US District of Columbia State History Test 6

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History State History (Elementary) Elementary School (USA History, K-5) USA USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for Elementary School US/World History (K-5), USA — Elementary School (USA History, K-5) level, USA.
For Elementary School students (K-5) studying History in the USA
Section: History State History (Elementary) · Education: Elementary School · Part: History State History (Elementary) · Country: USA

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

Which of the following best defines the Lincoln Memorial?

A) honors Abraham Lincoln

B) a market

C) a library

D) a church

Question 2

What was Marshall Plan?

A) Asia war fund

B) Europe rebuild aid

C) Moon program

D) Tax cut

Question 3

What best defines the Washington Monument?

A) a dam

B) a tower hotel

C) obelisk honoring Washington

D) a bridge

Question 4

Who was first president?

A) Adams

B) Jefferson

C) Madison

D) George Washington

Question 5

Who was LBJ?

A) President after Kennedy

B) VP only

C) Senator only

D) General

Question 6

Which of the following best defines the 23rd Amendment?

A) DC statehood

B) DC gets electoral votes

C) poll tax ban

D) voting age

Question 7

DC fact check: What is the Washington Monument?

A) a dam

B) a bridge

C) obelisk honoring Washington

D) a tower hotel

Question 8

What was Prohibition?

A) Drug ban

B) Gun ban

C) No ban

D) 1920 alcohol ban

Question 9

What started US WWII?

A) Pearl Harbor 1941

B) D-Day

C) Stalingrad

D) Midway

Question 10

When was Moon landing?

A) 1961

B) 1969

C) 1975

D) 1959

Question 11

What was Trail of Tears?

A) Parade

B) Victory tour

C) Cherokee 1838 march

D) Cattle drive

Question 12

Who was first Black president?

A) Clinton

B) Bush

C) Carter

D) Barack Obama

Question 13

What is the nickname of District of Columbia?

A) The District

B) Lone Star State

C) Empire State

D) Sunshine State

Question 14

What is the Lincoln Memorial?

A) a market

B) honors Abraham Lincoln

C) a library

D) a church

Question 15

Who flew first?

A) Curtiss

B) Langley

C) Wright brothers 1903

D) Santos

Question 16

What was Cold War?

A) Hot war

B) Trade pact

C) Alliance

D) US-Soviet rivalry

Question 17

What best defines the Smithsonian?

A) museum complex

B) a stadium

C) a fort

D) a university

Question 18

In what year exactly did US join WWI?

A) 1914

B) 1917

C) 1918

D) 1915

Question 19

What best defines New Deal?

A) Tax hikes

B) War plan

C) FDR relief programs

D) Trade pact

Question 20

Provide the definition of Cuban Missile Crisis:

A) Bay win

B) Missile gift

C) Trade deal

D) 1962 standoff

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