Statistics for US American History Overview Quiz

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Question	Answer	% Correct
How many original colonies are there of the US?	13	99%
What was the primary reason for the US Civil War?	Slavery	37%
Hero of the American Revolution?	George Washington	34%
President during the Civil War?	Abraham Lincoln	33%
What year did the US enter WW1?	1917	31%
Period after Civil War?	Reconstruction	22%
How many States left the US?	11	21%
What country invaded the US unsuccessfully in 1812?	England	21%
The stock market crash in 1929 saw the start of what period?	The Great Depression	21%
War that took place during the Cold War between 1950 and 1953?	Korean War	18%
War that took place during the Cold War between 1955 and 1975?	Vietnam War	18%
Movement that saw minorities fight for equality?	Civil Rights Movement	17%
President elected to solve the Great Depression?	Franklin Roosevelt	17%
Man seen as the leader of this movement?	Martin Luther King Jr	17%
The Cold War saw weak relations between the US and who?	USSR	16%
Roosevelt's idea to stimulate the economy and advance the country?	The New Deal	12%
Under whose control was the US under prior to the American Revolution?	English	10%
Period after WW2?	Cold War	8%
The US Civil War started and finished in what years?	1861 and 1865	6%
The years following WW1 with economic success and cultural change is known as what?	The Roaring Twenties	5%
What two documents were created after the American Revolution?	US Constitution and the Bill of Rights	3%
What event got the US involved in WW2?	Attack on Pearl Harbour	2%
US Independence was declared when?	4 July 1776	1%