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What was the main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
To promote trade with Europe
To oppose European colonization in the Americas
To support American expansionism
To establish the U.S. as a world power
What event triggered the start of World War II for the United States?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
D-Day
The invasion of Poland
The sinking of the Lusitania
What year did women gain the right to vote in the United States?
1910
1920
1930
1940
Which conflict is known as 'The Great War'?
World War I
World War II
The Civil War
The Revolutionary War
What document ended the American Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Versailles
Declaration of Independence
Which U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
George Washington
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice?
Sandra Day O'Connor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Elena Kagan
Sonia Sotomayor
Who was President during the Great Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Harry S. Truman
John F. Kennedy
Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
James Madison
Which U.S. territory was purchased from Russia in 1867?
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Guam
What year did the Declaration of Independence get signed?
1776
1783
1791
1801
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
Who was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Frederick Douglass
What was the primary goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
To find a water route to the Pacific
To establish trade with Native Americans
To claim land for the U.S.
To document new species
What was the primary issue that led to the Civil War?
States' rights
Slavery
Territorial expansion
Economic differences