World War I
Literature
Word War II
Presidents
Vietnam War
100
Which national figure was used to make young men enlist for the war?
Uncle Sam
100
Which animals are different groups of people portrayed as in Maus? (Name at least 3)
Jews = Mice
Nazis = Cats
Americans = Dogs
Poles = Pigs
French = Frogs
Swedes = Reindeer
100
Which Disney character is the protagonist of Der Fuehrer's Face?
Donald Duck
100
Finish the sentence:
"Sir, a second ___________"
A second plane hit the tower. America is under attack!
100
What ideology did Americans attempt to stop from spreading in Vietnam?
Communism
200
How many "points" did President Wilson come up with at the end of the war?
14
200
Using two literary terms, what is this:
Life is a like a box of chocolates, you never know which one you're gonna get.
Simile (Life is a like a box of chocolates)
Analogy (... you never know which one you're gonna get.)
200
What is the name of the Jewish girl in Jojo Rabbit?
Elsa
200
Who averted the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
200
When is Ron Kovic's birthday?
The Fourth of July
300
What is the name of military investments (stocks)?
War bonds
300
Who wrote Soldier’s Home?
Ernest Hemingway
300
What event caused the U.S. to enter the war in 1941?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
300
What is Trump's nationalist and isolationist slogan? (not Make America Great Again)
America First
300
What famous music festival in 1969 became the turning point of anti-war activism?
The Woodstock Festival
400
What organization was created to ensure peace following World War 1?
League of Nations
400
In Tim O'Brien's Ambush, how does he kill the Vietnamese soldier?
a. He strangles him
b. He shoots him
c. He throws a hand grenade
d. He stabs him with a knife
He throws a hand grenade
400
Finish this statement: In the movie Jojo Rabbit, the colors are overly _______.
Saturated (intensely colored)
400
What was unique about Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency?
He served for more than two terms (4 total).
400
What flammable, jellylike substance did the American Air Force drop on the Vietnamese?
Napalm
500
What term was commonly used to describe what we now refer to as PTSD?
Shell Shock
500
What literary term describes "the attribution of human characteristics or behaviour to an animal"
anthropomorphism
500
Which American illustrator drew these propaganda cartoons?
Dr. Seuss
500
What was Woodrow Wilson's slogan as he campaigned for a second term?
"He kept us out of war"
500
What is a proxy war?
A proxy war is a conflict where two countries fight indirectly by supporting other groups or countries instead of fighting each other directly.