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stagflation |
persistent high inflation combined with high unemployment and stagnant demand in a country's economy. |
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FDR |
1st 1932 - '45 (D) |
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Truman |
2nd 1945 - '52 (D) |
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Eisenhower |
3rd 1952 - '60 (R) |
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Kennedy |
4th 1960 - '63 (D) |
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Johnson |
5th 1963 -'68 (D) |
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Nixon |
6th 1968 - '74 (R) |
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Ford |
7th 1974 - '76 (R) |
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Carter |
8th 1976 - '80 (D) |
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Reagan |
9th 1980 - '88 (R) |
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Bush |
10th 1988 - '92 (R) |
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Woodstock |
11th Peaceful concert in New York (1969) |
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Altamont |
Violent concert in Altamont, CA (1969) - disaster: ppl murdered, overdoses, property damage, cars stolen, and hells angels security paid w/ brews |
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LN (League of Nations) |
was an intergovernmental organisation founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first international organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. Its primary goals, as stated in its Covenant, included preventing wars through collective security and disarmament and settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration.
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Allied Powers (WW1) |
(WW1) Russia England France US |
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Central Powers |
(WW1) Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire |
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Germany starts World War II when it invades: A Ethiopia B France C Poland D Britain |
C Poland |
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After the Fall of France in 1940, one country stood alone in fighting Germany: A Britain B Soviet Union C United States D Poland |
A Britain |
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Before World War II, Adolf Hitler thought France and Great Britain were weak because so many of their people believed in: A anti-Semitism B totalitarianism C fascism D pacifism |
D pacifism |
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Which term means "giving an aggressor what they want in order to avoid conflict?" A reparations B appeasement C militarism D diplomacy |
B appeasement |
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Germany tried to make this count surrender by bombing its civilians from the air. A Italy B Poland C Britain D Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) |
C Britain |
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Joseph Stalin was the totalitarian dictator of: A Germany B Italy C France D Soviet Union |
D Soviet Union |
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Benito Mussolini was the totalitarian dictator of: A Italy B Germany C Japan D Soviet Union |
A Italy |
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Benito Mussolini desired to: A restore the glory of the Roman Empire B eradicate all Jews from Europe C establish communism in Europe D France and Britain allies |
C establish communism in Europe |
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The National Socialist Party was led by: A Joseph Stalin B Adolf Hitler C Hideki Tojo D Benito Mussolini |
B Adolf Hitler |
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Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister during World War II. of ________ during World War II A France B Italy C Great Britain D Canada |
C Great Britain |
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The Battle of Britain was mostly a battle between: A tanks B submarines C battle ships D airplanes |
D airplanes |
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Who won the Battle of Britain? A Britain B Germany C France D Italy |
A Britain |
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Prior to Pearl Harbor, which statement is rue regarding the United States? A an active member of the League of Nations B a policy of isolationism toward foreign affairs C a supporter of German land claims D only country to avoid the depression |
B a policy of isolationism toward foreign affairs |
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What would you use if you were launching a "Blitzkrieg"? A atomic bomb B gas chambers C planes and tanks D trench warfare |
C planes and tanks |
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"Operation Barbarossa" was the Nazi plan to invade: A France B Soviet Union C Great Britain D Poland |
B Soviet Union |
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The "Anschluss" was a term used to describe Nazi occupation of A Poland B France C Czechoslovakia D Austria |
D Austria |
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In the spring of 1940, Hitler launched his blitzkrieg" on all of the following countries EXCEPT: A Belgium B France C Spain D Denmark |
C Spain |
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Roosevelt's "Lend-Lease Act" allowed Britain to gain valuable U.S. war materials in exchange for: A lower tariffs B coal and oil C textiles D military bases |
D military bases |
