World War II
Cold War
Cold War 2
Civil Rights
Miscellaneous
100
After WWII had ended, what was the name of the organization created to keep world peace?
United Nations (UN)
100
What two countries faced off in the Cold War?
United States, Soviet Union
100
The Korean War was fought between who?
North Korea and South Korea.
100
Name the leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
Martin Luther King Jr.
100
True or False: The U.S. joined WWII the same time Britain and France did.
False.
200
What major countries were part of the Allies in WWII?
United States, Britain, Soviet Union
200
The U.S., Canada, and Western European countries formed what?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
200

Why was the face-off between the U.S. and the Soviet Union called the Cold War?

Neither side fired a shot at each other.
200
Why did people boycott buses during the Civil Rights Movement?
To make discrimination against blacks in public transport illegal.
200
What is a boycott?
When lots of people do not buy a certain good or use a certain service.
300
Why did the U.S. join WWII?
Because of the bombing of Pearl Harbor
300

Why did Khrushchev place missiles in Cuba instead of somewhere else during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Because Cuba was close to the U.S.
300

Fill in The Blank:

The Soviet Union was __________, and the United States was democratic.

The Soviet Union was communist, and the United States was democratic.

300
What was the result of Cesar Chavez organizing a boycott on grapes?
Workers for the company got higher wages.
300
What was Hitler's strategy for taking over Europe?
Blitzkrieg.
400
WWII started when Germany did what?

Germany invaded Poland.

400
What were the full names of the leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
US: John F. Kennedy

Soviet Union: Nikita Khrushchev

400

After the Cuban Missile Crisis, there was a telephone line established between Washington D.C. and Moscow. Why was a telephone line needed?

So that the leaders of both countries could speak directly to each other.
400
Who was Rosa Parks?
A woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama.
400
True or False: The D-Day invasion in WWII was a success.
True.
500
Why did Germany invade Poland and start WWII?
Adolf Hitler wanted to restore Germany's place in the world after the worldwide depression, and did not like the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. 
500
Why did Kennedy call the blockading of Cuba a quarantine instead of a blockade?
Because a blockade is an act of war.
500
Why was an airlift the best option when the Soviets blockaded Berlin?
The only way to stop a plane is to shoot it down, which is an act of war, and planes can fly over blockades.
500
Explain why Civil Rights legislation was unpopular among the people.
Many whites at the time believed that African-Americans were inferior to white people. Civil Rights legislation gave blacks rights they didn't previously have and made them equal to whites.
500
Explain why Khrushchev put nuclear missiles in Cuba.
Cuba was looking for an ally like the Soviet Union. Cuba wanted a deterrent from the U.S. invading Cuba again, and both Cuba and Khrushchev thought nuclear missiles would be the best option.
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