World War II
Post War Domestic
Cold War Era
Modern America
Miscellaneous
100
What cities in Japan were hit by the atomic bomb?
What is Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
100
Name two leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.
What is MLK Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X.
100
What two countries was the Cold War between and what were their conflicting ideologies?
What is US and USSR. Capitalism v. Communism, respectively.
100
What scandal tainted Nixon's reputation?
What is Watergate?
100
Who won Superbowl 49?
What is the Patriots?
200
What main event in WW2 was famously portrayed in "Saving Private Ryan"?
What is D-Day?
200
What group often showed up to disturb Civil Rights protests?
What is KKK?
200
What is another name for a war that is not fought with actual warfare?
What is a Proxy War?
200
Name two presidents in the modern American era?
What is Nixon, Reagan, Johnson?
200
What is Mr. Culhane's first name?
What is Patrick?
300
Name the main three Axis powers.
What is Germany, Italy and Japan.
300
Who was Emmett Till and why was he important?
What is Emmett Till was an African-American boy who was killed for "whistling" at a white woman. This was important because it caused the nation, even whites, to recognize the brutality of racism in the US.
300
Name two wars fought during the Cold War.
What is Vietnam War and Korean War?
300
Who was the first president to resign from his presidency?
What is Nixon?
400
Name three effects that WWII had on domestic life in America?
What is economic growth, woman rights and increased involvement in society(jobs). Increased nationalism. Increased paranoia of communist spies.
400
What was the event between the two leaders of the US and USSR in which the two debated on television?
What is the Kitchen Debate?
400
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union that caused the downfall of communism in Europe?
What is Mikhail Gorbachev?
400
Where did Mr. Culhane grow up?
What is Methuen, MA?
500
What is the type of plane that dropped the bombs on Japan?
What is enola-gay?
500
In what magazine were pictures of Emmett Till were put in?
What is Look Magazine?
500
What former NSA employee left the NSA and leaked secrets to Russia?
What is Edward Snowden?
500
Who was the first leader of the Russian republic?
What is Boris Yeltsin?
500
Where did Mr. Culhane go to college for his undergraduate and graduate degrees?
What is UMass Amherst and Boston University, respectively.
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