Civil War
What year did the American Civil War begin?
What is 1861
What was the primary goal of the Reconstruction Era?
What is to reintegrate the Southern states into Union
This event, the assassination of an Austro-Hungarian Archduke, is widely considered the spark that ignited World War I.
What is Franz Ferdinand
This event, the surprise attack on a U.S. naval base in Hawaii, brought the United States into World War II.
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor
Why was it called the cold war?
What is Because there was no direct military conflict between the two superpowers
Who was the President of the Confederate States during the Civil War?
Who is Jefferson Davis
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
What is the 13th amendment
This country's invasion of Belgium in 1914, a violation of its neutrality, brought Great Britain into World War I.
What is Germany
This military alliance, consisting primarily of Germany, Italy, and Japan, was the main antagonist to the Allied powers in World War II.
What are the Axis Powers
Name three presidents who were in office during The Cold War ( 1947 - 1991 )
Who is Harry Truman, White D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lindon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
What is Battle of Bull Run ( First Manassas)
What was the name of the federal agency established to assist freed slaves during Reconstruction?
What is The Freedmen’s Bureau
This British passenger liner was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, contributing to growing anti-German sentiment in the United States.
What is the Lusitania
This pivotal battle in the Soviet Union, lasting from 1942 to 1943, is considered a major turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
what is 1986
Which Union general led the March to the Sea, devastating the South's infrastructure?
Who is William Tecumesh Sherman
What were the Black Codes?
What are Laws that restricted the rights of African Americans
This strategic alliance, consisting primarily of France, Great Britain, and Russia (later joined by Italy and the United States), opposed the Central Powers in World War I.
What are the Allied Powers (or the Entente Powers)
This top-secret research and development undertaking during World War II produced the first nuclear weapons
What is the Manhattan Project
What was the first official satellite to orbit the earth?
what is Sputnik 1
What was the name of the Confederate submarine that became the first in history to sink an enemy warship?
who is H.L Huntley
What was the Compromise of 1877, and how did it affect Reconstruction?
What is ending Reconstruction by withdrawing federal troops from the South.
This set of fourteen principles, articulated by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in January 1918, outlined his vision for a post-war world order, advocating for things like self-determination, open diplomacy, and the formation of a League of Nations.
What are the Fourteen Points
The Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, are famously known by this codename.
What is D-Day (or Operation Overlord)
This war in the Middle East saw both the US and the Soviet Union backing different sides.
What is The Arab-Israeli Wars