1910s
Which event in 1914 is often cited as the spark that began World War I?
What ecological disaster devastated the Great Plains during the 1930s?
The Dust Bowl
What 1957 Soviet satellite was the first artificial object launched into Earth's orbit?
Sputnik I
The 1972 U.S.-Soviet treaty limiting nuclear weapons production was called what?
SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty)
The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to how many independent countries?
15
The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 is often referred to by what name?
The Spanish Flu
Who was the British Prime Minister who pursued appeasement with Hitler in the late 1930s?
Neville Chamberlain
The Korean War ended in 1953 with the division of Korea at which parallel?
The Watergate scandal led to the resignation of which U.S. president in 1974?
Richard Nixon
Who became South Africa's first Black president in 1994?
Nelson Mandela
Which ship's sinking in 1915 helped shift U.S. public opinion during World War I?
RMS Lusitania
In 1937, Japan invaded which country, beginning the Second Sino-Japanese War?
China
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education against what policy?
Racial segregation in public schools
In 1973, the Yom Kippur War was fought between Israel and which two main Arab nations?
Egypt and Syria
The Rwandan genocide in 1994 was primarily a conflict between which two ethnic groups?
Hutu and Tutsi
The Russian Revolution of 1917 led to the abdication of which Tsar?
Tsar Nicholas II
The first feature-length animated film was released by Walt Disney in 1937. What was it?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Which rock n roll singer made his first television appearance in 1956, shocking many with his style?
Elvis Presley
The Khmer Rouge seized power in Cambodia in 1975 under what leader?
Pol Pot
What agreement, signed in 1993, created the framework for the European Union?
In 1913, which amendment to the U.S. Constitution established a federal income tax?
The 16th Amendment
Which U.S. program, created under FDR, aimed to provide jobs and recover from the Great Depression?
The New Deal
The European Economic Community (EEC), a precursor to the EU, was formed in what year?
1957
What groundbreaking 1977 film launched one of the most successful franchises in movie history?
Star Wars (Ep. IV: A New Hope)
Which U.S. technology company introduced Windows 95, revolutionizing personal computing?
Microsoft