107. Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.

General during World War II President at the end of (during) the Korean War 34th president of the United States Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Created the Interstate System)
106. Why did the United States enter World War II?

(Bombing of) Pearl Harbor Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia) To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
105. Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?

(Franklin) Roosevelt
100. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War (Persian) Gulf War
83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

Communism The main concern of the United States during the Cold War was the spread of communism. The Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or USSR) was a powerful nation that operated under the principles of communism. The United States and its allies believed that a democratic government and a capitalist economy were the […]
82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

World War II Before becoming the 34th president of the United States in 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower served as a major general in World War II. As commander of U.S. forces and supreme commander of the Allies in Europe, he led the successful D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. In 1952, he […]
81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?

Japan, Germany, and Italy The Japanese bombed U.S. naval bases in a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. The next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as commander in chief of the military, obtained an official declaration of war from Congress. Japan’s partners in the Axis, Italy and Germany, then declared war […]
80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

(Franklin) Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was president of the United States from 1933 until 1945. He was elected during the Great Depression, which was a period of economic crisis after the stock market crash of 1929. His program for handling the crisis was called “the New Deal.” It included programs to create jobs and […]
78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s

World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War (Persian) Gulf War The United States fought five wars in the 1900s: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the (Persian) Gulf War. World War I began in 1914. It was a long and bloody struggle. The United States […]