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1
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What was the Bay of Pigs?

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A failed CIA-sponsored military invasion of Cuba, intended to overthrow Castro’s communist government.

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Who was president during the Bay of Pigs?

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JFK

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3
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When did Soviets launch SPUTNIK?

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1957

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4
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When was BROWN V BOARD OF EDUCATION decision?

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1954

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5
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What was BROWN V BOARD OF EDUCATION?

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1954 - Ended legal segregation in schools.

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Hiroshima

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Japan - 1945 USAF dropped atomic bomb.

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When was LUSITANIA attacked?

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1915

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what is the LUSITANIA

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British ocean liner and world’s largest passenger ship.

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WHat happened to the LUSITANIA?

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May 7, 1915 was torpedoed and sunk by German U-Boat, causing death of 1198 passengers and crew.

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10
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What is the significance of LUSITANIA’s sinking?

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Brought the US into WW1 (shifted US public opinion)

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11
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When was the Model T introduced?

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1908

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12
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WW1 Dates

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1914 - 1918

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Who were the opposing alliances in WW1?

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Allies (UK, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, US)

VS

Central Powers (Germany, Austria/Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria

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14
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What triggered WW1?

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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

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15
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Who were the original 2 countries at war in WW1

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Austria-Hungary vs Serbia

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16
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When did the Russian government collapse?

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1917

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17
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WW1 Armistice Treaty

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1918 between the Allies and Germany and ended fighting.

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18
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Who was president during WW1/armistice treaty?

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Woodrow Wilson

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19
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What is Woodrow Wilson’s “14 POINTS” program?

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The basis for peace negotiations at the end of WW1 and incorporated into the Treaty of Versailles.

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20
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Treaty of Versailles

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Registered in the League of Nations and official treaty to end WW1

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21
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WW2 Dates

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1039-1945

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22
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Who were the opposing alliances in WW2?

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ALLIES

vs

AXIS (Germany, Italy, Japan)

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23
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How many died in the Holocaust?

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11 million

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24
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What was the deadliest conflict in human history?

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WW2

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25
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What ended WW2?

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The capture of Berlin

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26
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When was the UN established?

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After WW2 and replacing the League of Nations

27
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Why was the UN established?

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To prevent another conflict like WW2

28
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Where is the UN headquartered?

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Manhattan, NYC

29
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Where are the UN’s other offices?

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Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna

30
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Who was the president during WW2?

A

FDR

31
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What are the Korean War dates?

A

1950-1953

32
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Who entered the Korean war on South Korea’s behalf?

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US

33
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Who ruled Korea before WW2?

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Japan

34
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What was the first battle of the Cold War?

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The Korean War

35
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What caused the Korean War?

A

Disagreement between the Soviets (who wanted to expand communism in Korea)

and

the US (who wanted to establish Democracy and contain communism)

36
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Boston Tea Party Date

A

1773

37
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When did the 9-year French/Indian war start?

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1754

38
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July 4, 1776

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The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence

39
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1787

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The U.S. Constitution is approved

40
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In 1801, who becomes the 3rd US President?

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Thomas Jefferson

41
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When was GW elected president?

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1789

42
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What did the US do in 1803?

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Bought the Louisiana Purchase for 3 cents an acre

43
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When did the Supreme Court hand down the DRED SCOTT decision?

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1852

44
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What was the DRED SCOTT decision?

A

It ruled that slaves are property

45
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What started the Civil War?

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South fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston SC

46
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When was Lincoln elected the 16th president?

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1860

47
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When and were was Lincoln shot?

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1865 at a theater in Washington DC

48
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What happened at Gettysburg in 1863?

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Union defeats Confederates - the most pivotal battle of the Civil War

49
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What year was Black Thursday? (NYSE collapse)

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1929

50
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When/where did Wright brothers complete the 1st successful flight?

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1903 - Kitty Hawk, NC

51
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Social Security Act of 1935

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Signed by Roosevelt, creating a federal pension system.

52
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When was JFK assassinated?

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11/22/63

53
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When did Nixon resign?

A

1974

54
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When/where was MLK assassinated?

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1968, on a motel balcony in Memphis

55
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40th US President

A

1980/Ronald Reagan

56
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44th president

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Obama/2008

57
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When was Bay of Pigs?

A

1961

58
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Vietnam War period

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1955-1975

59
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What was US interest in Vietnam war?

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To prevent communist takeover of South Vietnam

60
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Who were the US presidents during the Vietnam War?

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  1. Dwight Eisenhower (53-61)
  2. JFK (61-63)
  3. Lyndon Johnson (63-69)
  4. Nixon (69-74)
  5. Ford (74-75)
61
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What is the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

WW1 campaign on Gallipoli peninsula (modern Turkey) in Ottoman Empire between 1915-1916.

Britain & France launched attack to capture Ottoman capital of Constantinople (modern Istanbul) and ultimately abandoned the attack.

62
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What campaign formed the basis for the Turkish War of Independence?

A

Gallipoli

63
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What is the HYPERLOOP?

A

Theoretical high-speed ground transport system. Currently - competition held by SpaceX for teams to test at their 1-mile track in Hawthorne, CA in June 2016

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