MCQS HISTORY OF THE USA 2011
1)During the Cuban Crisis ,The President Kennedy demanded;

a) A “quarantine’ to stop ships carrying offensive weapons to Cuba
b) The Removal of Russian Strategic Missile
c) Both of these d)None of these

2)The American commitment to prevent spread of Communism was expressed in;

a)The Marshal plan b) The Truman Doctrine
c)The Yalta Declaration d) All of these
e) None of these

3)Europe’s rapid economic recovery after World War II was mainly due to;

a)Truman Doctrine b) Big Four Conference c) Marshal Plan
d) All of these e) None of these

4) Which of the following pertains to American involvement in World War II ;

a) Lend Lease Act b) Atlantic Charter
c) Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour
d) All of these e) None of these

5) A major difference between World War I and World War II was;

a) A global involvement b) American intervention
c) War strategy and weapons
d ) All of these e) None of these

6) Which of the following was the reason for the Great Depression ;

a) Weakness in American Banking System b) International Economic Imbalance of trade
c) Low American wages gave inadequate purchasing power to support excessive capital investment d) All of these e) None of these

7) The “White Man Burden “ refers to:

a) A belief in the equality of all races man
b) The assumed “Superiority of the white race with obligation to guide and “ inferior” races
c) European isolation policies
d)All of these e) None of these

8) The North American colonies enjoyed economic success because of;

a)Hardworking populations b) The practice of monoculture on plantations c)The use of slave labour d) All of these e) None of these

9) During the height of European emigration between 1900 and 1910 most emigrants settled in;

a)Australia b)New Zealand c)South America
d) All of these e) None of these

10) The Americas changed from continents inhabited by people of monogoloid stock to;

a) The most racially mixed region of the world b) Completely Indo-European Stock
c )Majority Negroid Stock d)All of these e) None of these

11) Large scale African slavery began as a means of:

a) Dispersing the captive of African warfare b) Dispersing populations from overcrowded areas
c) Supplying labour for New World plantations d) All of these e) None of these

12) In addition to natural harbours and a hospital climate ,America was easily accessible because of its:

a) Well developed interior water ways b) Exclusive western deserts c)Well travelled interior routes d) All of these e) None of these

13) Eighteenth amendment pertained to:

a) Abolition of slavery b) Extension of suffrage to women c) Popular selection of senators
d) Right to keep and bear arms e) None of these

14) Fourteenth amendment pertained to;

a) Definition of Citizenship b)Appointment of Representatives in Congress c) Validity of public debt d)All of these e)None of these

15) In 1989 Summit meeting between Bush and Gorbachov was held in ;

a)Yalta b)Malta c)Camp David d)Tehran e)None of these
16) Civil Rights Act was passed in:

a) 1962 b) 1966 c)1862 d)1866 e) None of these

17) In March 2001 George Bush announced rejection of Kyoto Protocol of:

a) 1995 b) 1996 c) 1997 d )1998 e)None of these

18) President Carter secured senate ratification of treaties to return Panama Canal to Panama by:

a)1997 b)1999 c) 2000 d) 2001 e) None of these

19)The Fair Deal was name given to ------------ programme of Harry Truman:

a) Foreign b) Security c) Domestic d) All of these e)None of these

20) First shipload of Negroes landed in Virginia;

a)1619 b)1570 c)1487 d)1729 e) None of these