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A secret agreement that was part of the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact was that the Nazis and Soviets would: A divide Poland B reduce all tariffs C share all military resources D plan for war against France |
A divide Poland |
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In 1940, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) narrowly escaped destruction at the hands of the Nazi army when they evacuated out this French port: A Calais B Dunkirk C Le Havre D Normandy |
B Dunkirk |
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In 1939 Albert Einstein sent President Roosevelt and important letter asking: A FDR to secretly allocate funds for research into the possibility of creating an atomic weapon B FDR to stimulate the economy by spending federal funds on numerous scientific projects C FDR to take action to help Jews trapped in Europe to be able to emigrate to the United States. D FDR to push a bill offering loans to college students who were dropping out of college due to the hard economic times during the Depression. |
A FDR to secretly allocate funds for research into the possibility of creating an atomic weapon |
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What key reason explains the prevailing isolationist mood in America during the 1930s? A. Most Americans never received news about the true nature of Hitler's regime and thus did not see the threat. B. President Roosevelt constantly encouraged isolationism in his fireside chats C The isolationist leaning Republicans controlled both houses of Congress. D Americans had come to believe that World War I had been a failure despite US involvement and thus wanted to avoid entry into another war |
D Americans had come to believe that World War I had been a failure despite US involvement and thus wanted to avoid entry into another war |
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The United States entered World War II after: A Invasion of Poland B Pearl Harbor C The Battle of Britain D Fall of France |
B Pearl Harbor
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Japan conducted aggressive imperialism in: A India B South America C East Africa D Asia and the Pacific |
D Asia and the Pacific |
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During World War II, Douglas MacArthur: A commanded the D-Day operations B led the invasion of Italy from N. Africa C commanded troops in Pacific against Japan D was in charge of the atomic bomb program |
C commanded troops in Pacific against Japan |
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Hideki Tojo was the totalitarian dictator of: A Vietnam B Italy C China D Japan |
D Japan |
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The Emperor of Japan before (and during) WWII: A Mao Tse-Tun B Hirohito C Chiang Kai-Shek D Ho Chi Minh |
B Hirohito |
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Auschwitz was the location of a: A Nazi massacre of Polish citizens B Nazi concentration camp C battle between Soviets and Nazis D important military base |
B Nazi concentration camp |
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Fearing collaboration with the enemy, President Roosevelt sent the following citizens to internment camps in the Nevada desert: A Japanese B Chinese C German D Italian |
A Japanese |
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The "Final Solution" was a plan to: A unite all Germans into the German Reich B knock Britain out of the war C defeat the Soviets in Russia D eradicate the Jewish population of Europe |
D eradicate the Jewish population of Europe |
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The "gulag" were a series of concentration camps located in the A Soviet Union B Japan C Germany D Poland |
A Soviet Union |
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This international agreement set standards for the treatment of prisoners of war: A Kellogg- Briand Pact B Warsaw Pact C Geneva Convention D Hague Convention |
C Geneva Convention |
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four included all of the following EXCEPT: A freedom from want B freedom of speech C freedom to assemble D freedom from fear |
C freedom to assemble |
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After defeat at the hands of the Nazis, the Nazi sympathizers in France formed a government known as: A Vichy France B Nazi France C Normandy France D Marseille France |
A Vichy France |
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"Wolfpacks" was the name given to groups of ten Nazi: A stuka dive bombers B submarines C panzers D bombers |
B submarines |
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The Japanese atrocity known as the "Rape of Nanking" took place in A Burma B Indochina C Korea D China |
D China |
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The turning point for America in its war against Japan was this battle when the Japanese lost four aircraft carriers of A Guadalcanal B Battle of El Alamein C Battle of Midway D Battle of the Coral Sea |
C Battle of Midway |
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This decisive Allied victory stopped the German threat to the Suez Canal in North Africa: A Battle of Tripoli B Battle of El Alamein C Battle of Stalingrad D Battle of Crete |
B Battle of El Alamein |
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Which of the following is the most portant reason the U.S. prevailed in World War II? A Axis soldiers proved unwilling to fight hard for their totalitarian leaders. B dramatically higher numbers of soldiers on the battlefields C the overwhelming productive capacity of U.S factories D superior technology and weaponry, particularly tanks |
