American History: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

Question 2

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

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Who was President during World War I?

Answer 3

Woodrow Wilson

Question 4

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

Answer 4

(Franklin) Roosevelt

Question 5

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

Answer 5

Japan, Germany, and Italy

Question 6

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

Answer 6

World War II

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Communism

Question 8

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Answer 8

civil rights (movement)

Question 9

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Terrorists attacked the United States.

Question 11

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

Answer 11

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