Nuclear Era and Cold War
Russia composed the biggest part of this former country, opposed to the US during the Cold War
What is the USSR/Soviet Union?
This famous civil rights leader visited several churches and school in Seattle in 1961; the first church he was supposed to speak at said no at the last minute
Who is Martin Luther King Jr./MLK?
The (second) Seattle World's Fair occurred in this decade
What is the 1960s?
This man was the first governor of Washington
Who is Isaac Stevens?
People born in or residing in WA are known as this (like New Yorkers for NY)
What are Washingtonians?
This site in WA produced plutonium during WW2 and throughout much of the Cold War
What is Hanford?
Anti-war protests sprang up in WA and across the country as part of the civil rights movement, mainly against this war
What is the Vietnam War?
Almost everyone across both classes said this part of presenting was their favorite
What is the end/finishing the presentation/when it's over?
What is semi-arid?
WA, and particularly the Seattle area, has a high population of this kind of bird, scientific name Corvus brachyrhynchos
What are crows?
The Cold War did not involve direct conflict between the two main superpowers; however, it did contribute significantly to other wars the US was involved in - name one
What is the Vietnam War or the Korean War?
This movement highlighted the struggles of Latino (and especially Mexican) Americans. In WA, many farmworkers were involved, partially because of the large number of braceros who settled in WA
What is the Chicano Movement?
Soldiers from WA fought in the Civil War, which was fought between these two sides (not the North and the South)
Who are the Union and the Confederacy?
This movement meant that almost all alcohol was banned in the US for several years
What is Prohibition?
WA schools require this number of instructional days in a school year
What is 180?
This process, in which atoms are split, creates a huge amount of energy
What is fission/nuclear fission?
The Seattle area experienced segregation mainly through this kind of discrimination (though other kinds certainly did and do exist)
What is housing discrimination?
4th Period: this coastal WA tribe was also featured in the Twilight series
5th Period: this person was the lead singer in the hit band Nirvana
5th: who is Kurt Cobain?
Giant floods swept across Washington multiple times, due to the melting of this ice dam
What is the Missoula ice dam?
A county in WA made it illegal to kill this (likely fictional) creature
What is Bigfoot?
Nuclear drills at schools in the 1950s featured this mascot, who demonstrates how to "Duck and Cover"
Who is Bert the Turtle?
Pride, a series of festivities and marches celebrating LGBTQ identity, occurs each June on or around the anniversary of riots at this location
What is Stonewall/the Stonewall Inn?
FIFA, which is hosting some World Cup games here in Seattle, stands for this
What is Fédération Internationale de Football Association or International Federation of Association Football?
Many people on the Oregon Trail died of this disease, caused by contaminated water
What is dysentery?
Pickleball was invented on this WA island (not Mercer Island!)
What is Bainbridge?