B.1: 1800s Flashcards
1
Q
- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
A
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War
Spanish-American War
2
Q
- Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
A
the Civil War
the War between the States
3
Q
- Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
A
slavery
economic reasons
states’ rights
4
Q
- What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
A
freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
saved (or preserved) the Union
led the United States during the Civil War
5
Q
- What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
A
freed the slaves
freed slaves in the Confederacy
freed slaves in the Confederate states
freed slaves in most Southern states
6
Q
- What did Susan B. Anthony do?
A
fought for women’s rights
fought for civil rights
7
Q
- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
A
World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War (Persian) Gulf War
8
Q
- Who was President during World War I?
A
(Woodrow) Wilson
9
Q
- Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
A
(Franklin) Roosevelt
10
Q
- Who did the United States fight in World War II?
A
Japan, Germany, and Italy
11
Q
- Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
A
World War II
12
Q
- During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
A
Communism
13
Q
- What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
A
civil rights (movement)
14
Q
- What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
A
fought for civil rights
worked for equality for all Americans
15
Q
- What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
A
Terrorists attacked the United States.
