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45 Cards in this Set
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"Remember the Maine" was a slogan in what war? |
Spanish-American War |
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What war is the Holocaust associated with? |
World War II |
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The Battle of Vicksburg was fought in what war? |
Civil War |
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VE Day is associated with what war? |
World War II |
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the first use of the atomic bombs was in what war? |
World War II |
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U-boats were first used in what war? |
World War I |
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Zimmerman Note is associated with what war? |
World War I |
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What war did the bombing of Pearl Harbor take place |
World War II |
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The Emancipation Proclamation took place in what war? |
Civil War |
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Rough riders were associated with what war? |
Spanish-American War |
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What war is November 11, 1918 associated with? |
World War I |
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The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in what war |
Civil War |
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The educator who founded the Tuskegee Institute |
Booker T. Washington |
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Who invented the electric light bulb? |
Thomas Edison |
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Who invented the telephone? |
Alexander Graham Bell |
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Botanist who found 285 uses for peanuts |
George Washington Carver |
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Who invented the 1st successful steamboat? |
Robert Fulton |
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Most famous evangelist during the 19th century |
Dwight L. Moody |
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Known as the "Angel of the Battlefield"; founder of the Red Cross |
Clara Barton |
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Who invented the first liquid-fueled rocket? |
Robert Goddard |
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Who invented the telegraph? |
Samuel Morse |
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Who invented the Mechanical Reaper? |
Cyrus Mccormick |
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What purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the US? |
The Louisiana Purchase |
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During World War II he was often called "Ike" and later became President of the US |
General Eisenhower |
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Commodore Matthew Perry was responsible for opening American trade with _____________ |
Japan |
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Who wrote the 1st American dictionary? |
Noah Webster |
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Who captured Santa Anna and the Mexican army at the Battle of San Jacinto? |
General Sam Houston |
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What did William McGuffey do? |
wrote the 1st widely used series of textbooks called the McGuffey Readers |
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type of government where the leader is considered all powerful and more important than the people of the country |
National Socialism |
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type of government that takes over businesses, homes, land |
Communism |
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What type of government became a problem after the defeat of Fascism in World War II? |
Communism |
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the Asian Country controlled by the Soviet Union in the north and the US in the South |
Korea |
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Who was the communist leader who took over China after World War II? |
Mao Tse-tung |
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the organization formed at the end of World War II that was supposed to help settle world problems |
The United Nations |
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What war was the Battle of Britain fought? |
World War II |
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The Merrimac and the Monitor were used in what war? |
Civil War |
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the Political Movement Hitler was associated with |
The Nazi Party |
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What type of government was Russia identified with? |
Communism |
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What type of government was Germany associated with? |
National Socialism |
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Militarism is associated with what country? |
Japan |
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What leader is Militarism associated with? |
Emperor Hirohito |
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What leader is associated with Fascism? |
Benito Mussolini |
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What type of leader was Joseph Stalin? |
Communist |
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Type of government where people own property but lose their freedoms |
Fascism |
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considered Jews inferior |
The Nazi (National Socialist) Party |
