| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| How many original colonies are there of the US? | 13 | 99%
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| What was the primary reason for the US Civil War? | Slavery | 38%
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| President during the Civil War? | Abraham Lincoln | 34%
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| Hero of the American Revolution? | George Washington | 34%
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| What year did the US enter WW1? | 1917 | 32%
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| Period after Civil War? | Reconstruction | 24%
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| How many States left the US? | 11 | 22%
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| What country invaded the US unsuccessfully in 1812? | England | 22%
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| The stock market crash in 1929 saw the start of what period? | The Great Depression | 22%
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| War that took place during the Cold War between 1950 and 1953? | Korean War | 19%
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| War that took place during the Cold War between 1955 and 1975? | Vietnam War | 19%
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| Movement that saw minorities fight for equality? | Civil Rights Movement | 18%
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| President elected to solve the Great Depression? | Franklin Roosevelt | 18%
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| Man seen as the leader of this movement? | Martin Luther King Jr | 18%
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| The Cold War saw weak relations between the US and who? | USSR | 16%
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| Roosevelt's idea to stimulate the economy and advance the country? | The New Deal | 13%
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| Under whose control was the US under prior to the American Revolution? | English | 11%
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| Period after WW2? | Cold War | 9%
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| The US Civil War started and finished in what years? | 1861 and 1865 | 6%
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| The years following WW1 with economic success and cultural change is known as what? | The Roaring Twenties | 6%
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| What two documents were created after the American Revolution? | US Constitution and the Bill of Rights | 3%
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| What event got the US involved in WW2? | Attack on Pearl Harbour | 2%
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| US Independence was declared when? | 4 July 1776 | 1%
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