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Presidential History Quiz
(1901–2021)

How well do you know America’s modern presidents? This presidential history quiz covers the nation’s leaders from Theodore Roosevelt through Donald Trump’s first term, exploring major elections, wars, economic crises, domestic policies, and defining moments in the presidency. See how well you can match the presidents to the events that defined their time in office.

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Presidential History Quiz (1901–2021)

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1. Question

Which president was known as the “trust-buster” for his aggressive prosecution of anti-competitive business practices?

2. Question

Which president was known as the “conservation president” for greatly expanding the amount of federally protected land?

3. Question

Which president won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the Russo-Japanese War in 1905?

4. Question

Which president added a “corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine that stated the US could intervene in order to end unrest in another country?

5. Question

Which president implemented the policy of “dollar diplomacy”?

6. Question

Which president is the only leader to have served in both the White House and Supreme Court?

7. Question

Which president was the first to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game?

8. Question

Which president signed the Federal Reserve Act in 1913?

9. Question

Which president proposed the 14 Points in a January 1918 speech to Congress?

10. Question

Which president convened the Washington Naval Conference in 1921 to limit battleship construction?

11. Question

Which president’s administration was marred by scandals including the Teapot Dome scandal and extramarital affairs?

12. Question

Which president advocated the adoption of the Kellogg-Briand Pact which sought to outlaw war in 1928?

13. Question

Which president was criticized for cracking down on the “Bonus Army” in 1932 — a group of WWI veterans who sought financial aid during the Great Depression?

14. Question

Which president was elected to the White House four times?

15. Question

Which president initiated the “Good Neighbor Policy” and pledged not to intervene in the affairs of Latin American countries?

16. Question

Which president initiated the “New Deal” in an effort to end the Great Depression?

17. Question

Which president was criticized for his “court packing” scheme — an attempt to appoint six new justices to the Supreme Court?

18. Question

Which president gave the “Day of Infamy” speech?

19. Question

Which president led the nation throughout most of World War II?

20. Question

Which president made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

21. Question

Which president implemented the policy of containment against the Soviet Union in the Cold War?

22. Question

Which president led the nation for almost the entire duration of the Korean War?

23. Question

Which president introduced the Cold War concept of the “Domino Theory?”

24. Question

Which president ordered federal troops to enforce desegregation at Little Rock, Arkansas?

25. Question

Which president created the interstate highway system?

26. Question

Which president approved the Bay of Pigs invasion and confronted the Soviet Union in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

27. Question

Which president pledged to land a man on the moon within a decade?

28. Question

Which president created the Peace Corps?

29. Question

Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

30. Question

Which president implemented the Great Society and the War on Poverty?

31. Question

Which president escalated the Vietnam War by deploying large numbers of conventional ground troops following the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

32. Question

Which president appointed Thurgood Marshall, the first African American justice, to the Supreme Court?

33. Question

Which president ended more than two decades of hostility by opening relations with Communist China?

34. Question

Which president withdrew US ground troops from the Vietnam War?

35. Question

Which president signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, replaced NAFTA with the USMCA, and appointed three Supreme Court justices during his first term?

36. Question

Presidential History Quiz
(1901–2021)