World War I
How many years did World War I last for?
4 (1914-1918)
What 2 Presidents served during World War 2?
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman
How did the Cold War end?
The collapse of the Soviet Union
What year did the US gain independence?
1776
Who founded the Roman Empire?
Gaius Julius Caesar
What country started World War I?
Austria-Hungary
What country invaded Poland alongside Germany?
What alliance was formed at the beginning of the Cold War to fight communism?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N.A.T.O.)
John Adams
What topic am I currently studying?
The Cold War
What country went through a revolution and had to back out of the war?
Russia
What were the 2 names of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan?
Little Boy, Fat Man
True or false: The Cold War was an armed conflict
False - The Cold War was not active fighting.
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Who is considered the most powerful human to ever exist?
Adolf Hitler - 1942
What was World War I called during the war?
The Great War
What date did Japan attack Pearl Harbour?
December 7, 1941
What year did the Cold War start and end?
1947 - 1991
What year was the US most powerful? (There are 2 answers)
1946, 1992
What country did France occupy that gained independence after their surrender in 1940?
Where was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
Serbia
What 2 countries were already in a military conflict prior to World War 2?
Who was the first and last leader of the US and USSR during the Cold War?
USA: Truman - Reagan
USSR: Stalin - Gorbachev
True or False: At one point in history, the US was a hyperpower.
A hyperpower is a state that dominates all other states in every domain (military, culture, economy, etc). It has no rivals that can match its capabilities, considered a step higher than a superpower.
True - The US was a hyperpower from 1945-1952 and from 1991-1998
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