World Wars
Presidents
Cold War
Civil Rights
Miscellaneous
100

The style of warfare in WWI that was used until the US became more involved

What is trench warfare

100

This president led the US through WWII until he died.

Who is FDR

100

The policy of limiting the spread of communism through any means necessary  

What is containment

100

The woman who didn't stand up on the bus and it led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Who is Rosa Parks?

100

The South Vietnamese fighting with the communist north - used guerilla warfare

Who are the Viet Cong?

200

The US uses this chemical that kills the forests so that the VC can’t hide.

What is Agent Orange?

200

This president led the DDay invasion & was a reluctant Civil Rights president... only getting involved in some matters such as helping out the Little Rock 9

Who is Eisenhower

200

The senator who claimed he had a list of communists who were in the state govt... but was LYING!!

Who is Joseph McCarthy

200

A horrific race riot took place in this town in Oklahoma

What is Tulsa

200

The set of social programs to help the US recover from the Great Depression...

What is the New Deal

300

The place where the beach was stormed during Operation Overlord or DDAY (you must have the place and country)

Where is Normandy, France?

300

This president had slums named after him during the Great Depression

Who is Hoover

300

During the Cold War, the US had a run in with this country in the Bay of Pigs incident & a Missile Crisis

What is Cuba

300

This young boy from Chicago was visiting his uncle when he was murdered, which helped propel the Civil Rights Movement 

Who is Emmett Till

300

This incident led to the US sending troops into Vietnam

What is Gulf of Tonkin

400

to end WWII, two atomic bombs were dropped in these locations

What is Hiroshima & Nagasaki?

400

This president beat his opponest by a very small margin and was a Catholic!

Who is JFK?

400

This city was divided up after WWII and a wall was built through the middle of it

What is Berlin

400

The Supreme Court case that overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson.

What is Brown v. Board of Education?

400

The man who shot JFK (if you buy the single gunman theory...)

Who is Lee Harvey Oswald?

500

The parallel that Korea is divided at.

What is the 38th?
500

This president led the US through most of the Korean War

Who is Harry Truman

500

The year the USSR dissolves.

What is 1991?

500

The name of the high school the Little Rock 9 integrated. 

What is Central High School?

500

The leader of the Soviet Union when the Cold War ends.

Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?