Joining the Union
US Presidents
The Jazz Age/ Harlem Renaissance
World War I
World War II
100
This State was the 50th State to join the union on August 21, 1959.
What is Hawaii?
100
In office from 1901-1909, this president succeeded William McKinley as president, lead troops up San Juan Hill in Cuba in the Spanish American War and has a very popular toy named for him.
Who is Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt?
100
This poet and author wrote the poem "Harlem" also known as A Dream Deferred and many other poems and short stories about life in Harlem was known as a a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
Who was Langston Hughes?
100
This holiday commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Versailles to end the war on November 11, 2018 at 11:11 am, was originally called Armistice Day and now is a day to honor our living soldiers.
What is Veterans Day?
100
"Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." Is a quote from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt about the attack on this city.
What is Pearl Harbor?
200
This state, that joined the union in January of 1959, is called Seward's Folly because of how much we paid to obtain the territory.
What is Alaska?
200
This president served the longest as US president, being the only one to not honor the president set by George Washington of only serving two terms. After his death, the law was changed to include term limits of two full terms and no more than 10 years total in office.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt.
200
As one of the founding fathers of Jazz, this trumpet player revolutionized the genre with the work that came out of the Harlem Renaissance.
Who was Louis Armstrong?
200
This country lost its heir to the throne when the Archduke Franz-Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated causing the start of the war.
What is Austria- Hungary?
200
This event was the cause of the initial start of the war.
What is Hitler's invasion of Poland?
300
Known as the Sooner state, this state joined the Union in 1907 and is where the "Trail of Tears" ended.
What is Oklahoma?
300
This president was president at the time of the stock market crash of 1929, known as "Black Friday" and was blamed for the poor living conditions at the time.
Who was Herbert Hoover?
300
This singer, known as the Empress of the Blues was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee helped to bring blues to the mainstream with Ma Rainey.
Who is Bessie Smith?
300
These were the two sides that fought in the war.
Who were the Allies and Central Powers?
300
Jewish people were rounded up in the countries Germany invaded and placed in these.
What are concentration camps?
400
Known for its potatoes, this state joined the union as the 43rd state on July 3, 1890.
What is Idaho?
400
This US president is the only President to be born in Georgia.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
400
This artist was known as the Father of African Art.
Who was Aaron Douglas?
400
The photo below is an example of this type of fighting that came out of World War I.
What is Trench Warfare?
400
These were the two sides who fought in World War II.
Who are the
Axis Powers (Germany, Italy and Japan) and the Allies (Great Britain, France, The United States, The Soviet Union, and China)
500
Settled in 1812 and 1859 respectively, these two states came into the union together on November 2, 1889.
What are North Dakota and South Dakota.
500
This US president famously said "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" leading to the eventual fall of the Berlin Wall which had divided East and West Germany since the end of World War II.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
500
The first great composer of jazz, he was also one of the first to travel the country spreading the New Orleans jazz sound.
Who was Jelly Roll Morton?
500
This is the now failed worldwide organization that came out of the Treaty of Versailles, a predecessor to the United Nations.
What is the League of Nations?
500
These are the names for the two Victory Dates of World War II which came months apart in 1945.
V-E Day (Victory in Europe) and V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day).