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Below is an interesting quiz on American history since 1865. This period marked the end of one era of US history and the beginning of another. The year 1865 saw the end of the American civil war with the Confederate States' surrender, beginning the Reconstruction era of U. S. History. Take our quiz and test your knowledge on the most memorable events since that year and other significant ones that followed.

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American History Since 1865: Quiz! Trivia

This American social reformer won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 after founding the Hull House in Chicago, where she promoted peace and women's rights.

"Nattering nabobs of negativism" was a term coined by , referring to angst-ridden opponents of the _.

This reformer of the 19th/20th centuries was very active in the cause of women's suffrage and abolitionism.

The space vehicle that carried 3 American astronauts to the moon in 1969 was called:

The Bakke decision upheld what general principle?

Hugo Black, Supreme Court Justice from 1937 to 1971, in known for ardently defending:

Malcolm X helped lead this group during the 1960s, which rejected Christianity as a religion of white people. Muhammad Ali was a prominent member.

This militant organization was founded by Huey Newton and advocated the advancement of Black power by force. Newton is quoted as saying "we make the statement, quoting from Chairman Mao, that Political Power comes through the barrel of a gun".

A movement that came out of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and called for independent movement of political and social institutions for black people.

Omar Bradley led the liberation of:

Louis Brandeis was a Supreme Court Justice from 1916 to 1939. He believed that economic and social fact ("reality") had to take precedence over legal theory.

William Jennings Bryan delivered this speech, which advocated the coinage of silver, and railed against the Gold Standard.

This 20th-century explorer is known for flying over the North Pole.

You might be a carpetbagger if you:

Chief Joseph was leader of the ____________________, who led his people on a futile attempt to escape to Canada, rather than settle on a reservation.

Reacting to complaints from westerners that Chinese immigrants were driving down wages and threatening "racial purity", the federal government passed this act:

This act gave the Federal Government authority to act against racial segregation in public areas.

This man was the only President in the history of the United States to serve nonconsecutive terms in the Executive Office.

This group was a leading organization in the Civil Rights Movement and launched the Freedom Riders.

This Native American leader was at the Battle of Little Bighorn, leading the Sioux against General Custer.

This mayor of Chicago led the city during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, and is credited with contributing to the election of JFK in 1960. He was the head of a very powerful political machine.

The act that attempted to make Native Americans more "civilized" and less transient by giving them the land was known as the

This socialist was five-time the candidate of the American Socialist Party in the 19th/20th century. He was jailed for his criticism of WWI.

This man was a Supreme Court Justice from 1939 to 1975 and advocated judicial activism in defense of the liberal social policy.

American History Since 1865: Quiz! Trivia

This American social reformer won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 after founding the Hull House in Chicago, where she promoted peace and women's rights.

"Nattering nabobs of negativism" was a term coined by ________________, referring to angst-ridden opponents of the _________________.

This reformer of the 19th/20th centuries was very active in the cause of women's suffrage and abolitionism.

The space vehicle that carried 3 American astronauts to the moon in 1969 was called:

The Bakke decision upheld what general principle?

Hugo Black, Supreme Court Justice from 1937 to 1971, in known for ardently defending:

Malcolm X helped lead this group during the 1960s, which rejected Christianity as a religion of white people. Muhammad Ali was a prominent member.

This militant organization was founded by Huey Newton and advocated the advancement of Black power by force. Newton is quoted as saying "we make the statement, quoting from Chairman Mao, that Political Power comes through the barrel of a gun".

A movement that came out of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and called for independent movement of political and social institutions for black people.

Omar Bradley led the liberation of:

Louis Brandeis was a Supreme Court Justice from 1916 to 1939. He believed that economic and social fact ("reality") had to take precedence over legal theory.

William Jennings Bryan delivered this speech, which advocated the coinage of silver, and railed against the Gold Standard.

This 20th-century explorer is known for flying over the North Pole.

You might be a carpetbagger if you:

Chief Joseph was leader of the ____________________, who led his people on a futile attempt to escape to Canada, rather than settle on a reservation.

Reacting to complaints from westerners that Chinese immigrants were driving down wages and threatening "racial purity", the federal government passed this act:

This act gave the Federal Government authority to act against racial segregation in public areas.

This man was the only President in the history of the United States to serve nonconsecutive terms in the Executive Office.

This group was a leading organization in the Civil Rights Movement and launched the Freedom Riders.

This Native American leader was at the Battle of Little Bighorn, leading the Sioux against General Custer.

This mayor of Chicago led the city during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, and is credited with contributing to the election of JFK in 1960. He was the head of a very powerful political machine.

The act that attempted to make Native Americans more "civilized" and less transient by giving them the land was known as the

This socialist was five-time the candidate of the American Socialist Party in the 19th/20th century. He was jailed for his criticism of WWI.

This man was a Supreme Court Justice from 1939 to 1975 and advocated judicial activism in defense of the liberal social policy.

"Nattering nabobs of negativism" was a term coined by , referring to angst-ridden opponents of the _.