History of USA MCQs 2025

The Great Depression of 1929 lasted for how many years?
A. Eight
B. Nine
C. Ten
D. None of these

Who was the President of the USA when Russia invaded Afghanistan in 1980?
A. Richard Nixon
B. Ronald Reagan
C. Jimmy Carter
D. None of these

The goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act was to:
A. Increase tax revenue
B. Fairness in industry
C. Create labor unions
D. None of these

Land Grant Act of 1862 was to:
A. Assist states with establishing colleges
B. Provide land to landless farmers
C. Construction of transcontinental railroad
D. None of these

The Atlantic Charter was an agreement between:
A. USA and France
B. USA and England
C. USA and Italy
D. None of these

George F. Kennan was a great proponent of the policy of:
A. Ban on nuclear testing
B. Creation of NATO
C. Containment policy
D. None of these

President Nixon’s policy of détente focused on:
A. Relaxing Cold War tension
B. Bombing campaign on Cambodia
C. Rejecting SALT agreement
D. None of these

Watergate Scandal was associated with President:
A. Bill Clinton
B. Gerald Ford
C. Richard Nixon
D. None of these

How many British colonies declared independence from England in 1776 to form the United States?
A. 13
B. 23
C. 33
D. None of these

The Peace Treaty of American Independence in 1783 was signed in the city of:
A. Philadelphia
B. London
C. Paris
D. None of these