 1930s. Drought + poor farming → massive dust storms → migration.
Question 2 of 10
NYS 1A-6BEasy Word
The US entered World War I in:
A1917
B1918
C1920
D1914
Explanation
📌 1917. Reasons: unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmermann Telegram. Allies won 1918.
Question 3 of 10
NYS 29A-32BEasy Word
A secondary source is:
Aa textbook analyzing historical events
Ba diary from the 1800s
Cthe Declaration of Independence
Da photograph from the Civil War
Explanation
📌 Secondary = written AFTER the event, by someone who wasn't there. Textbooks, documentaries, biographies.
Question 4 of 10
NYS 20A-22EEasy Word Image
The Civil Rights Act of 1964:
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Aabolished slavery
Bestablished Social Security
Coutlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex
Dgave women the right to vote
Explanation
📌 Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Ended Jim Crow laws.
Question 5 of 10
NYS 26A-28BEasy Word
The Space Race was between:
AUS and USSR
BUS and Britain
CUS and China
DUS and Japan
Explanation
📌 US vs USSR. Sputnik (1957) → Apollo 11 moon landing (1969). Neil Armstrong = first person on the moon.
Question 6 of 10
NYS 17A-19EEasy Word
The 19th Amendment (1920) gave:
AAfrican Americans the right to vote
Bwomen the right to vote
C18-year-olds the right to vote
Dimmigrants the right to vote
Explanation
📌 Women the right to vote. Result of the women's suffrage movement led by Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Question 7 of 10
NYS 1A-6BEasy Word
D-Day (June 6, 1944) was:
Athe bombing of Pearl Harbor
Bthe Allied invasion of Normandy
Cthe end of WWI
Dthe dropping of the atomic bomb
Explanation
📌 Allied invasion of Normandy, France. Largest amphibious invasion in history. Turning point of WWII in Europe.
Question 8 of 10
NYS 15A-16EEasy Word
The GI Bill (1944) provided:
Asocial security for the elderly
Bvoting rights for women
Ccivil rights protections
Deducation and housing benefits for veterans
Explanation
📌 Education, housing, and business loans for returning WWII veterans. Expanded the middle class enormously.
Question 9 of 10
NYS 26A-28BEasy Word
The Manhattan Project developed:
Athe internet
Bthe airplane
Cthe atomic bomb
Dthe telephone
Explanation
📌 The atomic bomb during WWII. Led by J. Robert Oppenheimer. Used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 1945).
Question 10 of 10
NYS 23A-25DEasy Word
The Harlem Renaissance was:
Aan African American cultural and artistic movement
Ba military campaign
Ca political movement
Da religious revival
Explanation
📌 1920s-1930s. African American cultural movement in Harlem, NYC. Literature, music (jazz), art. Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington.

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