Industrialization
What invention by Thomas Edison helped light homes and cities?
A. The telephone
B. The light bulb
C. The radio
D. The airplane
The light bulb
What movement worked to give women the right to vote?
A. Abolition
B. Temperance
C. Women’s suffrage
D. Reconstruction
Women's suffrage
What event started World War I?
A. The bombing of Pearl Harbor
B. The sinking of the Lusitania
C. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
D. The attack on Fort Sumter
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was the severe economic crisis of the 1930s called?
A. The Dust Bowl
B. The Great Depression
C. Reconstruction
D. The Panic of 1819
The Great Depression
Who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
A. Rose Parks
B. Ruby Bridges
C. Coretta Scott King
D. Ella Baker
Rosa Parks
What are the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee?
A. North, South, and Central Tennessee
B. East, Middle, and West Tennessee
C. Upper, Lower, and Central Tennessee
D. Appalachian, River, and Valley Tennessee
East, Middle, and West Tennessee
Who created the Model T automobile and assembly line improvements?
A. Henry Ford
B. Andrew Carnegie
C. Thomas Edison
D. John D. Rockefeller
Henry Ford
Who was a leader of the women's suffrage movement?
A. Clara Barton
B. Susan B. Anthony
C. Eleanor Roosevelt
D. Harriet Tubman
Susan B. Anthony
What were women called who worked in factories during wartime?
A. Rosie the Riveters
B. Suffragists
C. Flappers
D. Reformers
Rosie the Riveters
Who was president during most of the Great Depression and World War II?
A. Herbert Hoover
B. Harry Truman
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
D. Dwight Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who gave the 'I Have a Dream' speech?
A. Malcolm X
B. Martin Luther King Jr
C. John Lewis
D. Jackie Robinson
Martin Luther King Jr.
What famous route helped settlers move into Tennessee?
A. Oregon Trail
B. Santa Fe Trail
C. Natchez Trace
D. Wilderness Road
Wilderness Road
What was the name for wealthy business leaders during the late 1800s?
A. Muckrakers
B. Inventors
C. Captains of industry
D. Farmers
Captains of industry
What type of laws were created to improve factory safety and working conditions?
A. Trade laws
B. Reform laws
C. Tax laws
D. Immigration laws
Reform laws
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
A. 13th Amendment
B. 15th Amendment
C. 18th Amendment
D. 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment
What attack caused the United States to enter World War II?
A. Normandy
B. Pearl Harbor
C. Gettysburg
D. Yorktown
Pearl Harbor
What Supreme Court case ended school segregation?
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
B. Marbury v. Madison
C. Brown v. Board of Education
D. Dred Scott v. Sandford
Brown v. Board of Education
What early Tennessee settlement was created before Tennessee became a state?
A. Jamestown Settlement
B. Plymouth Colony
C. Watauga Settlement
D. Roanoke Colony
The Watauga Settlement
What was the purpose of labor unions during the Industrial Era?
A. To improve workers’ conditions
B. To raise taxes
C. To support monopolies
D. To end immigration
To improve worker's conditions
What war gave the United States control of Puerto Rico and Guam?
A. Civil War
B. World War I
C. Mexican-American War
D. Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War
What was the nickname for the 1920s because of economic growth and jazz music?
A. The Progressive Era
B. The Gilded Age
C. The Roaring Twenties
D. The Reconstruction Era
The Roaring Twenties
What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War II?
A. Operation Freedom
B. Pearl Harbor
C. D-Day (Operation Overlord)
D. The Manhattan Project
D-Day
What law outlawed segregation in public places in 1964?
A. Voting Rights Act
B. Civil Rights Act
C. Homestead Act
D. Fair Deal
The Civil Rights Act
What Tennessee president was known for the Indian Removal Act?
A. Andrew Jackson
B. James K. Polk
C. Andrew Johnson
D. Woodrow Wilson
Andrew Jackson
What region became important for cattle ranching and farming after the Civil War?
A. The Northeast
B. The Great Plains
C. The Appalachian Mountains
D. The Pacific Coast
The Great Plains
Who became famous for leading the Rough Riders?
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. William Taft
D. Ulysses S. Grant
Theodore Roosevelt
What law made it illegal to make or sell alcohol in the United States during the 1920s?
A. The Civil Rights Act
B. Prohibition
C. The Homestead Act
D. The New Deal
Prohibition (or The 18th Amendment)
What project in Tennessee provided electricity and jobs during the Great Depression?
A. The Homestead Act
B. The New Deal Bank
C. The Tennessee Valley Authority
D. The Erie Canal Project
The Tennessee Valley Authority
Who became the first African American Supreme Court justice?
A. Colin Powell
B. Barack Obama
C. Jackie Robinson
D. Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall
Which Tennessee city became an important center for the civil rights movement after student sit-ins at lunch counters in 1960?
A. Nashville
B. Jackson
C. Clarksville
D. Johnson City
Nashville