The American Revolution
Which pamphlet written by Thomas Paine criticized monarchies and convince many American colonists that they need to break away from Britain?
Common Sense
What is it called when people are forced into military service?
Conscription
What were German submarines during WWI known as?
U-boats
What was the Germans' new type of warfare during WWII called?
Blitzkrieg
What is the name of the first satellite in space?
Sputnik
What is the British policy which allowed each colony to govern itself if it remained loyal to the British known as?
Salutary Neglect
What was the famous submarine that sunk the USS Housatonic? This was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship.
The H. L. Hunley
Which British ship was sunk by the Germans and was a major reason why the US joined WWI?
The Lusitania
What ship that arrived in Havana had the Cuban government refused to let the refugees come ashore and eventually turned them around back to Europe?
The SS St. Louis
What is the term given to the political and military barrier that isolated Soviet-controlled countries of Eastern Europe after World War II?
The Iron Curtain
What was the collection of essays written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton in 1788 to help ratify the US Constitution known as?
The Federalist Papers
In what year did Congress introduce a national draft for the Union?
1863
What were the American soldiers during WWI known as?
Doughboys
What was the name of the first all-black unit of fighter pilots who won awards for bravery and never lost a single pilot known as?
The Tuskegee Airmen
What did Truman create to give aid to Greece and Turkey to stop the spread of communism?
The Truman Doctrine
What was the secret society formed by the colonists in 1765 to protest the British rule?
The Sons of Liberty
Who was the first female physician in the United States?
Elizabeth Blackwell
What intercepted communication was a major reason why the US joined WWI?
The Zimmermann Telegram
At which conference in July 1945, were the terms of unconditional surrender given and the fate of post-war Europe was decided?
The Potsdam Conference
What was George Kennan's policy to stop the spread of Communism by creating alliances and supporting weaker counties known as?
Containment
What was signed by King George III of England and prohibited any English settlement west of the Appalachian mountains?
The Proclamation of 1763
What Confederate general ordered the first shots to begin the Civil War?
P. G. T. Beauregard
Which attorney General, nicknamed the "Fighting Quaker", rounded up suspects who were thought to be un-American and socialistic?
A. Mitchell Palmer
Who founded the US's first major Black labor union?
Philip Randolph
What were Joseph McCarthy's tactics of spreading fear and making baseless charges of communists being in the state department known as?
McCarthyism