Question 1

Who was fighting during the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

USA & Soviet Union (Russia)

Question 2

What was the arms race?

Accepted Answer

Building more weapons

Question 3

What was the Space race?

Accepted Answer

Attempt to get to get to the moon first

Question 4

What is Sputnik?

Accepted Answer

The first satellite in space ever, launched by the Soviet Union

Question 5

Why did they start NASA?

Accepted Answer

The USA's creation of a program to advance Space exploration

Question 6

Who is Neil Armstrong?

Accepted Answer

The first man to walk on the moon (USA)

Question 7

What does the Cold War, Korean War, and Vietnam War have in common?

Accepted Answer

All were wars that attempted to spread Communism

Question 8

Who is Martin Luther King?

Accepted Answer

Civil Rights leader to end segregation and promote equal rights in America; used non-violent protest

Question 9

Who is Rosa Parks?

Accepted Answer

A symbol of non-violent protest during the Civil Rights Movement because she refused to give up her bus seat to a white person

Question 10

Who is Cesar Chavez?

Accepted Answer

Mexican-American who fought for better pay for migrant farmworkers

Question 11

Plessy vs. Ferguson

Accepted Answer

A court case that said segregation was OK (separate but equal); this means you could have segregated schools

Question 12

Brown vs. Board of education?

Accepted Answer

A court case that decided segregated schools was unfair and illegal.

Question 13

What is the scandal Richard Nixon was involved in?

Accepted Answer

Watergate, which was recording the opponent of the presidential race to get secret info

Question 14

What was Richard Nixon's 1st for any president in U.S History?

Accepted Answer

First president impeached (charged with a crime)

Question 15

How did George Bush respond to Iraq after 9/11?

Accepted Answer

Began a war

Question 16

Why did President Barack Obama make history?

Accepted Answer

First African American President

Question 17

What happened during 9/11?

Accepted Answer

Terrorist crashed planes into 2 building in New York City

Question 18

What was an effect of the War on Terror?

Accepted Answer

Increased Airport Security

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