Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

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1. 100. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

   World War I

2. 101. Why did the United States enter World War I?

   Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships

3. 102. When did all women get the right to vote?

   1920

4. 103. What was the Great Depression?

   Longest economic recession in modern history

5. 104. When did the Great Depression start?

   The Great Crash (1929)

6. 105. Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?

   (Franklin) Roosevelt

7. 106. Why did the United States enter World War II?

   (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor

8. 107. Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.

   General during World War II

9. 108. Who was the United States' main rival during the Cold War?

   Soviet Union

10. 109. During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?

    Communism

11. 110. Why did the United States enter the Korean War?

    To stop the spread of communism

12. 111. Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?

    To stop the spread of communism

13. 112. What did the civil rights movement do?

    Fought to end racial discrimination

14. 113. Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.65/20

    Fought for civil rights

15. 114. Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?

    To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait

16. 115. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?65/20

    Terrorists attacked the United States

17. 116. Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

    (Global) War on Terror

18. 117. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

    Apache

19. 118. Name one example of an American innovation.

    Light bulb

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1. 78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.65/20

   World War I

2. 79. Who was President during World War I?

   (Woodrow) Wilson

3. 80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

   (Franklin) Roosevelt

4. 81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?

   Japan, Germany, and Italy

5. 82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

   World War II

6. 83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

   Communism

7. 84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

   civil rights (movement)

8. 85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?65/20

   fought for civil rights

9. 86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

   Terrorists attacked the United States.

10. 87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

    Cherokee