2G1 - American History quiz
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Slide 1 - Tekstslide
How many voyages to the New World did Christopher Columbus make?
A
1
B
3
C
4
D
5
Slide 2 - Quizvraag
Which kingdom financed Columbus' voyages to the New World?
A
Portugal
B
Spain
C
France
D
Great Britain
Slide 3 - Quizvraag
What year is generally associated with Columbus' "discovery" of the Americas?
A
1492
B
1493
C
1498
D
1504
Slide 4 - Quizvraag
Europeans first arrived in what we know call North America in 1565. Which present-day state was their landing site?
Slide 5 - Open vraag
Slide 6 - Tekstslide
The idea that the United States is destined (by God) to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent is called ...
A
American Revolution
B
Pursuit of Territory
C
American Progress
D
Manifest Destiny
Slide 7 - Quizvraag
Who did the US NOT buy or conquer land from?
A
Mexico
B
France
C
Prussia
D
Great Britain
Slide 8 - Quizvraag
What (current US) territory was the Mexican-American war mainly about?
A
Texas
B
California
C
Louisiana
D
New Mexico
Slide 9 - Quizvraag
What is the name generally given to the genocide of Native Americans from 1830 to 1850?
Slide 10 - Open vraag
Slide 11 - Tekstslide
Enslaved people were mostly put to work on plantations in the southern US. What was mostly grown on these plantations?
A
Cotton
B
Rice
C
Tabacco
D
Sugar cane
Slide 12 - Quizvraag
In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?
A
1860
B
1861
C
1863
D
1865
Slide 13 - Quizvraag
Which US president was in office at the time of the Civil War?
A
George Washington
B
Ulysses S. Grant
C
Andrew Johnson
D
Abraham Lincoln
Slide 14 - Quizvraag
What is the name of the network of secret routes and safe houses by means of which over 100,000 people escaped slavery?
Slide 15 - Open vraag
Slide 16 - Tekstslide
Which event caused America's involvement into WW II?
A
The German occupation of France in 1940.
B
The Battle of Britain in 1940
C
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
D
The Munich conference in 1938
Slide 17 - Quizvraag
Aside from the US, which other countries made up the 'Big Three' of the Allied powers?
A
Great Britain and France
B
Great Britain and the Soviet-Union
C
Great Britain and Italy
D
Great Britain and China
Slide 18 - Quizvraag
Which military operation of the Allied powers took place in the Netherlands?
A
Operation Dragoon
B
Operation Overlord
C
Operation Paperclip
D
Operation Market Garden
Slide 19 - Quizvraag
What was the name of America's greatest battlefield commanders during WWII?
Slide 20 - Open vraag
Slide 21 - Tekstslide
Why was the Cold War called by this name?
A
It involved a confrontation without direct war
B
The predominate climate in the Soviet Union was cold
C
It set in during a record-breaking cold winter in divided Berlin
D
The term was mistranslated from a Russian expression
Slide 22 - Quizvraag
The two superpowers involved in the Cold War were the United States and…
A
North Korea
B
Germany
C
Soviet Union
D
China
Slide 23 - Quizvraag
Which European city was a main 'battleground' during the Cold War?
A
Warschaw
B
Berlin
C
Budapest
D
London
Slide 24 - Quizvraag
The NATO was formed in response to the developing Cold War, but in what year?
Slide 25 - Open vraag
Slide 26 - Tekstslide
Who refused to give up their seat to a white man on a bus in 1955
A
Malcolm X
B
Rosa Parks
C
Martin Luther King
D
Jackie Robinson
Slide 27 - Quizvraag
What was the main achievement of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
A
End to segregation
B
Voting rights for African-Americans
C
End to economic discrimination
D
End to racial violence
Slide 28 - Quizvraag
Martin Luther King Jr was a ...
A
Politician
B
Lawyer
C
Doctor
D
Minister
Slide 29 - Quizvraag
What is this girl known for?
Slide 30 - Open vraag
Slide 31 - Tekstslide
Which city is considered the epicentre of the Swinging Sixties?
A
Paris
B
New Orleans
C
London
D
Liverpool
Slide 32 - Quizvraag
Which item of clothing was not popularized during the sixties?
A
Wide ties
B
Mini skirts
C
Flared jeans
D
Bell sleeves
Slide 33 - Quizvraag
Which band did NOT have their debut during the Swinging Sixties?
A
The Beatles
B
The Who
C
The Rolling Stones
D
The Eagles
Slide 34 - Quizvraag
What is the name generally given to the generation who came of age during the Swinging Sixties?
Slide 35 - Open vraag
Slide 36 - Tekstslide
What is a joke that works in both Dutch and English?
