Question 1 of 10
The Great Depression began with the stock market crash of:
A1941
B1929
C1939
D1919
Explanation
📌 October 29, 1929 ('Black Tuesday'). Lasted through the 1930s. FDR's New Deal attempted recovery.
Question 2 of 10
The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by: 
AThomas Jefferson
BGeorge Washington
CBenjamin Franklin
DJohn Adams
Explanation
📌 Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Adopted July 4, 1776 by the Continental Congress.
Adopted July 4, 1776 by the Continental Congress.
Question 3 of 10
The Berlin Wall fell in:
A2001
B1989
C1991
D1975
Explanation
📌 November 9, 1989. Symbolized the end of the Cold War. Germany reunified 1990.
Question 4 of 10
The Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction by:
Aremoving federal troops from the South
Bstarting the Civil War
Cpassing the 15th Amendment
Dabolishing slavery
Explanation
📌 Hayes (R) became President in exchange for removing federal troops from the South. Ended Reconstruction. Led to Jim Crow laws.
Question 5 of 10
McCarthyism (1950s) was:
Aan economic plan
Ba civil rights strategy
Ca trade policy
Danti-communist investigations and accusations
Explanation
📌 Senator Joseph McCarthy led anti-communist witch hunts. Red Scare. Blacklists. Fear of communist infiltration in government.
Question 6 of 10
The main cause of the American Revolution was:
ATaxation without representation
BLand disputes with France
CReligious freedom
DSlavery
Explanation
📌 'No taxation without representation.' Colonists were taxed by Parliament without having elected representatives.
Question 7 of 10
The Industrial Revolution in America led to:
Adecreased immigration
Breturn to farming
Csmaller cities
Durbanization and factory growth
Explanation
📌 Shift from agriculture → manufacturing. Urbanization, factory system, new inventions, labor unions.
Question 8 of 10
The Civil War was fought primarily over:
ATrade disputes
BForeign invasion
CSlavery and states' rights
DReligious differences
Explanation
📌 Slavery and states' rights. Southern states seceded to preserve slavery. 1861-1865.
Question 9 of 10
The Dust Bowl occurred primarily in:
ACalifornia
BNew England
Cthe Southeast
Dthe Great Plains
Explanation
📌 Great Plains (Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas) in the 1930s. Drought + poor farming → massive dust storms → migration.
Question 10 of 10
The US entered World War I in:
A1917
B1920
C1918
D1914
Explanation
📌 1917. Reasons: unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmermann Telegram. Allies won 1918.