WW2
In what year did WW2 end?
1945
The south was the Confederacy, what was the North called?
Union
Before the diagnosis of PTSD existed, what was it called during the Civil War and what was it called during WW1?
Soldier's Heart and Shell Shock
What are the first ten amendments to the constitution called?
Bill of Rights
Who or what was the antagonist in War Horse?
society
What was the importance of winning the battle at Midway? Two reasons.
It allowed to the Americans to get closer to Japan and it prevented Japan from supplying its own troops.
Who became president after Lincoln's assassination and why did that cause a huge setback for African Americans in the south?
Johnson, he was a southern racist who sympathized with the South.
What was the battle at Normandy and why was it important?
D-Day - American and Canadian invasion on France's Normandy beach to stop Hitler's spread through Europe and to gain access to fighting on the ground in Europe.
13th amendment
abolished slavery
What was the name of the boy who owned Joey in War Horse?
Albert
What was the plan called to take over Germany and assassinate Hitler?
Valkyrie
What did Lincoln's assassin do after shooting him? AND
Name the doctor who helped Booth.
Attempted to escape to the South and Dr Mudd.
Why did America drop the first bomb on Japan?
Why did they drop the second bomb?
Pearl Harbor
Because Japan wouldn't surrender
14th amendment and why was this one put into place?
anyone born in the US is a citizen, for enslaved people who had been born here.
Why was the horse in War Horse sent to war?
The mean dad needed money and sold the horse to the military.
What is the capital of Germany and what happened to it when WW2 ended?
Berlin and it was divided between Russia and America.
Who was chosen to be the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
At the Maine Military Museum, what was the story of the soldier who saved the dog?
The Vietnamese were eating dogs and an American soldier kept a puppy in his cell to protect it. When they were freed he snuck the puppy on a plane back to America by giving it aspirin.
15th amendment
all men have the right to vote
What does Mrs. Baker think happens at the end of the Giver and why does she think this?
They die.
It's the only logical explanation for the sled and Christmas cabin appearing just as they were almost dead, and also the xmas music.
What was the name of the general who placed the bomb to try to kill Hitler? (Hint: you googled him after that movie)
Claus von Stauffenberg
Explain the conspiracy to take out Lincoln's government and why was Lincoln the only one who died.
Who?
Why?
To kill pres, VP and sec of state.
etc...
In Christmas Carol, what were the three ghosts called? "The ghost of..."
Christmas past, present and future
1st amendment
and because this is a 500 question, also what is the 2nd amendment
1 - freedom of speech, press, assembly, religion
2- right to own guns
In Night, what was the last thing Ellie Wiesel's father said?
Elizer (his name)