Civil War
Name the two sides of the Civil War. (Hint: Not the north/south)
The Union (North), and the Confederacy (South)
Who's assassination sparked the start of WWI?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What years did WWII start and end?
Start: September 1, 1939. End: September 2, 1945.
What is the name of the anthem of the United States of America?
The Star-Spangled Banner.
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Name one of the states that withdrew from the Union and joined the Confederacy.
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, or Tennessee
Give one of the nicknames for World War I.
"The Great War," "The War to End All Wars"
What is Hitler's first name?
Adolf.
Describe the image on the Great Seal of the United States.
A bald eagle holding an olive branch in one talon, a bundle of arrows in the other, underneath 13 stars, with the words "E PLURIBUS, UNUM."
Who was the first president to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson, 1868
What caused more than 66% of deaths in civil war? (Hint: it wasn't combat.)
Disease, Illness, Sickness, etc.
Name at least two of the 'punishments' Germany was given after the end of WWI.
They had to pay massive reparations, they had to restrict the size of their military, they were not allowed to have certain weaponry and were limited in what they did have, they had to accept full responsibility for the war.
Describe a Kamikaze attack.
Kamikaze attacks were the act of Japanese pilots who intentionally crashed their bomb-filled planes into enemy ships, ensuring their deaths in the hopes of taking the other side with them.
Who was the first United States president to be assassinated?
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln led the Union; who led the confederacy?
President Jefferson Davis.
Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Estonia
What were the names of the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? (Must be both names.)
Hiroshima: "Little Boy"
Nagasaki: "Fat Man"
Name one of the American presidents carved into Mount Rushmore.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, or Abraham Lincoln.
What was the name of the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth.
In what years did the Civil War occur? OR: How long did the Civil War last?
1861-1865, OR, 4 years
Name a significant battle that occurred during WWI.
Battle of the Somme, Battle of Verdun, Battle of Gallipoli, Battle of Tannenberg, Battle of the Marne, Battle of Cambrai, Battle of Passchendaele.
What catastrophic event ended the war for good?
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
What does "E Pluribus, Unum" Translate to?
Out of many, one.
What does the 'D' stand for in Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Delano.