US History Quiz Eras and Dates

The United States entered World War I in:

• 1914

• 1917

• 1918

• 1919

Which war marked the rise of the United States as a world power?

• World War I

• World War II

• Spanish-American War

• Vietnam War

Which amendment to the US Constitution granted women the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

The Progressive Era was characterized by:

• Isolationism and nativism

• Protections against abuses, corruption, and waste

• The Cold War

• The Space Race

The "Roaring Twenties" was known for:

• The Great Depression

• Prohibition and the Jazz Age

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The Conservative Resurgence

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in:

• 1963

• 1968

• 1972

• 1975

McCarthyism and the Red Scare were associated with:

• World War I

• World War II

• The Cold War

• The Vietnam War

The stock market crash that triggered the Great Depression occurred in:

• 1925

• 1927

• 1929

• 1931

The first African American President of the United States was:

• Jesse Jackson

• Colin Powell

• Condoleezza Rice

• Barack Obama

Which event marked the end of the Cold War?

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The collapse of the Soviet Union

• The end of the Vietnam War

• The election of Ronald Reagan