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Quiz about Important People in American History 4
Quiz about Important People in American History 4

Important People in American History: 4 Quiz


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A multiple-choice quiz by Disney101. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Disney101
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
222,621
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
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1854
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Question 1 of 10
1. This important person in US history was a President of the United States. He grew up in a politically powerful family that helped make his dreams possible. During World War 2 he joined the navy and was decorated for heroism. Who was the heroic president? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Long before December 1955, this person had protested segregation through everyday acts. This person refused to use drinking fountains labeled "Colored Only" and when possible, shunned segregated elevators and climbed stairs instead. Who was the person, who fought for equal rights for African-Americans in America? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This person helped to negotiate America's withdrawal from Vietnam and who later would help forge historic new relations with China and the Soviet Union. Who was this big negotiator? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This person was a General during the Vietnam war. In 1982, CBS-TV aired a documentary entitled "The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception" The report asserted that this General and the Pentagon had deceived the U.S. government about the enemy's size and strength during 1967 and 1968 to make it look like the U.S. forces were winning the war. Who was this deceiving U.S. General? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This woman became one of the more prominent figures of the women's movement after she and several other women founded "Ms. Magazine" in 1972. Who was this woman? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The hurdles that this President of the United States overcame to win the presidency in 1968 included his loss in the 1960 presidential race and a 1962 defeat in the race for governor of California. Who was this ambitious man? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What President of the United States sold peanuts, ran a hamburger and hot dog stand, collected newspapers and selling them to fish markets, and sold scrap iron before he, one day, became president? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This marine biologist became very interested in the biology field when she was a sophomore in college. She published a book entitled "Silent Spring". In it she warned against the growing use of pesticides. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This president had the ability to express his ideas in simple and clear language that the average voter could understand when he proposed a 10 percent cut in government spending on social programs. Who was it? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In 1988, this person became commander in chief of forces in Asia and Africa. During the Persian Gulf War, more than 540,000 men and women served under the command of this man. Who was this? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This important person in US history was a President of the United States. He grew up in a politically powerful family that helped make his dreams possible. During World War 2 he joined the navy and was decorated for heroism. Who was the heroic president?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

Kennedy's brother, Robert, stated about him, "At least one half of the days that he spent on this earth were days of intense physical pain." Recalling back to John having many diseases that he had including, Addison's disease.
2. Long before December 1955, this person had protested segregation through everyday acts. This person refused to use drinking fountains labeled "Colored Only" and when possible, shunned segregated elevators and climbed stairs instead. Who was the person, who fought for equal rights for African-Americans in America?

Answer: Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks had once gotten on a bus and sat down in the front row of the "colored" section of a Montgomery bus and as the bus filled up the driver order her and some other African-Americans to empty the row they were occupying so that a white man could sit down without having to sit next to any African-Americans. Rosa Parks lived from 1913-2005.
3. This person helped to negotiate America's withdrawal from Vietnam and who later would help forge historic new relations with China and the Soviet Union. Who was this big negotiator?

Answer: Henry Kissinger

He held a deep interest in the concept of power. He stated once, "you know, most of these world leaders, you wouldn't want to know socially. Mostly they are intellectual mediocrities. The thing that is interesting about them is....their power."
4. This person was a General during the Vietnam war. In 1982, CBS-TV aired a documentary entitled "The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception" The report asserted that this General and the Pentagon had deceived the U.S. government about the enemy's size and strength during 1967 and 1968 to make it look like the U.S. forces were winning the war. Who was this deceiving U.S. General?

Answer: General William Westmoreland

Westmoreland filed a $120 million libel suit against CBS. The suit was eventually settled, with both parties issuing statements pledging mutual respect. CBS still stood by its story.
5. This woman became one of the more prominent figures of the women's movement after she and several other women founded "Ms. Magazine" in 1972. Who was this woman?

Answer: Gloria Steinem

The "Ms. Magazine" soon became a major voice of the women's movement. She decided to start the feminist magazine after editors in the mainstream media continually rejected her stories about the women's movement.
6. The hurdles that this President of the United States overcame to win the presidency in 1968 included his loss in the 1960 presidential race and a 1962 defeat in the race for governor of California. Who was this ambitious man?

Answer: Richard Nixon

After winning a seat in Congress in 1946, Nixon announced, "I had to win. That's the thing you don't understand. The important thing is to win."
7. What President of the United States sold peanuts, ran a hamburger and hot dog stand, collected newspapers and selling them to fish markets, and sold scrap iron before he, one day, became president?

Answer: Jimmy Carter

Before entering politics, Carter joined the navy, where he excelled in electronics and naval tactics. In 1952, he joined a select group of officers who helped develop the world's first nuclear submarines.
8. This marine biologist became very interested in the biology field when she was a sophomore in college. She published a book entitled "Silent Spring". In it she warned against the growing use of pesticides.

Answer: Rachel Carson

Carson cautioned that America faced a "silent spring" in which birds killed off by pesticide would no longer fill the air with song.
9. This president had the ability to express his ideas in simple and clear language that the average voter could understand when he proposed a 10 percent cut in government spending on social programs. Who was it?

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Leading off of the social programs Reagan stated, "We can lecture our children about extravagance until we run out of voice and breath. Or we can cure their extravagance by simply reducing their allowance."
10. In 1988, this person became commander in chief of forces in Asia and Africa. During the Persian Gulf War, more than 540,000 men and women served under the command of this man. Who was this?

Answer: H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Schwarzkopf said of Saddam Hussein that he was "neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he is a great military man."
Source: Author Disney101

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