ADAMS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL. HISTORY STUDY GUIDE FOR WEEK #18 MID-TERM EXAM
Who was the first American to win a Noble Peace Prize?
Theodore Roosevelt
When was the Battle of Gettysburg fought during the Civil War?
July 1 through July 3, 1863
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
Who was the first woman to be elected Vice President of the United States in 2020?
Kamala Harris
What was the name of the Category 5 hurricane that hit New Orleans and its surrounding areas in 2005?
Katrina
The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for which pharaoh?
Khufu
Who sent Christopher Columbus to explore the New World?
King Ferdinand of Spain
The "shot heard 'round the world" describes the beginning of which battles in the American Revolution?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
How many Celtic languages are still spoken today?
six
Where is the Pyramid of the Sun located?
San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico
In which country was the Battle of Culloden fought in 1746?
Scotland
Brexit refers to which country leaving the European Union?
The United Kingdom
President Franklin D. Roosevelt said during his speech addressing the attack on Pearl Harbor: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941..."
"A date which will live in infamy"
In what year is the Bubonic Plague believed to have started in Europe and Asia?
1346
What year did the French Revolution start?
1789
How old was King Tutankhamun when he died?
19
When did the Mexican Revolution start?
1910
In what year did child labor laws start in the United States?
1938
What year did India gain independence from Britain?
1947
In what year did Libya gain independence from Italy?
1951
What year was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated in Washington, D.C.?
1982
Which year was George H.W. Bush elected president?
1988
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
What year was Nelson Mandela freed from prison?
1990
What year did the Internet become available to the public?
1993
What year did the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) go into effect?
1994
What year was Facebook created?
2004
What year was the first iPhone released?
2007
What year did Google launch?
2008
What year was the Paris Agreement signed?
2015
Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced the concept of demokratia in 507 BC. What does demokratia translate to?
Democracy
How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?
27
How many rules are written in the Code of Hammurabi?
282
When did Alexander the Great conquer Egypt?
332 BC
When did the construction of the Great Wall of China begin?
7th century BC
In 1996, a sheep became the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. What was the name of that sheep?
Dolly
Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?
Athena
Which two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta
Which U.S. city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1996?
Atlanta
Where was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?
Atlanta, Georgia
Who was the first Emperor of Rome?
Augustus Caesar
Who won the 2008 U.S. Presidential election?
Barack Obama
What was the name of the battle in the Pacific fought between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy in June 1942?
Battle of Midway
Who is commonly referred to as the person who created the first printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
The U.S. hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1994. Which country won the game?
Brazil
Which country hosted the 2016 Olympics?
Brazil
Who fought in the Hundred Years' War?
Britain and France
Which two countries signed the Good Friday Agreement in 1997?
Britain and Ireland
What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled the racial segregation of schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?
Chernobyl
Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
Which two Native American leaders led Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in the fight against Lieutenant Colonel George Custer's troops in the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?
Cuzco
Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
What is the name of the whistleblower who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013?
Edward Snowden
During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is Normandy in?
France
Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?
Genghis Khan
Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln
Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?
Germany
Describe the 19th Amendment (1920).
Guaranteed political rights to women throughout the nation, enacted after 39 states had accepted at least partial woman suffrage, 15 granted full participation, some radical feminists were unsatisfied & believed it would be insufficient.
The Maya Empire was centered in what is now which country?
Guatemala
Who was the fourth president of the United States?
James Madison (1809-1817)
Who was the first woman to make a million dollars in the United States?
Madam C. J. Walker
Who became the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize at age 17 in 2014?
Malala Yousafzai
When was Julius Caesar assassinated?
March 15, 44 BC
The U.S. rover Curiosity landed on which planet in August 2012?
Mars
What was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage?
Massachusetts
What is the world's oldest recorded civilization?
Mesopotamia
The United States bought Alaska from which country?
Russia
Who was the first person in the world to land on the moon and which country was he from?
Neil Armstrong from the United States
Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
Nicholas II
What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Operation Barbarossa
Queen Nefertiti ruled alongside which pharaoh?
Pharaoh Akhenaten
Which planet was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006?
Pluto
Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and devastated which two Roman cities?
Pompeii and Herculaneum
Which two royal family members were divorced in 1996?
Prince Charles and Princess Diana
Who became the most decorated gymnast in history during the 2010s?
Simone Biles
Which ancient figure is often considered the founder of Western philosophy?
Socrates
What do the stripes on the American flag represent?
The 13 original colonies
Which famous battle is widely considered a turning point in the wars between Persia and Greece?
The Battle of Marathon in 490 BC
What U.S. government department was created in the wake of the September 11 attacks?
The Department of Homeland Security
What are the seven wonders of the ancient world?
The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria
What was the global recession that lasted from 2007 to 2009 called?
The Great Recession
Which era marked a switch from agricultural practices to industrial practices?
The Industrial Revolution
What was the name of the international group formed to maintain world peace after World War I?
The League of Nations
What is considered the largest empire in history?
The Mongol Empire
What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during The Great Depression?
The New Deal
What dynasty was Cleopatra part of?
The Ptolemaic dynasty
The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of which powerful ancient empire?
The Roman Empire
What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?
The Silk Road
What country did the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team defeat in the semi-finals of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, a game commonly known as the "Miracle on Ice"?
The Soviet Union
What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Who was the first Black Supreme Court justice in the United States?
Thurgood Marshall
The Colosseum started to be built under while which Roman emperor was in power?
Vespasian
During which war was a Christmas Truce called?
World War I
What was the acronym commonly used for the 2000 software problem that many thought would cause computers to become inoperable?
Y2K
Who established the Xia Dynasty in China?
Yu the Great
Who is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology?
Zeus
How long did the Han Dynasty rule China?
about 400 years
Which fabric was invented in Ancient China?
silk
