Quiz  /  United States at War Quiz

  • 1. 
    Which U.S. president observed that the best way to conduct foreign policy was to “speak softly and carry a big stick”?

  • George Washington
  • George W. Bush
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Theodore Roosevelt

  • 2. 
    Which was the first U.S. military decoration, instituted by George Washington in 1782 as an award for bravery in action but now awarded to those wounded or killed in service of their country?

  • Iron Cross
  • Sacred Heart
  • Purple Heart
  • George Cross

  • 3. 
    Which was not one of the causes of the American Civil War?

  • trade and tariffs
  • slavery
  • creation of a national bank
  • the doctrine of states’ rights

  • 4. 
    Which type of aircraft did the United States use to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II?

  • B-24 (Liberator)
  • B-17 (Flying Fortress)
  • B-52 (Stratofortress)
  • B-29 (Superfortress)

  • 5. 
    Which war is associated with the sinking of the USS Maine?

  • Vietnam War
  • War of 1812
  • World War I
  • Spanish-American War

  • 6. 
    Which political figure is known for saying “Give me liberty or give me death”?

  • George Washington
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Patrick Henry
  • Richard Henry Lee

  • 7. 
    The sinking of which ship contributed to the entry of the United States into World War I?

  • Maine
  • Titanic
  • Andrea Doria
  • Lusitania

  • 8. 
    Who was the first person to use the term cold war in a manner that expressed what the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in after World War II?

  • John F. Kennedy
  • George C. Marshall
  • Winston Churchill
  • George Orwell

  • 9. 
    At which World War II conference did American and British leaders agree to demand unconditional surrender from the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan?

  • San Francisco Conference
  • Casablanca Conference
  • Yalta Conference
  • Potsdam Conference

  • 10. 
    Which battle of the American Civil War fought in July 1863 was a crushing defeat for the South as it attempted an invasion of the North?

  • Battle of Gettysburg
  • Battle of Fort Sumter
  • Second Battle of Bull Run
  • Fort Pillow Massacre

  • 11. 
    What was the original target of the atomic bomb dropped on August 9, 1945?

  • Nagasaki
  • Kokura
  • Tokyo
  • Yokohama
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