Modern History Flashcards
When was the CIA founded?
18th September 1947
What act was signed to create the CIA?
The national security act
Which president created the CIA?
Harry S truman
What does FBI stand for?
Federal Bureau of Investigation
When was the FBI founded?
26 July 1908
Who founded the FBI?
Charles Joseph Bonaparte
Who was the first director of the FBI?
J. Edgar Hoover
Before the CIA which three branches of the government primarly dealt with foreign intelligence?
FBI, state department and state of Defence
What was the precursor to the CIA?
The OSS
What does OSS stand for?
Office of Strategic Services
Who developed the theory of deep states?
Peter Dale Scott
Who was the first director of the OSS?
William Donovan
What was William Donovans nickname?
Wild Bill
Who does William Donovans nickname Wild Bill come from?
Wild Bill Donovan, a coach for the Yankees at the time
What was Bill Donovan before he became Director of the OSS?
Coordinator of information
Which president created the OSS?
FDR/Franklin D. Roosevelt
What is the first direct predecessor to the CIA?
CIG/Central intelligence Group
Who was the first civilian director of the CIA?
Allen Dulles
Who was the first civilian director of the CIA?
Allen Dulles
When was the OSS founded?
1942
When was the OSS dissolved?
1945, a month after the war ended
Which senior British intelligence officer suggested to Franklin D. Roosevelt that he should form the OSS?
William Stephenson
What is the name of the Australian born British intelligence officer that Donovan worked closely with when developing a foreign intelligence department?
Charles Howard ‘dick’ Elis
What number of director of intelligence was Allen Welsh Dulles?
5th
When did Allen Dulles become Director of Intelligence?
1953
Who was the 4th deputy director of intelligence?
Allen Dulles
Who was Allen Dulles a deputy to before he became Director?
Walter Bedall Smith
Who was Allen W. Dulles well known brother?
John Foster Dulles
What is John Foster Dulles known for?
Being Secretary of state
Who was John Foster Dulles secretary of State under?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which law firm did Allen Dulles first work for?
Sullivan and Cromwell
Which person related to Allen Dulles was partnered with Sullivan and Cromwell?
John Foster Dulles
Why may Allen Dulles have conflicting motivations between his ties to Sullivan and Cromwell & being an OSS agent?
Because Sullivan and Cromwells clientele included many nazi adjacent companies
Which think tank was Allen W. Dulles president of?
Council on foreign Affairs
When did Allen Dulles join the council on foreign affairs?
1927
What was the biggest German chemical company during the Reich?
IG farben
Who is considered to have been the OSS top agent?
Allen Dulles
Where was Allen Dulles stationed during the war?
Bern, Switzerland
When did project MKUltra begin?
1953
When was MKultra revealed to the general public?
1975
Which committee exposed MKULTRA?
Church Committee
When was MKultra halted?
1973
When was 1984 published?
1949
When was animal farm published?
1945
What war did mkultra follow?
The Korean war
Who was the longest running CIA director?
Allen Dulles
Who was the president when Allen Dulles became Director of the CIA?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who was the head chemist on mkultra?
Sidney Gottlieb
During WW2 who was in charge of the German intelligence on the eastern front?
Reinhard Gehlen
Where did Allen Dulles and Reinhard Gehlen meet?
Virginia
What was the first name of the squads that Gehlen created for the OSS?
Werewolf squads
What did the werewolf squads do?
Fight communists
What were the werewolf squads later called?
Gladio gladiators
What was the name of the organization the OSS & Gehlen created to back his werewolf/gladiator squads?
The Gehlen Organization
When did germany get pliant into two independent nations?
1949
What was germany called after the split?
The Federal Republic of Germany
What was east Germany called after the split?
German democratic republic
Who preceded Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Herbert Hoover
Who successeded FDR?
Harry S. Truman
When did George W. Bush become president?
2001
What number president was George W. Bush?
41st
What party was George W. Bush part of?
Republican
Who was George W. Bush’s vice president?
Dan Quayle
Who was George W. Bush preceded by as president?
Ronald Reagan
Which state did Ronald Reagan serve as governor of?
California
Who was George W. Bush preceded by as president?
