World War II
This 1942–43 battle, often seen as a turning point on the Eastern Front, ended with a devastating German defeat.
→ What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
This U.S. general was fired by President Truman during the Korean War for insubordination.
→ Who is Douglas MacArthur?
This 1962 crisis brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war.
→ What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This 1946 Frank Capra film features George Bailey and Clarence the angel.
→ What is It’s a Wonderful Life?
This Cold War military alliance was founded in 1949 by the U.S. and its allies.
→ What is NATO?
The 1940 Battle of Britain was fought almost entirely in this domain of warfare.
→ What is the air (the Royal Air Force vs. the Luftwaffe)?
Disneyland opened in this California city in 1955.
→ What is Anaheim?
The 1964 Civil Rights Act was signed into law by this U.S. president.
→ Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
In 1955, James Dean starred in this film, released shortly before his death.
→ What is Rebel Without a Cause?
This Soviet leader denounced Stalin’s crimes in his 1956 “Secret Speech.”
→ Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
The Allied invasion of Italy in 1943 began with landings on this island.
→ What is Sicily?
This 1957 Cold War event shocked Americans into the “Space Race.”
→ What is the launch of Sputnik?
Before his 1963 assassination, this Vietnamese president was overthrown during the war.
Who is Ngo Dinh Diem?
This 1959 film features Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon disguised as women in a band.
→ What is Some Like It Hot?
The feminist book The Feminine Mystique (1963) was written by her.
→ Who is Betty Friedan?
The German code machine cracked by Alan Turing and Bletchley Park cryptanalysts.
→ What is Enigma?
In 1952, this British monarch began her reign after the death of her father.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
The 1969 Woodstock Festival took place in this U.S. state.
→ What is New York?
The “spaghetti westerns” of the 1960s made this actor a star.
→ Who is Clint Eastwood?
In 1961, this Soviet cosmonaut became the first human in space.
→ Who is Yuri Gagarin?
The “Big Three” at the Yalta Conference were Roosevelt, Churchill, and this Soviet leader.
→ Who is Joseph Stalin?
This book by J.D. Salinger, published in 1951, became a touchstone for teenage angst.
→ What is The Catcher in the Rye?
This U.S. Supreme Court case in 1966 established that suspects must be informed of their rights before police questioning.
→ What is Miranda v. Arizona?
This TV series, which premiered in 1966, followed the voyages of the starship Enterprise.
→ What is Star Trek?
This influential Jamaican musician was beginning to rise to fame with The Wailers in the late 1960s.
→ Who is Bob Marley?