Abeka US History Test 12
What battle was the turning point of the war?
Battle of Saratoga
What was the last battle of the American Indians and federal troops?
Battle of wounded knee
Sent US troops to Bosnia and Haiti
Bill Clinton
Who created the Microsoft Corporation?
Bill Gates
Who was the best-known evangelist of the Second Great Awakening?
Charles Finney
Who did Condoleezza Rice replace as Secretary of State?
Colin Powell
Who gave the "Seventh of March" speech?
Daniel Webster
What was the first state to ratify the US Constitution?
Deleware
Which General led at D-Day?
Dwight Eisenhower
Who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Launched the New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Was president during Persian-Gulf War
George H. Bush
Was the only President to be elected by a unanimous vote
George Washington
What was the name for President Lyndon Johnson's liberal social and economic program?
Great Society
What island did US troops rescue from a Cuban invasion in 1983?
Grenada
was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms
Grover Cleveland
Launched the Fair Deal
Harry S. Truman
Who led the conquest of the Aztecs?
Hernando Cortes
Who promoted public education
Horace Mann
What organization did the UN establish to promote the rule of the law internationally?
International Criminal Court
In what country were 63 Americans taken hostage in 1979?
Iran
Who is the "Father of Neoconservatism"?
Irving Kristol
Who host of "Focus on the Family"?
James Dolson
adopted the slogan "Fifty-four forty or fight"
James K. Polk
Was president during the War of 1812
James Madison
Captain James Smith saved which colony from destruction?
Jamestown colony
Who was the presidency of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
launched the New Frontier
John F. Kennedy
Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath?
John Steinbeck
Who preached "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?
Jonathan Edwards
Who was the dictator of Panama that was arrested by U.S. troops?
Manuel Noriega
What plan extended credit to Europe to help with recovery after World War II?
Marshall Plan
Who led the drive for a "Contract with America"?
Newt Gingrich
What was the name of President Bush's education reform plan?
No child left behind act
Who wrote the Blue-Backed Speller?
Noah Webster
What organization would be responsible for the creation of the Amero?
North American Union
John D. Rockefeller became the leader in which industry?
Oil
Who was put on trial for the Iran-Contra affair?
Oliver North
Who was the leader of al Queda in the 9-11 attacks?
Osama Bin Laden
stood against Communism and helped stabilize the economy
Reagan
What court decision legalized abortion?
Roe vs. Wade
Who established the colony of Rhode Island?
Roger Williams
Who was known as the "Great Communicator"?
Ronald Reagan
Who was the first president of the "Lone Star Republic"?
Sam Houston
Who was the "Father of New France"?
Samuel de Champlain
Who became the first woman justice to serve on the Supreme Court?
Sarah Day O'Hair
What was the most hated part of Grenville's taxes?
Stamp Act
What is the strict Islamic regime governing Afghanistan called?
Taliban
Who is known as the greatest inventor of all time?
Thomas Edison
Who was the British Prime Minister that allied himself with President Bush during the War on Terror?
Tony Blair
What Act was created to provide more security to the American people after the 9-11 attacks?
USA PATRIOT Act
What was the first state to allow "civil unions"?
Vermont
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks?
Vladimir Lenin
advocated a "return to normalcy"
Warren G. Harding
What was the first college for women only?
Wesleyan College
was the only President to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
William Howard Taft
Who was the prosecutor in the Scopes Trial?
William Jennings Bryan
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
What economic theory says the colonies exist for the benefit of the mother?
mercantilism
What is the idea that evolution is mathematically impossible?
specified complexity
End of Civil War
1865
End of Reconstruction
1877
Spanish-American War
1898
America enters World War I
1917
V-J Day
1945
America pulls out of Vietnam Conflict
1973
Berlin Wall opened
1989
Operation Desert Storm
1991
What amendment repealed prohibition?
22nd
End of Mexican American War
1848
Founding of Plymouth
1620
Declaration of Independence
1776
Treaty of Paris
1783
Louisiana Purchase
1803
Monroe Doctrine
1823
