Significant Wars
This war was fought from 1939-1945 between the Axis and Allies, leading directly to a period of prosperity in the west and a decades long Cold War.
What is WWII
This era was known for an economic boom, big hair styles, movies such as Back to the Future, Rocky IV and bold Neon Colors
What is the 1980s
This event occurred when the US stock market crashed and nearly every country was driven into financial ruin for up to a decade.
What is the Great Depression
This President was in office during 9/11 and is known best for his Texan accent and oddball sayings
Who is George dubyah Bush
Which two colleges has Mr. Reardon attended?
Hint: (Look Around)
What is:
Norwich University
Merrimack College
While known as a war, this conflict between the Democratic West and Communist East, took place in southeast Asia and ran for nearly 10 years.
What is the Vietnam War
This era was known for the "Flower Children"(Hippies), stagnation, prolific drug use, horrendous fashion choices and Gas lines
What is the 1970s
What is the Cold War
This man was the first Catholic US President whose time in office was cut short by one of the most disputed events in US history.
Who is John F. Kennedy
Who lives at 221b Baker Street?
Who is Sherlock Holmes
Which two nations did the US invade directly following the attacks on September 11th, 2001.
What is Iraq (2003) and Afghanistan (2001).
This time period was famous for innovations in music, the banning of alcohol and major changes in society.
What is the Roaring 20s
What is the Civil Rights Movement
This woman was the leading monarch of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, Head of the Commonwealth, and Defender of the Faith
Who is Queen Elizabeth II
Which movie/book series centers around a group of hobbits, a dwarf, an elf, two men and a quest to destroy a ring?
What is Lord of the Rings
This war is not tied to one country, and its goal is to prevent attacks on civilians globally and dismantling Terror Organizations.
The War on Terror
This was a term for young women in the 1920s who rejected traditional values, listened and danced to Jazz and wore flashy clothing
What are "Flappers"
This event took place during the Cold War when the Soviet Union placed missles in Cuba, meaning almost every US city was within striking range of Nuclear Weapons.
What is The Cuban Missile Crisis
This Austrian was awarded the Iron cross for Valor in WWI and was an army spy in the 1920s
Who is Adolf Hitler
This movie is the greatest sports movie ever made by Disney, in which the underdog US Hockey Team defeats the dominant Soviet team.
What is "Miracle"
What is the Korean War
This worldwide pandemic was the inspiration for many of the procedures put in place during COVID and was named for a nation mistakenly credited with its origin.
What is the Spanish Flu
This war was fought at the height of the Cold War, spanning from 1979 to 1989 and led directly to the fall of the USSR.
What is the Soviet-Afghan War
This US President led the country through the majority WWII and suffered from polio, the press agreeing to never take pictures of his paralyzed legs.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
In the early 1910s to the 1960s this Massachusetts town was known as the "Queen Slipper City" producing 10% of all shoes in America.
What is Haverhill