US HISTORY
The U.S. entered World War II after this 1941 attack.
What is Pearl Harbor
This wall divided a European city from 1961 until 1989.
What was the Berlin Wall
This event ended slavery in the United States during the Civil War era.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
She refused to give up her bus seat, helping spark the Civil Rights Movement
Who is Rosa Parks
This U.S. president appears on the $5 bill
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This amendment ended slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment
This ancient trade route connected China to Europe.
What is the Silk Road
This U.S. president was assassinated in 1963
Who is John F. Kennedy
She was the first female Supreme Court justice
Who is Sandra Day O’Connor
Who was the president in 1994?
Who was Bill Clinton
He was president during most of the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This European alliance opposed the Axis powers in World War II.
Who were the Allies
This U.S. war was fought to gain independence from Great Britain.
What is the American Revolutionary War
He was the first man to walk on the Moon
Who is Neil Armstrong
This 1929 event triggered the Great Depression
What is the Stock Market Crash
This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase
This ancient civilization developed one of the first writing systems, cuneiform.
What is Mesopotamia
This al-Qaeda leader was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs during a 2011 raid in Pakistan.
Who is Osama bin Laden
He purchased Louisiana from France, doubling the size of the U.S
Who is Thomas Jefferson
This 1969 music festival in New York became a symbol of the counterculture and peace movement
What is woodstock
This Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional
What is Brown v. Board of Education
This ancient city was buried by a volcano.
What is Pompeii
This 1896 Supreme Court case established the “separate but equal” doctrine.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
He was the president during World War I.
Who is Woodrow Wilson
Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.
Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.