C: 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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