Cold War
World War II
Depression/New Deal
Roaring 20's
Presidents
100
What year did the Berlin Wall come down?
1989
100
What 2 Japanese cities did the US drop atomic bombs on, and in what order
Hiroshima, then Nakasaki
100
what agency was made to ensure bank deposits and restore Americans confidence in banking.
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
100
What famous gangster ran a huge illegal alcohol trade in Chicago
Al Capone
100
Who was the president to introduce the New Deal
FDR
200
Who becomes the new Soviet leader in 1985
Mikhail Gorbachev
200
What was the date of the Pearl Harbor attack
Dec 7, 1941
200
What US president's name became synonymous with hardships faced by many
Herbert Hoover
200
What stock market practice was seen as the main cause of the crash
Buying on Margin
200
Who was the president to remove Native Americans from "American owned land" to Oklahoma, called the trail of tears
Andrew Jackson
300
What was the name of the failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs invasion
300
What was the official name for the operation that happened on D-Day
Operation Overlord
300
What was the date of the stock market crash
October 29, 1929
300
What was the name for women who considered themselves to be free of social constraint and practiced many male activities such as going to clubs, and smoking
Flappers
300
Who was the president who orchestrated the building of the Panama Canal
Theodore Roosevelt
400
What is the military defense organization made to counter NATO
Warsaw Pact
400
What was the name of the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima
Enola Gay
400
In what years did the great depression peak
1932-1933
400
What was the first Movie to feature sound
The Jazz Singer
400
Who became president after the death of Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
500
What did congress pass that allowed President Johnson to send ground troops into Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
500
How many days passed after we declared war on Japan, did Germany declare war on the US
3
500
How many Alphabet agencies were created during the New Deal
43
500
What was the name given to the fear of foreigners and strangers
Xenophobia
500
What two presidents signed the declaration of independance
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams