Question 1 of 10
Rosa Parks is famous for:
Aserving as the first female President of the United States
Bhelping to write the entire U.S. Constitution
Cleading the entire Underground Railroad network
Drefusing to give up her bus seat, sparking a boycott
Explanation
📌 Refusing to give up her bus seat (1955, Montgomery, Alabama). Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Civil rights icon.
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?
AThe Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates
BPresident Roosevelt's New Deal programs
CPresident Hoover's policy of rugged individualism
DState-level welfare programs created by governors
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
The Dust Bowl occurred primarily in:
Athe California coast
Bthe coastal Southeast
Cthe Great Plains
DPennsylvania
Explanation
📌 Great Plains (Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas) in the 1930s. Drought + poor farming → massive dust storms → migration.
Question 4 of 10
D-Day (June 6, 1944) was:
Athe bombing of Pearl Harbor
Bthe dropping of the atomic bomb
Cthe end of WWI
Dthe Allied invasion of Normandy
Explanation
📌 Allied invasion of Normandy, France. Largest amphibious invasion in history. Turning point of WWII in Europe.
Question 5 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 maintain international peace and prevent future world wars
DTo punish Germany and Japan for having started the war
Explanation
The United Nations was created to maintain international peace and security and prevent another world war through diplomacy and collective security.
Question 6 of 10
Pearl Harbor was attacked on:
ADecember 7, 1941
BAugust 6, 1945
CNovember 11, 1918
DJune 6, 1944
Explanation
📌 December 7, 1941. Japan attacked the US naval base in Hawaii. US entered WWII the next day.
Question 7 of 10
Martin Luther King Jr. is best known for:
Aleading the Civil Rights Movement
Binventing the telephone and light bulb
Cdrafting and signing the US Constitution
Dleading the colonists' revolt
Explanation
📌 Leading the Civil Rights Movement through nonviolent protest. 'I Have a Dream' speech (1963). Assassinated 1968.
Question 8 of 10
The US entered World War I in:
A1914
B1920
C1918
D1917
Explanation
📌 1917. Reasons: unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmermann Telegram. Allies won 1918.
Question 9 of 10
The Cold War was between:
AUS and Germany
BUS and China
CUS and USSR
DUS and Japan
Explanation
📌 US (capitalism/democracy) vs USSR (communism). 1947-1991. Never direct military conflict → 'cold.'
Question 10 of 10
The Civil Rights Act of 1964:
Apermanently abolished slavery throughout the entire United States
Bgave American women the constitutional right to vote
Cestablished a national Social Security retirement and pension system
Doutlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex
Explanation
📌 Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Ended Jim Crow laws.