Test 16 Study Guide

Question 1

The US purchased Alaska from ________________.

Answer 1

Russia

Question 2

The man who convinced the US government to purchase Alaska was ____________________.

Answer 2

William H. Seward

Question 3

To help builders of the Panama Canal, ___________________ destroyed insects.

Answer 3

William Gorgas

Question 4

The man who discovered Hawaii was ___________________.

Answer 4

James Cook

Question 5

The first black Supreme Court Justice was _____________________.

Answer 5

Thurgood Marshall

Question 6

In 1983, President Reagan sent American troops to liberate ____________________.

Answer 6

Grenada

Question 7

The first woman justice of the Supreme Court was ____________________>

Answer 7

Sandra Day O’Connor

Question 8

The dictator whose armies invaded Kuwait in 1990 was _________________.

Answer 8

Saddam Hussein

Question 9

The only President to ever resign from office was ___________________.

Answer 9

Richard M. Nixon

Question 10

In which war did Theodore Roosevelt lead the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill?

Answer 10

Spanish-American War

Question 11

During which war was Woodrow Wilson president?

Answer 11

World War I

Question 12

During which war was Winston Churchill Prime Minister of England?

Answer 12

World War II

Question 13

During which was did President Johnson commit the US to heavy involvement?

Answer 13

Vietnam War

Question 14

In this war, Saddam Hussein was removed from power.

Answer 14

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Question 15

In which war were two atomic bombs dropped?

Answer 15

World War II

Question 16

This war ended on November 11, 1918.

Answer 16

World War I

Question 17

During this war, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait.

Answer 17

Operation Desert Storm

Question 18

This was the first war after World War II.

Answer 18

Korean War

Question 19

The Lusitania was sunk during this war.

Answer 19

World War I

Question 20

Kaiser Wilhelm II was the leader of Germany during this war.

Answer 20

World War I

Question 21

This war lasted 2 1/2 months

Answer 21

Operation Desert Storm

Question 22

Berlin was divided during this war.

Answer 22

World War II

Question 23

George W. Bush was President during this war.

Answer 23

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Question 24

Nazism was defeated during this war.

Answer 24

World War II

Question 25

This storm devastated New Orleans in 2005.

Answer 25

Hurricane Katrina

Question 26

The first man to walk on the moon

Answer 26

Neil Armstrong

Question 27

The Cold War was a conflict between these countries:

Answer 27

The United States and the Soviet Union

Question 28

In this Supreme Court case, the Supreme Court ruled that schools should no longer be segregated.

Answer 28

Brown vs. Board of Education

Question 29

President _____________ was shot and killed while traveling in a motorcade through downtown Dallas.

Answer 29

Kennedy

Question 30

Name the holiday that we celebrate on November 11 and explain the significance of this date.

Answer 30

Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11. It was the day that World War I ended, and now on this date, we remember all Americans who have served in the Armed Forces.

Question 31

Explain the Reagan Doctrine.

Answer 31

The Reagan Doctrine is the belief that Communism should be stopped before it can attack and enslave a country.

Question 32

Tell why President George W. Bush declared a “war on terror” after September 11, 2001.

Answer 32

On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States by hijacking airplanes and crashing them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Question 33

Name the capital of Arizona.

Answer 33

Phoenix

Question 34

Name the capital of Utah.

Answer 34

Salt Lake City

Question 35

Name the capital of Maryland.

Answer 35

Annapolis

Question 36

Name the capital of North Carolina.

Answer 36

Raleigh

Question 37

Name the capital of South Dakota.

Answer 37

Pierre

Question 38

Be able to locate these states on a map:
1) Arizona
2) Nebraska
3) Georgia
4) South Carolina
5) Maine
6) Montana
7) Colorado
8) Oklahoma
9) Louisiana
10) Texas
11) Arkansas
12) New York
13) Indiana
14) Tennessee
15) Michigan

Answer 38

see History book, pp. 248-249