African History
Nelson Mandela became president of this African Country
What is South Africa
Date Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
What is 12/07/1941
Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Built in the 15th century
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What is Machu Picchu
an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from 1910 to 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history."
What is The Mexican Revolution
the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901 in NY.
What is William McKinley
During this period of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi minority ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa, were killed by armed militias
What is the Rwandan Genocide
Date General George Washington and his troops cross the Delaware River
What is December 25, 1776
Built in the 26th century BC, it is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact
What is The Pyramids at Giza
The President that oversaw the realization of the Panama Canal
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What is Teddy Roosevelt
the 29th president of the United States serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. He was a member of the Republican Party and one of the most popular sitting U.S. presidents.
What is Warren G. Harding
The 2013–2016 epidemic of this virus disease, centered in Western Africa, it was the most widespread outbreak of the disease in history.
What is Ebola
Date of the assassination of JFK
What is November 22, 1963
a prehistoric monument in the plains of Wiltshire, England, two miles west of Amesbury. It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones.
What is Stonehenge
a United States-backed campaign of political repression and state terror involving intelligence operations and assassination of opponents.
What is Operation Condor
an American lawyer who served as the 21st president from 1881 to 1885. Previously the 20th vice president, he succeeded to the presidency upon the death of James A. Garfield
What is Chester Alan Arthur
This was established on land acquired for freed U.S. slaves by the American Colonization Society
What is Liberia
Date The Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened
What is April 26, 1986
Carved into a canyon in Arabah, Jordan, it was made famous by the third Indiana Jones film when he went to find the Holy Grail.
What is Petra
This treaty signed in 1494 divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between the Portuguese Empire and the Spanish Empire
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas
the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853, the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House.
What is Millard Fillmore
This treaty signed by the Government of Sudan and Darfur-based rebel groups with the intention of ending the Darfur Conflict.
What is the Darfur Peace treaty/agreement
Date The Boston Tea Party happened
What is December 16, 1773
a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena
What is The Parthenon
The most devastating war ever fought in South America, the War of the Triple Alliance, these 3 countries against Paraguay
What is Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil
Final Jeopardy
the first president to be born an American. All previous presidents were originally British subjects, having been born prior to 1776.
What is Martin Van Buren