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7. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have? *
• Twenty-seven (27)
112. What did the civil rights movement do?
• Fought to end racial discrimination
110. Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
• To stop the spread of communism
100. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
• World War I • World War II • Korean War • Vietnam War • (Persian) Gulf War
105. Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
• (Franklin) Roosevelt
53. How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
• Nine (9)
113. Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one. *
• Fought for civil rights • Worked for equality for all Americans • Worked to ensure that people would “not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”
111. Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
• To stop the spread of communism
101. Why did the United States enter World War I?
• Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships • To support the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia) • To oppose the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria)
106. Why did the United States enter World War II?
• (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor • Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor • To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia) • To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
54. How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
• Five (5)
99. Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
• Susan B. Anthony • Elizabeth Cady Stanton • Sojourner Truth • Harriet Tubman • Lucretia Mott • Lucy Stone
114. Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
• To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
102. When did all women get the right to vote?
• 1920 • After World War I • (With the) 19th Amendment
107. Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
• General during World War II • President at the end of (during) the Korean War • 34th president of the United States • Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Created the Interstate System)
24. How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
• Four hundred thirty-five (435)
8. Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
• It says America is free from British control. • It says all people are created equal. • It identifies inherent rights. • It identifies individual freedoms.
115. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States? *
• Terrorists attacked the United States • Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City • Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia • Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
103. What was the Great Depression?
• Longest economic recession in modern history
108. Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?
• Soviet Union • USSR • Russia
21. How many U.S. senators are there?
27. How many senators does each state have?
• One hundred (100)
• Two (2)
10. Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
• Equality • Liberty • Social contract • Natural rights • Limited government • Self-government
116. Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
• (Global) War on Terror • War in Afghanistan • War in Iraq
104. When did the Great Depression start?
• The Great Crash (1929) • Stock market crash of 1929
109. During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
• Communism • Nuclear war