Question 1 of 10
The Cold War was between:
AUS and Germany
BUS and USSR
CUS and China
DUS and Japan
Explanation
📌 US (capitalism/democracy) vs USSR (communism). 1947-1991. Never direct military conflict → 'cold.'
Question 2 of 10
Pearl Harbor was attacked on:
AAugust 6, 1945
BNovember 11, 1918
CDecember 7, 1941
DJune 6, 1944
Explanation
📌 December 7, 1941. Japan attacked the US naval base in Hawaii. US entered WWII the next day.
Question 3 of 10
Rosa Parks is famous for:
Aserving as the first female President of the United States
Bleading the entire Underground Railroad network
Crefusing to give up her bus seat, sparking a boycott
Dhelping to write the entire U.S. Constitution
Explanation
📌 Refusing to give up her bus seat (1955, Montgomery, Alabama). Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Civil rights icon.
Question 4 of 10
The Civil Rights Act of 1964:
Aestablished a national Social Security retirement and pension system
Boutlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex
Cpermanently abolished slavery throughout the entire United States
Dgave American women the constitutional right to vote
Explanation
📌 Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Ended Jim Crow laws.
Question 5 of 10
D-Day (June 6, 1944) was:
Athe Allied invasion of Normandy
Bthe end of WWI
Cthe bombing of Pearl Harbor
Dthe dropping of the atomic bomb
Explanation
📌 Allied invasion of Normandy, France. Largest amphibious invasion in history. Turning point of WWII in Europe.
Question 6 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 Roosevelt's New Deal programs
BState-level welfare programs created by governors
CPresident Hoover's policy of rugged individualism
DThe Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates
Explanation
FDR's New Deal programs (CCC, WPA, TVA, Social Security) provided jobs and economic relief, though full recovery came with WWII mobilization.
Question 7 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 maintain international peace and prevent future world wars
BTo spread democracy to all nations of the world by military force
CTo establish one single, unified world government
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 8 of 10
The US entered World War I in:
A1920
B1917
C1918
D1914
Explanation
📌 1917. Reasons: unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmermann Telegram. Allies won 1918.
Question 9 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 10 of 10
Martin Luther King Jr. is best known for:
Aleading the Civil Rights Movement
Bdrafting and signing the US Constitution
Cinventing the telephone and light bulb
Dleading the colonists' revolt
Explanation
📌 Leading the Civil Rights Movement through nonviolent protest. 'I Have a Dream' speech (1963). Assassinated 1968.