Important Dates
25 questions / Important Dates Important Events Important People Important Wars Bonus
What is the Stock Market Crash
This happened in 1929
What is Pearl Harbor
This took place in 1941. Japan bombed America, causing the US to join in World War II
Who is George Washington?
The first president of the US
What is the American Revolution?
George Washington was the commander in chief during this war
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The third President
What is the Constitutional Convention
This meeting was held in 1787
What is The Great Depression
This began in 1929, it marked the beginning of the stock market crash, and it lasted throughout the 1930's
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The main author of the Declaration of Independence
What is the Civil War?
This battle was fought between the North and South
Who is Genghis Khan?
A Mongolian warlord famous for conquering copious amounts of territory in Asia
What is the Declaration of Independence
This document was written in 1776
What is Sputnik
The space race began with this; the Russians launched it in 1957
Who is Robert E. Lee?
He led the South in the civil war
What is the War of 1812?
During this war, Washington D.C. was invaded by enemy troops and the Whitehouse was burned.
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter
This act of war, committed by the CSA, officially began the American Civil War.
What is the civil war
This happened in the years 1861-1865
What are the Crusades
These were nine different military expeditions between the 11th and 13th centuries. Their primary goal was to reclaim the "holy land."
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
He was the President during the Civil War
What is World War I?
The U.S. got involved in this war because of the Zimmerman note and unrestricted submarine warfare. It entered officially after the sinking of a passenger ship named the RMS Lusitania.
What is the first document limiting the power of a the King in England?
This document is known as the Magna Carta
What is World War I
This war lasted from 1912-1918 and the US entered in 1917
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
The constitutional Convention took place in what historical city?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
He was the head general of the Northern army during the end of the Civil War
What is World War II?
This led to the bombing of Japan, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki
What is Germany and Soviet Union?
These two countries signed a nonaggression pact before the outbreak of WWII
25 questions / Important Dates Important Events Important People Important Wars Bonus
What is the Stock Market Crash
This happened in 1929
What is Pearl Harbor
This took place in 1941. Japan bombed America, causing the US to join in World War II
Who is George Washington?
The first president of the US
What is the American Revolution?
George Washington was the commander in chief during this war
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The third President
What is the Constitutional Convention
This meeting was held in 1787
What is The Great Depression
This began in 1929, it marked the beginning of the stock market crash, and it lasted throughout the 1930's
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The main author of the Declaration of Independence
What is the Civil War?
This battle was fought between the North and South
Who is Genghis Khan?
A Mongolian warlord famous for conquering copious amounts of territory in Asia
What is the Declaration of Independence
This document was written in 1776
What is Sputnik
The space race began with this; the Russians launched it in 1957
Who is Robert E. Lee?
He led the South in the civil war
What is the War of 1812?
During this war, Washington D.C. was invaded by enemy troops and the Whitehouse was burned.
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter
This act of war, committed by the CSA, officially began the American Civil War.
What is the civil war
This happened in the years 1861-1865
What are the Crusades
These were nine different military expeditions between the 11th and 13th centuries. Their primary goal was to reclaim the "holy land."
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
He was the President during the Civil War
What is World War I?
The U.S. got involved in this war because of the Zimmerman note and unrestricted submarine warfare. It entered officially after the sinking of a passenger ship named the RMS Lusitania.
What is the first document limiting the power of a the King in England?
This document is known as the Magna Carta
What is World War I
This war lasted from 1912-1918 and the US entered in 1917
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
The constitutional Convention took place in what historical city?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
He was the head general of the Northern army during the end of the Civil War
What is World War II?
This led to the bombing of Japan, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki
What is Germany and Soviet Union?
These two countries signed a nonaggression pact before the outbreak of WWII
25 questions / Important Dates Important Events Important People Important Wars Bonus
What is the Stock Market Crash
This happened in 1929
What is Pearl Harbor
This took place in 1941. Japan bombed America, causing the US to join in World War II
Who is George Washington?
The very first president of the US
What is the American Revolution?
This war was lead by George Washington
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The third President
What is the Constitutional Convention
This meeting was held in 1787
What is The Great Depression
This began in 1929, it marked the beginning of the stock market crash, and it lasted throughout the 1930's
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
What is the Civil War?
This battle was fought between the north and south
Who is John Tyler?
The tenth President?
What is the Declaration of Independence
This document was written in 1776
What is Sputnik
The space race began with this, and the Russians launched what in 1957?
Who is Robert E. Lee?
