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WorksheetsUS History Timeline Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who is credited with discovering America?
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Leonardo Da Vinci
Galileo Galilei
What document acts as the highest law of the land in the US?
The Declaration of Independence
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Constitution
The Monroe Doctrine
What was the idea of America spreading from coast to coast?
Manifest Destiny
Monroe Doctrine
40 Acres and a Mule
Marshall Plan
The Trail of Tears could best be considered an example of which idea?
Discrimination
Segregation
Monarchy
Genocide
Which event does NOT deal with improvement in communication?
The invention of the automobile
The creation of the telegram
The invention of the telephone
The development of the radio
Which term could help explain population growth in the late 1800s?
Migration
Civil War
Immigration
Urbanization
Which idea was an effect of the Civil War?
Railroads and industry expanded
Black people gained equal rights
The Cotton industry grew at a rapid rate
The South refused to accept the loss of slavery
Which idea was not a cause of World War I
The rise of fascism in Germany
The growth of militarism in Europe.
Each nation made alliances with other nations
European nations competed with each other for land in overseas colonies.
What was the name given to FDR's set of laws passed to get the US out of the Great Depression?
The Raw Deal
The Square Deal
The Fair Deal
The New Deal
Which military battle allows the US and its allies to gain a beachhead or foothold on the European continent, leading to the eventual fall of Hitler's 3rd Reich?
The Battle of Britain
The Evacuation at Dunkirk
The D-Day Landings
The Battle of Stalingrad
Which of the following was not an event associated with the Cold War between the US and the USSR?
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Spanish-American War
Which event caused the Federal government to shrink rather than expand in scope and size?
The New Deal programs of the 1930s
The election of Ronald Reagan
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
The Great Society Programs of Lyndon Johnson
Which of the following is NOT an example of technology and engineering?
Yellowstone National Park
Hoover Dam
The Panama Canal
The Golden Gate Bridge
Which New York landmark welcomed immigrants to the US during the 1880s?
The Gateway Arch
The Holland Tunnel
The Statue of Liberty
The Washington Monument
Which idea exists to help workers improve their situations at work?
Anti-trust laws
Anti-pollution regulations
The US Treasury
The rise of Labor Unions
