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30 Cards in this Set
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Who invented the Revolver
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Ethan Allen
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What company made the oreo?
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The National Biscuit company, (NaBisCo)
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Who invented the Bubblegum?
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Frank Henry Fleer
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Who invented Sliced Bread?
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Otto Rohwedde
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Who invented the first lever action rifle?
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Walter Hunt
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Who invented the drinking straw?
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Marvin Stone
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Who was the founder of the circus?
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P.T Barnum
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who were the guys that made corn flakes?
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The Kellog Brothers
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Who invented the ferris wheel?
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George Ferris
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Who invented the elevator?
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Elisha Otis
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Who was the inventor of the can opener?
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Ezra Warner
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ANIMAL FARM: who was the author of animal farm?
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Eric Blair, (George Orwell)
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What was the whole point to show in the novel, Animal Farm?
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To show the corruption in Stalin's Government.
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Characters: Napoleon, Snowball, squealer, Old Major, Sheep, Mr. Frederick.
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Stalin, Trotsky, Molotov, Karl Marx,Dub followers, Hitler.
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Name interesting facts about winston Churchhill
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Had a speech impediment, Served in wars in South Africa, India, and Europe,Rose in ranks of political power.
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Charles De Gaulle:
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He went underground and formed a resistance against the Nazi's. He became president of France, and made a system to rebuild france.
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FDR:
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He caught polio and remained handicaped for the rest of his life. He lead America through the great depression.Named with lincoln and washington as the greatest president ever.
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Joeseph Stalin:
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Hated religion, became dictator of Russia, Responsible for the deaths of 6 to 30 million people.
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Emperor Hirohito:
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B/c of bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he surrendered. He was convinced by his advisors to go into WWII.
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Adolf Hitler:
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Homless for a while. Was hit with poison gas. He brought the hollocast, which killed 6 million Jews.
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To kill a mockingbird is...
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Semi-Autobiographical
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What was Harper Lee's mothers maiden name?
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Finch
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Who were the 3 "mockingbirds" of the story?
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Boo Radley, Atticus Finch, and Maudie Atkinson.
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What is the famous book about Hitler?
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"My Struggle" good book to show how insane someone can be, noone could say that they had no warning of his evil deeds, becasue he wrote it right in the book.
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What event begun the war in the pacific for the United States?
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the bombing of Pearl Harbor Dec. 7th.
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Name a ship that was the most beloved of the U.S.
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The Lexington.
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Which battle was Japan's first naval defeat since1592?
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The batle of the Midway.
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What battle is the largest sea battle of all time?
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The battle of Leyte Gulf.
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where are the 6 american soldiers in the famous WWII picture, raising the flag?
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Battle of Iwo Jima.
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What was the final act of the pacific war?
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bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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