20th Century U.S. : One Question per Decade!

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Which treaty was proposed to Colombia in 1903 for United States access to the Panama Canal area? Treaty of Crescent Bay Hay-Pauncefote Treaty Hay-Herran Treaty Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

2. The Zimmermann Telegram helped trigger the United States' entry into World War I. To which country was it sent? Belgium Japan Mexico Russia

3. What date did the Great Depression begin? October 31, 1929 August 13, 1928 September 28, 1929 October 24, 1929

4. Which of these programs was NOT introduced during the 1930s? Soil Conservation Service Social Security National Defense Education Act Federal Housing Administration

5. What political party formed in the 1948 presidential election as a response to Democratic support of civil rights? Dixiecrats Segregationists Republicans Whigs

6. What was the 1950s policy of standing up to the Soviet Union known as? Eisenhower Doctrine Detente Brinkmanship Flexible Response

7. What was the name for the CIA operation to assassinate or overthrow Fidel Castro in the 1960s? Operation Cigar Operation Mongoose Operation Delta Operation Phalanx

8. Who did Jimmy Carter pardon when he became president? Spiro Agnew Vietnam War draft evaders Chairman Mao Lyndon B. Johnson

9. Which of the following was NOT a part of Reaganomics? Reducing government regulation of industry Lowering federal income taxes Shifting tax burdens to the wealthy Cutting social programs

10. Whose beating triggered race riots in Los Angeles in April 1992? Rodney King Rosa Parks James Watts Patricia Wallace