Jimmy Carter
Which party was Ronald Reagan a part of when he became president?
Republican
What number president was JFK?
35th
Who was the youngest elected president?
John F. Kennedy
How old was JFK when he was elected?
43
When was JFK elected?
1961
When was JFK assassinated?
1963
When did JFKS military service begin?
1941
When did JFKS military service end?
1945
When was the USSR formed?
December 30th 1922
When the USSR disbanded?
1991
What was the Soviet Union a successor to?
The Russian Empire
What was the precursor to the USSR when Lenin came into power?
Russian Soviet federative socialist republic
When was the Russian Empire founded?
1721
When was the Japanese empire founded?
1868
Who was the founder of the modern Japanese empire in the 1800s?
Meiji
When did Ukraine become independent?
1991
When did Isreal become independent?
1948
When did Syria become independent?
1946
When did Iraq become independent?
1932
When did Afghanistan become independent?
1919
What American war is known as the forgotten war?
The Korean war
What was the Korean wars two sides?
North and South Korea
Who were the primary supporters of North Korea during the Korean war?
The people’s republic of China and the Soviet Union
Who was the primary supporters of South Korea during the Korean war?
America and the united nations
What is considered to be the first proxy war of the cold war?
The Korean War
How long did the Korean war last?
3 years
What country ruled Korea before Russia and America divided it into two colonies?
Japan
Who was the first leader of North Korea?
Kim Il-sung
Where was korea divided by between America and Russia?
The 38th parallel
Who initiated the Korean war?
North Korea
Why didn’t the USSR participate in the UN’s vote when South Korea appealed for support?
Because Russia was boycotting the UN for not letting communist China in
How many nations armies participated in the support of South Korea?
16
Who commanded the UN’s forces in the Korean war?
General Douglass McArthur
When did the Vietnam War begin?
1955
Who was president of the US during the Korean war?
Harry S. Truman
Which state was Dwight D. Eisenhower born in?
Texas
Who was American president for the end of the Korean war?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who was on the $1,000 bill?
Robert Morris
Who was the vice president of Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Richard Nixon
What religion does Dwight D. Eisenhower mom belong to?
Jehovas Witness
What political party did Dwight D. Eisenhower belong to?
Republican
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower wife?
Mamie Doud
Where did Dwight D. Eisenhower graduate from?
West Point
What did Dwight D. Eisenhower do during WW1?
He trained tank crews
When did John Foster Dulles serve in the military?
1917-1919
When was Microsoft founded?
1975
Who are the two founders of Microsoft?
Bill Gates & Bill Allen
Where was Microsoft founded?
Albuquerque new Mexico
How many founders did Apple have?
3
When was apple computer company founded?
1976
What type of plane was involved in 9/11?
Boeing
Who committed the 9/11 attacks?
Al-Qaeda
How many terrorists where involved in the hijacking of the planes for 9/11?
19
How many terrorists where involved in the hijacking of the planes for 9/11?
19
What year was JFK born?
1917
Which state was JFK born in?
Massachusetts
What party was JFK a part of?
Democrat
What is the name of John F. Kennedy wife?
Jacqueline Bouvier
Where did JFK get his education?
Harvard
What rank did JFK achieve in the military?
Lieutenant
What did JFK do during WW2?
Command PT boats
What did JFK do after serving in the military?
A little bit of journalism
When did the great depression begin?
1929
When did the Great Depression end?
1939
Who was the 43rd president of the US?
George W. Bush
Who was George W. Bushes vice?
Dick Cheney
Who was George W. Bush the eldest son of? (Father)
George H. W. Bush
Who was James Dean
An actor
When was James Dean an actor?
The 50s
Which one of the three big leaders of the allies recommended thry hold a trail for the nazis?
Stalin
Who was the first Nazi the Cia tried to free?
Hermann Goering
Who the OSS focus their efforts on getting after they couldn’t get Hermann Georing?
Hjalmar Schacht
Who was Hjalmar Schacht?
Hitlers personal Banker
What is the capital of Iraq?
Baghdad
What is the capital of Iran?
Tehran
When did the Iran hostage crises start?
1979
When did the Iran hostage crises end?
