American History - Recent American History

American History - Recent American History

Questions 78-87 cover 20th and 21st century American history, including the World Wars and civil rights movement.

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Question 78

Question:

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

Answer:

World War I. World War II. Korean War. Vietnam War. (Persian) Gulf War.

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Question 79

Question:

Who was President during World War I?

Answer:

Woodrow Wilson

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Question 80

Question:

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

Answer:

Franklin Roosevelt

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Question 81

Question:

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

Answer:

Japan, Germany, and Italy

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Question 82

Question:

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

Answer:

World War II

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Question 83

Question:

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

Answer:

Communism

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Question 84

Question:

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Answer:

civil rights (movement)

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Question 85

Question:

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

Answer:

fought for civil rights. worked for equality for all Americans.

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Question 86

Question:

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

Answer:

Terrorists attacked the United States.

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Question 87

Question:

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

Answer:

Cherokee. Navajo. Sioux. Chippewa. Choctaw. Pueblo. Apache. Iroquois. Creek. Blackfeet. Seminole. Cheyenne. Arawak. Shawnee. Mohegan. Huron. Oneida. Lakota. Crow. Teton. Hopi. Inuit.

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