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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed in which year?
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ExplanationThe Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed in 1964.
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The colonists protested against "taxation without representation" which led to which event?
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ExplanationTaxation without representation was a major cause of the American Revolution.
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The US invasion of Grenada occurred in which year?
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ExplanationThe US invaded Grenada in 1983.
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John Adams was a member of which political party?
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ExplanationJohn Adams was a Federalist.
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The 13th Amendment abolished which institution?
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ExplanationThe 13th Amendment abolished slavery in 1865.
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The US entered World War II after which attack?
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ExplanationThe US entered WWII after the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
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The US foreign policy of isolationism was dominant between which periods?
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ExplanationIsolationism was dominant between WWI and WWII.
8
The Vietnam War ended with the Paris Peace Accords in which year?
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ExplanationThe Paris Peace Accords were signed on 27 January 1973.
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The Federalist Papers were written to argue for the ratification of which document?
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ExplanationThe Federalist Papers argued for ratification of the US Constitution.
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The Zimmerman Telegram proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico in case of US entry into the war. This was in which year?
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ExplanationThe Zimmerman Telegram was intercepted in January 1917.
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The Louisiana Purchase was finalized in which year?
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ExplanationThe Louisiana Purchase was signed on 30 April 1803.
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The US entry into World War II was precipitated by which event?
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ExplanationThe US entered WWII after the Pearl Harbor attack.
13
William Henry Harrison died of what?
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ExplanationHarrison died of pneumonia on 4 April 1841.
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Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th President. He is the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. He served from which years?
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ExplanationCleveland served as 22nd (1885-1889) and 24th (1893-1897) President.
15
Pakistan became a major non-NATO ally of the US in which year?
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ExplanationPakistan was designated a major non-NATO ally in 2004.
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The US Speaker of the House is the head of which chamber?
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ExplanationThe Speaker of the House leads the House of Representatives.
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The Battle of the Bulge was the last major offensive by which power?
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ExplanationThe Battle of the Bulge was Germany's last major offensive.
18
The Dred Scott decision (1857) ruled that enslaved people were what?
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ExplanationThe Dred Scott decision ruled that enslaved people were property
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The US flag has how many stars and stripes?
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ExplanationThe US flag has 50 stars for states and 13 stripes for original colonies.
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The Truman Doctrine provided aid to which countries?
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ExplanationThe Truman Doctrine provided aid to Greece and Turkey to contain communism.
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The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest against which tax?
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ExplanationThe rebellion was a protest against the excise tax on whiskey.
22
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on which date?
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ExplanationMartin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on 4 April 1968 in Memphis.
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Andrew Johnson was acquitted by the Senate. The vote was how many votes short of conviction?
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ExplanationJohnson was acquitted by one vote.
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NATO was established in which year?
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ExplanationNATO was established on 4 April 1949.
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The US foreign policy doctrine of containment was formulated by whom?
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ExplanationGeorge F. Kennan formulated the policy of containment.
26
The US Constitution was ratified in which year?
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ExplanationThe Constitution was ratified on 21 June 1788.
27
The Reconstruction Era was a period of rebuilding after which war?
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ExplanationReconstruction followed the Civil War.
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James K. Polk was the eleventh President of the United States. He served from which years?
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ExplanationJames K. Polk served from 1845 to 1849.
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John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry occurred in which year?
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ExplanationJohn Brown's raid occurred on 16 October 1859.
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The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education (1954) declared what?
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ExplanationBrown v. Board of Education declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning Plessy v. Ferguson.
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Shays' Rebellion highlighted the weakness of which document?
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ExplanationIt highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
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The US Department of Defense was established in which year?
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ExplanationThe US Department of Defense was established in 1947.
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The US Constitution can be amended through which process?
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ExplanationAmendments require two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of states.
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The Embargo Act of 1807 was passed by which president?
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ExplanationThe Embargo Act was passed under Thomas Jefferson.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill was a tactical victory for which side?
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ExplanationThe British won the battle but suffered heavy casualties.
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The US is a federal republic. The powers of the federal government are enumerated in which document?
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ExplanationThe US Constitution enumerates the powers of the federal government.
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The Tet Offensive was a military victory for which side?
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ExplanationThe US and South Vietnam won militarily
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Malcolm X was assassinated in which year?
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ExplanationMalcolm X was assassinated on 21 February 1965.
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The British surrendered at Yorktown to whom?
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ExplanationGeneral Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington on 19 October 1781.
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The President of the Confederacy was who?
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ExplanationJefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States.
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Franklin Pierce was the fourteenth President of the United States. He served from which years?
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ExplanationFranklin Pierce served from 1853 to 1857.
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The Vietnam War was the first war extensively covered by which media?
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ExplanationVietnam was the first "television war".
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The Solid South refers to the South's alignment with which political party after Reconstruction?
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ExplanationThe South supported the Democratic Party after Reconstruction.
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Richard Nixon was the first US President to visit which country in 1972?
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ExplanationNixon visited China in 1972 to normalize relations.
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Pakistan assisted the US in the War on Terror after which event?
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ExplanationPakistan supported the US after the 9/11 attacks.
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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was passed in which year?
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ExplanationThe Missouri Compromise was passed on 3 March 1820.
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The Articles of Confederation were adopted in which year?
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ExplanationThe Articles of Confederation were adopted in 1777 and ratified in 1781.
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The 24th Amendment abolished which voting barrier?
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ExplanationThe 24th Amendment abolished the poll tax in 1964.
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US-Pakistan relations were strained in 2011 due to which event?