1981
Which terrorist organization did the 9/11 attacks?
Al-Qaeda
When did the Iraq War start?
2003
Which US president started the Iraq war?
George Walker Bush
Who was leader of Iraq at the beginning of the Iraq war?
Saddam Hussien
When did Sadam Hussien become president of Iraq?
1979
When did Sadam Hussien become president of Iraq?
1979
When was Saddam Hussien become Vice president?
1968-1979
What party was Saddam Hussien part of?
Ba’ath
When did the Gulf War begin?
1990
How many countries were part of the coalition during the gulf war?
42
What was the first operation of the two phase plan by the US during the gulf war?
Operation Desert shield
What was the second operation of the two phase plan of the US during the Gulf war?
Operation Desert Storm
What is another name for the Iraq war?
The second Gulf war
When was the Ottoman Empire founded?
1299
When was the Ottoman Empire dissolved?
1922
Who was the first Sultan of the Ottoman Empire?
Osman I
When did Osman I die?
1323/4
What initiated the Gulf war?
Iraq invading Kuwait
What is the capital of Kuwait?
Kuwait city
Who signed the Iraq Liberation act?
Bill Clinton
When was the Iraq liberation act signed?
1998
When did Bill Clinton become president?
1993
What day did Operation Desert fox start?
December 16 1998
What day did operation Desert fox end?
19 December 1998
Who was the loudest voice in the claim that Saddam Hussien was connected to 9/11?
Paul Wolfowitz
Which three countries joined America in the invasion of Iraq?
UK, Australia and Poland
When did Bush send the first troop surge into Iraq?
2007
When did President Bush agree to pull out troops from Iraq?
2008
When did the 9/11 commission conclude that there was no verifiable connection between Saddam Hussien and 9/11?
2004
When was Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated?
1968
Who did Donald Trump pardon at his second inauguration?
The January 6th rioters
Who was the first African American to play modern major league baseball?
Jackie Robinson
What team did Jackie Robinson play for?
Brooklyn Dodgers
What number presidents was Donald Trump?
45th and 47th
When did Afghanistan gain independence?
1919
What is Afghanistan officially known as?
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
What country borders Afghanistan at the east and south?
Pakistan
When did the Soviet Afghan war start?
1979
When did the Soviet Afghan war end?
1989
When did the kingdom of Afghanistan collapse?
1973
When did the kingdom of Afghanistan begin?
1926
What’s the capital of Afghanistan?
Kabul
What country did Afghanistan gain its independence from?
Britain
What form of government did Afghanistan convert to when it stopped being a kingdom in 1973?
A republic
When did Afghanistan become a Russian puppet state?
1978
What does the term Emerite come from?
The rule of someone called an Emir
When does Afghanistan first become an Emerite?
1823
When did Afghanistan become an Islamic state?
1992
When did Afghanistan become an Islamic Emerite?
1996
When did Afghanistan become an Islamic Republic?
2004
When does the restoration of the Islamic Emerite in Afghanistan occur?
2021
When did the War in Afghanistan start?
2001
How did the war in Afghanistan start?
With an invasion by a US led coalition
What was the operation that the started the war in Afghanistan called?
Operation Enduring Freedom
Who is the supreme leader of Afghanistan from 2021?
Hibatullah Akhundzada
When was Dwight D. Eisenhower born?
1890
What number president was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
34th
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhowers vice?
Richard Nixon
What rank did Dwight D. Eisenhower achieve in the military?
5 star general
Where was Dwight D. Eisenhower born?
Denison, Texas
Where was Dwight D. Eisenhower raised?
Abilene, Kansas
When did Dwight D. Eisenhower first belong to an organized church?
1952
What religious denomination did Dwight D. Eisenhower mother become a part of?
Jehovas Witness
What was the direct predecessor to the director of national intelligence?
Director of central intelligence
Which commission created a report that recommended the creation of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) position?
The 9/11 commission
What act created the position of Director of National Intelligence?
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act
Who was the first Director of National Intelligence?
John Negroponte
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhowers father?
David Eisenhower
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhowers mom’s name?