C the overwhelming productive capacity of U.S factories |
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Which of the following best describes the Morgenthau Plan? A It called for the total deindustrialization of Germany, to insure it would be a peaceful, agricultural nation. B It was the planning document for what would become the United Nations after the war. C It was the secret plan to pick untouched targets to demonstrate the power of the atomic bombs D It was a plan to ships to Europe to rescue as many Jews as possible in |
A It called for the total deindustrialization of Germany, to insure it would be a peaceful, agricultural nation. |
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At Yalta, Stalin made a commitment to to the Allies when he made A promised to share in the development of atomic weapons. B. guaranteed that the Soviets would allow American monitors of free elections to be held in Poland after the war. C promised to enter the war against Japan two to three months after the end of the war in Europe. D agreed to send Soviet troops to the western front to aid Britain and the U.S. as they moved into Germany. |
C promised to enter the war against Japan two to three months after the end of the war in Europe. |
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An early sign of the distrust that would eventually lead to the Cold War was: A the Soviet's refusal to agree to enter the war the Pacific. B Stalin's unwillingness to share Soviet knowledge of atomic energy with the other Allies. C the refusal of the U.S. and Britain to invade ly as Stalin desired. D the Soviet willingness to let the Polish resistance movement be slaughtered by the Germans |
D the Soviet willingness to let the Polish resistance movement be slaughtered by the Germans |
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Some historians criticize FDR's role at the Yalta conference because: A. he continued to delay the opening of the second front that Stalin demanded. B he did very little to insure that the Soviets would not dominate Poland and most of Eastern Europe after the war. C he gave in to Churchill's insistence that Britain maintain its empire after the war. D he agreed to modify his earlier commitment unconditional surrender by the Axis powers. |
C he gave in to Churchill's insistence that Britain maintain its empire after the war. |
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Which of the following was most responsible for Harry S. Truman being considered for Vice President in 1944? A his work as chair of a Senate committee investigating waste and corruption in defense spending during the buildup toward war. B his ties to the Pendergast machine, which had close connections with the Roosevelt administration C his role as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. D his role as chief administrator of the Works Progress Administration, one of FDR's most popular New Deal agencies. |
B his ties to the Pendergast machine, which had close connections with the Roosevelt administration |
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American victories at Iwo Jima and Okinawa were militarily significant because: A they were U.S. possessions the Japanese had taken early in the war B they were the home of Japan's most important naval bases C they were the first islands the U.S. had managed to take from the Japanese. D they were Japanese soil and made it easier to bomb Japan |
D they were Japanese soil and made it easier to bomb Japan |
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When Truman told Stalin about the atomic bomb while at the Potsdam Conference, Stalin was not surprised because: A he had spies who had told him about the weapon long before B was confused because he had very little concept of the nature of an atomic weapon. C was pleased because it meant his army would no longer enter the Pacific war D was shocked because he thought his nation was developing the first atomic weapon. |
A he had spies who had told him about the weapon long before |
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In which theater of World War II was "island hopping" taking place? A Africa B Europe C Pacific D Asia |
C Pacific |
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Which U.S. general was in charge of the island hopping campaign? A Dwight D. Eisenhower B George S. Patton C Douglas MacArthur D George Marshall |
C Douglas MacArthur |
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Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword were code names for: A beaches at the D-Day landings B islands in the Pacific C planes that delivered nuclear weapons D secret units during Operation Market Garden |
A beaches at the D-Day landings |
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Who was the commander at D-Day? A Dwight D. Eisenhower B George S. Patton C Douglas MacArthur D George Marshall |
A Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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"Operation Overlord" was the code name for the invasion at: A Iwo Jima, Japan B Normandy, France C Okinawa, Japan D Berlin, Germany |
B Normandy, France |
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The correct dates for World War II are: A 1905-1914 B 1914-1918 C 1929-1935 D 1939-1945 |
D 1939-1945 |
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D-Day was the: A Allied invasion of Europe B Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor C code name for Hiroshima D German invasion of the Soviet Union |
A Allied invasion of Europe |
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The President immediately after the death of FDR was: A Dwight D. Eisenhower B John F. Kennedy C Herbert Hoover D Harry S. Truman |
