United States History
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- Q1Which event triggered the United States' entry into World War II?The bombing of HiroshimaThe invasion of NormandyThe sinking of the LusitaniaThe attack on Pearl Harbor30s
- Q2Which year did the United States enter World War I?194119031920191730s
- Q3Who served as the President of the United States from 1981 to 1989?Jimmy CarterGeorge H. W. BushGerald FordRonald Reagan30s
- Q4Which event marked the end of the Cold War?The Cuban Missile CrisisThe Vietnam WarThe fall of the Berlin WallThe Korean War30s
- Q5Who was the President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?Richard NixonHarry S. TrumanJohn F. KennedyDwight D. Eisenhower30s
- Q6Who was the first African American President of the United States?George W. BushDonald TrumpBarack ObamaBill Clinton30s
- Q7Which landmark Supreme Court case desegregated public schools in the United States?Marbury v. MadisonPlessy v. FergusonBrown v. Board of EducationRoe v. Wade30s
- Q8Which U.S. President authorized the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?Dwight D. EisenhowerRichard NixonHarry S. TrumanJohn F. Kennedy30s
- Q9Which Civil Rights leader is best known for his nonviolent approach to achieving equality?Jesse JacksonThurgood MarshallMartin Luther King Jr.Malcolm X30s
- Q10Who was the President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?Jimmy CarterJohn F. KennedyRonald ReaganRichard Nixon30s
- Q11Who was the first woman to serve as a justice on the United States Supreme Court?Elena KaganRuth Bader GinsburgSonia SotomayorSandra Day O'Connor30s
- Q12Which U.S. President implemented the New Deal to combat the Great Depression?Calvin CoolidgeHerbert HooverFranklin D. RooseveltWilliam Howard Taft30s
- Q13Which event marked the end of World War II?The fall of BerlinThe bombing of HiroshimaThe D-Day invasionThe signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender30s
- Q14Who was the President of the United States during the Civil Rights Movement?Ronald ReaganRichard NixonJohn F. KennedyLyndon B. Johnson30s
- Q15Who was the President of the United States during the Korean War?John F. KennedyHarry S. TrumanRichard NixonDwight D. Eisenhower30s