101 History Facts 1-15 Flashcards
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Work War I was fought from
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1914 to 1917
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Spanish American War was fought (making US a world power) in…
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1898
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The Great Depression began on
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October 29, 1929
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World War II was fought from
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1939 to 1945
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The U.S.-Soviet space race began with he launch of Sputnik
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1957
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Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in
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1968
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The U.S. Landed in the moon in
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1969
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The Cold War ended in
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1991
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The World Trade Center was attacked in
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2001
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Barack Obama was elected in
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2008
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What was an important trade and military route?
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The Panama Canal
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The Spanish-American war was fought in_____ (also the Missile Crisis and Bay of Pigs)
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Cuba
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The Bataan Death March took place in
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The Philippines
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D-Day took place in
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Normandy, France
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What was the turning point of WWII?
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Battle of Midway
