USA quiz · Grade 11

Grade 11 US History quiz

100 practice questions. Tap an answer, then use the list below to study with a parent or teacher.

Question and answer list

Each item is a 4-option MCQ. Open a question, tap A–D. Green is correct, red is wrong. Original US classroom practice — not a state test copy.

1. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 83 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip

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2. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 84 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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3. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 85 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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4. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 86 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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5. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 87 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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6. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 88 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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7. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 89 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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8. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 90 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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9. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 91 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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10. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 92 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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11. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: C) ruled school segregation unconstitutional

It overturned “separate but equal” in public schools.

12. Rosa Parks is associated with the

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) Montgomery Bus Boycott

The boycott lasted over a year.

13. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech was in

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) 1963 at the March on Washington

It called for racial justice and equality.

14. The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) banned segregation in public accommodations and job discrimination

It was a landmark federal law.

15. The Voting Rights Act of 1965

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: C) targeted racial barriers to voting, especially in the South

Literacy tests were a target.

16. Malcolm X is often contrasted with MLK because he

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) for a time emphasized Black self-defense and nationalism more sharply

Both are central to US civil-rights study.

17. Little Rock Nine (1957) were

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) Black students integrating Central High under federal protection

Eisenhower sent troops.

18. The 24th Amendment

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) banned poll taxes in federal elections

Poll taxes had blocked poor voters, including many Black Americans.

19. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 1 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip

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20. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 2 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip

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21. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 3 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip

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22. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 4 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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23. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 5 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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24. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 6 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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25. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 7 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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26. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 8 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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27. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 9 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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28. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 10 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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29. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 11 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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30. Grade 11 social studies — civil rights: practice check 12 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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31. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 53 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip

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32. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 54 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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33. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 55 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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34. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 56 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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35. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 57 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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36. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 58 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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37. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 59 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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38. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 60 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip

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39. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 61 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip

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40. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 62 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip

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41. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 63 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip

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42. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 64 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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43. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 65 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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44. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 66 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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45. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 67 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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46. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 68 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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47. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 69 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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48. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 70 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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49. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 71 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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50. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 72 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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51. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 73 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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52. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 74 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip

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53. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 75 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip

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54. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 76 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip

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55. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 77 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip

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56. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 78 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip

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57. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 79 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip

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58. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 80 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip

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59. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 81 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip

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60. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 82 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip

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61. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 83 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip

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62. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 84 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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63. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 85 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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64. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 86 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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65. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 87 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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66. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 88 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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67. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 89 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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68. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 90 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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69. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 91 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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70. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 92 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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71. The Cold War was mainly a rivalry between

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) the United States and the Soviet Union

It lasted roughly 1947–1991.

72. Containment meant

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: C) stopping the spread of communism

The Truman Doctrine is a key text.

73. NATO is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) a Western military alliance formed in 1949

The Warsaw Pact was the Soviet-led counterpart.

74. The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) was a

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) standoff over Soviet missiles in Cuba

It is often called the closest brush with nuclear war.

75. The Berlin Wall fell in

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: C) 1989

Germany reunified soon after.

76. The space race included

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) Sputnik (1957) and the US Moon landing (1969)

It was Cold War prestige and tech.

77. McCarthyism refers to

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) 1950s accusations of communist infiltration in the US

It chilled free speech for many.

78. The Soviet Union dissolved in

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) 1991

Many textbooks treat this as the Cold War’s end.

79. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 1 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip

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80. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 2 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip

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81. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 3 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip

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82. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 4 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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83. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 5 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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84. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 6 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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85. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 7 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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86. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 8 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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87. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 9 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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88. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 10 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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89. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 11 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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90. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 12 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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91. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 13 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip

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92. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 14 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip

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93. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 15 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip

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94. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 16 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip

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95. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 17 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip

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96. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 18 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip

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97. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 19 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip

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98. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 20 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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99. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 21 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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100. Grade 11 social studies — cold war: practice check 22 — the reliable next step is

Tap A, B, C or D.

Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip

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