YE OLD COLONIAL DAYS
What year did the revolutionary war start?
(Double points if you get the exact date)
Apr 19, 1775
What year did Lincoln get elected?
1860
When did the Great War start?
Jul 28, 1914
When was Pearl Harbor attacked by Japan?
December 7, 1941
What year the US enter the Vietnam War?
1965
When was the Declaration of Independence signed
August 2, 1776
When did the Civil War begin?
April 12, 1861
When did the Great War end?
Nov 11, 1918
When did the US officially enter the war?
December 8, 1941 (1 day after Pearl Harbor)
Who was president during Vietnam? When were they elected?
Lyndon B. Johnson the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969
What happened on December 16, 1773, in Boston?
Boston Tea Party
When did the Civil War end.
May 9, 1865
When was the first battle the US fought in the Great War?
May 28, 1918 - Battle of Cantigny
When was D-Day and why was it so important?
June 6, 1944 - Americans, Brits, etc started to invaded German occupied France. Starting in Normandy.
When did the US end the war?
April 30, 1975
Why is Sept. 17, 1787, such an important day for America?
U.S. Constitution was signed
When was Lincoln shot? Who shot him?
April 14, 1865. Shot by John Wilkes Booth
When did the US enter the Great War and why?
April 6, 1917
the American liner Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat.
When was the first time American entered Japanese territory? What was this called?
February 1945. They started Island Hopping, starting with Iwo Jima.
When was the Tet Offensive
Jan 30, 1968 – Sep 23, 1968
Why do we celebrate the 4th of July
4th of July is a day that celebrates the Declaration of Independence and the birth of The United States as an independent nation.
When was the Gettysburg address?
November 19, 1863
When did Britain intercept the Zimmerman Telegraph and what was on the telegraph.
January 16, 1917.
Germany tried to get Mexico to attack the US.
When were both Nukes dropped on Japan? And where?
August 6 and 9, 1945
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
When did the Draft for the Vietnam War Start?
December 1, 1969