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Grade 11 Modern Era
A wave of immigration from China was prompted by what event?
  1. California Gold Rush
  2. Yukon Gold Rush
  3. Boxer Rebellion
  4. Opium Wars
Grade 11 Modern Era
Taft's policy of "dollar diplomacy"                                                              .
  1. was primarily aimed at helping underdeveloped countries.
  2. resulted in less American influence in Latin America.
  3. had little influence on American national security interests.
  4. promoted American financial and business interests abroad.
  5. helped establish the prestige of the United States in Asia.
Grade 11 Modern Era
Immigration quotas were abolished by the                             Act of 1965.
  1. Immigration and Nationality
  2. Equal Nationalilty
  3. Displaced Persons
  4. National Origins
Grade 8 Modern Era
What band is credited as having the first jazz record released?
  1. Hot Fives
  2. King Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band
  3. Original Dixieland Jazz Band
  4. Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Grade 8 Modern Era
What significant event marked the end of the Space Race?
  1. The signing of a space exploration treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union
  2. The first human landing on Mars c) The fall of the Berlin Wall
  3. The dissolution of the Soviet Union
  4. The fall of the Berlin Wall
Grade 8 Modern Era
What was the primary goal of the Apollo program?
  1. To establish a permanent human presence on the Moon
  2. To explore the outer planets of the solar system
  3. To build a space station in Earth's orbit
  4. To study Mars and its potential for colonization
Grade 8 Modern Era
What did the Space Race contribute to besides space exploration?
  1. Advancements in computer technology
  2. Medical breakthroughs
  3. Environmental conservation
  4. Musical innovations
Grade 8 Modern Era
In 2009, which musician became the first African American to appear by himself on a United States circulating coin?
  1. Louis Armstrong
  2. Duke Ellington
  3. Dizzy Gillespie
  4. Miles Davis
Grade 9 Modern Era
What action, rather than a full-scale invasion of Cuba, did the Kennedy Administration take in response to the Russian missiles being placed there?
  1. blockade the island
  2. invade East Berlin
  3. land saboteurs to disable the missiles
  4. launch airstrikes against the missile sites
Grade 10 Modern Era
Which organization had its headquarters at the Watergate complex?
  1. George McGovern for President
  2. Republican National Committee
  3. Democratic National Committee
  4. Committee for the Re-Election of the President
Grade 7 Modern Era
Which mission was Neil Armstrong a part of when he walked on the moon?
  1. Apollo 8
  2. Apollo 10
  3. Apollo 11
  4. Apollo 13
Grade 7 Modern Era
Who was Neil Armstrong's fellow astronaut and lunar module pilot during the Apollo 11 mission?
  1. Buzz Aldrin
  2. Alan Shepard
  3. John Glenn
  4. Michael Collins
Grade 5 Modern Era
The Wright brothers' first flight was at Kitty Hawk,                .
  1. Ohio
  2. Illinois
  3. South Dakota
  4. North Carolina
Grade 9 Modern Era
Russia agreed to remove its missiles from Cuba after the United states did what?
  1. agreed to remove its missiles from Turkey
  2. launched an invasion of Cuba
  3. deployed missiles to Turkey
  4. attacked the Berlin Wall
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