Question

recent american history and other important historical information

1. name one war fought by the united states in the 1900s.

a) war of 1812
b) korean war
c) civil war
d) mexican - american war

1. why did the united states enter world war i?

a) to stop the spread of communism
b) because germany attacked u.s. (civilian) ships
c) because of the attack on pearl harbor
d) to force the iraqi military from kuwait

1. when did all women get the right to vote?

a) 1870
b) during the civil war
c) 1920
d) after the korean war

1. what was the great depression?

a) a period of high inflation
b) a time of rapid industrial growth
c) longest economic recession in modern history
d) a severe flu epidemic

1. who was president during the great depression and world war ii?

a) abraham lincoln
b) dwight eisenhower
c) (franklin) roosevelt
d) george h.w. bush

1. why did the united states enter world war ii?

a) to end the cold war
b) (bombing of) pearl harbor
c) to stop the spread of communism
d) to oppose the allied powers

1. who was the united states main rival during the cold war?

a) china
b) germany
c) soviet union
d) japan

1. during the cold war, what was one main concern of the united states?

a) slavery
b) communism
c) economic recession
d) high taxes

Explanation:

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The 1900s wars: War of 1812 (1812 - 1815), Civil War (1861 - 1865), Mexican - American War (1846 - 1848) are 19th - century. Korean War was in the 1950s (1900s). So the correct option is b.

US entered WWI because Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare attacked US civilian ships. Stopping communism was for Cold War, Pearl Harbor was WWII, and forcing Iraqi military from Kuwait was Gulf War. So correct is b.

Women's suffrage: 19th Amendment (1920) gave all women the right to vote. 1870 was 15th Amendment (black men's suffrage), Civil War (1861 - 1865) had no women's suffrage, Korean War was post - 1920. So correct is c.

Answer:

b) Korean War

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