US History
Which civil rights leader famously declared that the movement was about something "bigger than a hamburger"?
Ella Baker
When did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
In what century were railroads invented?
19th
What did the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution guarantee?
Birthright Citizenship and Equal Protection of the Law
Who colonized the "East Indies" (modern day Indonesia)?
The Dutch
What two key groups were explicitly left out of the Social Security Act of 1935?
Domestic and Agricultural workers
Who was the most important leader in France during the Reign of Terror?
Maximilien Robespierre
Today, which world region do most recent immigrants to the US come from?
Asia
In 1839, a group of captured West Africans revolted onboard a slave ship in Cuba and managed to sail it to Long Island. It was towed to New London harbor where the rebels were welcomed by local abolitionists. What was the name of the ship?
The Amistad
After the US and French Revolutions, what was the third major revolution in the Atlantic World?
What is the name of the first European city, west of the Mississippi River?
Santa Fe, NM
How many men were killed and wounded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme (1916).
60,000
Which American labor uprising is often labeled the first General Strike in American history?
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
Who represented the plaintiffs in the 1954 Supreme Court Case Brown v. Board of Education?
Thurgood Marshall
What pre-modern empire was know for its road system, its organization of labor, and stretching further than the Roman Empire?
Inca Empire
How much did the U.S. spend on the Louisiana Purchase when we purchased it from France?
15 million dollars
Who was the Swedish King whose armies invaded Germany during the Thirty Years' War?
Gustavus Adolphus
The first department stores were created in France in the 1870s. What were they modeled on, where did the idea come from?
the bazaar in Middle Eastern, African, and Asian countries
The 1966 "March Against Fear" is most famous for introducing what phrase into American politics and culture?
Black Power
What is the most religiously diverse country in the world?
Answer: Singapore
31% Buddhist, 20% No Religion, 19% Christian, 16% Muslim, 9% Daoist, 5% Hindu, <1% Other
How many women have run for vice president of the United States?
11
The United States National Archive holds the only copy of the Magna Carta not located in England. What year was our copy signed?
1297
Where would you go in the world to see more ancient pyramids than Egypt?
Sudan - ~250
Egypt ~100
Which 20th century lawyer is best known as "The Man Who Killed Jim Crow"?
Charles Hamilton Houston
Which country first granted women the right to vote? For an extra 100 points, what decade of the century was it?
New Zealand, 1893