Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information Flashcards
1
Q
Name one war fought by the United States in
the 1900s
A
- World War I
- World War II
- Korean War
- Vietnam War
- (Persian) Gulf War
2
Q
Who was President during World War I?
A
• (Woodrow) Wilson
3
Q
Who was President during the Great
Depression and World War II?
A
• (Franklin) Roosevelt
4
Q
Who did the United States fight in
World War II?
A
Japan, Germany, and Italy
5
Q
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a
general. What war was he in?
A
World War II
6
Q
During the Cold War, what was the main
concern of the United States?
A
Communism
7
Q
What movement tried to end racial
discrimination?
A
civil rights (movement)
8
Q
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
A
- fought for civil rights
* worked for equality for all Americans
9
Q
What major event happened on
September 11, 2001, in the
United States?
A
Terrorists attacked the United States.
10
Q
Name one American Indian tribe in the
United States.
A
- Cherokee
- Navajo
- Sioux
- Chippewa
- Choctaw
- Pueblo
- Apache
- Iroquois
- Creek
- Blackfeet
- Seminole
- Cheyenne
- Arawak
- Shawnee
- Mohegan
- Huron
- Oneida
- Lakota
- Crow
- Teton
- Hopi
- Inuit
