American History: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information Flashcards

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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

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▪ World War I
▪ World War II
▪ Korean War
▪ Vietnam War
▪ (Persian) Gulf War

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Who was President during World War I?

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Woodrow Wilson

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Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

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(Franklin) Roosevelt

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Who did the United States fight in World War II?

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Japan, Germany, and Italy

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Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

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World War II

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During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

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Communism

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What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

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civil rights (movement)

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What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

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▪ fought for civil rights
▪ worked for equality for all Americans

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What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

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Terrorists attacked the United States.

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Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

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▪ Cherokee
▪ Navajo
▪ Sioux
▪ Chippewa
▪ Choctaw
▪ Pueblo
▪ Apache
▪ Iroquois
▪ Creek
▪ Blackfeet
▪ Seminole
▪ Cheyenne
▪ Arawak
▪ Shawnee
▪ Mohegan
▪ Huron
▪ Oneida
▪ Lakota
▪ Crow
▪ Teton
▪ Hopi
▪ Inuit

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