In what region are Indiana, Missouri, and North Dakota located?
What is Mid-West Region
100
Who was the President of the United States that gave the "go ahead" to bomb Japan?
Who is Harry S. Truman.
100
What battle invasion triggered the start of WWII?
What is Germany invading Poland.
100
Explain the United States role in the war from beginning to end.
What is isoliationist to providing aid to allies to direct involvement.
100
Describe the physical features and climate of the Great Plains.
What is flat, dry, and low rainfall.
200
Chicago and Detroit are in the Midwest Region, what's the third important city in the Midwest region?
What is St. Louis
200
Who was the leader of Italy during WWII?
Who is Benito Mussolini.
200
After France was defeated by Germany, Germany attacked Great Britain. What was the name of that battle?
What is the battle of Britain
200
Describe how NATO and the Warsaw Pact are similiar and differ.
What is NATO is made up of democratic countries like the United States and Warsaw Pact is made up of communist countries like the Soviet Union. They are similiar in that they are agreements to defend each other at a time of war.
200
List three things the G.I Bill does for veterans of war.
What is provide opportunities for education, employment benefits, and housing.
300
Name the cities located in the Pacific and the Southwest region.
What are San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle in the Pacific. San Antonio and Santa Fe in the Southwest Region.
300
Name the four leaders of the allied powers.
Who are Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Joseph Stalin.
300
The turning point of war on the eastern front in the Soviet Union was which battle?
What is the battle of Stalingrad.
300
Which structure was demolished, signaling the collapse of communism?
What is the Berlin Wall.
300
Put the following events in order.
1. Korean War
2. Progressive Movement
3. WWI
4. Reconstruction
What is 4, 2, 3, 1
400
Name the three states located in the Pacific Region?
What are Washington, Oregon, and California.
400
Name the three axis powers leaders.
Who is Hideki Tojo, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini.
400
Which battle was the turning point in the Pacific front of WWII?
What is the battle of Midway.
400
What organization was created at the end of WWII to help prevent future global wars?
What is the United Nations.
400
"Excuse me sir, is this the bread-line or a run on a bank?"
Which period does this quote represent?
What is the Great Depression.
500
Why are Hawaii and Alaska in a region called the noncontiguous?
Alaska and Hawaii do not border any other states in the United States.
500
Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt say that December 7, 1941 the attack on Pearl Harbor is a day that will live in infamy?
What is it was a cowardly act of aggression that would bring the United States into war.
500
What was the primary difference in opposing governments at the beginning of World War II?
What is dictatorships versus democracies.
500
Describe the Marshall Plan.
What is provided money to countries to help the spread communism.
500
Who helped create the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?