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Shays' Rebellion was a protest against which issues?
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ExplanationShays' Rebellion was a protest against debt and tax collection.
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Prohibition was established by which amendment?
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ExplanationThe 18th Amendment established Prohibition in 1919.
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The Mexican-American War began in which year?
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ExplanationThe Mexican-American War began on 25 April 1846.
4
Theodore Roosevelt became President after McKinley's assassination. He served from which years?
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ExplanationTheodore Roosevelt served from 1901 to 1909.
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Watergate was a scandal related to which issue?
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ExplanationWatergate involved a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters.
6
Andrew Johnson was acquitted by the Senate. The vote was how many votes short of conviction?
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ExplanationJohnson was acquitted by one vote.
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law by whom?
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ExplanationPresident Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law on 6 August 1965.
8
Reconstruction ended in 1877 as a result of which agreement?
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ExplanationThe Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction.
9
The Treaty of Paris 1783 recognized the independence of which country?
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ExplanationGreat Britain recognized the independence of the United States.
10
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 led to the forced removal of Native Americans known as what?
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ExplanationThe Trail of Tears was the forced relocation of Native Americans.
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The Freedmen's Bureau was established in which year?
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ExplanationThe Freedmen's Bureau was established on 3 March 1865.
12
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) was elected President how many times?
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ExplanationFDR was elected four times (1932
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal was a series of programs to combat which crisis?
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ExplanationThe New Deal was designed to combat the Great Depression.
14
The US Constitution was ratified in which year?
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ExplanationThe Constitution was ratified on 21 June 1788.
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The Louisiana Purchase was finalized in which year?
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ExplanationThe Louisiana Purchase was signed on 30 April 1803.
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The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of which country?
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ExplanationThe Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the US.
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The US foreign policy doctrine of containment was formulated by whom?
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ExplanationGeorge F. Kennan formulated the policy of containment.
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The Treaty of Paris 1783 recognized the US as independent from which country?
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ExplanationGreat Britain recognized US independence.
19
The 25th Amendment was first used in which year?
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ExplanationThe 25th Amendment was first used in 1973 when Gerald Ford became Vice President.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed territories to decide on slavery through which principle?
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ExplanationThe Act introduced popular sovereignty to decide on slavery.
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The Korean War was fought between which sides?
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ExplanationThe Korean War was a proxy war between the US and its allies and China and the USSR.
22
The "special relationship" refers to the close ties between the US and which country?
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ExplanationThe "special relationship" refers to US-UK ties.
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The New Deal was a series of programs to combat which crisis?
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ExplanationThe New Deal was designed to combat the Great Depression.
24
The Articles of Confederation were weak because they lacked which power?
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ExplanationThe federal government lacked power to tax
25
Franklin Pierce was the fourteenth President of the United States. He served from which years?
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ExplanationFranklin Pierce served from 1853 to 1857.
26
The Confederate States of America was formed in which year?
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ExplanationThe Confederacy was formed in February 1861.
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The US has a long history of slavery. It was abolished by which amendment?
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ExplanationThe 13th Amendment abolished slavery.
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The Battle of Vicksburg was fought in which year?
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ExplanationThe Battle of Vicksburg was fought from May to July 1863.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President in which year?
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ExplanationFDR was elected in 1932.
30
Alaska and Hawaii were the last two states to join the Union in which year?
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ExplanationAlaska and Hawaii became states in 1959.
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US-Russia relations during the Cold War were characterized by which arms race?
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ExplanationThe Cold War was characterized by a nuclear arms race.
32
Pakistan and the US established diplomatic relations in which year?
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ExplanationThe US recognized Pakistan on 15 August 1947.
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The US has a democratic political system. It is often called what?
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ExplanationThe US is a representative democracy.
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The Great Depression began in which year?
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ExplanationThe Great Depression began in 1929.
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The US Civil War began in which year?
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ExplanationThe Civil War began on 12 April 1861 with the attack on Fort Sumter.
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The US Secretary of State is the head of which department?
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ExplanationThe Secretary of State heads the Department of State.
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The Marshall Plan (1948) provided economic aid to which region?
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ExplanationThe Marshall Plan provided economic aid to rebuild post-war Europe.
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The US has a two-party system dominated by which parties?
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ExplanationThe US has a Democratic and Republican two-party system.
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The US has a strong tradition of civil rights. The Civil Rights Movement achieved significant gains in which decade?
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ExplanationThe Civil Rights Movement achieved major gains in the 1960s.
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The US has a space program called NASA. NASA was established in which year?
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ExplanationNASA was established on 29 July 1958.
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The National Recovery Administration (NRA) was established under the New Deal to regulate which sector?
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ExplanationThe NRA regulated industry and the economy.
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The Trail of Tears occurred between which years?
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ExplanationThe Trail of Tears occurred primarily from 1830 to 1850.
43
The Space Race began with the launch of which satellite?
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ExplanationThe USSR launched Sputnik in 1957
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Abraham Lincoln was the President during which war?
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ExplanationLincoln was President during the American Civil War.
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George W. Bush was President during which events?
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ExplanationGeorge W. Bush was President during 9/11 and the War on Terror.
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Kamala Harris became the first woman Vice President in which year?
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ExplanationKamala Harris became Vice President in 2021.
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The Monroe Doctrine (1823) warned European powers against interfering in which region?
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ExplanationThe Monroe Doctrine warned Europe against interfering in the Americas.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in which year?
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ExplanationThe Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in October 1962.
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The President of the Confederacy was who?
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ExplanationJefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States.
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Japan surrendered on which date?
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ExplanationJapan announced its surrender on 15 August 1945 (V-J Day).
