WorksheetsImportant People_U.S. History
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Commander of Allied forces in Europe for the D-Day invasion; later became President of USA
a)
Omar Bradley
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Chester Nimitz
d)
George Marshall
2.
Commander of the U.S. Army in the Pacific - led Island hopping
a)
Omar Bradley
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
George Patton
d)
Douglas MacArthur
3.
Colorful and celebrated tank commander and general of the Third Army who spearheaded the final attack into Germany and North Africa; ruthless general
a)
General George Marshall
b)
General Douglas MacArthur
c)
General George Patton
d)
General Omar Bradley
4.
President at the very end of the war after FDR died; was responsible for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
George Patton
5.
Character who represented the women who worked during WWII
a)
Uncle Sam
b)
Axle Rose
c)
Rosie the Riveter
d)
Betty Boop
6.
Communist dictator of the USSR during World War II
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Winston Churchill
7.
He was the fascist leader of Italy during WWII.
a)
Mussolini
b)
Hitler
c)
Stalin
d)
Tojo
8.
Who was the totalitarian leader who rose to power in Germany and aggressively seized land, thereby eventually leading Europe into WWII?
a)
Mussolini
b)
Hitler
c)
Tojo
d)
Stalin
9.
I am considered the leader in women's suffrage. I helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention. Who am I?
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Mercy Otis Warren
d)
Frederick Douglass
10.
William "Boss" Tweed was known for what?
a)
Controlling elections, and giving favors away to immigrants to stay in control
b)
Robbing banks and then giving the money to the poor
c)
A Republican political machine
d)
A naturalized Irish immigrant that fought for immigrants
11.
I had a monopoly on the steel industry. I was also a philanthropists (gave money to charity). I am ______________
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
The Wright Brothers
d)
Andrew Carnegie
12.
Who is responsible for the flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
The Wright Brothers
d)
Andrew arnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
13.
I invented the telephone. I am ______________
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
John D. Rockefeller
14.
Who invented the telegraph?
a)
Elias Howe
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Samuel Morse
15.
Who invented the steel plow?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
John Deere
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Robert Fulton
16.
This process converted iron to steel and allowed for taller buildings, longer bridges, and heavier machinery.
a)
Carnegie Process
b)
Ironing Process
c)
Bessemer Process
d)
Bell Process
17.
This man owned Standard Oil and controlled most of the oil industry during the Gilded Age
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
John D Rockefeller
d)
JP Morgan
18.
This man gained his wealth and power from banking and finances during the Gilded Age
a)
John D Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
JP Morgan
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
19.
Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr
20.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
21.
This person helped to found the NAACP
a)
Ida B Wells
b)
Booker T Washington
c)
W E B DuBois
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
22.
1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act)
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Lincoln Steffens
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Frank Norris
23.
Which candidate was the Populist party's candidate? (famous Cross of Gold Speech)
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Ulyssess Grant
c)
William Jennings Bryan
d)
William McKinley
24.
first governor of Hawaii, led a group of plantation owners to overthrow the queen
a)
Sanford Dole
b)
Alfred T. Mahan
c)
John J. Pershing
d)
John Hay
25.
argued that to achieve world power a country needed a powerful Navy
a)
Sanford Dole
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Alfred T. Mahan
26.
First African American Supreme Court judge. He was the attorney for Linda Brown with Brown vs. the Board of Education.
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Rosa Parks
27.
Leader who worked to improve treatment, pay, and working conditions for migrant farm workers
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Cesar Chavez
28.
Who was:
•President from 1913-1921 •Advocate for women’s suffrage •President during WWI •Proposed Fourteen Points as a basis for post-war peace •Supported U.S. membership in League of Nations; U.S. failed to join
•President from 1913-1921 •Advocate for women’s suffrage •President during WWI •Proposed Fourteen Points as a basis for post-war peace •Supported U.S. membership in League of Nations; U.S. failed to join
a)
President Wilson
b)
President Truman
c)
President Taft
d)
President Roosevelt
29.
Who was:
•President from 1945-1953•Used atomic weapons against Japan to bring WWII to an end •Assisted in the founding of the United Nations •Executed policy to contain communism
•President from 1945-1953•Used atomic weapons against Japan to bring WWII to an end •Assisted in the founding of the United Nations •Executed policy to contain communism
a)
President Wilson
b)
President Truman
c)
President Roosevelt
d)
President Obama
30.
