Question 1 of 10
TEKS 15A-16E Easy Word
The GI Bill (1944) provided:
A education and housing benefits for veterans
B social security for the elderly
C voting rights for women
D civil rights protections
Explanation
📌 Education, housing, and business loans for returning WWII veterans. Expanded the middle class enormously.
Question 2 of 10
TEKS 29A-32B Easy Word
A secondary source is:
A a photograph from the Civil War
B a textbook analyzing historical events
C a diary from the 1800s
D the Declaration of Independence
Explanation
📌 Secondary = written AFTER the event, by someone who wasn't there. Textbooks, documentaries, biographies.
Question 4 of 10
TEKS 23A-25D Easy Word
The Harlem Renaissance was:
A an African American cultural and artistic movement
B a religious revival
C a political movement
D a military campaign
Explanation
📌 1920s-1930s. African American cultural movement in Harlem, NYC. Literature, music (jazz), art. Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington.
Question 5 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word
D-Day (June 6, 1944) was:
A the bombing of Pearl Harbor
B the Allied invasion of Normandy
C the end of WWI
D the dropping of the atomic bomb
Explanation
📌 Allied invasion of Normandy, France. Largest amphibious invasion in history. Turning point of WWII in Europe.
Question 7 of 10
TEKS 17A-19E Easy Word
The 19th Amendment (1920) gave:
A African Americans the right to vote
B 18-year-olds the right to vote
C women the right to vote
D immigrants the right to vote
Explanation
📌 Women the right to vote. Result of the women's suffrage movement led by Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Question 8 of 10
TEKS 20A-22E Easy Word
The Civil Rights Act of 1964:
A established Social Security
B outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex
C gave women the right to vote
D abolished slavery
Explanation
📌 Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Ended Jim Crow laws.