WWI WWII The Cold War Civil Rights Presidents
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What are planes?
WWI was the first war in which this new invention was used, although at first was just for reconnaissance.
100
What is Poland?
With Hitler's invasion of this country, the war officially began.
100
What is Communism?
The Cold War was fought between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over the expansion and containment of this economic ideology.
100
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This Baptist pastor from Georgia led public rallies and protests against unjust laws, only to be assassinated in 1968.
100
Who is FDR?
This president was the only president to be elected four times, dying during his fourth term.
200
What is a stalemate?
This definition of this word is a situation in a war when both sides cannot take further action.
200
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
These were the two unfortunate Japanese cities that were chosen as targets of the atomic bombs.
200
What are missiles?
In 1962, President Kennedy discovered that the Soviet Union was hiding these in Cuba.
200
What is a restaurant?
In 1960, four college students staged a sit in at this type of place.
200
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This man was president during WWI, who in vain tried to present a lenient punishment for Germany.
300
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
The U.S. became involved in WWII when the foreign minister of Germany was caught sending this secret message to Mexico.
300
What is D-Day?
The Normandy Invasion, planned by Dwight Eisenhower, launched with this famous day.
300
Who is Ronald Reagan?
The Cold War ended partially due to the relationship between the Soviet leader Gorbachev and this American president.
300
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This man was the first black American to break the color barrier and play Major League Baseball.
300
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
This man was a general in Europe in WWII who later on became a president in the 1950s.
400
What is 1917?
Although the war started in 1914, the U.S. didn't join until this later year.
400
What is the Doolittle Raid?
After Pearl Harbor, the U.S. responded with this daring attack on mainland Japan.
400
What is the Space Race?
The U.S. landed astronauts on the moon due to this competition with the Soviet Union.
400
What is voting?
The Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 65 prevented measures that inhibited blacks from doing this right given to them in the 15th Amendment.
400
Who is Richard Nixon?
This president made great advancements in international relations, but is mostly known for his Watergate scandal.
500
What is Paris?
It was in this European city that the leaders of the U.S., Britain, France, and Italy met to determine Germany's punishment.
500
Who are the Navajo?
Members of this particular Native American tribe worked to decode secret messages, greatly helping the U.S. in the South Pacific.
500
What are the VietCong?
In the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese were called by this name.
500
What are Jim Crow Laws?
These unjust laws legally segregated blacks and whites in public places.
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Who is Gerald Ford?
This man was the only person in American history to not be voted as vice president or president, but become both of them.






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