D Harry S. Truman |
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The second atomic bomb was dropped on: A Berlin B Nagasaki C Tokyo D Hiroshima |
B Nagasaki |
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One effect of dropping the atomic bomb was that: A Germany surrendered B Italy invaded Ethiopia. C Japan surrendered D Germany invaded Poland |
C Japan surrendered |
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Which country used "kamikaze" attacks in an attempt to win battles: A Japan B Italy C Germany D Soviet Union |
A Japan |
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"Kamikaze" attacks are most associated with attacks that involve: A trucks/motocycles B submarines C airplanes D humans strapped with bombs |
C airplanes |
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D-Day took place on the beaches of: A Dover B Tripoli C Normandy D Schleswig |
C Normandy |
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Less than a year after D-Day, which event took place? A Fall of France B Invasion of the USSR C Invasion of Poland D Germany surrenders |
D Germany surrenders |
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The term "Holocaust" describes: A the invasion of Poland B Stalin's killing of all opponents C Hiroshima D Hitler's genocide against Jews |
D Hitler's genocide against Jews |
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Auschwitz was the location of: A Germany's worst extermination camp B a Soviet prisoner of war camp C Germany's surrender to the Allies D Hitler's suicide |
A Germany's worst extermination camp |
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This battle in the winter of 1944-45 was considered Germany's last desperate attempt to stop the Allied advance: A Battle of Arnhem B Battle of Budapest C Battle of the Bulge D Battle of Hurtgen Forest |
C Battle of the Bulge |
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The Manhattan Project was America's Secret project to: A break the secret German codes B develop a atomic weapon C prepare for the D-Day invasion D assassinate Adolf Hitler |
B develop a atomic weapon |
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At Casablanca, the big three Allies agreed to: A a policy of unconditional surrender from the Axis powers: B declare war on Poland after the war C share atomic secrets with each other D allow democratic elections in postwar Germany |
A a policy of unconditional surrender from the Axis powers: |
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Yalta is considered the beginning of the Cold War, because at Yalta: A FDR demanded the Soviets leave Berlin B FDR essentially gave control of Eastern Europe to the Soviet Union C The Soviets refused to enter the war against Japan D Stalin told FDR he would cut off all the roads and bridges to Berlin |
B FDR essentially gave control of Eastern Europe to the Soviet Union |
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What was significant about the attack of the Devastator torpedo planes at Midway? A They single handedly sank four Japanese carriers B They destroyed multiple support ships that left the Japanese carriers vulnerable C They were almost all destroyed by Japanese Zeroes, but kept them distracted while American bombers destroyed the Japanese carriers D They were the most technically advanced planes the Americans possessed |
C They were almost all destroyed by Japanese Zeroes, but kept them distracted while American bombers destroyed the Japanese carriers |
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Create a Venn Diagram: (4 points per section) Communism Both Fascism |
1. explicitly atheistic 2. International Ambitions 3. command economy 4. appeals to a perfect future |
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Create a Venn Diagram: (4 points per section) Communism Both Fascism |
1. totalitarian 2. violence ok to use 3. socialism 4. individual is nothing |
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Create a Venn Diagram: (4 points per section) Communism Both Fascism |
1. uses religion as a national unifier 2. goal is national power/glory 3. crony capitalism; people make choices but bribed by government 4. appeals to a noble past |
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United States Wars (1st) The Revolutionary war |
1775 - '83 Important leader: George Washington |
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United States Wars
(2nd) War of 1812 |
1812 - '15 Important leader: Capt. Oliver Hazard Perry Andrew Jackson |
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United States Wars (3rd) Mexican-American War |
1846 - '48 Important leader: James Polk Zachary Taylor |
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United States Wars (4th) Civil War |
1861 - '65 Important leader: Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant |
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United States Wars (5th) Spanish American War |
1898 Important leader: Theodore Roosevelt |
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United States Wars (6th) World War I |
1914 - '18 Important leader: Woodrow Wilson Gen. John "BlackJack" Pershing |
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United States Wars (7th) "another one" World War II |
1939 - '45 Important leader: Eisenhower |
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United States Wars (8th) Korean War |
1950 - '53 Important leader: Gen. MacArthur |
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United States Wars (9th) Vietnam War |
1960 - '75 Important leader: Lyndon B. Johnson Gen. Westmoreland |
