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100
Whose assassination triggered the beginning of WWI?
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
100
Which event took place on December 7 1941?
"A date which will live in infamy"
Pearl Harbor
100
Her disobedience led to the uprising of the Montgomery Bus Boycotts
Rosa Parks
100
The shantytowns where homeless people lived during Hoover's presidency were known as
Hoovervilles
100
Who said "I am not a crook"
Nixon
200
What were the 2 major powers fighting against each other?
Triple Alliance(Central Powers) and Triple Entente(Allied Powers)
200
What was the code name for the Battle of Normandy?
Operation Overlord
200
This supreme court case from 1896 made segregation legal
Plessy vs. Ferguson
200
What year did the stock market crash?
1929
200
What line marked the division between North and South Vietnam
17th parallel
300
Which organization was formed after WWI to prevent future wars?
League of Nations
300
What country had to most casualties?
Soviet Union
300
Which famous boxer refused to fight in Vietnam War and was a leader in the civil rights movement?
Muhammad Ali
300
Which event ended the the depression?
World War II
300
What battle in WWII was this photo taken at
Iwo Jima
400
The sinking of what British passenger ship,(partly) caused the US to join the war
Lusitania
400
Which 2 countries were already involved in a military conflict before WWII
Japan and China
400
He was the president at the time that the military became desegregated
Harry Truman
400
Which African American track star won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
Jesse Owens
400
Which constitutional amendment mandated the prohibition on alcohol in 1919
18th amendment
500
Name the 3 countries in the Triple Entente(Allies)
Great Britain, France, Soviet Union
500
What was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Enola Gray
500
Malcolm X was a member of this group at one point. They believed that black people should separate from the white society
Nation of Islam
500
What New Deal relief program built dams, controlled flooding and brought electricity to the Tennessee Valley area
Tennessee Valley Authority Act(TVA)
500
What are the 4 major islands of Japan
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu