SS1 Second Term History Past Questions and Answers

 

Here are the second-term questions with options and answers:

 

Question: Who was the second president of the United States?

 

a) Thomas Jefferson

b) George Washington

c) John Adams

d) Benjamin Franklin

 

Answer: c) John Adams

 

Question: In what year did the Mayflower Pilgrims first arrive in Plymouth, Massachusetts?

 

a) 1620

b) 1492

c) 1776

d) 1607

 

Answer: a) 1620

 

Question: Which ancient civilization is known for creating the first written legal code, the Code of Hammurabi?

 

a) Mesopotamia

b) Ancient Greece

c) Ancient Rome

d) Ancient Egypt

 

Answer: a) Mesopotamia

 

Question: The Magna Carta, signed in 1215, is considered a landmark in the development of what?

 

a) Democracy

b) Absolutism

c) Feudalism

d) Communism

 

Answer: a) Democracy

 

Question: Who was the leader of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War?

 

a) Robert E. Lee

b) Jefferson Davis

c) Stonewall Jackson

d) Ulysses S. Grant

 

Answer: b) Jefferson Davis

 

Question: The Boxer Rebellion took place in which country during the late 19th century?

 

a) China

b) Japan

c) India

d) Russia

 

Answer: a) China

 

Question: Which treaty formally ended World War II?

 

a) Treaty of Versailles

b) Treaty of Rome

c) Treaty of Potsdam

d) Treaty of Paris

 

Answer: c) Treaty of Potsdam

 

Question: The Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union began with the launch of which satellite?

 

a) Apollo 11

b) Sputnik 1

c) Explorer 1

d) Hubble Space Telescope

 

Answer: b) Sputnik 1

 

Question: Who was the primary author of the Federalist Papers, advocating for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution?

 

a) Alexander Hamilton

b) James Madison

c) John Jay

d) Thomas Jefferson

 

Answer: a) Alexander Hamilton

 

Question: The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution lowered the voting age to:

 

a) 18

b) 21

c) 25

d) 30

 

Answer: a) 18

 

Question: The Marshall Plan was designed to provide economic aid to help rebuild which continent after World War II?

 

a) Europe

b) Asia

c) Africa

d) South America

 

Answer: a) Europe

 

Question: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution is associated with the U.S. involvement in which conflict?

 

a) Korean War

b) Vietnam War

c) Gulf War

d) World War II

 

Answer: b) Vietnam War

 

Question: Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

 

a) Joseph Stalin

b) Nikita Khrushchev

c) Vladimir Lenin

d) Mikhail Gorbachev

 

Answer: b) Nikita Khrushchev

 

Question: The Berlin Airlift occurred in response to the blockade by the Soviet Union in which year?

 

a) 1947

b) 1948

c) 1950

d) 1952

 

Answer: b) 1948

 

Question: The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln, declared freedom for slaves in which region?

 

a) Northern states

b) Southern states

c) Western states

d) Eastern states

 

Answer: b) Southern states

 

Question: The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to:

 

a) Own property

b) Vote

c) Serve in the military

d) Run for president

 

Answer: b) Vote

 

Question: The Cultural Revolution occurred in which country during the mid-20th century?

 

a) China

b) Japan

c) India

d) Russia

 

Answer: a) China

 

Question: The term “McCarthyism” is associated with the fear of communism during which period in U.S. history?

 

a) Roaring Twenties

b) Great Depression

c) Cold War

d) Progressive Era

 

Answer: c) Cold War

 

Question: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 aimed to end discrimination based on:

 

a) Gender

b) Race

c) Age

d) Religion

 

Answer: b) Race

 

Quest

ion: The Camp David Accords in 1978 were signed between Israel and which neighboring country?

 

a) Egypt

b) Jordan

c) Lebanon

d) Syria

 

Answer: a) Egypt