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25 Cards in this Set
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A singer who popularized the song "God Bless America". |
Kate Smith |
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The president who was unjustly blamed for the Depression. |
Herbert Hoover |
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The man who organized the Committee of Industrial Organizations. |
John Lewis |
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Let the bombing raid on Tokyo in 1942 |
Jimmy Doolittle |
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The only man to serve more than two consecutive terms as President. |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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The date for Black Tuesday |
October 29, 1929 |
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What did President Roosevelt call his social welfare program? |
The New Deal |
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Which amendment legalized the sale of liquor, repealing the 18th amendment? |
21st Amendment |
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List the three Axis Powers |
Germany, Italy, Japan |
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What year did World War 2 begin? |
1939 |
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What was the German air force called? |
Luftwaffe |
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Date of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. |
December 7th, 1941 |
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What marked the beginning of the end of World War 2? |
D-Day June 6, 1944 |
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What new weapon was developed as a result of the Manhattn Project? |
Atomic bomb |
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Which took place first: V-E Day or V-J Day? |
V-E Day |
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What was the name given to the Nazi's systematic slaughter of 6 million Jews during World War 2? |
Holocaust |
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The Communist dictator of the Soviet Union during World War 2. |
Joseph Stalin |
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The fascist dictator who led Italy into World War 2. |
Benito Mussolini |
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The American general appointed to be the Allied Commander in Europe. |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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The emperor of Ethiopia when the Italians conquered the African nation. |
Haile Selassie I |
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The dictator of Spain during World War 2 |
Francisco Franco |
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The American general sent to fortify the Philippines against a Japanese invasion. |
Douglas MacArthur |
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The Nazi dictator who led Germany into World War 2. |
Adolf Hitler |
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The prime minister who led Germany into World War 2 |
Winston Churchill |
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The leader of the Free French government |
Charles de Gaulle |
