History - Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information Flashcards

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  1. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
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World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
(Persian) Gulf War
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  1. Who was President during World War I?
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(Woodrow) Wilson

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  1. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
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(Franklin) Roosevelt

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  1. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
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Japan, Germany, and Italy

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  1. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
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World War II

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  1. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
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Communism

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  1. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
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Civil rights (movement)

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  1. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
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Fought for civil rights

Worked for equality for all Americans

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  1. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
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Terrorists attacked the United States.

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  1. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
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Cherokee
Navajo
Sioux
Chippewa
Choctaw
Pueblo
Apache
Iroquois
Creek
Blackfeet
Seminole
Cheyenne
Arawak
Shawnee
Mohegan
Huron
Oneida
Lakota
Crow
Teton
Hopi
Inuit
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