The American Revolution
The Civil War
World War I
World War II
The Cold War
100

Which pamphlet written by Thomas Paine criticized monarchies and convince many American colonists that they need to break away from Britain?

Common Sense

100

What is it called when people are forced into military service?

Conscription

100

What were German submarines during WWI known as?

U-boats

100

What was the Germans' new type of warfare during WWII called?

Blitzkrieg

100

What is the name of the first satellite in space?

Sputnik

200

What is the British policy which allowed each colony to govern itself if it remained loyal to the British known as?

Salutary Neglect

200

What was the famous submarine that sunk the USS Housatonic? This was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship.

The H. L. Hunley

200

Which British ship was sunk by the Germans and was a major reason why the US joined WWI?

The Lusitania

200

What ship that arrived in Havana had the Cuban government refused to let the refugees come ashore and eventually turned them around back to Europe?

The SS St. Louis

200

What is the term given to the political and military barrier that isolated Soviet-controlled countries of Eastern Europe after World War II?

The Iron Curtain

300

What was the collection of essays written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton in 1788 to help ratify the US Constitution known as?

The Federalist Papers

300

In what year did Congress introduce a national draft for the Union?

1863

300

What were the American soldiers during WWI known as?

Doughboys

300

What was the name of the first all-black unit of fighter pilots who won awards for bravery and never lost a single pilot known as?

The Tuskegee Airmen

300

What did Truman create to give aid to Greece and Turkey to stop the spread of communism?

The Truman Doctrine

400

What was the secret society formed by the colonists in 1765 to protest the British rule?

The Sons of Liberty

400

Who was the first female physician in the United States?

Elizabeth Blackwell

400

What intercepted communication was a major reason why the US joined WWI?

The Zimmermann Telegram

400

At which conference in July 1945, were the terms of unconditional surrender given and the fate of post-war Europe was decided?

The Potsdam Conference

400

What was George Kennan's policy to stop the spread of Communism by creating alliances and supporting weaker counties known as?

Containment

500

What was signed by King George III of England and prohibited any English settlement west of the Appalachian mountains?

The Proclamation of 1763

500

What Confederate general ordered the first shots to begin the Civil War?

P. G. T. Beauregard

500

Which attorney General, nicknamed the "Fighting Quaker", rounded up suspects who were thought to be un-American and socialistic?

A. Mitchell Palmer

500

Who founded the US's first major Black labor union?

Philip Randolph

500

What were Joseph McCarthy's tactics of spreading fear and making baseless charges of communists being in the state department known as?

McCarthyism