American Revolution
Civil War
World Wars
Cold War
War on Terrorism
100
These were the first two battles of the Revolutionary War
What is Lexington and Concord
100
This was the single bloodiest battle in the Civil War.
What is Antietam
100
This event sparked the beginning of WWI
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
100
Stalin's successor in the Soviet Union
What is Nikita Khrushchev
100
This triggered the Persian Gulf War
What is the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
200
The dumping of British tea into the Boston Harbor
What is the Boston Tea Party
200
This was the general of the Confederate Army
What is Robert E. Lee
200
This was the name of the German Air Force
What is the Luftwaffe
200
The dividing line between North and South Korea
What is the 38th Parallel
200
The liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi control
What is Operation Desert Storm
300
French commander who trained U.S. soldiers and provided French support to the U.S.
What is Marquis de Lafayette
300
This man was the president of the Confederacy
What is Jefferson Davis
300
The 2 Japanese cities bombed by the U.S. through the use of Atomic Bombs
What is Hiroshima and Nagasaki
300
The separating line between communist East Europe and non-communist West Europe
What is the Iron Curtain
300
This was the date of the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center
What is September 11, 2001
400
The group of intellectual colonists who opposed the British rule; led by Samuel Adams
What is the Sons of Liberty
400
This was the first battle of the Civil War
What is the battle of Fort Sumter
400
The Japanese attempt to destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet and scare them out of WWII
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor
400
This was a battle that happened on the Vietnamese New Year where the Vietcong overran tons of U.S. outposts and forced a retreat.
What is the Tet Offensive
400
The government body set up to coordinate national efforts to combat terrorism
What is the Department of Homeland Security
500
The peace treaty signed in 1783 which confirmed U.S. independence from the British
What is The Treaty of Paris
500
This was the turning point of the Civil War
What is Gettysburg
500
A group of Marines that transmitted battle plans to U.S. soldiers during WWII
What is the Navajo Code Talkers
500
The pilot shot down in the U-2 incident
What is Francis Gary Powers
500
This was when President Reagan paid off Iran in arms for the release of hostages after promising not to
What is the Iran Contra Scandal
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