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what event occurred on the day described as a “ date which will live in infamy”

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pearl harbor

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what was the main target of the kamikazes?

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Allied ships

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what created the tension that led to the attack on Pearl Harbor?

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The US cutting off oil supply to japan

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what does”blitzkreig” mean

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lightning war

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What agency directed the U.S. Manufacture of wartime supplies?

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War production board

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commander of the allied forces in the pacific was was?

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Douglas Mcaurthur

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during the massive military campaign known as D-day, where did allied troops land?

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Normandy, France

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which countries belong to the axis powers

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germany, italy, and Japan

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what was executive order 9066?

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Japanese americans were forced to move to war relocation camps

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commander of the allied force in europe was?

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DWIGHT EISENHOWER

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why did the united stated decide to stay isolated from foreign affairs?

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  1. us citizens felt they were dragged into war.2. citizens felt they should concentrate on their own demestic problems.3. congress passed nuretrality act preventing US taking sides
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the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bombs on japan was the

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enola gay

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with what country did germany sign a non-agression pact with

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soviet union

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the trials that tried japanese and nazi leaders for war crimes was

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nuremburg trials

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the two cities that were devastated by the atomic bombs were

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hiroshima and nagisaki

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when did great britan and france declare war on germany

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september 3, 1939

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who was the commander of the german africa korps?

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erwin rommel

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describe the doolittle raid

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bombed tolto and 4 other japanese cities. Proved that IS we capable of striking back

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what was the significance of the battle of britan?

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Proved that hitlers army could be broken

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holocaust was caused by german’s attempt to _______

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germanys attempy to make a pure race

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describe why great britain was able to stand up to hitler in the battle of britain

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because they had radar and enigma and the royal air force

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desceibe D-day

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d-day was an allied ivbasion of europe . it was the largest land-sea-air attack in history. allied forces fought onto a 60 mile stretch of island

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describe battle of the bulge

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it was the last major german officnsive. Hitler tried to divide the allied troops and sucssesfully makes a bulge.

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describe why battle of midway was turning point of war against japan

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because they broke Japanese code and they knew of the attack

