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Match the following

• Allowed "separate but equal" facilities.

• Brown v. Board of Education

• abolished slavery

• 15th Amendment

• gave people right to vote regardless of race

• 14th Amendment

• all persons born or naturalized in U.S. were entitled equal rights

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Ended segregation in public schools

• 13th Amendment

Select the location on the map that was annexed in 1845 which started a major war between the United States and Mexico over disputed territory.

Who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assasinated? (a)  

• Andrew Jackson

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• James K. Polk

What does CNN stand for in the context of media?

• Cable News Network

• Central News Network

• Continental News Network

• Community News Network

In which year was CNN founded?

• 1980

• 1990

• 1975

• 1985

Who was the founder of CNN?

• Ted Turner

• Rupert Murdoch

• Walter Cronkite

• David Sarnoff

What was significant about CNN's launch in 1980?

• It was the first 24-hour news channel

• It was the first news channel in color

• It was the first news channel in the US

• It was the first news channel to broadcast globally

Which major event in 1991 significantly boosted CNN's viewership?

• Gulf War

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

• 9/11 Attacks

• Hurricane Katrina

What is the name of CNN's international news channel?

• CNN International

• CNN Global

• CNN World

• CNN Abroad

Which CNN program is known for its in-depth interviews with world leaders?

• Amanpour

• The Situation Room

• Anderson Cooper 360

• CNN Tonight