| What was the Great Depression? | Longest economic recession in modern history |
| When did the Great Depression start? | • The Great Crash [1929]
• Stock market crash of 1929 |
| Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II? | • Franklin Roosevelt |
| Why did the United States enter World War II? | • Bombing of Pearl Harbor
• Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
• To support the Allied Powers [England, France, and Russia]
• To oppose the Axis Powers [Germany, Italy, and Japan] |
| Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one. | • General during World War II
• President at the end of [during] the Korean War
• 34th president of the United States
• Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 [Created the Interstate System] |
| Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War? | • Soviet Union
• USSR
• Russia |
| During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States? | • Communism
• Nuclear war |
| Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War? | To stop the spread of communism |
| What did the civil rights movement do? | Fought to end racial discrimination |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one. | • Fought for civil rights
• Worked for equality for all Americans
• Worked to ensure that people would “not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content
of their character” |
| Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War? | To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait |
| What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States? | • Terrorists attacked the United States
• Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City
• Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
• Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania |
| Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks. | • Global War on Terror
• War in Afghanistan
• War in Iraq |
| Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. | (Examples)
• Apache
• Blackfeet
• Cherokee
• Creek
• Crow
• Mohawk
• Mohegan
• Navajo
For a complete list of tribes, please visit bia.gov. |
| Name one example of an American innovation. | • Light bulb
• Automobile [cars, internal combustion engine]
• Skyscrapers
• Airplane
• Assembly line
• Landing on the moon
• Integrated circuit [IC] |
| What is the capital of the United States? | Washington, D.C. |
| Where is the Statue of Liberty? | • New York [Harbor]
• Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson River.] |
| Why does the flag have 13 stripes? | • Because there were13 original colonies
• Because the stripes represent the original colonies |
| Why does the flag have 50 stars? | • Because there is one star for each state
• Because each star represents a state
• Because there are 50 states |
| What is the name of the national anthem? | The Star-Spangled Banner |
| The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean? | • Out of many, one
• We all become one |
| What is Independence Day? | • A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence [from Britain]
• The country’s birthday |
| Name three national U.S. holidays. | • New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Presidents Day [Washington’s Birthday]
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day |
| What is Memorial Day? | A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service |
| What is Veterans Day? | • A holiday to honor people in the U.S. military
• A holiday to honor people who have served in the U.S. military |
