Civil War
What was the main issue that caused the American Civil War?
Slavery
What is called the "Black Thursday"?
The Stock Market Crash (Wall Street Crash)
What were the two Japanese cities where atomic bombs were dropped in 1945?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What was the political and military rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union called?
The Cold War
What event in 1991 marked the end of the Cold War?
The collapse of the Soviet Union
Who was elected president in 1860, leading Southern states to secede?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the President during the Great Depression?
Franklin Roosevelt
What was the name of the U.S. project that developed the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project
What U.S. program provided economic aid to rebuild Europe after WWII?
The Marshall Plan
What terrorist attacks in 2001 changed U.S. foreign and domestic policy?
September 11 attacks (9/11)
What was the official name of the Southern nation formed in 1861?
Confederate States of America
What was the name of the President's program to help the economy recover?
The New Deal
What event in 1941 caused the United States to enter World War II?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
What military alliance was formed in 1949 to defend Western nations?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
What U.S. president served during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks?
George W. Bush
What battle marked a turning point for the Union in 1863?
Battle of Gettysburg
What were the temporary settlements built by homeless people during the Great Depression called?
Hoovervilles
What was the name of the Allied invasion of France in June 1944?
D-Day (Normandy invasion)
What crisis in 1962 brought the U.S. and Soviet Union close to nuclear war?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
What war began in 2001 after the September 11 attacks?
The War in Afghanistan
What Union strategy blocked Southern ports and trade?
Anaconda Plan
What environmental disaster in the 1930s forced many farmers to leave the Great Plains?
The Dust Bowl
What policy allowed the U.S. to supply weapons to Allied nations before officially entering the war?
Lend-Lease Act
What war in Southeast Asia involved U.S. forces fighting to stop the spread of communism?
The Vietnam War
What major financial crisis began in 2008 and affected economies worldwide?
Great Recession