Government Review
The 19th Century
The Early Twentieth Century
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100

This branch of government makes the laws.

The Legislative Branch

100

This conflict was fought in the US between 1861 and 1965.

The Civil War

100

This war was fought, mostly in Europe, between 1914 and 1918.

Word War I

100

In July of 2026, what country won the World Cup?

Spain

200

This branch of government carries out the laws.

Executive Branch

200

He was President for the entire Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln

200

In the first decade of the twentieth century, the US constructed this waterway that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

The Panama Canal

200

On July 4, the US celebrated its semiquincentennial. What specifically did this mark the 250th anniversary of?

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

300

This branch of government interprets the laws.

Judicial Branch

300

In the late 19th century, this country ruled the largest Empire in the world.

United Kingdom

300

In the United States, the period from 1900 to 1919 is referred to by this name, after the political reform movement that dominated the politics of this era.

The Progressive Era

300

Matt Damon starred in this screen version of an epic Greek poem known as the:

The Odyssey

400

The legislative branch is made up of these two chambers, which collectively are referred to as Congress.

House of Representatives

Senate

400

This economic, social, and technological revolution reshaped Europe and the United States in the 19th century.

Industrial Revolution

400

The United States entered World War I as a result of what German policy?

Unrestricted submarine warfare

400

On August 26, a collapsing glacier triggered deadly flash flooding in this Himalayan country and neighboring Tibet.

Nepal

500

This constitutional system allows each branch of government to check the power of the other branches of government.

System of Checks and Balances
500

European powers carved up almost the entirety of this continent in a land grab that occurred mostly in the second half of the 19th century.

Africa

500

Who was President during the US's involvement in World War I

Woodrow Wilson

500

Andy Burnham replaced Keir Starmer as prime minister of this country on July 20.

United Kingdom