When was the Declaration of Independance signed?
August 2, 1776
During which war was a Christmas Truce called?
WW1
The US bought Alaska from what country?
Russia
Who sent Christopher Columbus to explore the new world?
King Ferdinand of Spain
What was the name of the Nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster?
Chernobyl
What do the stripes of the American flag represent?
The 13 colonies
What event is believed to start WW1
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Who was the fourth president of the United States
James Madison
What is considered the largest empire in history?
The Mongol Empire
Who was the first American to win the nobel peace prize?
Theodore Roosevelt
The “shot heard ‘round the world” describes the beginning of which battles in the American Revolution?
The battles of Lexington and Concord
What was the codename for the German Invasion of the Soviet Union during WW2?
Operation Barbarossa
What amendment guarantees women the right to vote?
19th amendment
Nicholas 2
Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?
Genghis Khan
Which era marked the switch from agricultural practices to industrial practices?
The Industrial Revolution
When did the construction of the Great Wall of China bengin?
7 century bc
What year was George HW Bush elected president?
1988
During WW2, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. What country is Normandy?
France
When was the battle of Gettysburg fought during the Civil War?
July 1- July 3 1863
What is the name of the series of the programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted the Great Depression?
The New Deal
when was it believed the Bubonic Plague to have started in Europe?
1346
Who was the president during the cuban missile crisis?
John F Kennedy
Who fought in the hundred year's war?
Britain and France
how old was Queen Elizabeth when she was crowned the Queen of England?
27