This 1776 document declared the thirteen colonies free from British rule.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Until 1935, this was the name by which Iran was known to the Western world.
What is Persia?
This canal in Egypt connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
What is the Suez Canal?
This international organization was founded in 1945 to maintain international peace and security.
What is the United Nations?
his "stealth" aircraft, the F-22, is named after this bird of prey.
What is the Raptor?
He is the only U.S. President to serve more than two terms.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This 1979 event led to the overthrow of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
What is the Iranian Revolution (or Islamic Revolution)?
Often called the "Cradle of Civilization," this region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is mostly in modern-day Iraq.
What is Mesopotamia?
This 30-member intergovernmental military alliance is based on the North Atlantic Treaty signed in 1949.
What is NATO?
These unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are commonly used for both reconnaissance and targeted strikes.
What are drones?
This 1803 land deal with France doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
He became the first Supreme Leader of Iran following the 1979 Revolution.
Who was Ayatollah Khomeini?
This city is considered holy to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike.
Answer: What is Jerusalem?
This term describes the period of geopolitical tension between the US and USSR from 1947 to 1991.
What is the Cold War?
his term refers to the use of digital attacks to disrupt a nation's infrastructure or steal data.
What is Cyber Warfare?
The Three-Fifths Compromise was reached during this 1787 gathering in Philadelphia.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This is the primary language spoken in Iran, distinct from the Arabic spoken by many of its neighbors.
What is Farsi (or Persian)?
This 1916 secret agreement between Britain and France divided the Ottoman Empire's territories into spheres of influence.
What is the Sykes-Picot Agreement?
his Chinese global infrastructure project is often referred to as the "New Silk Road."
What is the Belt and Road Initiative?
The "Nimitz-class" refers to this type of massive naval vessel.
What is an Aircraft Carrier?
This 1823 doctrine stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land in the Americas would be viewed as acts of aggression.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
ran is a majority-member of this branch of Islam, which distinguishes it from many Sunni-majority neighbors.
What is Shia (or Shi'ism)?
This body of water holds the world's most important oil chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz.
What is the Persian Gulf?
What year did Iran Federalize the countries Oil Fields?
When is 1951
This weapon made famous and first used in World War 1.
What is a Tank.