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Capital of Canada

Ottawa

First permanent settlement in the new world

Jamestown

Driest region of the world found in south America

Atacama Desert

Capital of Brazil

Brasilia

Fought in French and Indian war; had a reputation for being brave and wise

George Washington

Indians who joined the pilgrims for the first thanksgiving

Wampanoag

Largest canyon in the US

Grand canyon

Nazi leader of Germany during WWII

Adolph Hitler

American patriot who said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"

Nathan Hale

First man to walk on the moon

Neil Armstrong

A person who wants to preserve traditional beliefs and values

Conservative

Man who developed the assembly line method of production

Henry Ford

What event/war is associated with V E Day

Victory in Europe day during World War II

What event/war is associated with the first use of atomic bombs

World War II

What event/war is associated with the emancipation proclamation

All slaves would be considered free in any states that were fighting against the north/Civil war

What event/war is associated with rough riders

Winning the Battle of San Juan hill during the Spanish American war

What war event is associated with the battle of Gettysburg

Turning point of the civil war

What event/war is associated with the bombing of pearl harbor

Beginning of world war II

What event/war is associated with the Zimmerman note

Note asking Mexico to join the German side in world war II

What event/war is associated with "remember the maine"

Sinking of the battleship "maine" which began the Spanish American war

What event/war is associated with November 11, 1918

The date World War I came to an end

"Angel of the battlefield"

Clara Barton

Who said "give me liberty or give me death"

Patrick Henry

Islamic terrorist group responsible for attacks including the attack of September 11, 2001

Al Qaeda

2 countries where the US military attacked terrorists in the "War in Terror"

Afghanistan and Iraq

A great opera singer; most admired woman

Marian Anderson

Major mountain range in south America

Andes mountains

Black minister active in civil rights movement

Dr Martin Luther king Jr

Legislation that guaranteed voting, housing, and job rights for ethnic minorities

1964 Civil rights act

President during the Cuban missile crisis

John f. Kennedy

First president to resign from office

Richard Nixon

Most famous early south American Indian civilization

Incas

Black educator who served as a special advisor on minority affairs to Franklin d Roosevelt

Mary McLeod Bethune

Operation desert storm was directed against what country

Iraq

First woman justice was appointed to the US supreme court by what president

Ronald Reagan

President who helped bring about a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel

Jimmy Carter

Communist leader who agreed to plan "perestroika" or "restructuring"

Mikhail Gorbachev

Fascist leader of Italy during WWII

Benito Mussolini

Communist leader of Russia during WWII

Joseph Stalin

What is home of the world's largest tropical rain forest

Brazil

Founded Tuskegee institute

Booker t Washington

"Plant genius"

George Washington Carver

Explorer who led the expedition which discovered the north pole

Robert Peary

America's most famous evangelist

Dwight Moody

George Washington of south America

Simon Bolivar

Invented the electric light bulb

Thomas Edison

Invented the telegraph

Samuel Morse

Inventor of the airplane

Wright brothers

Inventor of the first liquid fueled rocket

Robert Goddard

Inventor of the mechanical reaper

Cyrus McCormick

President during WWI

Woodrow Wilson

Commander of allied powers in WWII; later became president

Dwight Eisenhower

Capital of Montana

Helena

Capital of Nebraska

Lincoln

Capital of Arizona

Phoenix

Capital of Texas

Austin

Capital of Alaska

Juneau

Capital of Hawaii

Honolulu

Capital of Wisconsin

Madison

Capital of Alabama

Montgomery

Capital of Virginia

Richmond

Capital of Maine

Augusta