World War II
He replaced Neville Chamberlain as prime minister of Britain in 1940 and inspired the British to resist Hitler.
Who was Winston Churchill?
He was the only president to resign the presidency.
Who was Richard M. Nixon?
This movement pushed for the equality of races. African Americans attempted to secure and protect their basic rights as citizens.
What was the Civil Rights Movement?
A condition in which inflation and unemployment are both high, causing the economy to stagnate.
What is stagflation?
The United States was attacked by Islamic terrorists in New York City and Washington D.C. on this day.
What was September 11th, 2001?
He was dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943.
Who was Benito Mussolini?
The only president to be impeached twice.
Who is Donald Trump?
A failed invasion of Cuba by the US under the Kennedy administration on April 17, 1961.
What was the Bay of Pigs?
He defeated Ford by a narrow margin in the 1976 presidential election, becoming the 39th president of the United States.
Who was Jimmy Carter?
In the 2008 presidential election, he became the first African American president of the U.S.
Who is Barack Obama?
He led a raid of sixteen B-25 bombers against Tokyo and three other Japanese cities after Pearl Harbor.
Who was Jimmy Doolittle?
He was the 35th president of the United States.
Who was John F. Kennedy?
A gathering of two hundred thousand people – both black and white – in the nation’s capital for a huge civil rights protest in August 1963.
What was the March on Washington?
This treaty would limit the number and kinds of nuclear weapons for the United States and Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was never passed by Congress.
What was the SALT II Treaty?
He was captured on December 14th, 2003 at a farmhouse near Tikrit, Iraq.
Who was Saddam Hussein?
In this battle, the U.S. Marines faced the toughest, costliest battle in the history of the Marine Corps.
What was Iwo Jima?
He was the 40th president of the United States.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
A period of several days in late 1962 when the world was on the brink of nuclear war.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
President Carter’s foreign policy nightmare where Americans were held hostage for 444 days of captivity.
What was the Iranian Hostage Crisis?
A violent insurrection in Washington D.C. occurred when supporters of president Trump roamed through the halls and offices of the U.S. Capitol, destroying and vandalizing government property.
What was January 6th, 2021?
He led an armored division across France and Belgium and fought in every major battle in Africa and Europe.
Who was General George S. Patton?
This many presidents died while in office.
What is eight?
He was elected president in 1968.
Who was Richard M. Nixon?
A fanatical Islamic extremist who took power in Iran after the Shah fled the country.
Who was Ayatollah Khomeini?
Shortly after taking office, Trump signed an order halting refugee admissions and temporarily barring people from these countries.
What is Muslim-majority countries?