American Identity, history, and Sports
In which century did Baseball, Football, and Basketball all emerge within the United States?
The mid to late 1800s
What does the acronym USSR stand for?
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
In 2001, this event happened, officially starting the Global War on Terror
What is the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers (Twin Towers) in New York City.
This invention in the 1930s relating to the "language" that computers "spoke" or "thought in" allowed for much faster computation
What was Binary coding (yes/no, 1s/0s)
What is the difference between a Claim and a Reason?
A claim explains what you think, while a reason explains why you think it.
What is Manifest Destiny?
Manifest Destiny was the white supremacist belief that European Christians had been given permission by their god to conquer all land between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This meant that they could kill or displace all indigenous people.
When was the Cold War era?
The end of World War 2 (1945) to the fall of the USSR, 1991
_________ was invaded in October of 2001 for the purpose of finding and killing _________ (leader, group)
Afghanistan, Osama Bin Laden, Al-Qaeda
Before the release of Personal Computers (PCs), computers were massive machines that filled up entire rooms. Which decade saw the initial release of basic personal computers that could type essays, solve math problems, and even play basic games?
The 1970s
What is the correct order of the following components: Reason, Claim, Rebuttal, Conclusion, Counter Argument
The correct order is:
1. Claim
2. Reason
3. Counter Argument
4. Rebuttal
5. Conclusion
What is Democracy?
Democracy is a culture and system of organization that values a balance between individual rights and collective responsibility. Democracies find ways to give people a voice and power over decision making, usually through organized debates and voting.
What does MAD stand for, and why?
Mutually Assured Destruction, because if either the USA or the USSR launched nuclear missiles at each other, the other would respond with nukes as well, leading to total world destruction.
The US invaded __________ in 2003 for the purpose of taking out ________ (leader) and taking their ________ (kind of weapon). __________ did not actually have ____________.
Iraq, Saddam Hussein, Weapons of Mass Destruction (Nukes, chemical). Iraq did not have WMDs.
What is a virus?
A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism.
What is the difference between a Counter Argument and a Rebuttal
A Counter Argument is a reason why someone might disagree with you, while a Rebuttal is your response to this disagreement. This is your attempt to convince the other person.
Which war was fought to end chattel slavery in the United States, and which decade did it happen?
The American Civil War, 1861-1865
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis and when did it happen?
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense moment between the USA and USSR that nearly ended in nuclear war in 1962. The USA had stationed nuclear missiles in Italy and Turkey, close to Soviet borders. In response, the USSR stationed nuclear missiles in newly Communist Cuba, 90 miles from US shores. After much discussion, both the US and the Soviets agreed to remove their missiles from those countries.
What is Orientalism?
Orientalism describes the patronizing, stereotyped Western representations of the Eastern world. Coined as a critical concept by scholar Edward Said in 1978, it exposes how the West historically depicted "the Orient" (primarily Asia and the Middle East) as an exotic, irrational, and inferior "Other" to justify Western political dominance and imperialism
What is the difference between endemic, epidemic, and pandemic?
What does it mean to "proof-read" your writing?
Reading your writing out loud, checking for spelling errors, punctuation errors, and grammatical errors.