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This man was the United States’ second President, one of the Founding Fathers, and had previously served as Vice President under George Washington.
Who is John Adams.
100
Al Jolson’s The Jazz Singer was the first of its kind to premier in October 1927, marking the end of a ‘silent’ era.
What is the first “talking” motion picture.
100
This general surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse.
Who is Robert E. Lee.
100
The Progressive Era began during what decade?
What is the 1890's.
100
During WWII, German forces used this military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower.
What is blitzkrieg or “lightning war”.
200
This President was assassinated on April 14th, 1865 allegedly by John Wilkes Booth.
Who is President Abraham Lincoln.
200
What is the name of the most notorious gangster killing of the Prohibition Era?
What is the St. Valentines Day Massacre.
200
This surprise attack on the U.S. on December 7, 1941 pushed the US to enter WWII.
What is Pearl Harbor.
200
The socialist author Upton Sinclair published this sensationally graphic account of the meatpacking industry in Chicago's stockyards in 1906.
What is The Jungle.
200
The United States enters World War II on December 8, 1941 declaring war on this island nation.
What is Japan.
300
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave this president increased power in the Vietnam War.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson.
300
In 1927 this American pilot was the first person to succeed in a solo transatlantic flight.
Who is Charles Lindbergh.
300
The assassination of this political figure in Bosnia, 1914 is said to be the spark that set off WWI.
Who is Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
300
This Wisconsin governor represented the common, working class people during the Progressive Era, and stood for the advancement of progressive causes.
Who is La Follette, or "Fighting Bob".
300
This pact was signed between Hitler and Stalin eight days prior to the beginning of the war.
What is The Non-Aggression Pact.
400
In 1906 this President became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work surrounding the Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo-Japanese War.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt.
400
This Act, passed in Congress in 1924, limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to just 2% of the number of people from that country who were already living in the U.S. in 1890.
What is The National Origins Act / Immigration Act of 1924.
400
This strategic defense initiative (SDI) proposed by Reagan involved the construction and use of laser satellites as an anti-missile defense system.
What is Star Wars.
400
President Roosevelt made notable strides during his administration for the advancement of this cause, through dedicating many National Parks and restricting development on government lands.
What is Conservationism.
400
This allied invasion of French occupied North Africa was led by Eisenhower, named "Operation….
What is ... Torch".
500
This President was also known as “Old Hickory”.
Who is Andrew Jackson.
500
In a 1925 address to the American Society of Newspaper Editors, this Republican President, originally a lawyer from Vermont. stated that “the chief business of the American people is business”.
Who is President John Calvin Coolidge.
500
This year marked the end of WWI.
What is 1918.
500
Among the democratic reforms that Populists and Progressives both demanded was this item, printed by the government, distributed at the polls, and filled out in private and helped to break some of the party control and voting fraud.
What is the Secret Ballot.
500
This Order issued by Franklin D. Roosevelt required Japanese citizens of the United States to relocate away from the Pacific coast.
What is Executive Order 9066.