American Political Scandals
This American political scandal resulted in the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974.
What was the Watergate Scandal?
On which date was the United States Declaration of Independence signed?
Who was Fidel Castro?
This Australian flightless bird was the target of a 1932 military operation which sought to decrease the population in order to prevent the destruction of crops. This was largely a failure, and did not significantly affect the population of the animals in question.
What is an Emu?
This Norse explorer was thought to have been the first European to set foot in the Americas, several centuries before Christopher Columbus.
Who was Leif Erikson?
This American political scandal occurred under the Reagan administration, and involved the illegal selling of weapons to Iran in order to fund paramilitary groups in Latin America. One of it's primary perpetrators, Oliver North, briefly attended SUNY Brockport.
What was the Iran Contra Affair?
This Indian lawyer was responsible for leading the nonviolent movement for the British decolonization of the Indian subcontinent, inspiring movements for freedom throughout the world.
Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
This athlete was an American professional baseball player who became the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. He is often associated with his jersey number, 42.
Who was Jackie Robinson?
This iconic battle (fought in modern day Belgium) marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars, leading to the catastrophic defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the hands of the Seventh Coalition.
What was the Battle of Waterloo?
This Polish-French physicist and chemist was known for studying radioactivity and radioactive materials in the early-20th century and being the first woman to earn a Nobel Prize.
Who was Marie Curie?
This 18th century President oversaw the XYZ Affair, a political scandal which led to a quasi-war with the First French Republic.
Who was John Adams?
This general and revolutionary leader was one of the most prominent leaders in the Haitian revolution. He was born a slave, and transformed the Haitian slave revolt into a powerful revolutionary movement.
Who was Toussaint L'Ouverture?
This historical region and cultural area was home to a sport known as "ballgame" or ōllamalīztli in the original Nahuatl language. Historians believe that the sport had ritual purposes, and is the oldest known sport to use a rubber ball.
Where is Mesoamerica/Central America?
This Chinese head of state was responsible for the campaign to rapidly industrialize the agrarian economy of China via "The Great Leap Forward", which resulted in one of the worst famines in modern history.
Who was Mao Zedong?
This United States navy officer (who shares a name with an actor from the show Friends) was responsible for forcing the Japanese to change their policy of isolation using gunboat diplomacy, letting in foreigners for the first time in nearly three centuries.
Who was Matthew Perry?
What was Tammany Hall?
This three-word slogan was popularized by Maximilien Robespierre during the French Revolution, and represented the core tenets of the enlightenment-style republic that the revolutionaries sought to establish. It is also the current national motto of France and Haiti.
What is "Liberty, Fraternity, Equality"? (Can be in any order)
This American president was in office during the 1980 "Miracle on Ice", in which the United States defeated the Soviet Union in an upset victory winning them the gold medal in hockey.
Who was Jimmy Carter?
The acquisition of this American state was notoriously unpopular, with its entrance into the United States being branded as "Seward's Folly", named after the Secretary of State at the time. It was not until after a gold rush in the late-19th century that the purchase of the state was considered a good decision.
What is Alaska?
This Soviet cosmonaut is famous for having been the first human to journey into outer space in 1961.
Who was Yuri Gagarin?
This strangely-named 1921 American political scandal happened under the Presidency of Warren G. Harding, and involved the secret leasing of federal oil reserves in California and Wyoming.
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
This rebellion wreaked havoc on Qing Dynasty controlled China from 1850-1864, and was led by a man who claimed to be the brother of Jesus Christ.
What was the Taiping Rebellion?
This team sport was originally invented and played by Indigenous North Americans, with its modern form coming out of modifications by European settlers. It's original form is still played today, and is most commonly referred to as "stickball".
What is Lacrosse?
This key moment in the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War was named after a Confederate General and is often cited as a turning point in the conflict. It involved Confederate infantry charging towards a fortified Union position, leading to significant Confederate casualties.
What was Pickett's Charge?
This position was established in the First French Republic following the Coup of 18 Brumaire, which put Napoleon in power as the head of state. This position shares a name with the two Roman heads of state during the period of the Roman Republic.
What is a Consul?