100 Civics Questions - AMERICAN HISTORY C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*

. World War I

. World War II

. Korean War

. Vietnam War

79. Who was President during World War I?

Woodrow Wilson

80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

(Franklin) Roosevelt

81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?

Japan, Germany, and Italy

82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

World War II

83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

Communism

84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

civil rights (movement)

85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*

. fought for civil rights

. worked for equality for all Americans

86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

Terrorists attacked the United States.

87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

Creek