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4th Nine Weeks Test Flashcards

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what event occurred on the 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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US cuts off Japan’s oil supply

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what does “blitzkrieg” mean?

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lightning warfare

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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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who was the commander of Allied forces in the Pacific war?

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douglas macarthur

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during the massive military campaign known as D-Day, where did the Allied troops land?

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Normandy, France

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which countries belonged to the Axis powers?

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Germany, Italy, and Japan

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9
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what was executive order 9066?

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order to remove Japanese people from their homes and into camps

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who was the commander of Allied forces in Europe?

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Dwight Eisenhower

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why did the US decide to stay isolated from foreign affairs?

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  • US citizens felt they were dragged into WWI
  • citizens felt they should concentrate on domestic problems
  • congress passed neutrality acts to prevent US from taking sides
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what was the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bombs on Japan?

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Enola Gay

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with what country did Germany sign a non-aggression pact?

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soviet union

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the trials that tried Japanese and Nazi leaders for war crimes were called what?

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numbreg trials

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what two cities were devastated by the atomic bombs?

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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when did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany?

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september 3rd, 1939

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17
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who was the commander of the German Africa Korps?

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Germany General- Erwin Rommel

-aka “desert fox”

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describe the Doolittle Raid

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  • April 18, 1942
  • lieutenant colonel Doolittle bombs Tokyo and 4 other towns
  • this proved the US was capable of striking back, boosted US morale
  • japanese killed an estimated 250,000 chinese civilians while searching for doolittle’s men
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what was the significance of the Battle of Britain?

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it showed the Allies that Hitler’s forces could be blocked

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the holocaust was caused by Germany’s attempt to do what?

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get rid of “subhumans”

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21
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describe why Great Britain was able to stand up to Hitler in the Battle of Britain

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describe D-Day

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  • june 6, 1944
  • allied invasion of europe with codename of “operation overload”
  • largest land-sea-air attack in history, led by General Eisenhower
  • allied forces fought their way onto a 60 mile stretch of beach in normandy, france
  • significance- germany retreats eastward
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describe the Battle of the Bulge

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  • december 16, 1944
  • last major german offensive
  • hitler tries to divide allied troops
  • successfully makes a “bulge”
  • allied troops counter attack and force german retreat
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describe why the Battle of Midway was the turning point of the war against Japan

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because the Allies now took the offensive side

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describe how Battles of Iwo JIma and Okinawa gave the Allies bases close to Japan’s mainland

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the two islands helped Allies slowly but surely get closer and closer to Japan by supporting island hopping

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what are two Japanese internment camps located in Arkansas during WWII?

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Jerome and Rohuer

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what are the German POW camps in Arkansas during WWII?

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Camp Robinson, Camp Chaffee, and Camp Dermott

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28
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define the Warsaw pact

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made up of Soviet Union and Eastern Europe communist countries

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what was US foreign policy directed at stopping the spread of communism called?

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containment policy

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30
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Define NATO

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  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization

- Ten western European nations, the US, and Canada

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defiine the Cold War

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lasted from 1945 to early 1990s, it was a conflict and period of distrust between Soviet Union and US

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32
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describe the United Nations

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33
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describe the Berlin Airlift

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  • soviets cut off highway, water, rail-traffic, and electricity to secure west Berlin
  • stalin thought the Allies would surrender, but planes landed every 3 mins in Berlin to drop off gifts and supplies
  • they brought 2.3 million tons of gifts to Berlin
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34
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define war by proxy

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opposing powers use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other

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define vietnamization

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  • july 1969
  • strategy announced by President Nixon
  • gradual withdrawal of troops
  • slowly turn fighting over to South Vietnamese
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36
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define the Domino Theory

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if one country converts to communism, other countries will follow

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37
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define escalation

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  • march 1965
  • president johnson began sending combat troops to Vietnam
  • general westmoreland continued to ask for more troops
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describe Gulf of Tonkin resolution

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in 1964 congress passed a resolution that authorized military action in Southeast Asia

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39
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describe War Powers Pact

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limited presidents war making powers

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40
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what is the region described as being behind the “iron curtain” include?

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split between democratic western europe and communist eastern europe

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41
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what object came to symbolize the “iron curtain” created.

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the berlin wall

42
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who did the Bay of Pigs attempt to overthrow?

