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62 Cards in this Set
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Capital of Canada |
Ottawa |
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First permanent settlement in the new world |
Jamestown |
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Driest region of the world found in south America |
Atacama Desert |
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Capital of Brazil |
Brasilia |
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Fought in French and Indian war; had a reputation for being brave and wise |
George Washington |
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Indians who joined the pilgrims for the first thanksgiving |
Wampanoag |
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Largest canyon in the US |
Grand canyon |
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Nazi leader of Germany during WWII |
Adolph Hitler |
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American patriot who said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" |
Nathan Hale |
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First man to walk on the moon |
Neil Armstrong |
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A person who wants to preserve traditional beliefs and values |
Conservative |
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Man who developed the assembly line method of production |
Henry Ford |
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What event/war is associated with V E Day |
Victory in Europe day during World War II |
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What event/war is associated with the first use of atomic bombs |
World War II |
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What event/war is associated with the emancipation proclamation |
All slaves would be considered free in any states that were fighting against the north/Civil war |
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What event/war is associated with rough riders |
Winning the Battle of San Juan hill during the Spanish American war |
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What war event is associated with the battle of Gettysburg |
Turning point of the civil war |
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What event/war is associated with the bombing of pearl harbor |
Beginning of world war II |
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What event/war is associated with the Zimmerman note |
Note asking Mexico to join the German side in world war II |
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What event/war is associated with "remember the maine" |
Sinking of the battleship "maine" which began the Spanish American war |
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What event/war is associated with November 11, 1918 |
The date World War I came to an end |
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"Angel of the battlefield" |
Clara Barton |
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Who said "give me liberty or give me death" |
Patrick Henry |
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Islamic terrorist group responsible for attacks including the attack of September 11, 2001 |
Al Qaeda |
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2 countries where the US military attacked terrorists in the "War in Terror" |
Afghanistan and Iraq |
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A great opera singer; most admired woman |
Marian Anderson |
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Major mountain range in south America |
Andes mountains |
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Black minister active in civil rights movement |
Dr Martin Luther king Jr |
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Legislation that guaranteed voting, housing, and job rights for ethnic minorities |
1964 Civil rights act |
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President during the Cuban missile crisis |
John f. Kennedy |
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First president to resign from office |
Richard Nixon |
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Most famous early south American Indian civilization |
Incas |
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Black educator who served as a special advisor on minority affairs to Franklin d Roosevelt |
Mary McLeod Bethune |
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Operation desert storm was directed against what country |
Iraq |
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First woman justice was appointed to the US supreme court by what president |
Ronald Reagan |
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President who helped bring about a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel |
Jimmy Carter |
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Communist leader who agreed to plan "perestroika" or "restructuring" |
Mikhail Gorbachev |
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Fascist leader of Italy during WWII |
Benito Mussolini |
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Communist leader of Russia during WWII |
Joseph Stalin |
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What is home of the world's largest tropical rain forest |
Brazil |
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Founded Tuskegee institute |
Booker t Washington |
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"Plant genius" |
George Washington Carver |
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Explorer who led the expedition which discovered the north pole |
Robert Peary |
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America's most famous evangelist |
Dwight Moody |
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George Washington of south America |
Simon Bolivar |
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Invented the electric light bulb |
Thomas Edison |
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Invented the telegraph |
Samuel Morse |
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Inventor of the airplane |
Wright brothers |
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Inventor of the first liquid fueled rocket |
Robert Goddard |
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Inventor of the mechanical reaper |
Cyrus McCormick |
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President during WWI |
Woodrow Wilson |
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Commander of allied powers in WWII; later became president |
Dwight Eisenhower |
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Capital of Montana |
Helena |
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Capital of Nebraska |
Lincoln |
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Capital of Arizona |
Phoenix |
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Capital of Texas |
Austin |
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Capital of Alaska |
Juneau |
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Capital of Hawaii |
Honolulu |
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Capital of Wisconsin |
Madison |
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Capital of Alabama |
Montgomery |
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Capital of Virginia |
Richmond |
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Capital of Maine |
Augusta |