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History Bowl Flashcards

1
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Wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac

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Ben Feanklin

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2
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Founded Girl Scouts in 1912

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Juliet Gordon Low

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3
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Elizabeth’s reign

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1558-1603

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4
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What was the Church Martin Luther posted his 95 thesis

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Wittenberg Church

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5
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Year of the Alamo

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1836

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6
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French president from 1945-56 & 1958-69

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Charles de Galle

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7
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Largest Nazi concentration camp in WWII

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Auschwitz

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8
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Louisiana governor known as Kingfish

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Huey Long

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9
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Island where Napoleon is born

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Corsica

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10
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Russian leader whose real name is Vladimir IIyich Ulyyanov

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Lenin

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11
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Nurse founded Red Cross

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Clara Barton

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12
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Article that list Presidential power

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Article 2

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13
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President nicknamed Old Sink or Swim

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John Adams

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14
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Over thrown in 1949 by Mao Zedong’s communist forces

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Kai-shek

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15
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What year was the Bill Right added to constitution

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1791

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16
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Era of Good Feeling president

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James Monroe

17
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1984 first female Vice President candidate

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Geraldine Ferraro

18
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Emperor of Ethiopia from 1941 to 1974

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Halie Selassie

19
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13th president after Zachary Taylor died

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Millard Fillmore

20
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Secretary of State 1973-1977

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Henry Kissinger

21
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Emperor of Japan 1926-1989

22
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Repealed Prohibition

23
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Profiles of Courage

24
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Norwegian served as first Secretary General of United Nations

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Trygve Lie

25
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Senator involved in 1969 Chappaquiddick Incident

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Ted Kennedy

26
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Phidias carved this god

27
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President during U2 incident and Little Rock Segregation

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Eisenhower

28
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Battle between Athenians and Persians occurred during 490 BC

29
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British prime minster known for appeasement of Hitler

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Neville Chamberlain

30
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1871 treaty ended Franco-Prussian war

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Treaty of Frankfort

31
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Presidential slogan Full Dinner Pail

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William McKinley

32
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Former president appointed to Supreme Court

33
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Explorer of Cape of Good Hope

34
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First born child of English parents in US

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Virginia Dare

35
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Cabinet department controls Census Bureau and Standards Bureau

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Department of Commerce

36
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Man led 1966 UFW strike against California Grape Growers

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Cesar Chavez

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