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100

This 1776 document declared the thirteen colonies free from British rule.

What is the Declaration of Independence?

100

Until 1935, this was the name by which Iran was known to the Western world.

What is Persia?

100

This canal in Egypt connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.

What is the Suez Canal?

100

This international organization was founded in 1945 to maintain international peace and security.

What is the United Nations?

100

his "stealth" aircraft, the F-22, is named after this bird of prey.

What is the Raptor?

200

He is the only U.S. President to serve more than two terms.

Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?

200

This 1979 event led to the overthrow of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

What is the Iranian Revolution (or Islamic Revolution)?

200

Often called the "Cradle of Civilization," this region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is mostly in modern-day Iraq.

What is Mesopotamia?

200

This 30-member intergovernmental military alliance is based on the North Atlantic Treaty signed in 1949.

What is NATO?

200

These unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are commonly used for both reconnaissance and targeted strikes.

What are drones?

300

This 1803 land deal with France doubled the size of the United States. 

What is the Louisiana Purchase?

300

He became the first Supreme Leader of Iran following the 1979 Revolution.

Who was Ayatollah Khomeini?

300

This city is considered holy to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike. 

Answer: What is Jerusalem?

300

This term describes the period of geopolitical tension between the US and USSR from 1947 to 1991.

What is the Cold War?

300

his term refers to the use of digital attacks to disrupt a nation's infrastructure or steal data.

What is Cyber Warfare?

400

The Three-Fifths Compromise was reached during this 1787 gathering in Philadelphia.

What is the Constitutional Convention?

400

This is the primary language spoken in Iran, distinct from the Arabic spoken by many of its neighbors.

What is Farsi (or Persian)?

400

This 1916 secret agreement between Britain and France divided the Ottoman Empire's territories into spheres of influence.

What is the Sykes-Picot Agreement?

400

his Chinese global infrastructure project is often referred to as the "New Silk Road."

What is the Belt and Road Initiative?

400

The "Nimitz-class" refers to this type of massive naval vessel.

What is an Aircraft Carrier?

500

This 1823 doctrine stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land in the Americas would be viewed as acts of aggression.

What is the Monroe Doctrine?

500

ran is a majority-member of this branch of Islam, which distinguishes it from many Sunni-majority neighbors.

What is Shia (or Shi'ism)?

500

This body of water holds the world's most important oil chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz.

What is the Persian Gulf?

500

What year did Iran Federalize the countries Oil Fields?

When is 1951

500

This weapon made famous and first used in World War 1.  

What is a Tank. 

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