Quiz Me! - All Eras: People and EventsTest your knowledge about the people and events in all eras. 1 / 10Which policy is Nixon best known for that normalized relations with Communist China and the Soviet Union? Cash and Carry Détente Isolation Containment 2 / 10Which of the following gave the U.S. ready access to its new territorial acquisitions? Big Stick Policy Panamá Canal Open Door Policy Roosevelt Corollary 3 / 10Which economic system made possible improvements like those in the timeline above? Mixed economy system Command economy system Free-enterprise market system Traditional economic system 4 / 10What was the significance of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand? It started the Russian Revolution and communist rule. The alliances set up for protection caused an incident between Serbia and Austria Hungary to spread. It signaled the end of the monarchy in Austria. The Axis and Allied Powers fought in World War II. 5 / 10Who is credited with the compromise that resulted in the formation of the Electoral College? Alexander Hamilton Aaron Burr George Washington James Wilson 6 / 10James Otis championed a natural rights theory, asserting the right to private property was inalienable. These principles were later included in which constitutional amendment ? Third Amendment First Amendment Fourth Amendment Second Amendment 7 / 10John Dickinson and Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of the Causes of Taking Up Arms to reassure the British King of what? The colonies were in need of assistance. That it was necessary to form an army to declare independence from Britain. That the colonists were not raising an army with the intent of establishing independence. The colonists absolute loyalty to the crown. 8 / 10This political philosopher influenced James Madison who agreed with his ideas that individuals must unite a society for their own protection. John Witherspoon Thomas Hobbes Thomas Paine Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. 9 / 10What caused the Stock Market Crash? Government railroad grants High interest rates and low returns Government regulation Speculation and overproduction 10 / 10Harry Truman was first elected Vice President in 1944 and became the 33rd President of the United States when Franklin D. Roosevelt died the next year. President Harry Truman did all of the following except: Removed General Douglas MacArthur from his command in Korea Use atomic weapon in an attempt to end the war with Japan Desegregated the U.S. armed forces Made it his policy to ignore the spreading threat of communism Your score is Try another 10!
