Free SOL Virginia & US History MCQ Question and Answers

Question 1

What purpose did the Bay of Pigs invasion want to achieve?

Accepted Answer

overthrow the communist government in Cuba

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rescue American citizen in Cuba

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station Soviet missiles in Cuba

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place mines in Cuba ports

Question 2

Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagreed over these issues the most frequently during the debate over the ratification of the United States Constitution.

Accepted Answer

division of power between the national government and the states

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provision for admitting new states to  the union

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use of an electoral college system to choose the President

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distribution of power between the President and the Supreme Court

Question 3

Which of the following elements played the biggest role in the urbanization of the early 20th century?

Accepted Answer

Industrialization in the North

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Growth of suburbs

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Settlement of the frontier

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End of slavery in the South

Question 4

Dr. Jonas Salk is most recognized for what.

Accepted Answer

developing a vaccine for polio

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treating the symptoms of disease

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curing yellow fever

Question 5

What impact did the Watergate scandal have on the presidency of Richard Nixon?

Accepted Answer

It forced him to resign from office

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It prevented him from being reelected

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It allowed him to change foreign policy

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It convinced him that election reform was necessary

Question 6

As a result of the initial Great Awakening,

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a renewal interest in religion

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the founding of free Bible colleges

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the revival of the Salem witch hunts

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a move to limit religious freedom

Question 7

Which of the following sums up the "triumph of democracy over communism" the best?

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Cold War

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World War  II

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Persian Gulf War

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World War I