Recent American History & Other Important Historical Information Flashcards
1
Q
Name one war fought by US in the 1900s.
A
WW1 WW2 Korean War Vietnam War (Persian) Gulf War
2
Q
Who was President during WW1?
A
Woodrow Wilson
3
Q
Who was President during the Great Depression and WW2?
A
Franklin Roosevelt
4
Q
Who did the US fight in WW2?
A
Japan, Germany, Italy
5
Q
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general in what was?
A
WW2
6
Q
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the US?
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 9/11/01?
A
Al-Qaeda Terrorists attacked the US, killing almost 3000 people (mostly civilians).
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
