Question 1 of 10
D-Day (June 6, 1944) was:
Athe Allied invasion of Normandy
Bthe dropping of the atomic bomb
Cthe end of WWI
Dthe bombing of Pearl Harbor
Explanation
📌 Allied invasion of Normandy, France. Largest amphibious invasion in history. Turning point of WWII in Europe.
Question 2 of 10
The graph shows U.S. unemployment during the Great Depression. Based on the graph, unemployment peaked in 1933 at 25%. Which program was primarily responsible for the eventual decline?
APresident Hoover's policy of rugged individualism
BThe Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates
CState-level welfare programs created by governors
DPresident Roosevelt's New Deal programs
Explanation
FDR's New Deal programs (CCC, WPA, TVA, Social Security) provided jobs and economic relief, though full recovery came with WWII mobilization.
Question 3 of 10
Pearl Harbor was attacked on:
ANovember 11, 1918
BAugust 6, 1945
CJune 6, 1944
DDecember 7, 1941
Explanation
📌 December 7, 1941. Japan attacked the US naval base in Hawaii. US entered WWII the next day.
Question 4 of 10
The diagram shows the structure of the United Nations, founded in 1945. What was the primary purpose of creating the United Nations after World War II?
ATo establish one single, unified world government
BTo spread democracy to all nations of the world by military force
CTo punish Germany and Japan for having started the war
DTo maintain international peace and prevent future world wars
Explanation
The United Nations was created to maintain international peace and security and prevent another world war through diplomacy and collective security.
Question 5 of 10
Rosa Parks is famous for:
Ahelping to write the entire U.S. Constitution
Bserving as the first female President of the United States
Crefusing to give up her bus seat, sparking a boycott
Dleading the entire Underground Railroad network
Explanation
📌 Refusing to give up her bus seat (1955, Montgomery, Alabama). Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Civil rights icon.
Question 6 of 10
Martin Luther King Jr. is best known for:
Aleading the colonists' revolt
Bleading the Civil Rights Movement
Cdrafting and signing the US Constitution
Dinventing the telephone and light bulb
Explanation
📌 Leading the Civil Rights Movement through nonviolent protest. 'I Have a Dream' speech (1963). Assassinated 1968.
Question 7 of 10
The US entered World War I in:
A1917
B1918
C1920
D1914
Explanation
📌 1917. Reasons: unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmermann Telegram. Allies won 1918.
Question 8 of 10
The Civil Rights Act of 1964:
Agave American women the constitutional right to vote
Bpermanently abolished slavery throughout the entire United States
Coutlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex
Destablished a national Social Security retirement and pension system
Explanation
📌 Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Ended Jim Crow laws.
Question 9 of 10
The Cold War was between:
AUS and China
BUS and Germany
CUS and Japan
DUS and USSR
Explanation
📌 US (capitalism/democracy) vs USSR (communism). 1947-1991. Never direct military conflict → 'cold.'
Question 10 of 10
The Dust Bowl occurred primarily in:
Athe Great Plains
Bthe coastal Southeast
Cthe California coast
DPennsylvania
Explanation
📌 Great Plains (Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas) in the 1930s. Drought + poor farming → massive dust storms → migration.