Korean War 1
Cuban Missile Crisis 1
Korean War 2
Cuban Missile Crisis 2
Random Facts
100

He was the U.S. President when the Korean War began

Harry S. Truman

100

He was the U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis

John F. Kennedy

100

Where North and South Korea agreed to split.

What is the 38th parallel?

100

This even took place between Cuba and the US in October 1962 and lasted for 13 days.

What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?

100

This U.S. president issued the "New Deal" programs to help the country recover from the Great Depression.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

200

He was the leader of North Korea during the war.

Kim Il-sung

200

He was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Nikita Khrushchev

200

This major amphibious landing turned the tide in favor of the UN in 1950.

Battle of Inchon

200

The U.S. had earlier tried to overthrow Castro in this failed invasion

The Bay of Pigs

200

This 1777 battle was a major turning point in the American Revolution, leading to France joining the war on the side of the Americans.

Battle of Saratoga

300

He commanded UN forces early in the war and was later fired.

General Douglas MacArthur

300

He was the U.S. Attorney General and helped negotiate the crisis.  

Robert F. Kennedy 

300

After advancing near the Chinese border, the UN forces were pushed back by this country.

China

300

Which U.S. agency discovered the missiles in Cuba using spy plane photos.  

CIA

300

This state is home to the only active volcano in the United States, Kilauea, located on the island of....

Hawaii

400

He became U.S. President during the final phase of the war.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

400

This U.S. ambassador confronted the Soviets at the U.N. with photographic evidence.

Adlai Stevenson

400

This city changed hands multiple times and was the South Korean capital.

Seoul

400

How many days did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?

13 days

400

The U.S. entered World War I in 1917, after this event, which involved German attacks on American ships.

The sinking of the Lusitania

500

He was the leader of the People's Republic of China who sent troops to aid North Korea.

Mao Zedong

500

This Cuban leader allowed Soviet missiles to be installed in Cuba.

Fidel Castro

500

The war ended in a ceasefire, not a treaty, signed here in 1953.

Panmunjom

500

The U.S. also secretly agreed to remove missiles from this country.

Turkey

500

In 1803, this purchase from France doubled the size of the United States, acquiring land that would eventually form 15 new states.

The Louisiana Purchase

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