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ExplanationThe US raid on Abbottabad to kill Osama bin Laden in May 2011 strained relations.
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The US Constitution was signed on which date?
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ExplanationThe Constitution was signed on 17 September 1787.
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Lincoln was assassinated by whom?
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ExplanationJohn Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln.
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The Embargo Act of 1807 was passed under which president?
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ExplanationThe Embargo Act was passed under Thomas Jefferson.
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The Truman Doctrine was announced on which date?
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ExplanationThe Truman Doctrine was announced on 12 March 1947.
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The Confederate States of America was formed in which year?
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ExplanationThe Confederacy was formed in February 1861.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was President during which major events?
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ExplanationFDR led the US during the Great Depression and World War II.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President in which year?
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ExplanationFDR was elected in 1932.
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The US is a member of NATO. NATO was established in which year?
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ExplanationNATO was established in 1949.
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John Quincy Adams was the son of which president?
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ExplanationJohn Quincy Adams was the son of John Adams.
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The Gilded Age is a term used to describe which period?
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ExplanationThe Gilded Age refers to the late 19th century (1870s-1900s).
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The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia in which year?
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ExplanationThe Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia in 1787.
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was led by whom?
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ExplanationMartin Luther King Jr. led the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
62
George Washington's Farewell Address was published in which year?
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ExplanationWashington's Farewell Address was published on 19 September 1796.
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George Washington was the first President of the United States. He served from which year?
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ExplanationWashington served from 1789 to 1797.
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The Era of Good Feelings was a period of national unity after which war?
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ExplanationThe Era of Good Feelings (1815-1825) followed the War of 1812.
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The US Civil Rights Movement began in which decade?
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ExplanationThe modern Civil Rights Movement began in the 1950s.
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General Ulysses S. Grant commanded which army during the Civil War?
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ExplanationGrant commanded the Army of the Potomac.
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The containment policy was formulated in which year?
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ExplanationThe containment policy was formulated in 1947.
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John Adams signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law in which year?
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ExplanationThe Alien and Sedition Acts were signed into law on 14 July 1798.
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The US Civil War began in which year?
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ExplanationThe Civil War began on 12 April 1861 with the attack on Fort Sumter.
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John Adams was the second President of the United States. He served from which years?
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ExplanationJohn Adams served from 1797 to 1801.
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The Eighth Amendment prohibits which punishment?
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ExplanationThe Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment
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The US became a global superpower after which event?
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ExplanationThe US became a superpower after WWII.
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Japan surrendered on which date?
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ExplanationJapan announced its surrender on 15 August 1945 (V-J Day).
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The Federalist Papers were written to support the ratification of which document?
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ExplanationThe Federalist Papers were written to support the ratification of the US Constitution.
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Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of which document?
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ExplanationJefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln in which year?
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ExplanationThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued on 1 January 1863.
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The Marshall Plan was a program of economic aid for which region?
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ExplanationThe Marshall Plan provided aid to Western Europe.
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The US Supreme Court is the highest court in which branch?
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ExplanationThe Supreme Court is the highest court in the judicial branch.
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The Battle of the Bulge was fought in which year?
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ExplanationThe Battle of the Bulge was fought from December 1944 to January 1945.
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George Washington led federal troops to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion. This demonstrated the power of what?
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ExplanationIt demonstrated the power of the federal government to enforce laws.
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Woodrow Wilson's domestic policies were known as what?
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ExplanationWilson's domestic policies were known as New Freedom.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed territories to decide on slavery through which principle?
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ExplanationThe Act introduced popular sovereignty to decide on slavery.
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South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union. It seceded on which date?
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ExplanationSouth Carolina seceded on 20 December 1860.
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The American Revolution began in which year?
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ExplanationThe American Revolution began on 19 April 1775 with the battles of Lexington and Concord.
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Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency on which date?
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ExplanationNixon resigned on 9 August 1974 due to the Watergate scandal.
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Barack Obama was President during which major operation?
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ExplanationObama ordered the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011.
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Sherman's March to the Sea devastated which state?
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ExplanationSherman marched from Atlanta to Savannah
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The US launched airstrikes against ISIS in which year?
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ExplanationThe US launched airstrikes against ISIS in 2014.
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Donald Trump's first impeachment was related to which issue?
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ExplanationTrump was impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress regarding Ukraine.
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The 25th Amendment deals with presidential succession and disability. It was ratified in which year?
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ExplanationThe 25th Amendment was ratified on 10 February 1967.
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The Compromise of 1850 was passed during which president's term?
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ExplanationThe Compromise of 1850 was signed by Millard Fillmore.
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John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States. He served from which years?
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ExplanationJohn Quincy Adams served from 1825 to 1829.
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The Great Depression began with the stock market crash in which year?
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ExplanationThe Great Depression began with the crash on 29 October 1929 (Black Tuesday).
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The Articles of Confederation were weak because they lacked which power?
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ExplanationThe federal government lacked power to tax
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The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in which year?
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ExplanationThe Battle of Gettysburg was fought on 1-3 July 1863.
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Abraham Lincoln was the President during which war?
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ExplanationLincoln was President during the American Civil War.
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The US has a democratic political system. It is often called what?
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ExplanationThe US is a representative democracy.
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Abraham Lincoln was the first President from which political party?
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ExplanationLincoln was the first Republican President.
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The US and Russia signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in which year?
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ExplanationSTART I was signed in 1991.
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The US used atomic bombs on Japan in which year?
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ExplanationThe US used atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.