Famous People
First person to fly nonstop across the Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh
I got caught smuggling liquor into the U.S. from Canada. What am I?
a bootlegger
I move around looking for work on farms. What am I?
migrant worker
I am a Japanese pilot who is tasked with making a suicidal crash attack. What am I?
kamikaze pilot
Which country was the first to put a man in space?
USSR
I was the 32nd president. I am most well-known for my New Deal programs and for speaking to the American public over the radio from next to my fireplace. Who am I?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
I don't really care one way or the other about the right to vote, but I love a good speakeasy! What am I?
flapper
What major event ended the Great Depression in the U.S.?
World War II
What happened on December 7, 1941?
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
Which country controlled East Germany?
USSR
Name two famous writers from the Roaring Twenties.
Langston Hughes and F. Scott Fitzgerald
Where was the location of a large African-American cultural movement in music, art, and literature?
Harlem (New York)
I live in a community of homeless people on the outskirts of Detroit. What is this called?
Hooverville
Which countries made up the Axis and Allied powers?
Axis: Germany, Italy, Japan
Allies: USA, UK, France
What is the longest war the U.S. has ever been involved in?
The Vietnam War
I became president when Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a stroke in April 1945. Who am I?
President Harry S. Truman
an original style of music that combined rhythms from West Africa and the Caribbean, work chants and spirituals from the rural South, and harmonies from Europe
jazz
Who was president when the stock market crashed?
Herbert Hoover
What ideologies were the U.S., Soviet, and German governments during World War II?
U.S.: democracy
Soviet: communism
Germany: fascism
Which two armed conflicts were considered proxy wars of the Cold War?
Korean War and Vietnam War
I was the commander of the Communist North Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War. Who am I?
Ho Chi Minh
purchasing of an asset over time; when you agree to a purchase plan, you acquire the asset on the same day and then pay for it in a series of periodic payments
installment buying
On which date did Black Tuesday occur?
October 29, 1929
In what two Japanese cities did U.S. forces drop atomic bombs?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What event signified the end of communist domination in Eastern Europe?
The fall of the Berlin Wall