1. Which U.S. president observed that the best way to conduct foreign policy was to “speak softly and carry a big stick”?

2. Which was the first U.S. military decoration, instituted by George Washington in 1782 as an award for bravery in action but now awarded to those wounded or killed in service of their country?

3. Which was not one of the causes of the American Civil War?

4. Which type of aircraft did the United States use to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II?

5. Which war is associated with the sinking of the USS Maine?

6. Which political figure is known for saying “Give me liberty or give me death”?

7. The sinking of which ship contributed to the entry of the United States into World War I?

8. Who was the first person to use the term cold war in a manner that expressed what the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in after World War II?

9. At which World War II conference did American and British leaders agree to demand unconditional surrender from the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan?

10. Which battle of the American Civil War fought in July 1863 was a crushing defeat for the South as it attempted an invasion of the North?

11. What was the original target of the atomic bomb dropped on August 9, 1945?