Early American Breakfast Club
This fourth president, often called the “Father of the Constitution,” served during the War of 1812.
Who is James Madison?
This communist superpower dissolved into 15 independent republics in 1991.
What is the Soviet Union?
The assassination of this Austro-Hungarian archduke in Sarajevo in 1914 helped spark the outbreak of World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure..."
What is the United States Constitution?
In 1983, this famous pop star released the album Thriller, which became the best-selling album of all time.
Who is Michael Jackson
This president won the election of 1824 despite receiving fewer popular and electoral votes than Andrew Jackson, after the decision went to the House of Representatives.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
This Balkan country broke apart during the 1990s into states like Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia.
What is Yugoslavia?
This secret German proposal to Mexico in 1917 suggested an alliance against the United States.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth..."
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Released in 1983, this Star Wars film features the destruction of the second Death Star during the Battle of Endor.
What is Star Wars: Return of the Jedi?
This U.S. president was the first to assume the presidency after a president died in office, setting an important precedent.
Who is John Tyler?
Rome destroyed this North African trading empire at the end of the Third Punic War in 146 BC.
What is Carthage?
This 1916 battle between German and French forces became one of the longest and most brutal engagements of the war.
What is the Battle of Verdun?
DAILY DOUBLE
"A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of communism. All the powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre: Pope and Tsar, Metternich and Guizot, French Radicals and German police-spies. Where is the party in opposition that has..."
In 1983, this technology company released the Lisa, one of the first personal computers with a graphical user interface.
What is Apple?
This early president oversaw the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which attempted to maintain the balance between free and slave states.
Who is James Monroe?
Once a powerful German kingdom and military state, this country was officially abolished by the Allies in 1947.
What is Prussia?
This secret Serbian nationalist organization supported the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914, helping trigger World War I.
What is the Black Hand?
"Edward, by the grace of God, King of England, lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine, sends greetings to all to whom the present letters come. We have inspected the great charter of the lord Henry, late King..."
What is the Magna Carta?
In 1983, Sally Ride made history by becoming the first American woman to travel to space aboard this NASA space shuttle.
What is Challenger?
During this president’s administration, the XYZ Affair occurred in 1797–1798, when French officials demanded bribes from American diplomats, inflaming tensions between the two nations.
Who is John Adams?
This Iranian empire famously defeated Roman forces at the Battle of Carrhae in 53 BC using mounted archers.
What is the Parthian Empire?
This secret 1916 agreement between Great Britain and France planned the division of Ottoman Empire territories in the Middle East, contributing to long-term regional tensions.
What is the Sykes-Picot Agreement?
"In order to promote international co-operation and to achieve international peace and security by the acceptance of obligations not to resort to war, by the prescription of open, just and honourable relations between nations, by the firm establishment of the understandings..."
What is the 1919 Treaty of Versailles?
In 1983, this British prime minister led the United Kingdom during the Cold War and won a major reelection victory that year.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?