Question 1 of 10
Manifest Destiny was the belief that: 
Aexpansion should stop at the Mississippi
BAmerica should join the British Empire
CAmerica should remain on the East Coast
Dthe US was destined to expand from coast to coast
Explanation
📌 Americans believed they were destined by God to expand across the continent from Atlantic to Pacific.
Question 2 of 10
McCarthyism (1950s) was:
Aanti-communist investigations and accusations
Ban economic plan
Ca trade policy
Da civil rights strategy
Explanation
📌 Senator Joseph McCarthy led anti-communist witch hunts. Red Scare. Blacklists. Fear of communist infiltration in government.
Question 3 of 10
The US entered World War I in:
A1918
B1920
C1917
D1914
Explanation
📌 1917. Reasons: unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmermann Telegram. Allies won 1918.
Question 4 of 10
The Civil War was fought primarily over:
AForeign invasion
BTrade disputes
CReligious differences
DSlavery and states' rights
Explanation
📌 Slavery and states' rights. Southern states seceded to preserve slavery. 1861-1865.
Question 5 of 10
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ruled that:
Aprayer in school is required
Bschool segregation is unconstitutional
Cwomen can vote
Dthe draft is legal
Explanation
📌 'Separate but equal' is unconstitutional. School segregation violated the 14th Amendment. Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.
Question 6 of 10
The Truman Doctrine stated that the US would:
Asupport nations resisting communism
Bremain isolationist
Cdisband the military
Djoin the Soviet Union
Explanation
📌 Support free peoples resisting communism (containment policy). Response to Soviet expansion. 1947.
Question 7 of 10
The Great Depression began with the stock market crash of:
A1939
B1929
C1919
D1941
Explanation
📌 October 29, 1929 ('Black Tuesday'). Lasted through the 1930s. FDR's New Deal attempted recovery.
Question 8 of 10
Federalism is:
Aall power to state governments
Bpower shared between national and state governments
Cno government power
Dall power to the national government
Explanation
📌 Power shared between national and state governments. Both have certain powers; some are shared (concurrent).
Question 9 of 10
The Dust Bowl occurred primarily in:
ACalifornia
Bthe Great Plains
CNew England
Dthe Southeast
Explanation
📌 Great Plains (Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas) in the 1930s. Drought + poor farming → massive dust storms → migration.
Question 10 of 10
The map shows territorial expansion of the US. Which acquisition is labeled X? 
ALouisiana Purchase
BMexican Cession
CGadsden Purchase
DAlaska Purchase
Explanation
📌 Area X (1848, Southwest including California) = Mexican Cession.
Acquired after the Mexican-American War through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Included: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, parts of NM, CO, WY.
Acquired after the Mexican-American War through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Included: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, parts of NM, CO, WY.