Lead the south in the civil war
What is the Spanish American War?
Lead to the signing of a Peace treaty between Spain and United States?
Al Quida
The terrorist group behind 9/11
This happened in the years 1861-1865
What is Berlin Blockade
This made it to where the USE had to airlift goods to where?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Was the President during the Civil War
What is World War I?
We only got involved because of the Zimmerman note and unrestricted submarine warfare
What is the first document limiting the power of a the King in England?
What was the Magna Carta?
What is World War I
This war lasted from 1912-1918 and the US entered in 1917
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
The constitutional Convention took place in what historical city?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Was the leader of the North during the Civil War
What is World War II?
This lead to the bombing of Japan, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki
What is Germany and Soviet Union?
These two countries signed a nonaggression
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24 questions / Acronyms Civil War American Revolution Modern History President/Government
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18 questions / WWI Treaties, Lusitania and Labor Boards Random League of Nations & Others Manifest Destiny & policies
36 questions / Westward Expansion Gilded Age Recontruction Civil War 2nd Industrial Revolution Inventions/People
Exoduster
African American slaves who went to Kansas to claim new land after fleeing the South
Strikes
Trade unions used this strategy to fight businesses for fair wages and safer working conditions
Scalawags
Southerners who cooperated with the North
Cotton
Primary economic industry of the South during the Civil War?
Withdrawal from someplace or someone
Secede means to
Thomas Jefferson
Bought the Louisiana Purchase
Barbed Wire
The Pullman Strike
First time an injunction was ever used to break up a strike?
The Jim Crow Laws
Laws enacted by southern states to keep free blacks segregated?
Two causes of death during the Civil War
Infection, disease, gunshot wounds
Great Britain
1st Industrial Revolution occurred here?
Thomas Alva Edison
Lightbult/Phonograph
Homestead Act of 1862
Legislation passed by Abraham Lincoln that gave away free land in the West
Cornelius Vanderbuilt
Known as the "Commodore" and his railroad expansions and being a millionaire
Black Codes
Southern states passed laws that restricted the freedoms of former slaves
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Could be built anywhere
Did not have to be built near sources of energy
Could work all day and all night and even during the winter months
With the invention of the light bulb, this happened to factories?
Wright Brothers
Airplane
Manifest Destiny
Believe that Americans had a natural-born right to expand and travel West - From the Atlantic to the Pacific
New Immigrants
These immigrants were Catholic and/or Jewish, illiterate and poor
14th Amendment
Abraham Lincoln
Elected president in 1860
the leader in Industrial Power in the world.
In the 2nd Industrial Revolution, the United States became what?
Christopher Sholes
Typewriter
Reservations
1905
Year the total immigration from Europe reached its highest?
The Ten Percent Plan
President Lincoln proposed this bill before his assassination for the Reconstruction of America
1. North relied on manufacturing
2. South relied on agriculture (plantations)
2 Major Areas in which the Northern States differed from the Southern States
Dynamite
Alfred Nobel
Sacagawea
Interpreter for the for Louis and Clark Expedition
Daniel Boone
Who was the explorer who discovered the Cumberland Gap?
Rapid economic growth
Mass production
This was a cause for the Gilded Age
Sharecropping
This is where the farmer would have to borrow money in order to start his crops but then at harvest time, give back the money to his borrower.
slavery
Main reason for the Civil War
Black Gold
Term used during this age for oil
George Washington Carver
He was a botanist, chemist, inventor by using peanuts
36 questions / Westward Expansion Gilded Age Recontruction Civil War 2nd Industrial Revolution Inventions/People
Exoduster
African American slaves who went to Kansas to claim new land after fleeing the South
Strikes
Trade unions used this strategy to fight businesses for fair wages and safer working conditions
Scalawags
Southerners who cooperated with the North
Cotton
Primary economic industry of the South during the Civil War?
Withdrawal from someplace or someone
Secede means to
Thomas Jefferson
Bought the Louisiana Purchase
Barbed Wire
The Pullman Strike
First time an injunction was ever used to break up a strike?
The Jim Crow Laws
Laws enacted by southern states to keep free blacks segregated?
Two causes of death during the Civil War
Infection, disease, gunshot wounds
Great Britain
1st Industrial Revolution occurred here?
