4th Grade History Test 16

Question 1

The United States purchased Alaska from

Answer 1

Russia

Question 2

the man who convinced the United States government to purchase Alaska was

Answer 2

William H. Seward

Question 3

to help builders of the Panama Canal ___ destroyed insects.

Answer 3

William Gorgas

Question 4

the man who discovered Hawaii

Answer 4

James Cook

Question 5

the first black Supreme Court Justice

Answer 5

Thurgood Marshall

Question 6

In 1983, President Reagan sent American troops to liberate

Answer 6

Grenada

Question 7

The first woman justice of the Supreme Court

Answer 7

Sandra Day O’Connor

Question 8

The dictator whose armies invaded Kuwait in 1990

Answer 8

Saddam hussein

Question 9

The only President to ever resign from office

Answer 9

Richard M. Nixon

Question 10

Theodore Roosevelt led the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill during which war?

Answer 10

Spanish-American War

Question 11

Woodrow Wilson was President during which war?

Answer 11

World War I

Question 12

Winston Churchill was Prime Minister during which war?

Answer 12

World War II

Question 13

President Johnson committed the U.S. to heavy involvement during which war?

Answer 13

Vietnam War

Question 14

Saddam Hussein was removed from power during which war?

Answer 14

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Question 15

During what war were two atomic bombs dropped?

Answer 15

World War II

Question 16

Which war ended on November 11, 1918?

Answer 16

World War I

Question 17

When did Saddam Hussein invade Kuwait?

Answer 17

Operation Desert Storm

Question 18

the first war after World War II

Answer 18

Korean War

Question 19

the Lusitania sank during this war

Answer 19

World War I

Question 20

Kaiser Wilhelm II was leader of Germany during this war

Answer 20

World War I

Question 21

lasted 2 1/2 months

Answer 21

Operation Desert Storm

Question 22

Berlin was divided during this war

Answer 22

World War II

Question 23

George W. Bush was President

Answer 23

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Question 24

Nazism was defeated

Answer 24

World War II

Question 25

The storm that devastated New Orleans in 2005

Answer 25

Hurricane Katrina

Question 26

the first man to walk on the moon

Answer 26

Neil Armstrong

Question 27

the Cold War was a conflict between which two countries?

Answer 27

United States

Soviet Union

Question 28

in which case did the Supreme Court rule that schools should no longer be segregated

Answer 28

Brown v. Board of Education

Question 29

President who was shot and killed while traveling in a motorcade through downtown Dallas.

Answer 29

President Kennedy

Question 30

Name the holiday that we celebrate on November 11 and explain the significance of this date.

Answer 30

Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11. It was the day that World War I ended, and now on this date, we remember all Americans who have served in the Armed Forces.

Question 31

Explain the Reagan Doctrine.

Answer 31

The Reagan Doctrine is the belief that Communism should be stopped before it can attack and enslave a country.

Question 32

Tell why President George w. Bush declared a “war on terror” after September 11, 2001.

Answer 32

On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States by hijacking airplanes and crashing them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Question 33

Know all the states and capitals.

Answer 33

Study them.. Don’t think that you just know them. You don’t.

Question 34

Study all the state locations on the map.

Answer 34

STUDY in your book or worksheet.