Civics Exam Review-Section 6: Recent & Other Imp Am Hist

Name ONE war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

• The Civil War

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Spanish-American War

• World War II

Who was President during World War I?

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Monroe

• Woodrow Wilson

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

• Calvin Coolidge

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Grover Cleveland

Who did the United States fight in World War II? (Select all three that apply.)

• Australia

• Germany

• Great Britain

• Italy

• Japan

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

• Desert Storm

• The Vietnam War

• World War I

• World War II

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

• Access to affordable heating oil.

• Communism and the Soviet Union.

• Missiles in Cuba.

• Preserving the Southern border.

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

• Civil Rights Movement

• Boston Tea Party

• The Minutemen

What did Marin Luther King, Jr. do?

• Fight for civil rights.

• Fight in the Civil War.

• Interpret dreams.

What major event happened on September 11, 2001?

• Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait.

• Terrorists attacked the United States.

• The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Which of the following is an American Indian tribe in the United States?

• Aymara

• Ming

• Navajo

• Tutsis