American History Trivia: Test Your Knowledge!

1. The United States entered WWI when this ship was sunk by German submarines.a) Maine • b) Lusitania • c) Arizona • d) Enterprise

2. The first 10 amendments protects your freedom of speech, religion, due process, and the right to bear arms. What is another name for the first 10 amendments? a) Bill of Rights • b) Constitution • c) Voting amendments • d) Declaration of Independence

3. During WWII, Allied troops landed in Normandy, France on this day.a) VE Day • b) VJ Day • c) N day • d) D day

4. 4. In the late 1800’s, cowboys had to move cattle along these from southern Texas to Oklahoma where the railheads were located. a) mountain ranges b) Underground Railroad c) cattle trails d) highways

5. 5. This organization was formed after WWII so that countries could come together and to try and use peaceful ways to resolve problems rather than war. a) Treaty of Versailles b) United Nations c) League of Nations d) Freedmen’s Bureau

6. General Sherman took over Atlanta during this event and then began the March to the Sea. a) Harper’s Ferry • b) Sherman’s March • c) Atlanta Campaign • d) Freedmen’s Bureau

7. 7. This idea means the government has to treat you fairly by giving you a fair trial, not taking over your home, and giving you certain freedoms. It is protected by the Bill of Rights and the 14th amendment. a) voting rights b) due process c) Bill of Rights d) immigration

8. 8. This is where John Brown stole weapons so that he could start a slave rebellion in the years before the Civil War. a) Harper’s Ferry b) Appomattox Courthouse c) Atlanta Campaign d) Freedmen’s Bureau

9. A belief in this idea made the South feel that they had the right to secede from the Union in 1861 when Abraham Lincoln was elected. a) Secession Rights • b) Union rights • c) states’ rights • d)Southern rights

10. This is when bigger countries build their empires by taking over smaller countries. a) immigration • b)isolationism • c) imperialism • d) militarism

11. After the Civil War, African Americans were allowed to farm on their former master’s property for a share in the profits. a) sharecropping • b) partner farming • c) buddy system • d) Freedmen’s Bureau

12. This war was fought between the • United States and Spain in Cuba. a) Civil War • b) War of 1812 • c) Spanish American War • d) World War I

13. During this time period, jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington became popular. a) Civil War • b) Jazz Age • c) Music Age • d) Era of Jazz

14. The amendments which set the voting age to 18, allow people in DC to vote, and allow women and African Americans to vote are known as this. a) voting rights • b) Bill of Rights • c) 13th amendment • d) 1st amendment

15. These laws that were put in place after the Civil War to keep black and white people separate. a) Bill of Rights • b) voting rights • c) Jim Crow Laws • d) Freedom Laws

16. This is when people face discrimination because of the way they look or their religion or their background. a) isolationism • b) prejudice • c) imperialism • d) immigration

17. 17. This is when Sherman marched through Georgia and destroyed railroads, homes, factories, and livestock. a) Harper’s Ferry b) Sherman’s March c) Gettysburg d) March to the Sea

18. This is a symbol of women going back to work during WWII. a) Rosie the Riveter • b) Harriet Tubman • c) Margaret Mitchell • d) Harriett Beecher Stowe

19. Hitler killed and tortured many Jews during the WWII era. a) D day • b) Holocaust • c) internment camp • d) Hitler’s Revenge

20. 20. This was a period of time when African American men and women made great contributions in art, movies, music, and writing. a) Turn of the Century b) Golden Age c) Harlem Renaissance d) Culture Movement

21. 21. The United States did not want to immediately join WWI and WWII because of this policy. a) isolationism b) immigration c) imperialism d) militarism

22. 22. This amendment ended slavery after the Civil War. • a) 13th amendment • b) 14th amendment • c) 15th amendment • d) 19th amendment

23. 23. This is when dust and dirt storms hit the mid-West during the 1930’s. a) Great Depression b) New Deal c) Dust Bowl d) plate tectonics

24. This is when WWII ended in Europe. a) D day • b) Hitler Day • c) VE Day • d) VJ Day

25. This is when WWII ended in Japan. a) D day • b) Hirohito Day • c) VE Day • d) VJ Day

26. This amendment gave African American men the right to vote after the Civil War. a) 15th amendment • b) 14th amendment • c) 13th amendment • d) 19th amendment

27. This is the period of time after the Civil War. a) Turn of the Century • b) Reconstruction • c) Harlem Renaissance • d) Jazz Age

28. This is when people come to the United States from other countries. a) imperialism • b) isolationism • c) immigration • d) export

29. 29. The government provided food to people by using these and bread lines. a) Coke Day b) Cheese Day c) soup kitchens d) sharecropping

30. 30. This amendment gave African American people citizenship after Civil War. a) 13th amendment b) 14th amendment c) 15th amendment d) 19th amendment

31. 31. This organization helped poor white people and former slaves after the Civil War with getting an education, health care, and getting jobs. a) sharecropping b) Freedmen’s Bureau c) Tuskeegee Airmen d) Jim Crow Laws

32. 32. This is the agreement that ended WWI. a) Freedmen’s Bureau b) Harper’s Ferry c) Jim Crow Laws d) Treaty of Versailles

33. 33. Slaves escaped from the South during the period before the Civil War through this passageway. a) Chisholm Trail b) Great Western Trail c) Underground Railroad d) sharecropping

34. 34. Franklin D. Roosevelt, when elected, came up with a plan to help people during the Great Depression and these government programs. a) New Deal b) Great Depression c) Dust Bowl d) Turn of the Century

35. 35. General Custer and his army were defeated by the Indians here.a. Appomattox Courthouse b) Battle of Little Bighorn c) Gettysburg d) Atlanta Campaign

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