Quiz Me! - All Eras: All Categories Test your knowledge about all the categories in all eras. 1 / 10 How did Robert Johnson become the first African-American billionaire? He was instrumental in helping Bill Gates develop Microsoft Windows He founded the American media conglomerate, Viacom He stayed at Princeton University after graduating and became the university’s president He founded and eventually sold Black Entertainment Television (BET) 2 / 10 Which event resulted in the largest number of U.S. Marines lost in combat since Iwo Jima in World War II? The attack on U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon in 1983 The attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001 Operation Desert Storm during the Persian Gulf War Marines involved in the Iran Contra Affair in Nicaragua 3 / 10 Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a political philosopher who argued that man was essentially good, but degraded into cruelty without laws. This was referred to as being a what? A noble savage A human A caveman An aristocrat 4 / 10 The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson upheld… expanded suffrage for non-landowners pre-war military spending an economic depression forced, racial segregation 5 / 10 Which of the following ideas embedded in our constitution shows our framers belief in the value of industry? Congressional power to promote science and the arts Requiring the Senate to ratify all treaties negotiated by the president Granting Congress the ability to regulate interstate commerce Congressional authority to issue a declaration of war 6 / 10 What doctrine did the Court use to apply the 1st Amendment free speech right to the states? The Incorporation doctrine The Bad Tendency doctrine The Imminent Threat doctrine The Clear & Present Danger doctrine 7 / 10 This radical leader of the opposition to British tyranny is known for his quote, which includes, “give me liberty, or give me death!” Marquis de Lafayette Patirick Henry Crispus Attucks James Otis 8 / 10 The Brutus Essays are said the be the work of Robert Yates Henry Knox George Mason Patrick Henry 9 / 10 This document written by Martin Luther King, Jr. is considered the manifesto of the civil rights movement “I Have a Dream” speech Letter from a Birmingham Jail Fourteenth Amendment Civil Rights Act of 1964 10 / 10 What caused the gas crisis that occurred in the 1970s? Arab nations formed OPEC to control world oil supplies and punish pro-Israeli nations. Strikes by workers in U.S. oil refineries limited the supplies of oil available to civilians. Natural disasters, including hurricanes and floods, disrupted oil supplies throughout the world. Conflict among nations in the Middle East halted the flow of oil to the United States. Your score is Try another 10!
