1. What was the main ideological difference between the USA and the USSR during the Cold War? A) Democracy vs. Communism B) Capitalism vs. Socialism C) Authoritarianism vs. Democracy D) Monarchy vs. Republic Answer: A) Democracy vs. Communism 2. Which event marked the beginning of the Cold War? A) The Cuban Missile Crisis B) The … Read more
1. What year did the Cold War officially begin? A) 1945 B) 1947 C) 1950 D) 1953 Answer: B) 1947 2. Which U.S. president is credited with initiating the policy of containment? A) Franklin D. Roosevelt B) Harry S. Truman C) Dwight D. Eisenhower D) John F. Kennedy Answer: B) Harry S. Truman 3. What … Read more
1. In which year did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on the bus? A) 1954 B) 1955 C) 1956 D) 1957 Answer: B) 1955 2. In which city did Rosa Parks’ historic act of defiance take place? A) Atlanta B) Montgomery C) Birmingham D) Selma Answer: B) Montgomery 3. What was the … Read more
1. What year was Martin Luther King Jr. born? A) 1929 B) 1930 C) 1931 D) 1932 Answer: A) 1929 2. Which city was Martin Luther King Jr. born in? A) Atlanta B) Birmingham C) Montgomery D) Selma Answer: A) Atlanta 3. What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech delivered during … Read more
1. Who was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)? A) Malcolm X B) Martin Luther King Jr. C) Rosa Parks D) Stokely Carmichael Answer: B) Martin Luther King Jr. 2. Which landmark Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional? A) Plessy v. Ferguson B) Brown v. Board of Education … Read more
1. In which year did the United States officially enter World War I? A) 1914 B) 1915 C) 1917 D) 1918 Answer: C) 1917 2. Which U.S. President led the country into World War I? A) Theodore Roosevelt B) William Howard Taft C) Woodrow Wilson D) Franklin D. Roosevelt Answer: C) Woodrow Wilson 3. What … Read more
1. Which event triggered the start of World War I? A) Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand B) Bombing of Pearl Harbor C) Invasion of Poland D) Sinking of the Lusitania Answer: A) Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand 2. In which year did World War I begin? A) 1912 B) 1914 C) 1916 D) 1918 Answer: … Read more
1. Who was Jefferson Davis? A) President of the Confederate States B) President of the Union States C) General in the Union Army D) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Answer: A) President of the Confederate States 2. In what year was Jefferson Davis born? A) 1808 B) 1812 C) 1815 D) 1820 Answer: A) … Read more
1. What was the primary cause of the American Civil War? A) Economic differences B) States’ rights C) Slavery D) Territorial expansion Answer: C) Slavery 2. Which event is often considered the beginning of the American Civil War? A) The attack on Fort Sumter B) The Dred Scott Decision C) The Election of Abraham Lincoln … Read more
1. Which document established the framework for the government of the United States? a) The Magna Carta b) The Federalist Papers c) The Articles of Confederation d) The Constitution Answer: d) The Constitution 2. Which amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery? a) 13th Amendment b) 14th Amendment c) 15th Amendment d) 19th Amendment Answer: a) … Read more