Final Jepordy Flashcards

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The one the very lopsided election of 1984

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Reagan

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Rough riders

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El caney and San Juan hill

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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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First fear ad

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Election of 1964 (daisy girl)

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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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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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Teardown this wall

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Reagan

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Turning point of the Pacific in WWII

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Midway

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Black Hawk down

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Battle of Mogadishu

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Birmingham police commissioner

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Eugene bull Connor

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Appeasing Hitler occurred here

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Munich conference in 1938

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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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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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Ronald Reagan’s main republicans rival in 1980

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George H.W. Bush

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His murder is one of the most important moments

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Emmet Till

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

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The bushes

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Biggest scandal of Reagan years

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Iran contra.

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Great communicator

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Ronald Reagan

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Pres. most responsible for the escalation of the Vietnam conflict

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Leader of AEF

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John Pershing

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Norman Schwarzkopf

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Charismatic American commander of Persian gulf war.

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20th century's biggest scandal before watergate
Teapot dome
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1896 and 1900 winner of election
McKinley
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First televised debates
Election of 1960
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First television commercials
1952
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US invaded this inland in 1983
Grenada
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Two biggest congressional scandals of the early 90's that hurt the Democratic Party
Congressional banking and post office scandals
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Prez that died November 22, 1963
JFK
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Wrote "the feminine mystique"
Betty Friedan
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Progressive candidate in 1924
Robert la fallette
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Ike's vice prez
Nixon
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The Sandinistas were here.
Nicaragua
35
Might have been murdered by his wife.
Warren G. Harning
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Known for playing golf and having heart problems while present
Ike
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A Georgian
Jimmy carter
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Notorious Chicago crime boss of the 1820's
Al Capone
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Biggest selling album ever
"Thriller"
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Hillary and Bill's partners in the Whitewater land deal(both went to jail)
John an Susan McDougle
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The Iron Lady
Margret thatcher
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She accuses President Clinton of raping her in Arkansas
Juanita Broderick
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He established Islamic 'Republic of Iran' first modern terrorist state
Ayatollah Khomeini
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20 th amendment
Changed Inauguration Day
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22nd amendment
2 term president
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1st female on major party ticket
Geral dean farrarow in 84
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1st election with radio.
Hoover 28
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Traditional begin of WWII
Sept 1 39