Who was:
•President from 1932-1945 (elected to 4 terms) •Pulled country out of Great Depression with New Deal •Declared war on Japan after bombing of Pearl Harbor – U.S.entered WWII •Worked closely with Winston Churchill during WWII
•President from 1932-1945 (elected to 4 terms) •Pulled country out of Great Depression with New Deal •Declared war on Japan after bombing of Pearl Harbor – U.S.entered WWII •Worked closely with Winston Churchill during WWII
a)
President Woodrow Wilson
b)
President Harry Truman
c)
President Howard Taft
d)
President Franklin Roosevelt
31.
Who was:
•Arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person
•Her actions led to Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-56) which led to integrated buses and thrust her into the national spotlight
•Arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person
•Her actions led to Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-56) which led to integrated buses and thrust her into the national spotlight
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Betty Friedan
c)
Phyllis Schlafly
d)
Jane Addams
32.
Who was:
•President from 1981-1989 •Policy to reduce taxes & regulations to encourage business activity •Believed you achieved peace by being prepared for war, known as “Peace Through Strength” •His presidency saw the beginnings of the end of the Cold War
•President from 1981-1989 •Policy to reduce taxes & regulations to encourage business activity •Believed you achieved peace by being prepared for war, known as “Peace Through Strength” •His presidency saw the beginnings of the end of the Cold War
a)
President Truman
b)
President Carter
c)
President Reagan
d)
President Nixon
33.
Who was:
•Mexican American physician & surgeon during WWII •Human rights advocate and founder of American G.I. Forum •First Mexican American to serve on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights •Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom (highest civilian honor) in 1984
•Mexican American physician & surgeon during WWII •Human rights advocate and founder of American G.I. Forum •First Mexican American to serve on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights •Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom (highest civilian honor) in 1984
a)
Cesar Chavez
b)
Hector Garcia
c)
Lionel Sosa
d)
Pancho Villa
34.
Who was:
•Leader of Chicano Movement to eliminate racism against Mexican Americans •Organized farm workers in California •Demanded increased wages and better working conditions •Emphasized non-violent methods such as boycotts, strikes, hunger fasts
•Leader of Chicano Movement to eliminate racism against Mexican Americans •Organized farm workers in California •Demanded increased wages and better working conditions •Emphasized non-violent methods such as boycotts, strikes, hunger fasts
a)
Cesar Chavez
b)
Hector Garcia
c)
Lionel Sosa
d)
Pancho Villa
35.
She was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court
a)
Phyllis Schlafly
b)
Sandra Day O'Connor
c)
Betty Friedan
d)
Rosa Parks
36.
Civil Rights leader that had an important part in getting the Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed into law.
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Martin Luther King Jr
c)
Ceasar Chavez
d)
Harry Truman
37.
Senator from Wisconsin that questions people loyalty during the Cold War. It will lead to the creation of HUAC.
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
Bill Clinton
c)
Omar Bradley
d)
Joseph McCarthy
38.
Who was:
•Leader in Women’s Liberation Movement •Helped form NOW (National Organization of Women) •Became central voice of Women’s Movement •Wrote The Feminine Mystique, a book that challenged the traditional role of women
•Leader in Women’s Liberation Movement •Helped form NOW (National Organization of Women) •Became central voice of Women’s Movement •Wrote The Feminine Mystique, a book that challenged the traditional role of women
a)
Sandra Day O'Connor
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Betty Friedan
d)
Jane Addams
39.
Who was:
•President 1961-1963 •Supported Space Race •Embarrassed by Bay of Pigs Invasion (unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Castro) •Created Alliance for Progress & Peace Corp – programs to promote progress in under-developed countries to discourage the spread of communism •Avoided nuclear showdown – Cuban Missile Crisis
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
John J. Pershing
d)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
40.
Who was:
•President 1969-1974 •Reopened relations with Red China •Introduced détente with Soviet Union (relaxing of tension and de-escalating arms race) •Resigned office to avoid impeachment after Watergate scandal
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
George Bush
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