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 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