US History 1900-1960 Quiz

Which event is often considered the start of the Great Depression?

• The Wall Street Crash of 1929

• The Dust Bowl of 1930

• The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930

• The New Deal of 1933

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Which U.S. President introduced the New Deal?

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

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What was the main goal of the Progressive Movement?

• To expand U.S. territories

• To address problems caused by industrialization

• To promote isolationism

• To support the Confederacy

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Which event is considered the immediate cause of World War I?

• The sinking of the Lusitania

• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• The Zimmerman Telegram

• The Treaty of Versailles

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What was the primary purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To rebuild European economies after World War II

• To establish the United Nations

• To create NATO

• To promote U.S. isolationism

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Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote?

• 15th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

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What was the main economic activity during the Roaring Twenties?

• Agriculture

• Manufacturing

• Stock market speculation

• Mining

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Which U.S. President is associated with the policy of "Dollar Diplomacy"?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• Warren G. Harding

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What was the significance of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision?

• It upheld segregation in public schools

• It declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional

• It established the "separate but equal" doctrine

• It overturned the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Which country was not part of the Axis Powers during World War II?

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

• Soviet Union

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