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American History Xtreme Multiple Choice #2

How American are you?
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1. Why did the war of 1812 start?
The United Kingdom's economy relied too heavily on colonial mercantilism, so they attempted to recolonize America. ✓
American aid in the French Revolution developed into war with Britain when they aided the opposing side. ✓
British Ships continually raided American trading vessels, hindering the economy's growth. ✓
Spain fabricated a fake letter supposedly sent from the United Kingdom to Mexico, telling them to go to war with the USA, promising extra land. ✓
2. Which American Senator was majorly responsible for the Red Scare?
Joseph McCarthy ✓
William Seward ✓
John C. Calhoun ✓
Mitt Romney ✓
3. Which two presidents are the only ones who have not brought the country into a new external military conflict?
Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama ✓
Jimmy Carter and Donald Trump ✓
Millard Fillmore and Gerald Ford ✓
Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt ✓
Obama was in office during the Libyan Civil war, Fillmore sent ships to strongarm Japan, Ford sent aid to Israel during the Yom Kippur War, and Wilson and Roosevelt held office during the World Wars.
4. Which of these famous scientists was born in the United States?
Albert Einstein ✓
Nikola Tesla ✓
Thomas Edison ✓
Stephen Hawking ✓
Einstein was born in Germany, Tesla in Austria-Hungary, and Hawking in the United Kingdom.
5. Which President is the only one whose first language was not English?
Martin Van Buren ✓
Barack Obama ✓
James Polk ✓
Andrew Garfield ✓
Van Buren spoke Dutch as a first language.
6. How many Olympics have taken place in the United States
5 ✓
12 ✓
2 ✓
8 ✓
7. In 1948, which Republican governor was incorrectly reported in Newspapers to have won the presidential race against Harry Truman?
Dwight Eisenhower ✓
Thomas Dewey ✓
Douglas MacArthur ✓
Huey Long ✓
8. Many founding fathers chose to allow slavery in the country because they believed it was in decline, and would eventually die out. What was the main reason for the change?
The Industrial Revolution, in particular the cotton gin. ✓
The settling of fertile lands in Louisiana Territory leading to more plantations ✓
The plundering of American commerce ships making domestically made products significantly more profitable ✓
The yellow fever epidemic resulting in many people sending slaves to work so they could stay safe at home ✓
9. Which of these inventions was NOT debuted or popularized at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition)?
Waffle Cone ✓
X-Ray Machine ✓
Wireless Telephone ✓
Air Conditioner ✓
Other expositions included an airship contest leading to the city's nickname, "Flight City", The Private Automobile, The Fax Machine, and Dr. Pepper.
10. Which of these cities did NOT have a major fire?
Miami ✓
New York ✓
San Francisco ✓
Chicago ✓
New York actually had three great fires.
11. Which of these countries was NOT owned by the United States at some point in history?
Cuba ✓
Argentina ✓
Philippines ✓
Liberia ✓
The United States has actually owned land on every continent (unless you don't count occupation during wars, in which case Europe is the exception).
12. Which of the following poems is about the United States?
Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge ✓
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost ✓
On the Pulse of Morning by Maya Angelou ✓
The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus ✓
The New Colossus refers to the Statue of Liberty. Kubla Khan describes Xanadu, which is an Anglicized version of Shangdu. The other two poems don't describe a specific place.
13. The United States declared independence on July 2nd, 1776. Which of these countries DID NOT exist at that time?
Prussia ✓
Qing ✓
Inca ✓
Mughal ✓
The Inca Empire had been conquered centuries before.
14. Which of these songs did Ronald Reagan want to use to support his reelection campaign, not knowing that it actually criticized many of his actions?
Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen ✓
Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd ✓
Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival ✓
Everybody Loves Me, Baby by Don McLean ✓
15. Which of the following presidents is the only one to have served as chief justice of the Supreme Court?
Ulysses S. Grant ✓
Woodrow Wilson ✓
John Adams ✓
William Howard Taft ✓
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