Ida Eisenhower
What number son was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
3rd
What was Dwight D. Eisenhowers nickname growing up?
Little Ike
Which one of Dwight D. Eisenhowers brothers did he fight with alot growing up?
Edgar
What is the capital of Italy?
Rome
When did Italy become Republic?
1946
When did Italy unite into the kingdom of Italy?
1861
Who oversaw the Iranian coup d’etat?
Allen Dulles mainly
Which two countries were involved with the Iranian coup?
Britain and America
Which Iranian prime minister was overthrown in a coup by the US and Britain?
Mohammad Mosaddegh
Which Iranian prime minister was overthrown in a coup by the US and Britain?
Mohammad Mosaddegh
When did the Iranian coup detat happen?
1953
What number president was Frankiln D. Roosevelt?
32nd
What was the New Deal?
The New Deal was a series of domestic programs, public work projects, and financial reforms and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who was Allen Dulles wife?
Clover Todd
How many children did Allen Dulles have?
3
How many children did Allen Dulles have?
3
How many children did Allen Dulles have?
3
What does the term Ace mean?
A fighter pilot that’s shot down 5 or more planes
How many siblings did Allen Dulles have?
2
How many siblings did Allen Dulles have?
2
What is the capital of Switzerland?
Bern
Who’s the most influential British spy master in history?
Sir William Samuel Stephenson
When was Sir William Stephenson born?
1897
What was Sir William Stephensons codename?
Intrepid
Which country was Sir William Stephenson born in?
Canada
What was Sir William Stephensons mother’s ethnicity?
Icelandic
What was Sir William Stephensons father’s ethnicity?
Scottish
When did Sir William Stephenson marry?
1924
Who did Sir William Stephenson marry?
American Tobacco Heiress Mary French Simmons
What year did Sir William Stephenson die?
1989
When did Sir William Stephenson start providing covert information to the British government?
1936
Where did Winston Churchhill send Sir William Stephenson in 1940?
New york
When did Sir William Establish the BSC in New York?
1940
What does BSC stand for?
British Security Coordination
What is a plutocracy?
A government governed by the wealthy
Who did FDR nominate for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States?
William O. Douglass
Who did FDR nominate to be the 3rd Chairman of the Securities and Exchange commission?
William O. Douglass
What was William O. Douglass’s importance in FDR’s presidency?
He was important in being a regulator of wall street
What is the U.S. Securities and Exchange commissions primary purpose?
To enforce laws against market manipulation
When did William O. Douglass become chairman of the Securities and exchange commissions?
1937
Who was the first chairman of the Securities and Exchange commission?
Joseph P. Kennedy
What is the Securities and Exchange Commission abbreviated to?
SEC
What was the famous camp that FDR converted into a presidential retreat? (Modern name)
Camp David
What did FDR originally call the new retreat?
Shangri-la
What was FDR’s favorite cocktail?
A dry Martini
Who renamed Shangri-la to camp david?
Eisenhower
When did John Thomas H. Mckittrick become president of the bank for international settlements?
1940
When did Thomas H. Mckittrick stop being president of BIS?
1946
Why was the BIS created?
To administor reparations imposed on Germany after WW1
What is the name or the gas used by the nazis?
Zykopn B
Who was FDR’s Secretary of Treasury?
Henry Morgenthau Jr.
Which legal counsel did Thomas Mckittrick use to defend his ability to trade with America?
John Foster Dulles
What was Operation safe Haven? (WWll)
A US operation to investigate and prevent the hiding of assets by the nazis
When did FDR publicly announce the allied forces doctrine of unconditional surrender?
1943
At what conference did FDR anounce the Allied forces doctrine of unconditional surrender?
The Casablanca Confrence
Which of the three biggest allied forces leaders wasn’t able to attend the casablanca conference in 1943?
Stalin
Which country did Hitler want to send the jews to?
Madagascar
Who did Hitler primarly entrust with overseeing ‘the final solution’?
Henriech Himmler
What was prince Hohenlohe’s OSS code number?
515
Who was Allen Dulles’s father?
Allen Macy Dulles
What was Allen Macy Dulles’s profession?
Reverend
Who was John Macy Dulles’s father in law?
