U.S. History — Semester B
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Question 1 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Hard Word
McCarthyism (1950s) was:
A anti-communist investigations and accusations
B an economic plan
C a civil rights strategy
D a trade policy
Explanation
📌 Senator Joseph McCarthy led anti-communist witch hunts. Red Scare. Blacklists. Fear of communist infiltration in government.
Question 2 of 10
TEKS 26A-28B Easy Word
Three Mile Island (1979) was:
A a space mission
B a military base
C a natural disaster
D a nuclear power plant accident
Explanation
📌 Nuclear power plant accident in Pennsylvania. Partial meltdown. No deaths but increased anti-nuclear sentiment.
Question 3 of 10
TEKS 29A-32B Hard Word
A student finds two newspaper articles from 1968 about the Vietnam War — one from an American newspaper supporting the war and one from a Vietnamese newspaper opposing it. What is the most important reason to read both articles?
A To determine which newspaper had better journalism
B To prove that one country was right and the other was wrong
C To count how many facts each article contains
D To understand multiple perspectives and form a more complete understanding of the event
Explanation
Multiple perspectives on the same event help historians understand the complexity of historical events and avoid one-sided conclusions.
Question 4 of 10
TEKS 26A-28B Easy Word
The Manhattan Project developed:
A the airplane
B the telephone
C the internet
D the atomic bomb
Explanation
📌 The atomic bomb during WWII. Led by J. Robert Oppenheimer. Used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 1945).
Question 5 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word
Malcolm X advocated for:
A segregation
B nonviolent protest only
C Black nationalism and self-defense
D communism
Explanation
📌 Black nationalism, self-defense, racial pride. Nation of Islam (then independent). Assassinated 1965.
Question 6 of 10
TEKS 26A-28B Easy Word
The internet was originally developed by:
A Microsoft
B Apple
C the US military (ARPANET)
D Google
Explanation
📌 ARPANET (1969), funded by the US military (DARPA). Became publicly available in the 1990s. World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee.
Question 7 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Hard Word
The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) was a landmark ruling because it —
A required all schools to provide bilingual education
B established the right to free speech in schools
C declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional
D granted women the right to vote in all elections
Explanation
Brown v. Board overturned Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) by declaring that 'separate but equal' public schools were inherently unequal and unconstitutional.
Question 8 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Medium Word
The Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th) were significant because they —
A abolished slavery, established citizenship rights, and protected voting rights for formerly enslaved people
B gave women the right to vote in all federal elections
C established the separation of church and state
D created the system of checks and balances in the federal government
Explanation
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, the 14th granted citizenship and equal protection, and the 15th protected voting rights regardless of race.
Question 9 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Medium Word
The 19th Amendment (1920) was a milestone in American democracy because it —
A abolished the poll tax in federal elections
B ended racial segregation in public schools
C granted women the right to vote in all elections
D lowered the voting age to 18
Explanation
The 19th Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote, the culmination of the women's suffrage movement that began at Seneca Falls in 1848.
Question 10 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word
The GI Bill's greatest impact was on:
A foreign policy
B military spending
C immigration
D education and the growth of the middle class
Explanation
📌 Education. Millions of veterans attended college. Created large educated middle class. Also home loans.

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