1930s
__________ became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
Amelia Earhart
What is the importance of December 7th, 1941?
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Cold War lasted _____ years, during which time the United States and the Soviet Union tried to control as many countries as possible, even if those countries were not very valuable economically or strategically
45
Who became President in 1961?
John F. Kennedy
In the wake of the Watergate scandal, which president covered up a botched burglary during his reelection campaign?
Nixon
What year did Prohibition against alcohol end in the United Sates ?
1933
What Month and year did the US drop the first bombs on Japan?
August 6th, 1945
What years did the Korean War last?
1950 to 1953
on August 28, 1963 over 200,000 supporters marched to Washington, D.C. in support of civil rights for blacks. What was this even called?
Marching on Washington.
Congress passed the 26th Amendment in March 1971. What did this law allow?
The 26 Amendment lowered the legal voting age in the United States from 21 to 18
September 1st, 1939 was the Date _________ started
World War II
What President won his third election in 1940?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What day did the "Happiest Place on Earth" opens its gates for the first time?
July 17, 1955
1967, when as many as 100,000 people, mostly young people sporting hippie fashions of dress and behavior, converged in San Francisco's neighborhood of Haight-Ashbury. This was called...?
The Summer of Love
The "Fab Four," released their final album on May 8th, 1970. What was the name of the album?
Let It Be,
When did Alcatraz became a federal prison?
August 1934
When did the Germans surrender during World Was II? (Month and Year)
May 7th, 1945
What year did Elvis release his hit single "Heartbreak Hotel"?
January 1956
In the summer of 1969, more than 400,000 young people trooped to the __________ l in upstate New York, a harmonious three days that seemed to represent the best of the peace-and-love generation.
Woodstock
Which celerity was shot dead by Mark Chapman on December 8, 1980.
John Lennon
What years did The Spanish Civil War take place?
1936 to 1939.
When was the United Nations Founded?
October 24th, 1945
The Soviet Union launches the first earth-orbiting satellite, Sputnik I, on what date?
October 4, 1957
What Major event happened on November 22nd, 1963?
President Kennedy was assassinated.
Who attempted to murder the then-US president Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1?
Mark Hinckley JR.