Thomas Alva Edison
Lightbult/Phonograph
Homestead Act of 1862
Legislation passed by Abraham Lincoln that gave away free land in the West
Cornelius Vanderbuilt
Known as the "Commodore" and his railroad expansions and being a millionaire
Black Codes
Southern states passed laws that restricted the freedoms of former slaves
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Could be built anywhere
Did not have to be built near sources of energy
Could work all day and all night and even during the winter months
With the invention of the light bulb, this happened to factories?
Wright Brothers
Airplane
Manifest Destiny
Believe that Americans had a natural-born right to expand and travel West - From the Atlantic to the Pacific
New Immigrants
These immigrants were Catholic and/or Jewish, illiterate and poor
14th Amendment
Abraham Lincoln
Elected president in 1860
the leader in Industrial Power in the world.
In the 2nd Industrial Revolution, the United States became what?
Christopher Sholes
Typewriter
Reservations
1905
Year the total immigration from Europe reached its highest?
The Ten Percent Plan
President Lincoln proposed this bill before his assassination for the Reconstruction of America
1. North relied on manufacturing
2. South relied on agriculture (plantations)
2 Major Areas in which the Northern States differed from the Southern States
Dynamite
Alfred Nobel
Sacagawea
Interpreter for the for Louis and Clark Expedition
Daniel Boone
Who was the explorer who discovered the Cumberland Gap?
Rapid economic growth
Mass production
This was a cause for the Gilded Age
Sharecropping
This is where the farmer would have to borrow money in order to start his crops but then at harvest time, give back the money to his borrower.
slavery
Main reason for the Civil War
Black Gold
Term used during this age for oil
George Washington Carver
He was a botanist, chemist, inventor by using peanuts
20 questions / Important Dates Important Events Important People Bonus
What is the abolition of slavery?
This happened in 1888 (black people).
What is the discovery of Brazil?
This event happened on April 22nd, 1500.
Who is Pero Vaz de Caminha?
This man wrote letters to the crown of Portugal about the newly discovered Brazil.
Who is Deodoro da Fonseca?
Brazil's first president.
What is the discovery of Brazil?
This event happened in 1500.
What is the independence of the Republic?
This happened on September 7th, 1822.
Who is Maria Leopoldina?
She signed Brazil's declaration of independence.
Who is Dilma Rousseff?
The first female President of Brazil.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This document was signed on September 7th.
What is the Revolution of 1930?
This important event happened in 1930. The year is a clue to the name.
Who is Zumbi dos Palmares?
He was the leader of Quilombo dos Palmares.
What is PT?
Lula's political party.
What is the proclamation of the Republic?
This happened on November 15th, 1889.
What is the village of Sao Vicente?
This village was founded in 1532, at sea level.
Who is D. Pedro II?
He was the son of D. Pedro I.
Who is General Mourão?
Brazil's vice president.
Tiradentes' execution.
This happened on April 21st, 1792.
What is the inauguration of the first president?
On March 1st, 1894 a huge event takes place in Brazil. (election)
Who is Capitão do Mato?
The man responsible for capturing fugitive slaves.
What is Argentina?
This country is known to be Brazil's soccer nemesis.
20 questions / Important Dates Important Events Important People Important Wars
What is the Stock Market Crash?
In 1929, this economic catastrophe led to the Great Depression.
What is Pearl Harbor
This took place in 1941. Japan bombed America, causing the US to join in World War II
Who is George Washington?
The very first president of the US
What is the American Revolution?
This war was lead by George Washington
What is the Constitutional Convention?
In 1787, this important meeting kicked off our freedom in the United States.
What is The Great Depression
This began in 1929, it marked the beginning of the stock market crash, and it lasted throughout the 1930's
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
What is the Civil War?
This battle was fought between the north and south
What is the Declaration of Independence
In 1776, this U.S. document that led to our freedom from Britain was written
What is Sputnik
The space race began when the Russians launched this in 1957
Who is Robert E. Lee?
He led the south in the civil war
What is the Spanish American War?
Lead to the signing of a Peace treaty between Spain and United States?
What is the civil war
This series of battles within the U.S. took place in the years 1861-1865
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
The constitutional Convention took place in what historical city?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
He was the President during the Civil War
What is World War II?
The bombing of Japan, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki took place in this war
What is World War I?
This war lasted from 1912-1918, and the US entered in 1917
What is Berlin Blockade
This was an attempt in 1948 by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of the United States, Great Britain and France to travel to their sectors of Berlin, which lay within Russian-occupied East Germany.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
He was the leader of the North during the Civil War
What is World War I?
The U.S. only got involved in this war because of the Zimmerman note and unrestricted submarine warfare
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