US History Review Quiz

7 Questions | By Juanete | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Total Attempts: 60

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How well do you know your U. S. History?

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1.

What became the fastest growing industry in the United States during the 1950s?
- A.
  
  Construction
- B.
  
  Food
- C.
  
  Advertising
- D.
  
  Medical research
2.

U.S. fears about the spread of communism were incresed when ________became a Communist nation in 1949.
3.

What action, if taken by the Federal Reserve Board, could possibly have prevented the Great Depression?
- A.
  
  Closing the stock market
- B.
  
  Raising interest rates
- C.
  
  Bringing antitrust lawsuits
- D.
  
  Printing currency
4.

What was a major development in popular culture during the 1920s?
- A.
  
  A strong interest in Hollywood and "talking" pictures
- B.
  
  A preference for watching television over listening to the radio
- C.
  
  An increase in regional interest and a decline in mass media
- D.
  
  A declining interest in sports and sports heroes
5.

Listen to Martin Luther King's speech and fill his missing words below:I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the ___________________.
6.

Who is this?
- A.
  
  George Washington
- B.
  
  Harry S Truman
- C.
  
  Calvin Coolidge
- D.
  
  Cal Worthington
7.

Who is this speaking? (click here to listen)
- A.
  
  John F. Kennedy
- B.
  
  Robert F. Kennedy
- C.
  
  King Kong
- D.
  
  Micky Mouse

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