Civil War
What year did the American Civil War begin?
What is 1861
What year did World War I begin?
What is 1914
This event, occurring on December 7, 1941, led to the United States' direct involvement in World War II
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
This geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted roughly from 1947 to 1991, characterized by ideological conflict, nuclear arms races, and proxy wars.
What is the Cold War?
This country provided significant military support to North Korea during the war, sending hundreds of thousands of troops to fight against UN forces
What is China?
Who was the President of the Confederate States during the Civil War?
What is Jefferson Davis
Which countries made up the Triple Entente?
This pivotal battle, fought in 1942, marked the turning point of the war in the Pacific, with the U.S. Navy defeating a major Japanese fleet.
What is the Battle of Midway?
This doctrine, announced in 1947, pledged U.S. support for countries resisting communism, setting the tone for American foreign policy during the Cold War.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This U.S. general, known for his leadership in World War II, commanded UN forces in Korea before being dismissed by President Truman.
Who is General Douglas MacArthur?
What was the bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War?
What is the battle of Antietam
What was the name of the treaty that ended World War I?
What is The treaty of Versailles
This massive Allied invasion on June 6, 1944, was code-named Operation Overlord and took place on the beaches of Normandy, France.
What is D-Day?
This crisis in 1962 was one of the most dangerous moments of the Cold War, as the U.S. and Soviet Union faced off over nuclear missiles in Cuba.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This boundary, near the 38th parallel, became the dividing line between North and South Korea, both before and after the war.
What is the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)?
What document issued by Abraham Lincoln declared all slaves in Confederate states to be free?
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
What was the primary type of warfare used during World War I?
What is Trench Warfare
This conference, held in February 1945, saw Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin discuss the post-war world and the fate of Germany.
What is the Yalta Conference?
This wall, built in 1961, became a physical and symbolic divide between communist East Berlin and capitalist West Berlin.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This surprise amphibious landing in September 1950 turned the tide of the war, allowing UN forces to recapture Seoul from North Korean control.
What is the Battle of Inchon?
What was the name of the Union strategy to blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River?
What is the Anaconda Plan
What was the name of the passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, influencing the U.S. to join the war?
What is the RMS Lusitania
This secretive project led to the development of the first atomic bombs, which were later used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
What is the Manhattan Project?
This policy, implemented under President Nixon, aimed to ease tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union through diplomatic negotiations and arms control agreements.
What is détente?
This agreement, signed on July 27, 1953, brought an end to active combat but did not officially conclude the war, leaving Korea still divided.
What is the Korean Armistice Agreement?