U.S. History and Geography Quizs

What did the 19th Amendment do?

• Gave women the right to vote

• Established Prohibition

• Granted women the right to own property

• Allowed women to serve in the military

At what age did MLK graduate high school?

• 14

• 15

• 16

• 17

What did the 18th Amendment do?

• Prohibited alcohol (Prohibition)

• Allowed the sale of alcohol

• Regulated alcohol production

• Taxed alcohol sales

Who supported South Korea during the Korean War?

• USA, UK, UN

• China, USSR, North Korea

• France, Canada, Australia

• India, Brazil, Japan

What was Reconstruction?

• A 12-year rebuilding period after the Civil War

• A military strategy used during the Civil War

• A political movement to abolish slavery

• A social program to promote education in the South

What farming tool helped settle the West?

• The steel plow

• The wooden hoe

• The hand sickle

• The iron rake

Who was the British Prime Minister in 1940?

• Winston Churchill

• Neville Chamberlain

• Clement Attlee

• Anthony Eden

What did the Chinese Exclusion Act do?

• Banned Chinese immigration for 10 years

• Allowed Chinese immigration without restrictions

• Provided citizenship to Chinese immigrants

• Limited immigration from all Asian countries

What was appeasement during WWII?

• A policy of military aggression

• Giving in to aggressors to avoid war

• A strategy of economic sanctions

• An alliance between nations

What did Plessy v. Ferguson rule?

• Segregation was legal if 'separate but equal'

• Segregation was illegal in all forms

• All public facilities must be integrated

• Only private facilities can be segregated