World War II
The Cold War
The Gulf War
The Afghan War
The Iraq War
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What immigrant group in the United States was unfairly herded into camps and essentially held prisoner during World War II?
Japanese-Americans
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What structure separated Communist East Germany and Democratic West Germany during the Cold War?
The Berlin Wall
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This Iraqi president was allowed to stay in power after the Gulf War?
Saddam Hussein
100
The Afghan War was in response to what event?
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
100
What was the ultimate fate of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein?
He was put to death for "crimes against humanity" -- violations of the Geneva Conventions.
200
On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and killed thousands of American soldiers. Pearl Harbor is located in what US State and what ocean? You must get both the state and the ocean to get the questions correct.
Hawaii and the Pacific Ocean
200
The Cold War was a conflict between what two nations?
The United States of America (U.S.A.) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.)
200
The US invasion of Iraq during the Gulf War was primarily in response to Iraq's invasion of this country -- a country that is a long time friend of the United States.
Kuwait
200
Prior to the Afghan War, the government of Afghanistan consisted of members of what group that often gave support to terrorist organizations?
The Taliban
200
What modern terrorist organization is largely believed to have been born out of the Iraq War?
ISIS or ISIL or Daesh
300
At the end of World War I, the Treaty of Versailles dictated that Germany accept responsibility for the war and pay massive amounts of money to the winners of the conflict. This type of debt is known as what?
Reparations
300
The Cold War, more than a conflict of bombs and guns, was a conflict between two different economic systems. What were they?
Capitalism and Communism
300
Who was the President of the United States during the Gulf War? You must be specific.
I will accept George H.W. Bush, the "older Bush" or Bush 41.
300
What American President made the decision to end the Afghan War in 2014?
President Barrack Obama
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Why was the reason the US gave to justify the war so controversial in the years following the beginning of the war?
Because there ended up being no evidence of any weapons of mass destruction found by inspectors.
400
The killing of roughly six million European Jews at the hands of the Nazis during WWII is known as what?
The Holocaust
400
The USA was involved in two major conflicts during the Cold War that were designed to stop the spread of Communism. What were these two wars?
The Korean War (1950-1953) and the Vietnam War (1962-1973). The Vietnam War actually lasted for nearly 20 years, but the US was only involved for 11 of those years.
400
NOT on your Study Guide -- the Gulf War lasted six months, and for the Americans, was divided into two segments -- one that lasted about four months and one that lasted about two. Name ONE of these two periods of the war.
Operation Desert Shield OR Operation Desert Storm
400
Who is al-Qaeda, and what is their connection to the Afghan War?
Terrorist organization that carried out the attacks of 9/11. They were based in Afghanistan prior to the war.
400
What reasoning did President George W. Bush give to justify the US invasion of Iraq in 2003?
He said that Iraq had violated the treaty that ended the Gulf War by continuing to produce weapons of mass destruction (nuclear and chemical weapons)
500
Making concessions to an enemy in an attempt to avoid military conflict is known as what?
Appeasement
500
What event is generally recognized as the official end of the Cold War?
The collapse of the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991.
500
When the Gulf War ended in 1991, what was Iraq required to give up as part of the peace treaty?
Weapons of Mass Destruction (nuclear and chemical weapons)
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After the war Afghanistan officially changed it's name to "The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" -- why did they do this?
To demonstrate to the world that they were now a democracy.
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What was the political party in control of Iraq prior to the US invasion in 2003?
The Ba'ath Party
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