CUMULATIVE TEST EXAM
ADVANCED EXAMINATION IN MODERN AMERICAN
STUDIES
FINAL EXAMINATION – MAY 2026
Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
Total Marks: 100
SECTION A — MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (20 Marks)
Choose the best answer.
1 The Watergate scandal involved:
A. Election fraud and abuse of power
B. Civil War battles
C. Immigration policy
D. Industrial strikes
2 Which president resigned because of the Watergate scandal?
A. Richard Nixon
B. Jimmy Carter
C. Ronald Reagan
D. Gerald Ford
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,3 Reaganomics emphasized:
A. Increased government spending
B. Conservative economic policies and tax cuts
C. Socialist reforms
D. Isolationism
4 Globalization refers to:
A. End of world trade
B. Increased international economic connections
C. Military dictatorship
D. Colonial expansion
5 The War on Terror began after:
A. Pearl Harbor
B. September 11 attacks
C. Vietnam War
D. World War I
6 Détente refers to:
A. Increased Cold War tension
B. Reduced tensions during the Cold War
C. Expansion of communism
D. Nuclear warfare
7 NAFTA is an agreement involving:
A. Military alliances
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, B. Trade cooperation
C. Nuclear disarmament
D. Immigration bans
8 Which technological development greatly changed communication in modern America?
A. Telegraph only
B. Internet
C. Steam engine
D. Cotton gin
9 The collapse of the Soviet Union occurred in:
A. 1945
B. 1965
C. 1991
D. 2005
10 Homeland Security was strengthened mainly because of concerns about:
A. Industrialization
B. Terrorism
C. Slavery
D. Colonialism
SECTION B — SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (30 Marks)
11 Define globalization. (3 marks)
12 Explain the significance of the Watergate scandal. (3 marks)
13 Describe two major features of Reaganomics. (4 marks)
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ADVANCED EXAMINATION IN MODERN AMERICAN
STUDIES
FINAL EXAMINATION – MAY 2026
Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
Total Marks: 100
SECTION A — MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (20 Marks)
Choose the best answer.
1 The Watergate scandal involved:
A. Election fraud and abuse of power
B. Civil War battles
C. Immigration policy
D. Industrial strikes
2 Which president resigned because of the Watergate scandal?
A. Richard Nixon
B. Jimmy Carter
C. Ronald Reagan
D. Gerald Ford
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,3 Reaganomics emphasized:
A. Increased government spending
B. Conservative economic policies and tax cuts
C. Socialist reforms
D. Isolationism
4 Globalization refers to:
A. End of world trade
B. Increased international economic connections
C. Military dictatorship
D. Colonial expansion
5 The War on Terror began after:
A. Pearl Harbor
B. September 11 attacks
C. Vietnam War
D. World War I
6 Détente refers to:
A. Increased Cold War tension
B. Reduced tensions during the Cold War
C. Expansion of communism
D. Nuclear warfare
7 NAFTA is an agreement involving:
A. Military alliances
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, B. Trade cooperation
C. Nuclear disarmament
D. Immigration bans
8 Which technological development greatly changed communication in modern America?
A. Telegraph only
B. Internet
C. Steam engine
D. Cotton gin
9 The collapse of the Soviet Union occurred in:
A. 1945
B. 1965
C. 1991
D. 2005
10 Homeland Security was strengthened mainly because of concerns about:
A. Industrialization
B. Terrorism
C. Slavery
D. Colonialism
SECTION B — SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (30 Marks)
11 Define globalization. (3 marks)
12 Explain the significance of the Watergate scandal. (3 marks)
13 Describe two major features of Reaganomics. (4 marks)
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