Civil War
Who was the president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What year was Abraham Lincoln elected?
1860
What was the name of the vessel that blew up that triggered America to join the Spanish American War?
The Maine
What year was Pearl Harbor attacked?
1941
What were the names of the two trains that met at Promontory Summit?
"Jupiter" and "Engine 119"
Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Lincoln
What date did the Civil War begin?
1861
What famous battle served as a counter attack on Japan? Hint in was on an island.....
The Battle of Midway
Which desert did Chile and Bolivia fight over?
Atacama Desert
What Native American leader who was the head of the Lakota Indians refused to allow his people to be driven into the reservations?
Crazy Horse
What were the two main reasons why the Civil War was fought?
States Rights and Slavery
What year did WWII end?
1945
Why did Chile and Bolivia quarrel over the Atacama desert?
Because it had copper and sodium nitrate
What two seas did the Suez Canal connect?
The Red Sea and the Mediterranean
Which Egyptian ruler called for the work on the Suez canal to begin?
Said Pasha pg. 124
What were the years for the Civil War?
1861-1865
The stock market crashed on Black Tuesday during what year?
1929
What three inventions during the 1800's propelled the United States into the modern age and the Industrial Revolution.
Trains, Zones, and Bulbs
What two cities in Japan were blown up by atom bombs?
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
After Lenin died what Russian communist leader took power?
Joseph Stalin
What states fought for the south during the Civil War?
SC, NC, MS, FL, AL, GA, LA, TX, VA, AK, TN
What year was the Peace of Versailles established?
1919
What two things happened to Communist Russia under Joseph Stalin?
1. Russia became the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic "USSR".
2. Millions of Russians died by starvation or execution under the direct orders of Joseph Stalin.
President Millard Fillmore sent Captain Matthew Perry with a letter to open the ports of this island country.
Japan
This Canadian railroad engineer developed the idea of time zones to improve transportation.
Sir Sandford Fleming