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History, Social Studies, Geography
11th -
12thgrade
20th Century History
10 questions
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which event do historians credit for tipping off the Cold War?
The Cuban Missile Crisis.
The Holocaust.
The Igor Gouzenko affair.
Apartheid in S. Africa.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Whom was Igor Gouzenko?
A Soviet clerk that defected to the West (Canada).
A member of MI6.
A Soviet clerk that defected to West Germany.
A Soviet engineer.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Nelson Mandela was President of the
African Union.
Both c and d.
South African Democratic Congress.
African National Congress (ANC).
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which year was the state of Israel formed?
1932.
1948.
1965.
1982.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Where is the Panama Canal located?
Central America.
South East Asia.
Western U.S.
Inside Panama.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was the Suez Canal crisis?
A canal in the Gulf occupied by Indian forces that were not pleased with Indian independence.
The creation of an Israeli state that spilled over to Egypt.
A standoff between American and Soviet forces.
Historic event that took place in 1956 when Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal which was controlled by the French and the British.
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Bosnian War (1992-95) took place in which geographical region:
Iberia.
Northern Europe.
The Balkans.
The Mediterranean.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the Cold War exactly?
An armed conflict that never quite ended.
Indirect conflict that took place all over the world between superpowers U.S and USSR.
A war that took place above the equator.
A war fought in extremely cold temperatures.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Whom provided arms to Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser after aide was denied by Britain and France?
James Byrnes.
Joseph Stalin.
Chiang Kai-shek.
Nikita Khrushchev.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Whom was President of the US during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
President Teddy Roosevelt.
President Harry S. Truman.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
President John F. Kennedy.
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