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Castro

43
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what happened as a result of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

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44
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where is the United Nations based?

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NYC

45
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along what line of latitude was Korea divided?

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38th parallel

46
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who led the American and UN forces in Korea?

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Douglas MacArthur

47
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who was the US President when the Korean War began?

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harry s Truman

48
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which countries are permanent members of the Security Council?

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China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States

49
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when American forces reached its border, what country got involved in the Korean War?

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China

50
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what countries were included in French Indochina?

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Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos

51
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why did Ho Chi Minh form the Viet Minh?

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to make vietnam independent from all foreign rule

52
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what decision was not laid out in the Geneva Accords?

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53
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which of the following events led to the escalation of US troops in Vietnam?

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54
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what was the Tet Offensive?

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Tet- Vietnamese New Year

  • viet minh and viet cong launch surprise attack on the South
  • soldiers hid their weapons , dressed a civilians, and entered cities undetected
55
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why was the Tet Offensive considered the turning point in the war?

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many began to think the US could not win

56
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why did many Americans protest the war?

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  • they thought the US shouldn’t be involved in another country’s civil war
  • methods of fighting were immoral
  • many opposed draft and it’s unfairness
57
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communist leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War was whom?

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Ho Chi Minh

58
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what was the result of the Vietnam war?

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For US-
-58,000 died/300,000 wounded
-nightmares and stress issues
-returned to a country who treated them coldly
For Vietnam-
-more than 1.2 million vietnamese died
-US bombing and chemical spraying cause lasting damage to farmland and forests
-vietnamese economy ruined, became communists

59
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what was the result of the Korean war?

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the Korean War Armistice

-korea is still split into North and South with the 38th parallel and a 2.4 mile buffer zone

60
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who was the AR Governor in 1957 during the Central High Crisis?

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Orval Faubas

61
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who was the man who taught the army how to organize rangers?

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62
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what was the first school to have trouble with integration in AR when segregationists from inside and outside the community protested?

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63
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what was the court case ending “separate but equal” race segregation?

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Brown v.s Board of Education

64
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what was the first district in the old south to successfully integrate all twelve grades?

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Fayetteville

65
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who was the first woman elected to US Senate?

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Hattie Caraway

66
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who was the United States General at Korea who was born in Little Rock?

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Douglas MacArthur

67
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who was the NAACP leader in AR in 1957?

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Daisy Bates

68
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what was the department store chain founded in Nashvillle, AR?

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Dillard’s

69
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what investment banking firm was founded in Little Rock in 1933?

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Stephens Inc.

70
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what is the worlds’ largest company that was founded in Bentonville?

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Walmart

71
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what is one of America’s leading transport businesses; founded in Lowell?

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J.B. Hunt

72
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what is the World’s Largest processor and marketer of beef, chicken, and pork, headquarters in Springdale?

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Tyson Foods

73
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who appointed African Americans to state board for 1st time?

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74
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who was the first Republican governor since reconstruction; multimillionare

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Bill Clements

75
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who became governor because he was free of special interests; also US senator?

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76
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who served as state legislator, governor, US Senator, and US Representative?

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77
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who was the first african american to attend University of Arkansas Law School?

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Silas Hunt

78
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define trusty

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79
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define philanthropy

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80
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define special interests

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81
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define the sunshine law

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82
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describe nonviolent type of protests used by Gandhi

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83
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why was the spinning wheel an important part of ghandi’s life?

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84
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describe ghandi’s life

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85
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describe “apartheid”

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86
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describe the ANC

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87
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who eased the apartheid laws in South Africa, leading the way to Mandel’s release?

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88
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put the presidents in correct order from Roosevelt to Nixon

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Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy 
Johnson
Nixon
"Rashaunda took Eden's 15 karate jewel in November"
89
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describe Southern Tenant Farmer’s Union

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90
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describe Dyess Colony

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91
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what was Arkansas; major money maker in the 1920s?

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92
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what town in AR saw the first big oil boom?

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93
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why was the Arkansas Advancement Association formed?

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94
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what factors combined in the 1930s to create hardship and financial depression for Arkansans?

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95
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define arkies

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96
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what is deficit spending?

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97
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define liberal and conservative

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98
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describe the FDIC program

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99
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describe the Social Security program

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100
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list accomplishments of Harvey Couch

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