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describe how battles of iwo jima and okinawa gave allies bases close to japans mainland
because in iwo jima they fought their way for every inch of island and got 8 square miles
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what are two japanses internment camps located in arkansas during ww2
jorome and rohower
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what are the german POW camps in arkansas during ww2?
camp robinson, camp chaffee, and camp dermott
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define warsaw pact
made up of soviet union and eastern european communist countries
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what was US foreign policy directed at stopping the spread of communism called?
containment
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define NATO
north atlantic treaty organization. ten western european nations
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define the cold war
conflict and a period of distrust and tension between the us and soviet union
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describe the united nations
a voluntary organization dedicated to finding peaceful ways to settle conflicts
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describe the berlin airlift
the soviets cutt off all supplies to berlins western zone. The us though brought them their supplies by air
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define war by proxy
opposing powers were third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly ex. korean and vietnam war and cuvan missle crisis
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define vietnamization
a gradual withdrawl of troops to slowely turn all fighting over to south vietnam
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define domino theroy
when one country went to communism other countries will fall behind also
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define escalation
president johnson began sending troops to vietnam. and general westmooreland kept asking for more
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describe gulf of tonkin resolution
gave the president power to use millitary force in vietnam
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describe war powers act
limited the presidents war making desisions
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what is the region described as being behind the iron curtain include?
eastern europe
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what object came to symbolize the division the iron curtain created?
berlin wall
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who did the bay of pigs try to overthrow?
castro
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what happened as a result of the bay of pigs invasion?
the bay of pigs invasion to overthrow castro failed
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where is the united nations based?
new york
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alond what line of latitiude was korea divided?
38th parallel
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who led the american and Un forced in korea
douglas macaurthur
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who was the US president when the korean war began?
lyndon b. johnson
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which countries are permanent members of the security council?
china, france,russia,united kingdom, and US
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when american forces reached it border, what country got involved in the korean war?
china
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what countries were included in french indochina?
laos, cambodia, and vietnam
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why did ho chin minh form the viet minh?
porpose was to make vietnam independent foreign rule
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which of the following events led to the escalation of US troops in vietnam?
gulf of tonkin
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what was the tet offensive?
when viet minh and viet cong launch suprise attack on south vietnam
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why was the tet offinsive condidered the turning point of the war?
because many started to think that the US could not win the war
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why did many americans protest the war?
1. did not want to be involved in another countrys war 2. methods of fighting were immoral 3. many opposed draft and unfairness
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communist leader of north vietnam during the vietnam war was ______
ho chi minh
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what was the result of the vietnam war?
their economy was ruined. had land damage because of agant oragnge
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what was the result of the korean war?
stop of open hostilities. fixed demarcation line w/ 2.4 buffer zone. transfer of pows
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arkansas governor in 1957 during the central high crisis
fabus
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the man who taught the army how to organize rangers
william darby
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first school to have trouble with intergration in arkansas when segregatiionists from inside and outside the communitiy protested
charelsston
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court case ending spearate but equal race segregatiion
brown vs board of education of topeka
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fist district in the old south to successfully intergrate all twelve schools
feyetville
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first women elected to united states senate
hattie caraway
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unites states general at korea who was born in little rock
douglas macaurthur
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NAACP leader in arkansas in 1957
daisy bates
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department store chain founded in nashville,ar
dillards
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investment banking firm founded in 1933 in little rock
stephens, inc
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worls's largest company; headquarters in bentonville
walmart
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one of america's leading transport businesses; in lowell
j.b hunt
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world's largest processor and marketer of beef, chicken and pork; headquarters in springdale
tyson foods
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Appointed African Americans to state board for first time
Sid mc math
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First republican governor since reconstruction; multimillionaire
Rockefeller
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Became governor because he was free of special interests; U.S. senator
Bill Clinton
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Served as state legislature, governor, U.S. senator and U.S. representative
David Pryor
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First African American to attend university of arkansas law school
Silas hunt
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Define trusty
Long term prison in mates estruded with the over sight of other prisoners
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Define philanthropy
Charitable contribution, to distribute or donate funds or goods
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Define special interests
Powerful business, lobbyist, or other activists who give money to a political candidate in a attempt to influence him or her on a specific issue
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Define the sunshine law
Also known as freedom of information law, it opened government records to public review
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Describe the type of nonviolence protests used by Gandhi
He did not want to have any violent protests. Anything that wasn't allowed to do they did u till the government changed their minds
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Why was the spinning wheel important part in Gandhis life
Because Gandhi helped protest the spinning wheel. So Indians could spin their on cotton no just the British. Indians can not afford to buy it but they can afford to make it themselves
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Define Gandhis life
Gandhis life he helped with non violent riots. He did the salt trade, the spinning wheel and he even fasted to get out of jail. The jail did not want to be responsible for his death.
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Describe apartheid
Apartheid is a policy or practice of seperating or segregation
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Describe the ANC
ANC stands for African national congress. Their key objection was to have a non racial, non sexists, and democratic society
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Who eased the apartheid laws in South Africa, leading the way to Mandels release from prison
F.w. De Klerk
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Put the presidents in order from Roosevelt to Nixon
Rosevelt, trueman, Eisenhower. Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon
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Describe southern tenant farmers union
Was established as a response to policies of the AAA. Was one of the few unions open to all races
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Describe dyess colony
Dyess colony was created as a part of FDRs new deal to aid the nations economic recovery
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What was arkansas major money maker in 1920s
Timber
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What town in arkansas saw the first big oil boom
El Dorado
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Why was the arkansas advancement association formed?
It's mission was to ensure the political, educational, social,and economical equality of rights of all people
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What factors combined in 1930s to create hardship and financial depression for arkansas
Great Depression and dust bowl
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What is an Arkie?
A native or resident of arkansas
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What I'd deficit spending?
Government spending, in excess of revenue, of funds by borrowing rather the. Taxation
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Define liberal and conservative
Liberal-open to new behavior or options and willing to discard traditional values Conservative- holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change
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Describe the FDIC program
The U.S. Cooperation insuring deposites in the us against bank failure
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Describe the social security project
A program of old age, unemployed, health disability, and survivors insurance maintained by us
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List accomplishments of Harvey couch
Helped bring ar agricultural economy to more of a balencs between agriculture and industry

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