WWII and Cold War
What surprise attack on a U.S. naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, officially forced the United States into the war?
The attack on Pearl Harbor.
What is the name for a group of nine black students who were the first to attend a previously all-white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas?
"Little Rock Nine"
Martin Luther King Jr wants to end these things in America.
What are segregation and racial injustice?
This is the beginning of the Declaration of Independence.
What is the preamble?
What day is Independence Day celebrated on?
The 4th of July.
On July 20, 1969, which US astronaut became the first person to walk on the moon, effectively "winning" the Space Race for America?
Neil Armstrong
What is the name of the protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
By linking the occasion of his speech to the Emancipation Proclamation, and by using biblical language (reminding listeners that he is a minister), Dr. King defines his personal authority, which uses this rhetorical appeal.
What is ethos?
This amendment gives all men the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This man served as commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is George Washington?
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in history on the beaches of Normandy, France. What is the nickname for this historic day?
D-Day.
This law ended the "separate but equal" doctrine in the United States.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
In paragraphs four and five, Dr. King uses this analogy to illustrate America’s broken promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to “her citizens of color.”
What is a promissory note--a check that has come back marked “insufficient funds” ?
This state abstained from voting for independence.
Who is New York?
This is the largest state by land area.
What is Alaska?
What famous fictional character with red-and-white polka dots was used on posters to encourage women to work in defense factories?
Rosie the Riveter
Which President signed the Voting Rights Act into law?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Martin Luther King Jr. uses this phrase, which comes from a familiar patriotic song, repeatedly in his speech.
What is "let freedom ring"?
This is what the "last full measure of devotion" refers to in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
What is the willingness to die for the cause?
This historic document begins with the words "We the People"
What is the U.S. Constitution?
What was the name of the top-secret U.S. project that developed the world's first atomic bombs?
The Manhattan Project.
What is the name for powerful, nonviolent protests where activists occupied segregated spaces, such as lunch counters, refusing to leave until served?
What is a sit-in? - Sit-ins were famously used as a peaceful method to oppose racial segregation. During the historic Greensboro Sit-Ins, Black college students sat at "whites-only" lunch counters, facing verbal abuse and violence while remaining passive and nonviolent.
Martin Luther King, Jr. uses the image of “the valley” to represent this.
What are bad times / segregation?
This is the group that Douglass presented his speech to.
Who is the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society?
Name 3 of the 4 presidents depicted on Mount Rushmore.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.