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1-25 Flashcards

1
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1492

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Columbus discovered the New World

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2
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1620

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The Pilgrims settled at Plymouth Rock

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3
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1636

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The Puritans founded Harvard

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4
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July 4, 1776

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The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence

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5
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The American concept of government

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comes from religious thought, brought here by the Puritans

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6
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First Amendment

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guarantees freedom of religion, speech, the press, and freedom of assembly

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7
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Second Amendment

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guarantees the right to “bear arms” and organizes a militia

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8
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Third Amendment

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forbids the government from forcing homeowners to house soldiers

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9
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Fourth Amendment

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forbids unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant

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10
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Fifth Amendment

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guarantees the right to due process of law, and prevents self-incrimination

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11
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Sixth Amendment

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guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial.

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12
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Seventh Amendment

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guarantees the right to a trial by jury.

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13
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Eighth Amendment

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forbids excessive bail and cruel or unusual punishment

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14
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Ninth Amendment

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the people retain any rights not forbidden by the Constitution.

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15
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Tenth Amendment

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any powers not granted to the federal government are retained by the states

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16
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The American war for Independence

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ended when the British surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia

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17
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1788

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The United States Constitution was ratified

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18
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The United States’ Civil War lasted from

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1861-1865

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19
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John Wilkes Booth

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assassinated President Abraham Lincoln

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20
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1881

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Booker T. Washington founded the Tuskegee Institute in

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21
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1903

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The Wright Brothers made the first powered and controlled airplane flight

22
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1908

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Henry Ford introduced the Model T, the first mass-produced automobile

23
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World War I

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lasted from 1914-1918, but the United States entered the war in 1917

24
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The Great Depression

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began in 1929 and lasted until World War II.

25
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1922

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Mussolini seized power in Italy

26
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Hitler seized power in Germany

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1933

27
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World War II

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lasted from 1939-1945, but the United States entered the war in 1941.

28
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Beginning in 1945, the U.S. Presidents in order are:

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Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford,
Carter, Reagan, Bush (Sr.), Clinton, and Bush (Jr.).

29
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The United States dropped the first Atomic bomb

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in August of 1945 on Hiroshima, Japan.

30
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The Soviet Union’s government was based on

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Communism

31
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The Berlin Airlift took place from

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1948-1949

32
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Joseph Stalin led the Soviet Union from

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1922-1953

33
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The Korean War lasted from

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1950-1953

34
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NATO

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

35
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Joseph McCarthy was a

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U.S. Senator who accused Americans of being communists.

36
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The Berlin Wall was created

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August, 1961

37
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The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in

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1962

38
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John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas

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November of 1963

39
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Congress passed the Civil Rights Act in

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1964

40
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated

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1968

41
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SALT

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Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

42
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The Vietnam War lasted from

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1964-1973

43
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President Richard Nixon resigned over a scandal known as

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Watergate

44
Q

1979

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Americans in Iran were taken hostage by the new Iranian government.

45
Q

In early 1980

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the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan

46
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When the Soviet Union collapsed

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Mikhail Gorbachev was the Soviet leader

47
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The “Cold War” ended in

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1991

48
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The First Gulf War took place in

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1991

49
Q

President Bill Clinton

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was impeached but not removed from office

50
Q

Al Gore won the popular vote in the 2000 election, but

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George W. Bush won the majority of Electoral votes

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