Final Jepordy Flashcards

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The one the very lopsided election of 1984

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Reagan

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1
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Rough riders

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El caney and San Juan hill

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2
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As a 3rd party candidate in 1992 he received over 19 million Votes

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Ross Perot

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3
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First fear ad

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Election of 1964 (daisy girl)

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4
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This battle was the last nazi offensive in the west

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Battle of the bulge

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5
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Major American effort of WW1

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Meuse argon offensive

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“My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over”

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Gerald ford alluding to watergate scandal

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7
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Teardown this wall

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Reagan

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8
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Turning point of the Pacific in WWII

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Midway

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9
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Black Hawk down

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Battle of Mogadishu

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10
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Birmingham police commissioner

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Eugene bull Connor

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11
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Appeasing Hitler occurred here

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Munich conference in 1938

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12
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One of Jimmy Carter’s few successes

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Camp David accords

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The closest American an soviet unions came to nuclear war

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Cuban missile crises

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14
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Chief Justice for Brown V. Board

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Earl Warren

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First time and African-American candidate had a serious chance of winning a major party nomination

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Jesse Jackson in 88

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16
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Ronald Reagan’s main republicans rival in 1980

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George H.W. Bush

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17
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His murder is one of the most important moments

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Emmet Till

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18
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Shares a distinction with John Addams and John Q. Addams.

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The bushes

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19
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Biggest scandal of Reagan years

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Iran contra.

20
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Great communicator

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Ronald Reagan

21
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Pres. most responsible for the escalation of the Vietnam conflict

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LBJ

22
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Leader of AEF

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John Pershing

23
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Norman Schwarzkopf

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Charismatic American commander of Persian gulf war.

24
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20th century’s biggest scandal before watergate

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Teapot dome

25
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1896 and 1900 winner of election

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McKinley

26
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First televised debates

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Election of 1960

27
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First television commercials

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1952

28
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US invaded this inland in 1983

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Grenada

29
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Two biggest congressional scandals of the early 90’s that hurt the Democratic Party

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Congressional banking and post office scandals

30
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Prez that died November 22, 1963

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JFK

31
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Wrote “the feminine mystique”

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Betty Friedan

32
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Progressive candidate in 1924

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Robert la fallette

33
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Ike’s vice prez

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Nixon

34
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The Sandinistas were here.

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Nicaragua

35
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Might have been murdered by his wife.

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Warren G. Harning

36
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Known for playing golf and having heart problems while present

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Ike

37
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A Georgian

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Jimmy carter

38
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Notorious Chicago crime boss of the 1820’s

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Al Capone

39
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Biggest selling album ever

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“Thriller”

40
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Hillary and Bill’s partners in the Whitewater land deal(both went to jail)

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John an Susan McDougle

41
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The Iron Lady

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Margret thatcher

42
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She accuses President Clinton of raping her in Arkansas

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Juanita Broderick

43
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He established Islamic ‘Republic of Iran’ first modern terrorist state

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Ayatollah Khomeini

44
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20 th amendment

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Changed Inauguration Day

45
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22nd amendment

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2 term president

46
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1st female on major party ticket

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Geral dean farrarow in 84

47
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1st election with radio.

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Hoover 28

48
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Traditional begin of WWII

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