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Worksheets20th Century Events and Beyond
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Axis powers vs. Allied powers
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Spanish American War
d)
War of 1812
2.
Leader of the Axis Powers
a)
Benito Musolini
b)
Morimoto
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Joseph Stalin
3.
England, France, Russia, and the United States
a)
Allied powers
b)
United Nations
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Dream Team
4.
War fought to combat the spread of communism.
a)
Korean War
b)
World War II
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Gulf War
5.
The mass killing of over 6 million Jews.
a)
Ghetto
b)
Trench Warfare
c)
Concentration Camp
d)
Holocaust
6.
War fought from underground tunnels and ditches.
a)
Holocaust
b)
Trench Warfare
c)
French Warfare
d)
Tank Warfare
7.
Shots to combat disease.
a)
vaccines
b)
x-rays
c)
chemotherapy
d)
boosters
8.
Allied powers vs. Central Powers
a)
Vietnam War
b)
World War I
c)
World War II
d)
Spanish American War
9.
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
a)
the start of the Spanish American War
b)
the start of World War II
c)
the start of World War I
d)
the start of the Korean War
10.
Space program set up as part of the Cold War
a)
NAFTA
b)
SPUTNIK
c)
CONCACAF
d)
NASA
11.
Sinking of the Lusitania
a)
US invades Cuba
b)
US joins World War I
c)
US joins World War II
d)
US declares war on Japan
12.
Hitler invades Poland
a)
Russia declares war on Germany
b)
Nothing happens
c)
World War II starts
d)
World War I starts
13.
December 7, 1941
a)
Germany declares war on the US
b)
US gets involved in World War I
c)
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
d)
Doolittle's Raid
14.
the United States declares war on Japan and gets involved in World War II
a)
after the bombing at Pearl Harbor
b)
after Doolittle's Raid
c)
after the sinking of the Lusitania
d)
after the sinking of the USS Maine
15.
the turning point of the war in the European front for the Allies
a)
Battle of the Bulge
b)
Invasion of North Africa
c)
D-Day Invasion/Battle of Normandy
16.
Rosie the Riveter, Uncle Sam, I want you: Join the Army, Hitler saves the world, Captain America
a)
WWII TV Ads
b)
WWII Comic Books
c)
WWII Radio Ads
d)
WWII Propaganda
17.
Five reasons for World War I
a)
Militarism, Imperialism, Assassination, Actions, Neutrality
b)
Military, Neutrality, Assassination, Alliances, Independence
c)
Militia, Army, Navy, Air Force, Independent Forces
d)
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism, Assassination
18.
Fun times, end of war, credit, jazz, and modern technology for the times
a)
Roaring 30's
b)
Roaring 20's
c)
Roaring 40's
d)
Roaring Cars
19.
market crash of October 29, 1929
a)
the start of WWII
b)
the start of WWI
c)
the start of the Great Depression
d)
the end of WWII
20.
Lots of dust, no rain, dying farms, massive winds
a)
the dust bowl
b)
the cotton bowl
c)
the orange bowl
d)
the rose bowl
21.
Fat Man and Little Boy
a)
First Hydrogen Bombs
b)
First Atomic Bombs
c)
First Nuclear Missiles
d)
First Jet Fighter planes
22.
first African American military airmen
a)
the Tuskegee Airmen
b)
the 442nd Battalion
c)
the 442nd African Air Pilots
d)
the Tuskegee Battalion Force
23.
All Japanese American Soldier Regiment
a)
the Tuskegee Airmen
b)
The 442 Regimental Combat Team
c)
The 442nd African American Pilots Regiment
d)
the Tuskegee Regiment Combat Team
24.
August 15, 1945
a)
Attack at Pearl Harbor
b)
D-Day Invasion
c)
V-J Day
d)
Germany Surrenders
25.
this President resigned for doing illegal things
a)
George Bush
b)
George Washington
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Richard Nixon
26.
Twin towers destroyed by planes on September 11
a)
the gulf war begins
b)
War on Terror begins
c)
World War II Begins
d)
War in Iraq begins
27.
Refused to give up her seat in the bus
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Cesar Chavez
c)
Martin Luther King Jr.
d)
Megar Evans
28.
fought to improve the life of migrant workers
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Cesar Chavez
c)
Martin Luther King Jr.
d)
Megar Evars
29.
Promoted non-violent marches
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Cesar Chavez
c)
Martin Luther King Jr.
d)
Megar Evars
30.
Only president to serve four terms
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
George Bush
31.
to honor contributions made by four presidents
a)
the empire state building was built
b)
NASA was established
c)
Mt. Rushmore was built
d)
the Hoover Dam was built
32.
Neil Armstrong
a)
First man to walk on the moon
b)
leader of the Tuskegee airmen
c)
General in the Pacific Front
d)
name of test areas for atomic bombs
33.
movement towards equal rights for African Americans
a)
Civil War
b)
Brown vs. Furgeson
c)
civil rights movement
d)
black panther movement
34.
Brown vs. Board of Education
a)
public places could not be segregated
b)
hospitals could not be segregated
c)
church could not be segregated
d)
Schools could no longer be segregated
35.
Plessy vs. Ferguson
a)
schools could not be segregated
b)
upheld segregation
c)
hospitals could not be segregated
d)
public places could not be segregated
36.
First African American Chairman of the the Joint Chiefs of Staff and first African American Secretary of State
a)
General Colin Powell
b)
Condoleezza Rice
c)
Barrack Obama
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
37.
never a direct war but had plenty of nuclear weapons
a)
nuclear war
b)
hot war
c)
cold war
d)
atomic war
38.
USSR vs. United States
a)
Cold War
b)
World War I
c)
World War II
d)
Vietnam War
39.
Russia's attempt to set up nuclear weapons in Cuba
a)
the Spanish American War
b)
the Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
X-men First Class
d)
the Russian Missile Crisis
40.
War in 1949 due to the Cold War. Its as if the USSR was fighting the US, except its in a country in Asia. It all had to do with battling communism.
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Korean War
c)
Doolittle's Raid
d)
Burmese Revolution
41.
Saddam Hussein invaded the small country of Kuwait in 1990
a)
This led to operation Enduring Freedom
b)
this led to Operation Dessert Storm
c)
this led to the fall of communism
d)
US declared war to Iran
42.
Communism falls and the USSR (Communist Russia) is broken up returning to its former name of Russia
a)
1989
b)
1990
c)
1991
d)
1992
43.
First African American elected as President of the United States
a)
Colin Powell
b)
Condoleezza Rice
c)
Barrack Obama
d)
Reverend Jesse Jackson
44.
communication of information without phones, papers, magazines, etc. and is the basis for all other programs
a)
internet
b)
pinterest
c)
facebook
d)
tweeter
45.
Give me freedom
a)
Empire State Building
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Statue of Liberty
d)
Angel Island
46.
Too much credit, too much spending, no savings, and no regulated banks led to
a)
the housing crisis of 2005
b)
the Great Depression
c)
World War I
d)
World War II
47.
Little economic growth
a)
sequestrion
b)
New Deal
c)
depression
d)
impression
48.
The USS Maine exploded near ______ causing the US to enter the Spanish American War
a)
the Philipines
b)
Mexico
c)
Colombia
d)
Cuba
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