WWII
In what year did Germany invade Poland?
1 Sep, 1939
What was the Cold War
War of Ideologies
Why did the missions to the moon stop?
Financial reasons
What happened April 20, 1999?
Columbine Shooting
What was the operation called of our involvement in Afganistan?
OEF or Operation Enduring Freedom
What year did the bay of pigs invasion occur?
1961
Who did the Germans blame for their hardships before the war?
Jews, Disabled, communists
What two wars were fought during the cold war to stop the spread of communism?
Korea, Vietnam
What cause Nixon to resign from the presidency?
Watergate Scandal
What was the operation called that pushed the Iraqis out of Kuwat in the early 90s?
Operation Desert Storm
What was the second battle of Fallujah called
Operation Phantom Furry
Who authorized the bay of pigs invasion?
JFK
What lead to the US joining the war?
During this time period many moved to the "sun belt" states.
Sun Belt States
What year did US troops pull out of Vietnam?
1973
Who was elected in the 2000 election?
George W. Bush
When did Hurricane Katrina happen?
2006
Where did the Bay of Pigs take place?
Cuba
When did the Bombing of Pearl Harbor happen?
7 Dec, 1941
In the early 50s, what case was the first step to de-segregation?
Brigs v. Elliot
What was one failure that cost Jimmy Carter the 1979 election?
Iranian Hostages
What time did the first plane strike the world trade center?
8:46
When did Osama Bin Laden die?
2011
What was the cost of the Apollo missions?
25.8 Billion
What pacific battle changed the course of the war?
Battle of Midway
Who was the first person in space?
Yuri Gagarin
Who did Jimmy Carter lose to in the 1979 elections?
Ronald Ragan
Between the North and South Towers that were hit, which was the first to collapse?
South
when did the oil rig Deepwater horizon explode?
2010
What was the name of the missions that lead us to the moon?
Apollo
Which ship can you visit as a memorial at Pearl Harbor
What was the program called that put Americans in space?
Gemini
What significance is May 8th, 1980?
Mt Saint Helen eruption
What was the result of the world trade center attack?
Declaration for a Global War on Terror
What was an international natural disaster that occurred in 2011?
Japan earthquake and tsunami
What year did the Russians successfully launch their satellite
1957
In what location did we invade Frace to liberate Europe?
Normandy
What was the name of the first man made object in space
Sputnik
What year did they find the H.M.S. Titanic?
1985
What is the term used when we have troops on foreign soil?
Boots on the Ground
How many people died from Hurricane Sandy?
233
Which President of the US ordered mass surge of troops to Vietnam?
Lyndon B. Johnson
When did Germany officially surrender?
8 May, 0945
How many Apollo missions were there?
17
When did the Space Shuttle Challenger explode?
1986
When did we invade Iraq?
20 March, 2003
What year was the West African Ebola outbreak?
2014
When did the Vietnam War end?
1975
What was the last island Americans landed on before Japan surrendered?
Okinawa
Which Apollo mission was the first to land on the moon?
Apollo 11
When did the Berlin Wall come down?
1989
What was the operation of the invasion of Iraq called?
Operation Iraqi Freedom
What year was President Trump impeached?
2019
What year did Brown v Board of Education happen?
1954
Name one of the nuclear bombs dropped on Japan.
Fat Man, Little Boy
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What was the operation of the buildup of troops in Kuwait?
Operation Desert Shield
How many weeks did it take to liberate Bagdad?
5 Weeks
What major event occurred after the bay of pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
What year was the Orangeburg massacre
1968