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WorksheetsEra 6 Vocabulary and Facts
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
Potato Famine: ________ is a severe food shortage caused by the failure of the potato crop.
Potato Famine
Industrial Revolution
Great Depression
Dust Bowl
Transcontinental Railroad: A continuous line of railroad tracks that crosses a continent, connecting one side to the other is called a ________.
Transcontinental Railroad
Suburban Railway
Monorail
Light Rail
W.E.B. Du Bois: ________ was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, he grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community.
W.E.B. Du Bois
Booker T. Washington
Frederick Douglass
Marcus Garvey
Woodrow Wilson: ________ was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. He was the only Democrat to serve as president during the Progressive Era when Republicans dominated the presidency and legislative branches.
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Warren G. Harding
Assembly Lines: A series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled is called ________.
Assembly Lines
Production Units
Distribution Chains
Packaging Stations
The 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain, primarily stemming from the Cuban struggle for independence and the sinking of the USS Maine, is known as the ________.
Spanish American War
Mexican American War
World War I
War of 1812
WWI: A global conflict that took place from 1914 to 1918, primarily in Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific, is known as ________.
WWI
WWII
The Cold War
The Korean War
Child Labor Laws: Laws designed to protect minors by restricting or prohibiting their employment in certain occupations and under specific conditions are called ________.
Child Labor Laws
Minimum Wage Laws
Occupational Safety Laws
Equal Pay Laws
The amendment that prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes within the United States is the ________.
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
21st Amendment
15th Amendment
The amendment that prohibits the federal and state governments from denying or abridging the right to vote based on sex is the ________.
19th Amendment
15th Amendment
21st Amendment
14th Amendment
The amendment that repealed the 18th Amendment and returned the authority to regulate alcohol to individual states is the ________.
21st Amendment
19th Amendment
22nd Amendment
15th Amendment
Prohibition refers to the legal ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. It was enacted through the 18th Amendment, which took effect in 1920, and lasted until 1933 when it was repealed by the 21st Amendment. What is the term for this period in U.S. history?
Prohibition
The Great Depression
The New Deal Era
The Gilded Age
What political, economic, and social ideology envisions a society where resources are owned and controlled communally, rather than privately, aiming for a stateless, classless, and moneyless society?
Communism
Capitalism
Feudalism
Monarchism
A modern city on Japan’s Honshu Island, largely destroyed by an atomic bomb during World War II, is now home to the Peace Memorial Park and Genbaku Dome. What is the name of this city?
Hiroshima
Osaka
Nagoya
Kobe
Which Japanese city on the northwest coast of Kyushu is synonymous with a key moment during World War II, after suffering an Allied nuclear attack in August 1945, and is memorialized at the city's Atomic Bomb Museum and Peace Park?
Nagasaki
Osaka
Sapporo
Kobe
A major naval battle during World War II, fought between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy near an island from June 3-7, 1942, is considered a turning point in the Pacific Theater. What is the name of this battle?
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Leyte Gulf
A period of severe worldwide economic decline that began in 1929 and lasted throughout the 1930s, characterized by deflation, widespread unemployment, and banking panics, is known as what?
Great Depression
Industrial Revolution
Roaring Twenties
Cold War
What is the name of the diverse social movement, largely based in the United States, that in the 1960s and '70s sought equal rights and opportunities and greater personal freedom for women?
Women’s Rights Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Labor Movement
Environmental Movement
A global war fought from 1939 to 1945, pitting the Allied Powers (Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the United States, and China) against the Axis Powers, is known as what?
World War II
World War I
The Cold War
The Korean War
What is the ongoing development of new technologies, processes, and systems that lead to improvements in various fields, including efficiency, productivity, and quality of life, and is a continuous process of innovation, improvement, and integration of new tools and techniques?
Technology Advancements
Resource Depletion
Cultural Stagnation
Economic Recession
Environmental Degradation
What was the infamous tornado that occurred on March 18, 1925, which was the deadliest tornado in U.S. history, traveling a 219-mile path across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing nearly 700 people and injuring over 2,000?
Tri-City Tornado
Palm Sunday Tornado
Joplin Tornado
Tuscaloosa–Birmingham Tornado
What is the national anthem of the United States?
Star-Spangled Banner
America the Beautiful
God Bless America
My Country, 'Tis of Thee
What was the multi-decade struggle to gain the right for women to vote in the United States, culminating in the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920?
Women's Suffrage Movement
Abolitionist Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Temperance Movement
What is the day (June 6, 1944) in World War II on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy called?
D-Day
V-E Day
Armistice Day
Pearl Harbor Day
What event refers to the series of political and social upheavals in 1917 that resulted in the downfall of the Tsarist regime and the establishment of a Soviet Socialist Republic in Russia?
Russian Revolution
French Revolution
American Revolution
Chinese Revolution
What is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China, which uses Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics as its guiding ideology?
Chinese Communist Party
Kuomintang
Liberal Democratic Party
Democratic Progressive Party
Who was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, and assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Herbert Hoover
Who was the Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945, and rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party?
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Fill in the blank: The ________ was a joint military attack on Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union in 1939, marking the beginning of World War II.
Invasion of Poland
Battle of Britain
Operation Barbarossa
Munich Agreement
Fill in the blank: ________ is the sharing and blending of cultural practices, beliefs, art, and customs between different societies or groups. It's a mutual process where individuals from diverse backgrounds learn from and with each other, fostering understanding and appreciation for different perspectives.
