Speeches
What was the name of the speech that Martin Luther King Jr gave on the front steps of the Lincoln Monument during the March on Washington?
What is "I have a dream..."
This president dropped the atomic bomb
Who is Harry Truman
I had an affair with President Bill Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
What event led to the United States joining the Second World War?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
What was the name of the war that spanned the presidential terms of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon? This war saw terrible conditions for American soldiers and a terrible reception when they returned home.
What was the Vietnam War
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
This president was forced to step down due to the Watergate Affair
Who is Richard Nixon
I was the Dictator over Iraq during the Gulf War. President Bush claimed I had weapons of mass destruction
Who is Saddam Huessein
What was the name of the African-American students that were the first to join an all-white school in Arkansas called Central High School
Who was the Little Rock Nine
What was the name of the event surrounding Cuba that almost led to nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the United States?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
What was the name of the speech that Jimmy Carter gave to the nation in response to growing inflation and growing gas prices? This speech was not received well.
What is "Crisis of Confidence" or Malaise Speech
"Read. My. Lips. No. New. Taxes"
Who is George H.W. Bush
This husband and wife were found guilty of leaking classified documents to the Soviet Union, directly leading to the Soviets acquiring atomic bombs
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
What were the name of the two cities that were nuked by the United States during the Second World War
What was Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Reaganomics or Trickle-down Economics
Who was the US Army general that gave the "Great Crusade" Speech moments before the D-Day landings started? He later became a US President.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower
This president took over after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson
I assassinated President John F. Kennedy
Who is Lee Harvey Oswald
Which people were put into "internment" camps during the Second World War in the United States
Who were the Japanese-Americans
What was the name of the massacre orchestrated by American soldiers, directly leading to the killing of hundreds of Vietnamese civilians
What was the My Lai Massacre
Who was the Civil Rights Leader that gave the speech "Any Means Necessary" dicussing the frustrations of the Civil Rights Movement and the United States?
Who was Malcolm X
This president passed a law that would fund the construction of the interstate/highway system that would help civilians evacuate from major cities in case of a nuclear bomb?
Who is Dwight Eisenhower
I led a government wide witch hunt for supposed Communist. My witch-hunt led to many people being fired from the government, none of which were Communists.
Who is Senator Joseph McCarthy
What was the name of the first "battle" of the Cold War? This event saw tons of food, gas, and supplies being flown into the city of Berlin
What was the name of the invasion of Cuba by Cuban immigrants who fled the Communist Revolution? This invasion was sponsored by the United States under President Kennedy