Quotes
"Speak softly, and carry a big stick"
Theodore Roosevelt
In 1947, who was the first African-American major league baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
What event occurred on December 7, 1941 in Hawaii?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
What was the first proxy war?
Korean war
In 1974, this president resigned.
Nixon
" The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
FDR
What case did Brown vs. the Board of Ed. void?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Who won the battle of Berlin?
Soviet Union
When did the Kent State shooting occur?
May 7, 1970
Ronald Reagan was dubbed the "_____ president" because nothing would stick.
Teflon President
"..an iron curtain has descended across the continent."
Winston Churchill
Martin Luther King jr. gave his "dream speech" in what year?
1963
A typical U.S. soldier had 4 tons of supplies available to him. A Japanese soldier only had...
2 pounds
The Vietnam war was also called....?
The second Indochina war
The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. competed in a medal-round hockey match at the 1980 winter Olympics. The US victory was later dubbed the...
Miracle on ice
"Free at last, free at last. Thank God almighty we are free at last."
MLK jr.
Who was the first black student at the university of Mississippi in 1962?
James Meredith
In the Rape of Nanjing, Japanese soldiers raped/killed (number) Chinese civilians.
Around 300,000
What was the name of the ship that was "hit by N. Vietnamese forces" on August, 2 1964?
Maddox
What was the vote in the supreme court case of Roe vs. Wade?
7-2
"Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.."
Earl Warren
Name the three bodies of civil rights workers discovered murdered in Mississippi in 1964.
Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman.
What is another name for the famous LCVP (landing craft, vehicle, personnel) known for its elevated sides?
Higgins boat
During the Korean war, this General died of a car accident in 1950.
General Walton H. Walker
In 1989, Beijing, China, a student led protest for democracy occurred in what place?
Tienanmen square.