Cultural Exchanges
Economic Trade
Political Alliances
Technological Innovations
Fill in the blank: ________ is the systematic killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnic group.
Genocide
Migration
Assimilation
Colonization
Fill in the blank: The ________ was a state of political and ideological conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, primarily after World War II, characterized by intense rivalry and a lack of direct military conflict between the two superpowers.
Cold War
World War I
Vietnam War
Industrial Revolution
Fill in the blank: ________ is a naval base located on Oahu, Hawaii, and is best known for the devastating surprise attack by the Japanese Imperial Navy on December 7, 1941. This event led the United States to formally enter World War II.
Pearl Harbor
Guantanamo Bay
Norfolk Naval Base
San Diego Naval Base
Fill in the blank: The ________ was a prolonged military conflict (1954-1975) primarily between communist North Vietnam and its southern allies, the Viet Cong, against the communist-led, pro-French South Vietnam, which was backed by the United States.
Vietnam War
Korean War
World War II
Gulf War
Fill in the blank: The ________ was a conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula between North Korea (supported by China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (supported by the United Nations Command, primarily the United States).
Korean War
Vietnam War
Gulf War
World War II
Fill in the blank: The ________ was a 13-day confrontation in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the placement of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Airlift
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Vietnam War
Fill in the blank: The ________ was a transcontinental country that existed from 1922 to 1991. It was a federal union of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics (SSRs), with Russia being the largest. The ________ was the first communist state in the world and was characterized by a centrally planned economy and a one-party system controlled by the Communist Party.
Soviet Union
Ottoman Empire
Austro-Hungarian Empire
British Empire
Fill in the blank: The ________ was a failed military invasion of Cuba by the CIA in 1961. The invasion was part of a plan to overthrow the communist government of Fidel Castro, but it was a major setback for the U.S. and ultimately strengthened Castro's regime.
Bay of Pigs
Operation Desert Storm
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Airlift
Fill in the blank: ________ refers to a series of events in the 1970s, primarily involving the Nixon administration, that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. It stemmed from a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in 1972, and Nixon's subsequent attempts to cover it up.
Watergate
Teapot Dome
Iran-Contra
Whitewater
Fill in the blank: The ________ was a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would guarantee equal rights under the law for all persons regardless of sex. Its primary goal is to ensure that legal rights are not denied or abridged based on sex.
Equal Rights Amendment
Bill of Rights
Emancipation Proclamation
Voting Rights Act
Fill in the blank: The ________ is an independent agency of the U.S. government that sends volunteers to partner countries around the world to assist developing nations. Its official goal is to promote world peace and friendship by providing technical assistance, promoting cross-cultural understanding, and helping meet the needs of developing countries.
Peace Corps
World Bank
Red Cross
UNICEF
Fill in the blank: ________ is the practice of expressing disapproval or advocating for change through actions and methods that do not involve violence or the threat of violence. It involves actions like demonstrations, boycotts, marches, and sit-ins, aimed at raising awareness, influencing policy, or achieving social change.
Nonviolent Protest
Civil War
Armed Rebellion
Violent Uprising
Fill in the blank: The ________ is a form of direct action, a nonviolent protest where people occupy a space, often a business or public area, and refuse to leave until their demands are met. It's a tactic used to raise awareness, disrupt operations, and pressure those in power to address specific issues.
Sit-In Movement
Boycott
March on Washington
Freedom Ride
Fill in the blank: ________ involves the use or threat of violence to instill fear and coerce a civilian population or government to achieve political or ideological goals. It is often characterized by its indiscriminate targeting of civilians, which distinguishes it from conventional warfare.
Terrorism
Diplomacy
Humanitarianism
Espionage
Fill in the blank: ________ is an acute disease in humans caused by a coronavirus, which is characterized mainly by fever and cough and is capable of progressing to severe symptoms and in some cases death, especially in older people and those with underlying health conditions. It was originally identified in China in 2019 and became pandemic in 2020.
COVID-19
Influenza
Tuberculosis
Ebola
Fill in the blank: ________ is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
Immigration
Emigration
Vacation
Deportation
Who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021?
George Bush
Donald Trump
Barack Obama
Joe Biden
Fill in the blank: The ________ bombing, which occurred on April 19, 1995, was a devastating act of domestic terrorism. A bomb, detonated in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killed 168 people and injured hundreds more.
Oklahoma City
Boston Marathon
Atlanta Olympic
World Trade Center
Fill in the blank: The ________ bombing was an Islamist domestic terrorist attack that took place during the 117th annual Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013.
Boston Marathon
Oklahoma City
Atlanta Olympic
London Tube
Fill in the blank: ________ is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Nepal
Bangladesh
Fill in the blank: ________ is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west.
Iraq
Egypt
Pakistan
Greece
What is the term used to describe the global, American-led military and counterterrorism campaign launched in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks?
War on Drugs
War on Poverty
War on Terror
Cold War
Who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and the eldest son of the 41st president, George H. W. Bush?
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
George Bush
Donald Trump
Fill in the blank: On 9/11, nineteen terrorists from ________ hijacked four commercial airplanes, deliberately crashing two of the planes into the upper floors of the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center complex and a third plane into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
al-Qaeda
Taliban
Hezbollah
ISIS
