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Final Review Flashcards

1
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German dictator during WWII

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Adolf Hitler

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2
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event when British soldiers opened fire on unarmed colonists

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Boston Massacre

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3
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European credited with the discovery of America

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Christopher Columbus

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4
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longstanding conflict against the spread of communism

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Cold War

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5
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government established by secede states

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Confederacy

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6
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commander of the Allied forces who organized D-Day

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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7
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archduke of Austria-Hungary killed by Serbian revolutionary

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Franze Ferdinand

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8
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first president of the United States

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George Washington

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9
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the systematic massacre of European Jews by the Nazis

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Holocaust

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10
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Father of the Constitution

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James Madison

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11
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first lasting English colony in America

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Jamestown

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12
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laws that enforced the segregation of races

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Jim Crow Laws

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13
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president who put U.S. ahead in the “Space Race”

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John F. Kennedy

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14
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President Wilson’s idea for sustained world peace after WWI

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League of Nations

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15
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first battles of the Revolutionary War

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Lexington and Concord

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16
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land purchased by Jefferson from Emperor Napoleon

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Louisiana Purchase

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17
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top secret project intended to create an atomic bomb

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Manhattan Project

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18
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use of U.S. funds to help in the reconstruction of W. Europe

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Marshall Plan

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19
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minister who led Civil Rights movement without violence

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

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20
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original inhabitants of North America

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Native Americans

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21
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National Socialist German Worker’s Party

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Nazi Party

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22
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commander-in-chief of the Confederate Army

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Robert E. Lee

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23
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woman arrested for occupying a white man’s bus seat

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Rosa Parks

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24
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Father of the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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25
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harsh document drafted at peace conference after WWI

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Treaty of Versailles

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26
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commander-in-chief of the Union Army

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Ulysses S. Grant

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27
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organization created after WWII to keep the peace

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United Nations

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28
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British prime minister who refused to submit to the Nazis

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Winston Churchill

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29
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president during WWI

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Woodrow Wilson

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30
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event during which President Lincoln declared all slaves free

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Emancipation Proclamation

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31
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Date of the Declaration of Independence

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July 4, 1776

32
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Framework for the U.S. government

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Mayflower Compact

33
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War fought to free American trade

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War of 1812

34
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First astronauts to sett foot on the moon

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Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong

35
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Year America entered WWI

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1917

36
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“Ask not what your country can do for you- ask what you can do for your country.”

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John F. Kennedy

37
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Second major conflict of the Cold War

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Vietnam War

38
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Year(s) of WWI

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1914-1918

39
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Original document that established a central government for the U.S. and proved too weak

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Articles of Confederation

40
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Date of the Nazi invasion of Poland

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Sept. 1, 1939

41
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Year(s) of the Cold War

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1945-1989

42
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Signed agreement that established a form of government for the Pilgrims

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Mayflower Compact

43
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Date of the attack on Pearl Harbor

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Dec. 7, 1941

44
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American scientist in charge of Manhattan Project

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J. Robert Oppenheimer

45
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Year(s) of the Vietnam War

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1957-1975

46
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Battle that changed the course of the Civil War

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Gettysburg

47
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“I have a dream …”

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Martin L. King, Jr.

48
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War fought against the Soviet Union’s attempt to take control of the 38th parallel

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Korean War

49
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War fought over boundaries between Texas and Mexico

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Mexican War

50
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Year(s) of the Great Depression

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1929-1941

51
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War fought over states’ rights and the freedom of slaves

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Civil War

52
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Date of V-J Day

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Sept. 2, 1945

53
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First form of representative government in America

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House of Burgesses

54
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“That’s one small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind.”

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Neil Armstrong

55
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Date of V-E Day

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May 9, 1945

56
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Event during which the U.S. and Soviet Union almost engaged in nuclear war

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Cuban Missile Crisis

57
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Year(s) of the Korean War

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1950-1953

58
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“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

59
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Japanese island(s) destroyed by first atomic bombs

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

60
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War that forced Spain to give up all control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines

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Spanish-American War

61
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What is the law-making branch of the American government, and what is its head?

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Legislative; Congress

62
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What is the law-enforcing branch of the American government, and what is its head?

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Executive; President

63
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What is the law-interpreting branch of the American government, and what is its head?

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Judicial; Supreme Court

64
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What was the first time delegates from all the colonies met to discuss the rights of Americans?

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First Continental Congress

65
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What were the five causes of the Revolutionary War?

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trade and navigation laws; Stamp Act; Townshend Acts; Boston Massacre; the Five Intolerable Acts

66
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What is the name given to the movement of protest against the unjust laws of segregation?

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Civil Rights Movement

67
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What was the name given to the era of hardship that resulted from the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

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the Great Depression

68
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What was the event that precipitated WWII?

A

the Nazi invasion of Poland

69
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What was the event that led America to join WWII?

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the bombing of Pearl Harbor

70
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What was the largest land assault during WWII; also called D-Day?

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the storming of Normandy

71
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What was the event that signified the end of the Cold War?

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the fall of the Berlin Wall

72
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Allies during WWI

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Belgium, China, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, Russia, United States (after 1917)

73
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Allies during WWII

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Canada, China, France, Great Britain, India, Soviet Union (after 1941), United States (after 1941)

74
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Central Powers during WWI

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Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, the Ottoman Empire

75
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Axis Powers during WWII

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Germany, Italy, Japan, Soviet Union (until 1941)

7th Grade American Studies (7 decks)

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