Revolution Time
This country fought for its independence from England.
What is the United States (or America)?
Name a musician we learned about this year.
Who were Bach, Handel, Mozart, or Beethoven?
This war was fought in America between the North and the South.
What was the Civil War?
This is a way of governing where people choose their leaders by voting
What is Democracy?
This country built a famous wall to keep people from East Berlin from going to West Berlin.
What is Germany?
This is the last book of the Bible that describes the end times.
What is the book of Revelation?
This important document outlined the plan for the new government of America.
What is the Constitution?
This American inventor was known for his light bulb.
Who was Thomas Edison?
World War I started in this year.
What was 1914?
This is an economic idea where people can own their own businesses
What is capitalism?
This large country in Asia became a communist nation in the mid-20th century.
Jesus described himself as the ____ and the _____, the first and the last in Revelation.
What is the Alpha and the Omega?
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and the first president of the United States.
This scientist developed the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Who is Charles Darwin?
This country was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor.
What is the United States?
This is a political and economic idea where the government owns most property and resources.
What is Communism?
This country was the main enemy of the United States during the Cold War.
What is The Soviet Union or USSR?
This man was the president of South Africa in the 1990s.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This event, where colonists dumped tea into the harbor, was a protest against taxes.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This woman was a famous nurse during the Crimean War and is known as the "Lady with the Lamp."
Who is Florence Nightengale?
This war was fought between the United Nations and North Korea
What is the Korean War?
Womens' suffrage means the right to ____?
What is vote?
This is the largest continent in the world.
What is Asia?
This event in 1969 saw humans land on the moon for the first time.
What is the Moon Landing?
This famous phrase was a battle cry for the colonists who wanted liberty.
What is "Give me liberty, or give me death!"?
This leader is known for his powerful speeches and his fight for civil rights in America.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This global conflict involved the Axis Powers (like Germany and Japan) against the Allied Powers.
What was World War II?
This scientific theory says people evolved from single-cell organisms, which is contrary to the teachings of the Bible.
What is the Theory of Evolution?
This organization was formed after World War II to try and prevent future wars and promote peace around the world.
What is the United Nations?
This major event in 2001 led to the United States declaring a "War on Terror.
What is the 9/11 or September 11th attacks?