Modern U.S. History Final Exam Quiz

What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

• Black Tuesday

• D-Day

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Berlin Airlift

Who was the President of the United States during the Great Depression?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Harry Truman

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

Which program provided work for millions of men on environmental projects during the Great Depression?

• The Marshall Plan

• The New Deal

• NATO

• The Manhattan Project

What was the turning point of World War II?

• The Holocaust

• The Blitz

• D-Day

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

Who was the President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Harry Truman

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which country placed nuclear missiles in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Japan

• Germany

• Soviet Union

• United States

Who was the Vice President during John F. Kennedy's presidency?

• Gerald Ford

• George H.W. Bush

• Richard Nixon

• Lyndon B. Johnson

What was the goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• Overthrow Adolf Hitler

• Overthrow Fidel Castro

• Overthrow Nikita Khrushchev

• Overthrow Winston Churchill

Which President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• Harry Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Lyndon Johnson

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

• Alan Shepard

• John Glenn

• Buzz Aldrin

• Neil Armstrong