Empires
By land area, the largest empire in history
Mongol Empire
When did the Berlin Wall fall
Which 7 words follow this line by President FDR… “yesterday, December 7, 1941…”
“A date which will live in infamy”
What was the name of the landmark US Supreme Court case that ruled racial segregation of schools unconstitutional
Brown v. Board of Education
Room 214 of what Washington, DC hotel has been converted to "The Scandal Room," with decor that includes newspaper headlines about Richard Nixon's resignation
Which two countries on the African continent have not been colonized
Ethiopia and Liberia
The first permanent colony in what is now South Africa was established by the Company of what nation
Dutch Republic (Netherlands)
What was the most produced bomber during WWII
B-24 Liberator
What economic agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada was enacted in 1994 and replaced by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in 2020
NAFTA
In what modern country was the Inca capital located
Peru (Cusco)
How many rules are written in the Code of Hammurabi
282
In what year did the Mexican Revolution begin (the 1910’s)
1910
What conflict saw the first use of American dive bombing
US Occupation of Haiti
In what year did the US pass it's first child labor laws (1930s)
1938
Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, destroying Pompeii and what other city
Herculaneum
What country dug the Carrière Wellington tunnels during WWI?
New Zealanders
Japanese word for isolationist policies during the Tokugawa Shogunate
Sakoku
July 27, 1953
Where are the Carrière Wellington tunnels located?
Arras, France
Within thirty minutes of the battle of the Somme, how many Newfoundland soldiers were killed and wounded?
324 killed and 386 wounded/801