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The containment policy was first articulated in which document?
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ExplanationGeorge Kennan's Long Telegram (1946) and the Truman Doctrine (1947) articulated containment.
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Franklin Pierce was a supporter of which controversial legislation?
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ExplanationPierce supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.
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The Federalist Papers were written to argue for the ratification of which document?
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ExplanationThe Federalist Papers argued for ratification of the US Constitution.
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The Marshall Plan was a program of economic aid for which region?
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ExplanationThe Marshall Plan provided aid to Western Europe.
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The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point because it led to which country's support for the American cause?
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ExplanationFrance entered the war on the American side after the victory at Saratoga.
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The Compromise of 1850 was passed during which president's term?
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ExplanationThe Compromise of 1850 was signed by Millard Fillmore.
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Pearl Harbor was attacked by which country?
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ExplanationJapan attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
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Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy was known as what?
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ExplanationRoosevelt's foreign policy was known as Big Stick Diplomacy.
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The Reconstruction Era was the period after which war?
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ExplanationReconstruction followed the Civil War.
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The US has a foreign policy of promoting democracy and human rights. This is a key part of which doctrine?
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ExplanationWilsonian foreign policy promotes democracy and human rights.
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William McKinley was assassinated in which year?
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ExplanationMcKinley was assassinated on 6 September 1901.
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The Confederacy was formed by which states?
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Explanation11 Southern states seceded to form the Confederacy.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln in which year?
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ExplanationThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued on 1 January 1863.
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John Adams was a member of which political party?
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ExplanationJohn Adams was a Federalist.
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The US has never had a female President. The first woman to run for President from a major party was who?
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ExplanationHillary Clinton was the first woman to run for President from a major party in 2016.
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William McKinley was assassinated by whom?
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ExplanationLeon Czolgosz assassinated McKinley.
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George Washington set the precedent of serving how many terms?
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ExplanationWashington served only two terms
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The Fourth Amendment protects against which violations?
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ExplanationThe Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizure.
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Richard Nixon was elected President in which year?
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ExplanationRichard Nixon was elected in 1968.
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The Embargo Act of 1807 was passed under which president?
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ExplanationThe Embargo Act was passed under Thomas Jefferson.
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The US operation in Afghanistan was named what?
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ExplanationThe operation was named Operation Enduring Freedom.
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The 1920s were known as which era?
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ExplanationThe 1920s were known as the Roaring Twenties.
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The US entered the Korean War in which year?
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ExplanationThe US entered the Korean War in 1950.
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The Stamp Act was repealed in which year?
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ExplanationThe Stamp Act was repealed in 1766 due to colonial opposition.
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Malcolm X was assassinated in which year?
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ExplanationMalcolm X was assassinated on 21 February 1965.
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The Battle of New Orleans was fought after the Treaty of Ghent was signed. Who was the American commander?
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ExplanationAndrew Jackson led the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans.
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The War of 1812 began in which year?
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ExplanationThe War of 1812 began on 18 June 1812.
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The Dred Scott decision declared that enslaved people were what?
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ExplanationThe Dred Scott decision declared that enslaved people were property.
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Sherman's March to the Sea devastated which state?
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ExplanationSherman marched from Atlanta to Savannah
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Andrew Carnegie was a prominent industrialist in which industry?
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ExplanationAndrew Carnegie dominated the steel industry.
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The US entered World War II after which attack?
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ExplanationThe US entered WWII after the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
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The US Supreme Court is the highest court in which branch?
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ExplanationThe Supreme Court is the highest court in the judicial branch.
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The Second Continental Congress met in which year?
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ExplanationThe Second Continental Congress met in 1775 after the war began.
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George Washington led federal troops to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion. This demonstrated the power of what?
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ExplanationIt demonstrated the power of the federal government to enforce laws.
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President Lincoln was assassinated on which date?
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ExplanationLincoln was shot on 14 April 1865.
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Andrew Johnson was the first US President to be impeached. The impeachment occurred in which year?
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ExplanationAndrew Johnson was impeached in 1868.
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The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by whom?
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ExplanationThomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
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The US foreign policy of isolationism was dominant between which periods?
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ExplanationIsolationism was dominant between WWI and WWII.
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The Battle of Trenton was fought on which date?
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ExplanationGeorge Washington crossed the Delaware River and attacked the Hessians at Trenton on 26 December 1776.
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The US and Russia signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in which year?
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ExplanationSTART I was signed in 1991.
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Woodrow Wilson's domestic policies were known as what?
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ExplanationWilson's domestic policies were known as New Freedom.
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The Dred Scott decision was handed down in which year?
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ExplanationThe Dred Scott decision was handed down on 6 March 1857.
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The Missouri Compromise prohibited slavery north of which parallel?
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ExplanationSlavery was prohibited north of the 36°30' parallel (except Missouri).
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The Black Power Movement gained prominence in which decade?
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ExplanationThe Black Power Movement gained prominence in the late 1960s.
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The 24th Amendment (1964) abolished which practice?
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ExplanationThe 24th Amendment abolished the poll tax for voting.
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World War II ended in which year?
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ExplanationWorld War II ended in 1945.
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The Battle of Antietam was fought in which year?
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ExplanationThe Battle of Antietam was fought on 17 September 1862.
98
The US Constitution was signed on which date?
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ExplanationThe Constitution was signed on 17 September 1787.
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The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education (1954) declared what?
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ExplanationBrown v. Board of Education declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning Plessy v. Ferguson.
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The United States entered World War II on which date?
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ExplanationThe US entered WWII after the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.