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What years did the Civil War begin and end?

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1861 - 1865

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What is a civil war?

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A war between people of the same country.

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What was the capital of the Confederacy?

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Richmond

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What is the capital of the United States of America?

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Washington, D.C.

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Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

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South Carolina

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What state was created due to the Civil War?

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West Virginia

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Who was the President of the Confederacy?

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Jefferson Davis

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Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

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Abraham Lincoln

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What is the nickname for the North during the Civil War?

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Union

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What was Lincoln’s main goal of the Civil War?

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To reunite the Union.

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What did the 13th Amendment do?

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It ended slavery.

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What did the 14th Amendment accomplish?

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It made all people born in the U.S., including former slaves, citizens of the U.S.

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What does the 15th Amendment allow?

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It allows all male U.S. citizens the right to vote regardless of race.

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What years did World War I begin and end?

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1914 - 1918

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What is imperialism?

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A large country controlling a smaller country’s political and economic affairs.

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What were isolationists?

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People who wanted the U.S. to stay out of foreign affairs.

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What was the immediate cause of WWI?

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The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.

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What were three events that led the U.S. to enter WWI?

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Germany’s unrestricted submarine attacks, the Zimmermann Telegram, and the Russian Revolution.

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What did President Woodrow Wilson tell Americans about the U.S. involvement in WWI?

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The U.S. would be fighting for democracy.

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What is trench warfare?

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A new style of fighting mainly used during WWI.

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Why didn’t Americans join the League of Nations?

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They thought it would drag them into future European wars.

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When did WWI end?

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November 11, 1918

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What did the Versailles Treaty require Germany to do?

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Pay reparations for losses from WWI.

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What did the Versailles Treaty say about Germany’s military?

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Germany had to disarm or reduce the amount of weapons it had.

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What was the League of Nations?
An association of large and small nations established after WWI to protect the independence of countries.
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What is celebrated on November 11?
Veterans Day
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What pandemic killed 21 million people in only four months in 1918?
Influenza
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What years define The Jazz Age?
1920-1929
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What were Flappers?
Young girls who wore short skirts and red lipstick in the 1920s.
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What are speakeasies?
Illegal bars in the 1920s.
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What is Jazz?
A new style of music in the 1920s.
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Who was Al Capone?
A famous gangster from Chicago in the 1920s.
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What is installment buying?
Buying goods on credit.
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What is Evolution?
The belief that all beings evolved from a simpler form.
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What is Prohibition?
The term used for the time period in which alcohol was illegal.
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What were five new inventions of the 1920s?
Radio, vacuum cleaners, telephone, motion picture camera, electric washing machine.
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What amendment made drinking or selling alcohol illegal?
18th Amendment.
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What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment.
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What amendment repealed Prohibition?
21st Amendment.
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Who was Henry Ford?
Creator of the assembly line.
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Who was Charles Darwin?
Formed the theory of evolution.
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Who was Charles Lindbergh?
Flew across the Atlantic from New York to Paris in 33 ½ hours.
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Who was Thomas Edison?
Inventor of the phonograph, motion picture camera, and others.
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What years did the Great Depression span?
1929-1939.
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Who was Herbert Hoover?
President of the U.S. at the beginning of the Great Depression.
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Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
President of the U.S. at the end of the Great Depression.
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What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
Stock market crash.
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What event marked the end of the Great Depression?
World War II.
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What was The New Deal?
FDR's plan for economic recovery.
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What were Fireside chats?
FDR's weekly radio broadcasts to reassure Americans.
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What is the full date the stock market crashed?
10/29/1929.
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What is a bull market?
Rise of stock prices when many buy and few sell.
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What is a bear market?
Fall of stock prices when many sell and few buy.
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What led to the Dust Bowl?
Overgrazing, overplowing, and drought.
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Who were the Mexican Americans and Asian Americans during the Great Depression?
Two groups of people encouraged to return to their native country during the depression.
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What were three movies people went to see during the Great Depression?
The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, and others.
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What are durable goods?
Items that last for a long time and therefore did not need to be replaced.
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What were two famous books during the Great Depression?
The Grapes of Wrath and Uncle Tom's Children.
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Where was the Dust Bowl located?
Great Plains.
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What year did World War II begin in Europe?
1939
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What year did World War II end?
1945
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What event marked the immediate cause of World War II?
Germany invaded Poland
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What event caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
Pearl Harbor Attack
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What is the term for a warlike act by one country against another without just cause?
Act of Aggression
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What is the practice of giving in to a nation's demands to prevent further conflict?
Appeasement
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What type of government is characterized by one political party ruling all aspects of life?
Totalitarianism
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What political ideology stresses militarism, nationalism, and blind loyalty to the state?
Fascism
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What was the reaction of the League of Nations to Japanese, German, and Italian aggression?
Weak
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Who were the Native Americans that created a system of messages for the Allies?
Navajo codetalkers
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What was the secret code name for the Allied invasion of Europe?
Operation Overlord
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What is the name for the actual invasion of Europe?
D-Day
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Where did the D-Day invasion take place?
Normandy, France
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Who was the U.S. commander in charge of the D-Day invasion?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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What is the full date of the D-Day invasion?
June 6, 1944
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What was the defeat of Germany known as?
V-E Day
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How many terms was Franklin D. Roosevelt elected?
Four
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How many terms did Franklin D. Roosevelt serve out?
Three
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What amendment limits the President to two terms or ten years?
22nd Amendment
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On which country was the atomic bomb used?
Japan
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What caused many deaths years after the atomic bomb was dropped?
Radiation Poisoning
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What cities were the atomic bombs dropped on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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What was the defeat of Japan known as?
V-J Day
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What was the warning given to Japan to surrender or face utter destruction?
Potsdam Declaration
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What event after World War II found Nazi leaders guilty of war crimes?
Nuremberg Trials
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What was the agreement to divide up Poland and not attack each other called?
Nazi-Soviet Pact
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List the main Axis Powers in WWII.
Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union.
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List the main Allied Powers in WWII.
United States, China, and Britain.
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What is a scapegoat?
A group of people or person who is blamed.
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What is Kristallnacht?
"Night of the Broken Glass"; destruction of Jewish businesses and synagogues.
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What is propaganda?
A systematic plan for spreading opinions or beliefs.
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What is underground resistance?
People who secretly organize and fight for freedom in an occupied or controlled country.
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What group was forced to live in relocation camps in the U.S. during WWII?
Japanese Americans.
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What does it mean to liberate?
To set free.
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What is prejudice?
To be against someone only because of their race, religion, nationality.
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What is anti-Semitism?
Prejudice towards Jews.
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What is genocide?
Complete destruction of a group of people due to race, ethnicity, or nationality.
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What was the Nazi party?
The political group that Hitler led.
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What is a ghetto?
A section of the city Jews were forced to live in.
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What was the Holocaust?
A time period between 1933-1945 in which Jews faced persecution and death at the hands of the Nazis.
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What does it mean to deport?
To force to leave; banish or expel as if from a country.

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