WW2
This event on December 7, 1941, led to the United States' direct involvement in World War II.
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
The ideological conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1991 is known as this.
What is the Cold War?
The Declaration of Independence was signed in this year.
What is 1776?
As of 2023, this person is the President of the United States.
Who is Joe Biden?
This prison fortress was stormed on July 14, 1789, marking the start of the Revolution.
What is the Bastille?
The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, is commonly known by this code name.
What is D-Day?
This wall, built in 1961, became a symbol of the division between East and West.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This President issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The 2020 Summer Olympics, postponed due to the pandemic, were held in this city in 2021.
What is Tokyo?
This radical political group was led by Maximilien Robespierre.
Who are the Jacobins?
This British Prime Minister is famous for his leadership and speeches during World War II.
Who is Winston Churchill?
This 1962 crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war over missiles in Cuba.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 was made during the presidency of this man.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
In 2021, NASA's Perseverance rover landed on this planet to search for signs of ancient life.
What is Mars?
This 1789 document declared the rights of man and the citizen.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
The secret U.S. project to develop the atomic bomb during World War II was called this.
What is the Manhattan Project?
The policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism, articulated by President Truman, is known as this doctrine.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This battle, fought in 1777, was a turning point in the American Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
In 2022, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of this neighboring country.
What is Ukraine?
The period of extreme violence from 1793 to 1794 is known as this.
What is the Reign of Terror?
The formal surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945, took place aboard this U.S. battleship.
What is the USS Missouri?
The 1972 treaty between the U.S. and the USSR that limited strategic arms is known by this acronym.
What is SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Agreement)?
The Supreme Court case in 1803 that established the principle of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
In 2022, protests erupted in this country following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.
What is Iran?
The failed 1791 escape attempt by King Louis XVI and his family is known as this event.
What is the Flight to Varennes?