“History basics…what you should already be aware of… ”

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“History basics…what you should already be aware of… ”

1. When was the declaration of independence signed?

2. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?

3. Which President made the Louisiana Purchase?

4. Which country did he make the purchase from?

5. What woman is known as the leader of the Underground Railroad?

6. What state 1st seceded that lead to the Civil War?

7. During what years did the U.S. Civil War take place?

Hint: two word answer (not slavery)

8. What is the main reason that the Civil War was fought?

9. Who was the President of the U.S. during the Civil War?

10. Who was the President of the Confederacy?

ANSWERS#1 10

Between July and August 1776

1. When was the declaration of independence signed?

Philadelphia, PA

2. Where was it signed?

Thomas Jefferson

3. Which President made the Louisiana Purchase?

France

4. Which country did he make the purchase from?

Harriet Tubman

5. What woman is known as the leader of the Underground Railroad?

South Carolina

6. What state 1st seceded that lead to the Civil War?

1861-1865

7. During what years did the U.S. Civil War take place?

State Rights

8. What is the main reason that the Civil War was fought?

Abraham Lincoln

9. Who was the President of the U.S. during the Civil War?

Jefferson Davis

10. Who was the President of the Confederacy?

Questions #1120

11. When and where did Martin Luther King, Jr. make his "I Have a Dream" speech?

12. Whose idea for a better America was the NEW DEAL?

13. What did the Japanese attack that lead to US involvement in WWII and when did it occur?

14. Which President made the decision to use A Bombs on Japan?

15. With what nation did the US have a COLD WAR with?

16. In what Asian country did the US send military forces in the late 1950’s?

17. What was the 1st man made device in space?

18. During what event was the world closest to nuclear war?

19. Who was the 1st human to orbit the earth?

20. Who was the 1st man on the moon?

ANSWERS11 20

1. Washington D.C. 2. Aug. 28, 19633. Lincoln Memorial

11. When and where did Martin Luther King, Jr. make his "I Have a Dream" speech?

Franklin Roosevelt

12. Whose idea for a better America was the NEW DEAL?

Hawaii Civilian and military installations near

Pearl Harbor

13. What did the Japanese attack that lead to US involvement in WWII and when did it occur?

Harry Truman

14. Which President made the decision to use A Bombs on Japan?

USSR (Soviet Union)

15. With what nation did the US have a COLD WAR with?

Vietnam

16. In what Asian country did the US begin sending military forces in the late 1950’s?

Sputnik

17. What was the 1st man made device in space?

Cuban Missile Crisis

18. During what event was the world closest to nuclear war?

Yuri Gagarin

19. Who was the 1st human to orbit the earth?

Neil Armstrong

20. Who was the 1st man on the moon?

QUESTIONS 21 30

21. What did the Warren Commission deal with?

22. What Civil Rights leader was assassinated in Memphis TN?

23. In what year did the assassination take place in?

24. When did the U.S. end hostilities in Vietnam?

25. What is Watergate?

26. Where were hostages taken and kept for 444 days in the late 70’s to 80?

27. Which 2 world leaders had assassination attempts on them in 1981?

28. What was the name of the shuttle that blew up killing all aboard in 1986?

29. What is another name for “Operation Desert Storm”?

30. Who are the only 2 Presidents impeached?

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ANSWERS

The assassination of John F. Kennedy

21. What did the Warren Commission deal with?

Martin Luther King Jr.

22. What Civil Rights leader was assassinated in Memphis TN?

April 4, 1968 In Memphis, Tennessee

23. In what year did the assassination take place in?

1973

24. When did the U.S. end hostilities in Vietnam?

Break in by the RNC of the DNC to help Nixon win the election

25. What is Watergate?

Tehran, Iran

26. Where were hostages taken and kept for 444 days in the late 70’s to 80?

Ronald Reagan Pope John Paul II

27. Which 2 world leaders had assassination attempts on them in 1981?

Challenger

28. What was the name of the shuttle that blew up killing all aboard in 1986?

Persian Gulf War (1991) War in Iraq (1991)

29. What is another name for “Operation Desert Storm”?

Bill Clinton Andrew Johnson

30. Who are the only 2 Presidents impeached?

BONUS:Who is the:

B1: Vice-President of the United StatesB2: Governor of Pennsylvania

B3: Who has the ‘real’ name Curtis James Jackson III