John Watson Foster
What important position did John Watson Foster have?
Secretary of state
Who was John Watson Foster secretary of state under?
Benjamin Harrison
Who was Allen Dulles’s eldest sister?
Eleanor Lansing Dulles
Who was Allen Dulles mother?
Edith Foster Dulles
Who did Elaenor Lansing Dulles marry?
David Simon Blondheim
What is the biggest Native american tribe?
Navajo Nation
What is the second biggest native American tribe?
Cherokee
What is the third biggest native American tribe?
Choctaw nation
Who is considered to be the most influential Chief justice?
Earl Warren
Why did Dwight D. Eisenhower run for a second term?
Because he was worried about Nixon running
Who did Dwight D. Eisenhower beat in both elections?
Adlai Stevenson
Where is memphis?
Tennessee
Which two coups happend under Dwigjt D. Eisenhowers presidency?
Iranian & Guatemalan coup d’etat
When did the Iranian coup d’etat occur?
1953
What is the 1953 Iranian coup D’etat often referred to?
28 Mordad coup d’etat
What is the 1953 Iranian coup D’etat often referred to?
28 Mordad coup d’etat
When did Jeffery Epstien die?
2019
When was Jeffery Epstien born?
1953
When was Jeffery Epstien dismissed from his teaching at Dalton?
1976
What was the first firm that Jeffery Epstien worked for?
Bear Stearn
How many siblings did Jeffrey epstien have?
1
What was the name of Jeffrey Epstiens brother?
Mark Epstien
Who was Jeffrey Epstiens accomplice?
Ghislaine Maxwell
When did the police in Palm Beach start investigating Jeffrey Epstien?
2005
What iniated the polices investigation of Jeffrey Epstien?
The mother reposting the sexual assault of her 14 year old daughter
Which grades did Jeffrey Epstien skip?
3rd and 4th
How many victims did federal officials identify in the investigation of Jeffrey Epstien that started in 2005?
36
What two crimes was Jeffrey Epstien convicted of?
procuring a child for prostitution and of soliciting a prostitute
How long did Jeffrey Epstirn serve in custody?
13 months with extensive release for work
What was Jeffrey Epstiens first job?
Math teacher at Dalton
How many countries are there?
195
What is the capital of the United Arab Emerites?
Abu Dhabi
Which three countries are part of Great Britain?
England, Scotland and Wales
What is the capital of Scotland?
Edinburgh
What is the biggest city in Scotland?
Glasgow
What is the capital of Wales?
Cardiff
How many countries are part of the middle east?
17
What is the economic center of Israel?
Tel Aviv
What was the name of Epstiens island?
Little saint James, U.S. virgin islands
Who was the 42nd president?
William Jefferson Clinton
Which state was Bill Clinton governor of?
Arkansas
Who was Bill Clinton’s vice?
Al Gore
What number governor of Arkansas was Bill Clinton?
40th and 42nd
Which political party was Bill Clinton part of?
Democrat
When was Bill Clinton elected?
1993
When did
When did Bill Clinton become general attorney of Arkansas?
1977
When did Bill Clintons term as Attorney General of Arkansas?
1979
What type of plane did DB Cooper hijack?
Boeing 727
How much money did DB Cooper demand?
$200,000
What is a selenophile?
Someone that loves the moon
When did DB Cooper hijacking happen?
1971
Which country was the Jonestow cult located In?
Guyana
When did the Jonestown mass suicide happen?
1978
How many people died at the Jonestown mass suicide?
900
Who founded the Jonestown cult?
Jim Jones
Which continent was Guyana in?
South America
How many sovereign countries are there in South America?
12
What is IVF?
in vitro fertilization
Who was the president of Brazil from 2019-2023?
Jair Bolsonaro
Who did Jair Bolsonaro attempt a coup on?
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Who did
Who is the Supreme Court Justice in charge of the case against Jair Bolsonaro?
Alexandre de Moraes
When was the the category of Special Goverment Employee created? (SGE)
1962
What was the position of Special Goverment Employee created for?
To combat corruption and rampant conflicts of interest
How long is an SGE supposed to work for during a year since it is meant as a temporary position?
130 days
