WWII
I don't have to kid with you, you know this German leader from WWII who is now considered one of the most evil people to have ever exist.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
This event was a standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted between the end of World War II and the beginning of the 1990s. Despite its name, no soldiers from the US or USSR fought each other.
What is the Cold War?
This Civil Rights leader first gained popularity in 1955 when he organized a boycott of the Montgomery Public Bus System. His nonviolent approach inspired millions to join his cause.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
This president was elected in 2016 for his first term - that election will be the end point for our course.
Who is Donald Trump?
How old am I?
25
This attack on a naval base in Hawaii by the Empire of Japan launched the United States into World War II (1939-1945).
What is Pearl Harbor?
In 1941, Winston Churchill described an "iron curtain" that separated Europe from this large communist country.
What is Russia?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott is usually attributed to this woman, though another woman named Claudette Colvin also sat on the bus in protests before she did.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This president challenged America to go to the moon before the end of the 1960s before he was shot in Dallas, Texas, by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22nd, 1963.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Name one rule in my classroom. Literally any of them.
yada yada
Name one of the Allied Powers during WWII.
Who is the US, Britain, France, or Russia?
An early proxy war of the Cold War, the United States sent troops to this Asian country that even today is split into North and South.
What is Korea?
This man, originally born with the last name Little, changed his last name to a single letter signifying his lost African surname.
Who is Malcolm X?
This president was the first African-American president to hold office, winning two elections in 2008 and 2012.
Who is Barack Obama?
Name any US Vice President. Ever.
I know em all basically
Name one of the Axis Powers during WWII.
Who is Germany, Japan, or Italy?
In 1957, Russia launched Sputnik I and II, two satellites that would start this galactic competition between the US and Russia.
What is the Space Race?
In 1963, Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers was assassinated in the driveway of his home by white supremacist Byron de la Beckwith in this Mississippi city.
What is Jackson?
This war saw the United States try to defend the southern part of a country in South Asia from an invasion by the Communist northern part.
What is the Vietnam War?
This state did not ratify the 13th Amendment, the amendment abolishing slavery, until 2013.
What is Mississippi?
In August of 1945, these two Japanese cities were bombed, bringing forth Japan's surrender and the war's end.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
You can ask Bono about this incident, where the US sent a spy plane over Russia and was caught in the act, dampening relations between the two (hint: there's a band with this name).
What is the U2 Incident?
In downtown, a statue of this man reads, "If you don't vote, you don't count."
Who is Vernon Dahmer?
This scandal saw president Richard Nixon resign after his actions attempting to cover it up came to light. This saga ended when new president Gerald Ford pardoned him.
What is Watergate?
Name any Supreme Court Justice. Ever.
I'll check if I don't know, half credit for saying Judge Judy