Civil War
U.S. senator who became president of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis
Fall of communism in Eastern Europe, Reunification of Germany, Collapse of Yugoslavia, Breakup of the Soviet state, Persian Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm
Who was George H. W. Bush
American victory in this war produced an American claim to the Oregon Territory and increased migration to Florida
What is the War of 1812
The Union victory in this Civil War battle prompted Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
What is Antietem
The U.S. entered this war due to submarine warfare on American ships and to keep the world ‘safe for democracy’
What is World War 1
Union military commander who won victories over the South after several other Union commanders had failed
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
Prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender or national origin, desegregated public accommodations
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
This battle, an American loss, became the focus of the Texas war for independence from Mexico
What is the Alamo
This was the turning point in the Civil War as Lee lost so many troops he was forced back to protect Richmond
What is Gettysburg
The surprise attack on the U.S. Naval Base by Japan which prompted the United States entrance into World War 2
What is Pearl Harbor
Former enslaved African American who became a prominent abolitionist who urged Lincoln to recruit those formerly enslaved to fight in the Union Army
Who is Frederick Douglass
First war in which American women served in a combat role
What is the Persian Gulf War
This war was fought to preserve the United States, as the Confederacy attempted to declare independence
What is the Civil War
This was the site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War
What is Appomattox
The Allied victory here in World War 2 saved the Suez Canal and access to Middle East Oil
What is El Alamein
Freed those slaves located in the ‘rebelling’ states
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
Terrorist attacks in the United States, war in Afghanistan and Iraq
Who was George W. Bush
American victory in this war led to the acquisition of enormous territory, including California
What is the Mexican War
This war of imperialism resulted in gaining Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Cuba became a protectorate
What is the Spanish-American War
This was a war of ideas, western style democracy vs eastern communism and dominated U.S. policies for nearly 50 years
What is the Cold War
Confederate general of the Army of Northern Virginia
Who is Robert E. Lee
NAFTA, Full diplomatic relations with Vietnam, lifting of economic sanctions against South Africa when her government ended the policy of apartheid
Who was Bill Clinton
This is where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
What is Fort Sumter
Outlawed literacy tests, federal registrars were sent to the South to register voters
What was the Voting Rights Act of 1965
The World War 2 turning point in the Pacific which started the U.S. campaign of Island Hopping
What is Midway