US + WWII
The year the U.S. officially entered World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
1941
He gave the “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.
MLK Jr.
This European city was divided into East and West during the Cold War.
Berlin, Germany
He was the first President of the United States.
George Washington
Shrewsbury was officially incorporated as a town in what century?
1700s -- 1727
The U.S. program that sent military aid to Allies before officially entering the war.
Lend-Lease
She was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat in 1955.
Rosa Parks
This war from 1950–1953 ended in a stalemate and an armistice.
Korean War
This 1803 deal doubled the size of the United States.
Louisiana Purchase
Shrewsbury, MA is named after a town in what country?
England
The surprise Japanese attack that prompted the U.S. to declare war.
The attack on Pearl Harbor
This 1954 Supreme Court case declared segregation in schools unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
This 1962 event nearly brought the U.S. and USSR to nuclear war.
Cuban Missile Crisis
This 19th-century movement sought to end slavery.
abolitionism
Approximately how many people live in Shrewsbury, MA?
38,325 (2020)
This battle in 1942 was the turning point in the Pacific War, stopping Japanese expansion.
Battle of Midway
This law banned discrimination in public accommodations and employment.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This U.S. policy aimed to stop the spread of communism.
The Great Depression began after this 1929 event.
Stock Market Crash
What candy was first produced by Hebert Candies in the US?
White chocolate
These were the two Japanese cities targeted by atomic bombs developed in the United States.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This organization, led by students, organized sit-ins and Freedom Rides.
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
The U.S. was involved in this conflict from the 1960s to the 1970s, it escalated with President Johnson.
This empire collapsed after World War I, leading to modern Turkey.
Ottoman Empire
When was the Shrewsbury Public Library first established?
1872