Literature/Diaries (Easy)
The first world-wide war, fought from 1914 to 1918 that originated in Europe, is depicted in books like All Quiet on the Western Front and A Farewell to Arms.
What is World War I?
This type of speech is often given when a new president takes office and shares with us their plans for the country.
What is an inaugural address/speech?
The format where you can glean information about a person's thoughts or feelings.
What is a diary?
The Emancipation Proclamation speech, written by this president, teaches us about the abolition of slavery.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Someone who is obsessed with absolute power, like Adolf Hitler, might be described using this word.
What is a megalomaniac?
This young Jewish girl’s diary, published after her death, has become one of the most significant stories of what it was like hiding from the Nazis.
Who is Anne Frank?
The "I Have a Dream" speech by MLK Jr. teaches us about this civil rights issue in the United States
What is racial equality?
War from 1939-1945 including Germany, Italy, and Japan (the Axis Power) against the allies including the Soviet Union, United States, etc. and are depicted in Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut and Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
What is World War II?
The "Four Freedoms" speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt explained freedoms that were under threat during this war.
What is World War II?
An example of this word would be when the Nazis tried to persuade the public that Jews were bad through posters, films, and speeches.
What is propaganda?
This 1789 revolution in France is presented in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
What is the French Revolution?
Speeches like Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" help us understand the causes and impact of this major U.S. war.
What is the Civil War?
This U.S. president’s diaries give us a detailed narrative of his personal struggles and political decisions during the Civil War, including his thoughts on emancipation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Frederick Douglass's "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" speech teaches us about this racial injustice in U.S. history.
What is slavery?
The Nazis openly felt this way towards the Jews, treating them with scorn and disdain. This word means feeling or expressing deep disrespect.
What is contemptuous?
He is the civil rights leader that had many journals and writings revealing his thoughts on justice, equality, and the challenges he faced during the Civil Rights Movement that helped end legal segregation.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr./MLK Jr.?
Famous speeches like Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" speech help us learn about this surprise attack that led the U.S. into World War II.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This 19th-century invention by Alexander Graham Bell transforms the way of long-distance communication and is mentioned in novels like The Age of Innocence.
What is the telephone?
This document is often read aloud during July 4th celebrations and teaches us about the colonies' reasons for seeking independence.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
What is putsch?
This event, led by George Washington led to the formation of the United States, is portrayed in books such as Johnny Tremain.
What is the American Revolutionary War?
Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death!" speech shows us the determination of American colonists to gain independence from this country.
What is Great Britain?
This English diarist and naval administrator kept diaries in the 1600s that included details about the Great Fire of London and his everyday life.
Who is Samuel Pepys?
This ancient Greek philosopher and founder of Western philosophy's speeches helped shape ideas about democracy in Athens.
Who is Socrates?
Adolf Hitler often delivered speeches filled with this quality, a word that means confidence or gaudiness.
What is panache?