WWI
Which man was assassinated causing the July crisis?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What event caused the United States to join the conflict in WWII?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican city
What famous piece of infrastructure divided a city into an eastern and a western side?
Berlin
What are the papers written primarily by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the constitution?
The Federalist Papers
What was the name of the leader of Germany?
Kaiser Willhelm II
What event caused the United States to join the war on the European front?
Hitler declaring war on America
What is the largest desert on Earth?
Antarctic Desert
What year did Iosif Stalin die?
1953
What is “E pluribus unum ”?
A phrase in Latin that translates to, “out of many, one”
What ship sank caused the United States to get angry due to Americans being on board?
RMS Lusitania
Who was the prime minister of the United Kingdom when WWII started?
Neville Chamberlain
What is the second largest city in France?
Marseille
When did the Soviet Union fall? (Month and year)
1991 December (half points for correct year)
what is the name of the 1820 compromise that banned slavery in the remaining Louisiana territory north of the 36° parallel?
Missouri Compromise
what was the name of the coded message sent by Germany to Mexico during World War I?
Zimmerman Telegram
what was the name of Hitler’s book?
Mein Kampf
What’s the capital of Finland?
Helsinki
what day month and year did Chernobyl explode?
1986 April 26th
What is the name of the military unit commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to map new territory?
The Corps of Discovery
what battle in 1916 lasted for 300 days And was one of the longest/bloodiest?
the Battle of Verdun
What was the name of the operation for D-Day?
Operation Overlord
What was the capital of the Russian Empire?
St Petersburg
How long was the hundred year war? (Bonus points for the years)
116 years (1337-1453)
What is the controversial piece of legislation passed in 1850 and signed by President Fillmore?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850