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Recent American History

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  1. Which American Indian tribe lives mainly in the Southwest?
  2. On the U.S. civics test, who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
  3. On the U.S. civics test, name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
  4. Who was the first American to walk on the moon?
  5. On the U.S. civics test, what major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
  6. On the U.S. civics test, who did the United States fight in World War II?
  7. What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan?
  8. On the U.S. civics test, what movement tried to end racial discrimination?
  9. On the U.S. civics test, before he was president, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
  10. Name one American inventor.
  11. On the U.S. civics test, who was president during World War I?
  12. On the U.S. civics test, what did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
  13. On the U.S. civics test, during the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
  14. On the U.S. civics test, what was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
  15. What did the Wright brothers do?

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