Recent history
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- Which of these wars took place between 1900 and 1999?
- Which event helped bring the United States into World War I?
- The 19th Amendment was ratified in which year?
- Which description fits the Great Depression?
- Which event is linked to the start of the Great Depression?
- Which president led the United States as it entered World War II?
- Which attack led the United States to enter World War II?
- In World War II, the United States fought on the side of the Axis Powers.
- Which president signed the 1956 law that created the Interstate System?
- Which country was the main rival of the United States in the Cold War?
- Which worry shaped U.S. policy during the Cold War?
- In 1950, the United States joined the fighting in Korea. What was its aim?
- The United States entered the Vietnam War to stop attacks on its civilian ships.
- The civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s worked toward what goal?
- Martin Luther King, Jr. worked for which goal?
- What was the goal of the United States in the Persian Gulf War?
- Which event struck the United States on September 11, 2001?
- Which was a U.S. military conflict after the September 11 attacks?
- Which of these is an American Indian tribe?
- Landing on the moon is listed as an American innovation.
- The 18th Amendment banned the making and selling of alcohol for drinking.
- Which amendment repealed the 18th Amendment?