The Wild Wild West
The 1849 discovery of gold in this state sparked a massive migration west.
What is California?
This president asked Congress to declare war on Germany in April 1917.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
The first atomic bomb used in war was dropped on this Japanese city.
What is Hiroshima?
This French and Indian War ended in 1763 and greatly increased Britain's debt.
What is the French and Indian War? (if someone gets this wrong they lose 500 points what's wrong with you bro)
This Pennsylvania city is known as the "Steel City."
What is Pittsburgh?
This Native American woman helped guide the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Who is Sacagawea?
These long, narrow defensive ditches dominated fighting on the Western Front.
What are trenches?
This U.S. Marine Corps battle became famous for the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi.
What is the Battle of Iwo Jima?
This English settlement, founded in 1607, was the first permanent English colony in North America.
What is Jamestown?
Home to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, this Ohio city sits on Lake Erie.
What is Cleveland?
This western state became the 38th U.S. state in 1876 and is nicknamed the Centennial State.
What is Colorado?
The Allied Powers included the United States, Britain, France, and this European nation.
What is Italy?
This general commanded the Allied invasion of Normandy before becoming U.S. president.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
These 1692 trials in Massachusetts led to the execution of 20 people accused of witchcraft.
What are the Salem Witch Trials?
This Wisconsin city is famous for brewing beer and is the state's largest city.
What is Milwaukee?
This railroad, completed in 1869, connected the East and West coasts.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
This treaty officially ended the war in 1919.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Americans helped finance the war by purchasing these government-issued bonds.
What are War Bonds?
This cash crop helped Jamestown become profitable.
What is tobacco?
This New York city is home to Niagara Falls.
What is Buffalo?
This famous phrase described the belief that Americans were destined to expand westward.
What is Manifest Destiny? (Double Points)
This international organization was proposed by Wilson to help prevent future wars.
What is the League of Nations?
Germany officially surrendered to the Allies on this day in May 1945 (hint: it is a holiday in Europe).
What is V-E Day (Victory Day)
This document, signed aboard the Mayflower, established self-government for the Pilgrims.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Once called the "Rubber Capital of the World," this Ohio city was home to Goodyear.
What is Akron?