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352
What was the name of the first English settlement in the New World that failed miserably?
Roanoke
352
What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?
Silk Road
352
This was the bloodiest battle in the Civil War and was fought over the course of 3 days
Gettysburg
352
Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?
Genghis Khan
352
What was the last state added to the US?
Hawaii
445
Where was the US capital before it was relocated to Washington D.C?
Philidelphia
445
This device was used by the French in their revolution to quickly decapitate their enemies
Guillotine
445
This battle is the deadliest in world history. Historians estimate roughly 1.2 million people died by the time this battle ended
Battle of Stalingrad
445
This was the brutal dictator of the Soviet Union during World War 2. During his leadership, it is estimated roughy 6 - 9 million soviets were killed due to his harsh policies
Joseph Stalin
445
What country did the US purchase the territory of Alaska from in 1867?
Russia
650
Name at least 3 of the 5 freedoms protected in the 1st Amendment
Freedom of Speech, religion, Press, Assembly, Petition the government
650
Name the 2 cities that were bombed with atomic bombs in 1945
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
650
What was the name of the battle in the Pacific fought between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy in June 1942? This battle was an American victory where where multiple Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk and over 200 Japanese aircraft were destroyed
Battle of Midway
650
Who was the last C
zar of Russia
Czar Nicholas II
650
What was the largest empire in world history? Hint think recent history
British Empire with 26% of the world (Mongol is the 2nd largest with 17% of the world)
820
How many presidents have been impeached?
3
Johnson, Nixon, Trump
820
Who wrote the document known as the 95 Theses and nailed them to the church of Whittenburg?
Martin Luther
820
This was the largest, most ferocious assault in the Pacific theater between the Imperial Japanese and the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps.
Battle of Okinawa
820
Who shot and killed president John F Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oslwald
820
Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics, infuriating Adolf Hitler?
Jesse Owens
1001
How many presidents have been assassinated?
Four sitting presidents have been killed: Abraham Lincoln (1865), James A. Garfield (1881), William McKinley (1901), and John F. Kennedy (1963).
1001
What was the first city to reach a population of 1 million?
Ancient Rome
1001
What was the final Battle that stopped Napoleon in 1815?
Waterloo
1001
This man was assassinated by Gavrilo 
Princip. His death started World War One
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
1001
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country?
France