Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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One reason the United States went to the aid of South Korea in the Korean
Conflict was
a. | Europe had made a trade embargo against the United States. | b. | United States’
citizens enjoyed vacationing in South Korea. | c. | to stop the spread of
communism. | d. | to help the spread of communism. |
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South Vietnam asked the United States for help in the war against North Vietnam
because its citizens
a. | did not want to be ruled by communists. | b. | needed more male
soldiers. | c. | wanted help from a communist country. | d. | wanted to become communists
themselves. |
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For how many years was the war in Vietnam fought?
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The United States buys millions of barrels of oil from which country each
year?
a. | Turkey | b. | Iran | c. | Iraq | d. | Kuwait |
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At the end of the Persian Gulf War, the allies demanded that the Iraqis destroy
their
a. | military tanks. | b. | concrete fences. | c. | weapons of mass
destruction. | d. | Scud missiles. |
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The September 11, 2001 attack on America started the United States’
a. | War on Terrorism. | b. | War to save America. | c. | War against
Hate. | d. | Be Prepared Program. |
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In October 2001, Great Britain and the United States bombed Afghanistan to
begin
a. | Operation Retaliate. | b. | Operation Take Charge. | c. | Operation Enduring
Freedom. | d. | Operation Never Again. |
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The first American astronaut in space was
a. | Neil Armstrong | b. | Mae Jemison | c. | Henry
Hartsfield | d. | Alan Shepherd |
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The Alabama Shakespeare Festival is in a 250-acre park in
a. | Birmingham. | b. | Montgomery. | c. | Andalusia. | d. | Clinton. |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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The invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in 1990 eventually led to the ___________
________ War.
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During the Persian Gulf War, the Americans used _______________ missiles to
shoot down Iraqi missiles called Scuds.
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People who use violence to cause fear are known as ____________________.
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13.
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The Department of _________________ _________________ was created after
September 11, 2001, (9/11), to help make our country safe.
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The 9/11 attacks were carried out by a group of terrorists called
____________________.
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The Taliban government of Afghanistan refused to turn over the terrorist leader,
___________________________________, to the United States.
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16.
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Dr. Werner _______________________, of Germany, was in charge of the rocket
program at Redstone Arsenal in the 1950s.
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________________ was the first country to launch a satellite.
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Public schools in Alabama are funded by ______________.
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One of the groups working to keep Alabama clean is PALS-People Against a
_____________ State.
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Huntville’s ___________________ Space Flight Center opened in 1960.
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