Question 1 of 10
McCarthyism (1950s) was:
Aanti-communist investigations and accusations
Ba trade policy
Ca civil rights strategy
Dan economic plan
Explanation
📌 Senator Joseph McCarthy led anti-communist witch hunts. Red Scare. Blacklists. Fear of communist infiltration in government.
Question 2 of 10
The map shows territorial expansion of the US. Which acquisition is labeled X? 
AAlaska Purchase
BLouisiana Purchase
CGadsden Purchase
DMexican Cession
Explanation
📌 Area X (1848, Southwest including California) = Mexican Cession.
Acquired after the Mexican-American War through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Included: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, parts of NM, CO, WY.
Acquired after the Mexican-American War through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Included: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, parts of NM, CO, WY.
Question 3 of 10
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ruled that:
Awomen can vote
Bschool segregation is unconstitutional
Cthe draft is legal
Dprayer in school is required
Explanation
📌 'Separate but equal' is unconstitutional. School segregation violated the 14th Amendment. Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.
Question 4 of 10
The US entered World War I in:
A1917
B1920
C1918
D1914
Explanation
📌 1917. Reasons: unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmermann Telegram. Allies won 1918.
Question 5 of 10
Federalism is:
Ano government power
Ball power to the national government
Call power to state governments
Dpower shared between national and state governments
Explanation
📌 Power shared between national and state governments. Both have certain powers; some are shared (concurrent).
Question 6 of 10
Manifest Destiny was the belief that: 
Aexpansion should stop at the Mississippi
Bthe US was destined to expand from coast to coast
CAmerica should remain on the East Coast
DAmerica should join the British Empire
Explanation
📌 Americans believed they were destined by God to expand across the continent from Atlantic to Pacific.
Question 7 of 10
The Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction by:
Apassing the 15th Amendment
Babolishing slavery
Cremoving federal troops from the South
Dstarting the Civil War
Explanation
📌 Hayes (R) became President in exchange for removing federal troops from the South. Ended Reconstruction. Led to Jim Crow laws.
Question 8 of 10
The New Deal was:
AFDR's programs to combat the Great Depression
Ba peace treaty after WWI
Ca trade agreement with Britain
DLincoln's plan for Reconstruction
Explanation
📌 FDR's programs (1933-1939) to combat the Great Depression. Created jobs, reformed banking, established Social Security.
Question 9 of 10
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) doubled the size of the US. It was purchased from: 
AMexico
BFrance
CBritain
DSpain
Explanation
📌 Napoleon's France sold it for $15 million. Doubled US territory. Lewis & Clark explored it.
Question 10 of 10
The Civil War was fought primarily over:
ASlavery and states' rights
BTrade disputes
CReligious differences
DForeign invasion
Explanation
📌 Slavery and states' rights. Southern states seceded to preserve slavery. 1861-1865.