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Which two men were president during WWII

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Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman

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To avoid another world war the leaders of Europe tried to _______ Hitler

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Appease

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Who was the prime minister of Britain during WWII

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Winston Churchill

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What country bombed Pearl Harbor

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Japan

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Which American president ordered bombs to be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Harry Truman

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The plan for Hitler’s elimination of the Jews of Europe was called

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The Final Solution

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How many Jews did Hitler and his Nazis murder

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6 million

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What groups did Hitler murder

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Jews, mentally/physically impaired, Gypsies, gay men, and Jehovahs witnesses

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What is the name of the trial were high-ranking Nazis were tried for their war crimes

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Nuremberg trials

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This international body was after WWII to resolve international conflicts

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United Nations

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The increase of childbirths after WWII was called th

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Baby Boom

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Which side of the Korean War did America support

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South Korea

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What did the Supreme Court decision Brown v. The Board of Education outlaw

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Segregation in schools

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Which president signed the 1964 Civil Rights act into law

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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The African American Civil Right movement inspired what other groups to work to achieve better treatment

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Women, Hispanics, Disabled, and Native Americans

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Which side of the Vietnam war did America fight for

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South Vietnam

17
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America fought the Vietnam war to prevent the spread of

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Communism

18
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What scandal brought president Nixon down

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Watergate scandal

19
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Why was Jimmy Carter able to win the presidency

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He was a political outsider

20
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What historic event crumbled on November 9, 1989

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The Berlin Wall

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What happened on September 11, 2001

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Twin towers, Pentagon, and flight 93 were attacked by terrorists

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What war was fought in the early 1990’s

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Persian Gulf war

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On January 21, 2009 Barack Obama became the first

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Black president

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