This document begins with “We the People.”
What is the United States Constitution
This ancient civilization built pyramids along the Nile River.
Who were the Ancient Egyptians
This branch of the U.S. military fights mainly at sea.
What is the United States Navy
This is the largest ocean on Earth.
What is the Pacific Ocean
This branch of government makes laws.
What is the Legislative Branch
This war was fought between the North and South from 1861–1865.
What is the American Civil War
This wall divided a German city during the Cold War.
What is the Berlin Wall
This surprise attack brought the U.S. into World War II in 1941.
What is the Pearl Harbor Attack
This river flows through Egypt and is the longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known by this name.
What is the United States Bill of Rights
He was the 16th president and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This explorer reached the Americas in 1492, although Indigenous peoples had already lived there for thousands of years before his arrival
Who is Christopher Columbus
These trenches were commonly used during World War I fighting.
What are trench systems
This mountain range separates Europe and Asia in Russia.
What are the Ural Mountains
This document declared American independence from Britain in 1776.
What is the United States Declaration of Independence
This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase
This revolution in France began in 1789.
What is the French Revolution
This alliance included the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union during World War II.
Who were the Allies
This country has the largest population in the world as of 2026.
What is India
This system was created with the intention of preventing one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances
This movement pushed for equal rights for African Americans in the 1950s and 1960s.
What is the Civil Rights Movement
This empire ruled much of Europe and was led by Julius Caesar before becoming an empire.
What is the Roman Empire
This Cold War conflict took place in Southeast Asia and heavily involved the United States in the 1960s and 1970s.
What is the Vietnam War
This imaginary line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator
Members of this court serve for life unless they resign or are removed.
What is the Supreme Court of the United States