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35 Cards in this Set
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True or False: The Constitution teaches us to "love our fellow man"
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False
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Why did the government have to pass laws limiting how many immigrants could come to the United States?
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Because so many were coming each year.
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Why did most immigrants coming to America settle in large cities?
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Because they could get jobs there.
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What was the name of the satellite that sent TV signals across the ocean?
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Telstar
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What was the satellite that showed us an approaching storm?
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Tiros I
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Why should we practice conservation?
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Because we have been using up our natural resources.
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What was the first industry in America?
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The making of cotton yarn.
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What is automation?
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Using machines to operate other machines.
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What is the United States founded on?
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Biblical principles
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What country would not agree to making atomic weapons?
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Russia
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What was made possible by the inventions of Thomas Edison?
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Electric Power
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What did Benjamin Franklin experiment with?
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Electricity
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Who found the polio vaccine?
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Jonas Salk
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Who developed the assembly line?
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Eli Whitney
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What did Enrico Fermi develop?
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The first atomic reactor.
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The first telegraph was invented by:
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Samuel Morse (The telegraph is used to send morse code)
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The light bulb was invented by:
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Thomas Edison
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What was Edward Teller the father of?
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The hydrogen bomb
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Name four words to describe Benjamin Franklin
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author, diplomat, inventor and scientist.
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Be prepared to discuss why it is important to preserve or protect the knowledge and history of the past.
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Look it up!
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Be prepared to discuss some of the freedoms which have caused people to emigrate to America.
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Look it up.
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Who was the first man to step on the moon?
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Neil Armstrong
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What did Edwin Aldrin do?
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Made a safe landing on the moon.
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Who developed the theory of atomic energy?
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Albert Einstein
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Who organized the first labor union?
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Samuel Gompers
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Michael Collins orbited the moon in what?
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The Columbia
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What has helped America to because a world leader?
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Our free enterprise system.
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Why did the president order the atomic bomb to be dropped on Japan?
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To end World War II and save the lives of American soldiers.
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In communist Russia, did people have all the freedoms that Americans have?
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No.
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When do people often forget about their dependence on God?
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When they are living an easy life.
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What helped America to become the wealthiest nation in the world?
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The balance between business and labor.
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True or False: Most of the inventions we enjoy today would not be possible if other inventions had not come first.
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True. Most of our modern inventions are the result of years of technological advancement.
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Finish the sentence: Some people are afraid that ______ power cannot be controlled.
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Atomic
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If this world and all of its books and machines were destroyed, those who were left would probably have to do what?
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Go back to manpower.
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Where does the government get most of its money?
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It collects it from the people.
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