1930s
What international conflict began in 1939?
World War 2
In which year did World War II end?
1945
What war began in 1950 between North and South Korea?
The Korean War
What major war escalated for the U.S. in the 1960s?
The Vietnam War
What 1977 movie launched the modern blockbuster era?
Star Wars
100: What economic crisis defined much of the 1930s globally?
The Great Depression
What international peacekeeping organization was founded in 1945?
The United Nations
What was the name of the first artificial satellite, launched in 1957?
Sputnik
What landmark event happened on July 20, 1969?
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
What U.S. conflict ended in 1975 with the fall of Saigon?
The Vietnam War
Who was elected U.S. President in 1932 and introduced the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who became Prime Minister of the UK in 1940 and led Britain through WWII?
Winston Churchill
Who was the U.S. President for most of the 1950s?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What deadly virus was eradicated worldwide by 1979?
Smallpox
What major engineering project connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans was completed in the 1930s?
The Panam Canal
What U.S. project led to the development of the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project
What music genre rose to popularity with artists like Elvis Presley?
Rock And Roll
Who became president after JFK’s assassination in 1963?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What political scandal led to Nixon’s resignation?
Watergate
What animated film, released in 1937, was Disney’s first full-length feature?
Snow White And The Seven Dwarves
What U.S. foreign policy, announced in 1947, aimed to contain communism?
The Truman Doctarine
What major travel project began in the U.S. during this decade?
The Interstate Highway System
What cultural movement in 1967 was known as the “Summer of Love”?
The Counterculture/Hippie Movement
What two countries signed the Camp David Accords in 1978?
Egypt And Israel