20th Century U.S. Political History Quiz

Test your knowledge on U.S. political history with these questions ranging from presidents to key events like the Great Depression and the Cold War.

#1

Who was the 32nd President of the United States?

Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
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#2

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote?

14th Amendment
19th Amendment
26th Amendment
22nd Amendment
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#3

Which U.S. president implemented the New Deal in response to the Great Depression?

Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
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#4

Who was the U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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#5

Who was the U.S. President at the time of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
1 answered
#6

Which event marked the beginning of the Great Depression in the United States?

Wall Street Crash of 1929
Prohibition
World War II
Roaring Twenties
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#7

Who was the Vice President during Ronald Reagan's presidency?

George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
1 answered
#8

During which presidency was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed into law?

John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1 answered
#9

Who was the U.S. President during the Watergate scandal?

Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
1 answered
#10

What was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan, announced in 1947?

Containment of communism
Rebuilding Western Europe
Civil rights reform
Space exploration
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#11

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?

Cuban victory
Soviet withdrawal of missiles
U.S. invasion of Cuba
Nuclear war
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#12

Who coined the term 'Iron Curtain' in the context of the Cold War?

Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Harry S. Truman
Nikita Khrushchev
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#13

Which U.S. president signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law in 1990?

George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
1 answered
#14

Who was the Republican candidate for President in the 1964 election, opposing Lyndon B. Johnson?

Barry Goldwater
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1 answered
#15

Who served as the Secretary of State under President John F. Kennedy?

Dean Rusk
Henry Kissinger
Robert McNamara
George C. Marshall
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