Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information / Quiz 13

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, or (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 and 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, Cheyenne, Navajo, Arawak, Sioux, Shawnee, Chippewa, Mohegan, Choctaw, Huron, Pueblo, Oneida, Apache, Lakota, Iroquois, Crow, Creek, Teton, Blackfeet, Hopi, Seminole, or Inuit