American History - C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

Question 1

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

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Answer 1

• World War I
• World War II
• Korean War
• Vietnam War
• (Persian) Gulf War

Question 2

Who was President during
World War I?

Answer 2

(Woodrow) Wilson

Question 3

Who was President during the Great
Depression and World War II?

Answer 3

(Franklin) Roosevelt

Question 4

Who did the United States fight in
World War II?

Answer 4

Japan, Germany, and Italy

Question 5

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

Answer 5

World War II

Question 6

. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

Answer 6

Communism

Question 7

What movement tried to end racial
discrimination?

Answer 7

• civil rights (movement)

Question 8

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

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Answer 8

• fought for civil rights
• worked for equality for all Americans

Question 9

What major event happened on
September 11, 2001, in the
United States?

Answer 9

Terrorists attacked the United States

Question 10

Name one American Indian tribe in the
United States.

Answer 10

• Cherokee
• Navajo
• Sioux
• Chippewa
• Choctaw
• Pueblo
• Apache
• Iroquois
• Creek
• Blackfeet
• Seminole
• Cheyenne
• Arawak
• Shawnee
• Mohegan
• Huron
• Oneida
• Lakota
• Crow
• Teton
• Hopi
• Inuit

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