Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

Question 1

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

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?

Answer 8

fought for civil rights
worked for equality for all American

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