Question 2 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word
D-Day (June 6, 1944) was:
A the end of WWI
B the dropping of the atomic bomb
C the Allied invasion of Normandy
D the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Explanation
📌 Allied invasion of Normandy, France. Largest amphibious invasion in history. Turning point of WWII in Europe.
Question 4 of 10
TEKS 17A-19E Easy Word
The 19th Amendment (1920) gave:
A 18-year-olds the right to vote
B women the right to vote
C immigrants the right to vote
D African Americans 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 6 of 10
TEKS 15A-16E Easy Word
The GI Bill (1944) provided:
A social security for the elderly
B voting rights for women
C civil rights protections
D education and housing benefits for veterans
Explanation
📌 Education, housing, and business loans for returning WWII veterans. Expanded the middle class enormously.
Question 7 of 10
TEKS 23A-25D Easy Word
The Harlem Renaissance was:
A a religious revival
B a political movement
C a military campaign
D an African American cultural and artistic movement
Explanation
📌 1920s-1930s. African American cultural movement in Harlem, NYC. Literature, music (jazz), art. Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington.
Question 8 of 10
TEKS 29A-32B Easy Word
A secondary source is:
A the Declaration of Independence
B a diary from the 1800s
C a photograph from the Civil War
D a textbook analyzing historical events
Explanation
📌 Secondary = written AFTER the event, by someone who wasn't there. Textbooks, documentaries, biographies.
Question 9 of 10
TEKS 20A-22E Easy Word
The Civil Rights Act of 1964:
A gave women the right to vote
B abolished slavery
C outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex
D established Social Security
Explanation
📌 Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Ended Jim Crow laws.