The Boston Tea Party was a protest against high taxes on tea.

The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776.

The British won the Battle of Bunker Hill.

The American Revolution was fought primarily over the issue of slavery.

The French Revolution was caused by the storming of the Bastille.

The French Revolution was led by Napoleon Bonaparte.

The French Revolution resulted in the establishment of a republic.

The French Revolution ended with the execution of King Louis XVI.

The Russian Revolution was caused by the assassination of Tsar Nicholas II.

The Russian Revolution was led by Vladimir Lenin.

The Russian Revolution resulted in the establishment of a communist state.

The Russian Revolution ended with the execution of the Romanov family.

The American Civil War was fought over the issue of slavery.

The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South.

The American Civil War was won by the North.

The American Civil War resulted in the abolition of slavery.

World War I was caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

World War I was fought between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers.

World War I ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

World War I resulted in the deaths of millions of people.

World War II was caused by the invasion of Poland by Germany.

World War II was fought between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers.

World War II ended with the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

World War II resulted in the deaths of millions of people.

The Cold War was a period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.

The Cold War was fought between the United States and the Soviet Union.

The Cold War ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The Cold War resulted in the deaths of millions of people.

The Vietnam War was fought between the United States and Vietnam.

The Vietnam War was fought between the United States and North Vietnam.

The Vietnam War ended with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords.

The Vietnam War resulted in the deaths of millions of people.

The Watergate scandal was a political scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

The Watergate scandal involved the break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters.

The Watergate scandal resulted in the impeachment of President Richard Nixon.

The Watergate scandal resulted in the deaths of millions of people.

The Iran-Contra affair was a political scandal that involved the sale of arms to Iran.

The Iran-Contra affair involved the release of American hostages in Lebanon.

The Iran-Contra affair resulted in the impeachment of President Ronald Reagan.

The Iran-Contra affair resulted in the deaths of millions of people.

The Clinton-Lewinsky scandal was a political scandal that involved President Bill Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

The Clinton-Lewinsky scandal resulted in the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.

The Clinton-Lewinsky scandal resulted in the resignation of President Bill Clinton.

The Clinton-Lewinsky scandal resulted in the deaths of millions of people.

The 2000 presidential election was a close election that was decided by the Supreme Court.

The 2000 presidential election was won by George W. Bush.

The 2000 presidential election was won by Al Gore.

The 2000 presidential election resulted in the deaths of millions of people.

The September 11 attacks were a series of terrorist attacks that were carried out by Al-Qaeda.

The September 11 attacks resulted in the deaths of thousands of people.

The September 11 attacks led to the War on Terror.

The September 11 attacks resulted in the deaths of millions of people.

The Iraq War was a war that was fought between the United States and Iraq.

The Iraq War was fought over the issue of weapons of mass destruction.

The Iraq War resulted in the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.

The Iraq War resulted in the deaths of millions of people.

The Great Recession was a period of economic decline that began in 2008.

The Great Recession was caused by the subprime mortgage crisis.

The Great Recession resulted in the loss of millions of jobs.

The Great Recession resulted in the deaths of millions of people.