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105 Cards in this Set
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captial of confederate states
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richmond
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captial of union states
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washington dc
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president of union during civil war
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abe lincoln
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President of the confederate states during the civil war
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jefferson davis
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immediate cause of the civil war
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lincolns election
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out come of missouri compromise
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-banned slave trade in washington DC
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how slave states lef to civil war
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south-wanted states to decide on slavery
north-wanted national government |
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where did famous draft riots occur?
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NYC
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place of shermans march to the sea
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ATL->Savannah
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advant. of North during CW
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industry, large population, railroads, trained army, factories, strong government
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advant. of south during CW
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motivation, farming, better generals
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commander of union
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u.s. grant
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commander of confederacy
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robert e lee
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place where david farragut captured a major seaport
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louisiana
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founded red cross (angel of the battlefield)
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Clara Barton
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place where Fort sumter is
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South Carolina
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13th amendment
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bans slavery
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14th amendment
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equal protection of laws (citizenship)
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15th amendment
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voting rights to any religion or race
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laws that segregated blacks after CW
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jim crow laws
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1st prsident to be brought up on impeachment charges
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andrew johnson b/c of using spoil system
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define sharecropper
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farmed land and then gave it back to owner
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why were labor unions made?
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end child labor, shorter work days, better pay, better working condition
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what is complete control over an industry
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monopoly
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impact of triange shirtwaist fire
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Fire Codes and better working conditions
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journalists that esposed evils in society
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mukrackers
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who wrote the Jungle?
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upton sinclair about meat industry
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define naturalization
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process of becoming a citizen
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define nativism
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belief that jobs should be given to home citizens
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what's a quota system?
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limit on immigration
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why were immigrants faced with discrimination during late 1800s
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stole american jobs
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why were immigrants allowed to enter US at the turn of the 20th century?
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for work. they were inexpensive
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what act promised 160 acres of land for 5 years of farming?
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homestead act
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where are the great plains
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b/t rockys and appilachians
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taking over other countries
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imperialism
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matthew perry visit to _____ allowed trade w/ US
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JAPAN
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area in which a nation had specal trading privledges
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sphere of influence
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immediate casue of spanish american war
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sinking of maine
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hawiian queen who got pushed out of power bu americans when she tried to limit their power
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liliuokalani
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led rough riders in S-A War
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teddy roosevelt
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exagerated news stories
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yellow journalism
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who were the boxers
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chinese who rebelled against countries that controlled china
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why was the panama canal made?
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faster transportation from atlantic to pacific
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who had the big stick policy
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teddy roosevelt
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why did the US want the virgin islands?
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protect panama canal
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caused of WW1 and WW11
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militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism
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immediate cause of WW1
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assasination iof franz ferdinand
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what country became a communist nation during WW1
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russia
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why did US enter WW1
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zimmerman telegraph, sinking of lousitania, spread democracy
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main goal of US during WWl
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spread democracy
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who led american expeditionary force during WW1
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john s pershing
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main function of american navy during WW1
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blockade, escort, safety
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woordow wilsons plan for peace after WW1
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14 points
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18th amendment
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prohibition
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19th amendment
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womens suffrage
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21st amendment
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ended prohibiton
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goal of prohibition
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end drinking alcohol and end women abuse
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trial that involved the teaching of evolution in public schools
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scopes trial (monkey trial)
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This "rebirth" of African American culture occured in NYC during the 1920's
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Harlem Rennisance
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What was the cause of World War II
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Germany invaded Poland
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What nations made up the allied powers?
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U.S.; Great Britain, France, China, Soviet Union
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Who was the President of the United States during most of World War II?
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FDR & Truman
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Who was the leader of Great Britain during WWII?
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Winston Churchill
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Why did the U.S. enter WWI?
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Attack on Pearl Harbor.
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"Blitzkrieg" means:
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Lightning War
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List the continents that World War II was wage on..
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Africa, Europe, Asia
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The day when the allies invaded Europe was called...
This occurred in what country? |
D Day
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What country was our ally during WWI and our enemy during WWII?
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Italy
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Who saved the Allied forces on the beaches of Dunkirk?
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British
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Who were placed in internment camps during WWI, and why?
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Japanese Americans becuase the Americans thought they were spies.
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England and France are separated by what body of water?
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English Channel
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What two cities in Japan had atomic bombs dropped on them?
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Himshima & Nagosorki
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What president was responsible for dropping the bomb?
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Truman
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What was the last German battle before their defeat?
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Battle of the Bulge
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What was the Holocaust?
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A period of kililng of Jews, gypsies, etc. by Hitler.
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The organization formed after WWII to keep international peace is what?
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United Nations
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Define "Cold War"
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After WWII, intense rivalry between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. (Soviet Union)
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Define "Iron Curtain"
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Dividing communist and democratic countries
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Define "containment"
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Boundries, not letting communism spread
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The Berlin airlift was used to save the city of Berlin from being take over by what country?
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Soviet Union
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What was the goal of NATO?
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Prevent Soviet expansion
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Why did the US enter the Korean War?
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contain
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What country was divided after WWII?
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Germany
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What was the name of JKF's believe that if one country fell to communism others would follow?
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Domino Theory
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The cause of the Vietnam war was:
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N. Vietnam invaded S. Vietnam
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What was the outcome of the Vietnam war?
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S. Vietnam fell to communism
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Who is the leader of Cuba?
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Fidel Castro
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What are the nations that are controlled by larger, more powerful countries called?
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Satellite nations
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Who was the President during the Cuban Missile Crisis? This is the closest the U.S. very came to what ???
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JFK-John F. Kennedy
Nuclear War |
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What was the goal of the Lyndom B. Johnson's "Great Society"?
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Provide help to the poor and the elderly
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What means friendship and cooperation between the superpowers?
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Detente
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What president was the first to travel to China and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
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Richard M. Nixon
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What was created to compete with the Soviets? Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
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NASA
Neil Armstrong |
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Reusable spaceships are called?
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Spaceshuttles
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What wa the name of the scandal surrouding Richard Nixon's office? He was the first president to ??? from office.
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Watergate/resign
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This president became president in 1981 and when he did so, was involved in the scandal called ???
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Ronald Reagan
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American involvement in the middle east is best described as
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vaned due to time/relationship to our needs
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During what war, the US fought to drive what people out of Kuwait?
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Persian Gulf
Iraqi |
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Who was the leader of Iraq?
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Saddam Hussein
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What country collapsed in 1991? It was broken up into many smaller nations, of them which was the largest?
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Soviet Union
Russia |
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Who was the leader when the Soviet Unin ceased to exist?
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Milchail Gorbachev
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Who was the president of the United Stated from 1993-2001? He was impeached for lying under oath.
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Bill Clinton
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Wht type of government does China currently have?
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Communist
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Who is the current President of Russia?
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Vladimir Rutin
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Who is the current Prime Minister of Great Britain?
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Tony Blair
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