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US History Timeline Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is credited with discovering America?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

Galileo Galilei

2.

What document acts as the highest law of the land in the US?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Emancipation Proclamation

c)

The Constitution

d)

The Monroe Doctrine

3.

What was the idea of America spreading from coast to coast?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

40 Acres and a Mule

d)

Marshall Plan

4.

The Trail of Tears could best be considered an example of which idea?

a)

Discrimination

b)

Segregation

c)

Monarchy

d)

Genocide

5.

Which event does NOT deal with improvement in communication?

a)

The invention of the automobile

b)

The creation of the telegram

c)

The invention of the telephone

d)

The development of the radio

6.

Which term could help explain population growth in the late 1800s?

a)

Migration

b)

Civil War

c)

Immigration

d)

Urbanization

7.

Which idea was an effect of the Civil War?

a)

Railroads and industry expanded

b)

Black people gained equal rights

c)

The Cotton industry grew at a rapid rate

d)

The South refused to accept the loss of slavery

8.

Which idea was not a cause of World War I

a)

The rise of fascism in Germany

b)

The growth of militarism in Europe.

c)

Each nation made alliances with other nations

d)

European nations competed with each other for land in overseas colonies.

9.

What was the name given to FDR's set of laws passed to get the US out of the Great Depression?

a)

The Raw Deal

b)

The Square Deal

c)

The Fair Deal

d)

The New Deal

10.

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?

a)

The Battle of Britain

b)

The Evacuation at Dunkirk

c)

The D-Day Landings

d)

The Battle of Stalingrad

11.

Which of the following was not an event associated with the Cold War between the US and the USSR?

a)

The Korean War

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

The Spanish-American War

12.

Which event caused the Federal government to shrink rather than expand in scope and size?

a)

The New Deal programs of the 1930s

b)

The election of Ronald Reagan

c)

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001

d)

The Great Society Programs of Lyndon Johnson

13.

Which of the following is NOT an example of technology and engineering?

a)

Yellowstone National Park

b)

Hoover Dam

c)

The Panama Canal

d)

The Golden Gate Bridge

14.

Which New York landmark welcomed immigrants to the US during the 1880s?

a)

The Gateway Arch

b)

The Holland Tunnel

c)

The Statue of Liberty

d)

The Washington Monument

15.

Which idea exists to help workers improve their situations at work?

a)

Anti-trust laws

b)

Anti-pollution regulations

c)

The US Treasury

d)

The rise of Labor Unions