U.S. History — Semester B
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Question 1 of 10
TEKS 26A-28B Easy Word
The Space Race was between:
A US and USSR
B US and Britain
C US and Japan
D US and China
Explanation
📌 US vs USSR. Sputnik (1957) → Apollo 11 moon landing (1969). Neil Armstrong = first person on the moon.
Question 2 of 10
TEKS 29A-32B Easy Word
A secondary source is:
A a photograph from the Civil War
B the Declaration of Independence
C a textbook analyzing historical events
D a diary from the 1800s
Explanation
📌 Secondary = written AFTER the event, by someone who wasn't there. Textbooks, documentaries, biographies.
Question 3 of 10
TEKS 26A-28B Easy Word
The Manhattan Project developed:
A the atomic bomb
B the internet
C the telephone
D the airplane
Explanation
📌 The atomic bomb during WWII. Led by J. Robert Oppenheimer. Used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 1945).
Question 4 of 10
TEKS 20A-22E Easy Word
The Civil Rights Act of 1964:
A gave women the right to vote
B outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex
C established Social Security
D abolished slavery
Explanation
📌 Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Ended Jim Crow laws.
Question 5 of 10
TEKS 23A-25D Easy Word
The Harlem Renaissance was:
A a political movement
B a military campaign
C a religious revival
D an African American cultural and artistic movement
Explanation
📌 1920s-1930s. African American cultural movement in Harlem, NYC. Literature, music (jazz), art. Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington.
Question 6 of 10
TEKS 12A-14C Easy Word
The Dust Bowl occurred primarily in:
A the Southeast
B the Great Plains
C New England
D California
Explanation
📌 Great Plains (Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas) in the 1930s. Drought + poor farming → massive dust storms → migration.
Question 7 of 10
TEKS 15A-16E Easy Word
The GI Bill (1944) provided:
A civil rights protections
B social security for the elderly
C education and housing benefits for veterans
D voting rights for women
Explanation
📌 Education, housing, and business loans for returning WWII veterans. Expanded the middle class enormously.
Question 8 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word
The US entered World War I in:
A 1917
B 1918
C 1914
D 1920
Explanation
📌 1917. Reasons: unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmermann Telegram. Allies won 1918.
Question 9 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word
D-Day (June 6, 1944) was:
A the end of WWI
B the dropping of the atomic bomb
C the Allied invasion of Normandy
D the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Explanation
📌 Allied invasion of Normandy, France. Largest amphibious invasion in history. Turning point of WWII in Europe.
Question 10 of 10
TEKS 17A-19E Easy Word
The 19th Amendment (1920) gave:
A African Americans the right to vote
B immigrants the right to vote
C women the right to vote
D 18-year-olds the right to vote
Explanation
📌 Women the right to vote. Result of the women's suffrage movement led by Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

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