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Seventh Grade World History Final Study Guide Flashcards

proficiency in World History

1
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Name of the country that took 500 billion dollars worth of gold and silver out of South America.

A

Spain

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Name of the country that was ruled by warlords and samurai until it later opened its doors to the rest of the world.

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Japan

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Name of the country that has 3 major religions: Hinduism, Islam, and Sihk.

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India

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The “Sun King” ruled over this nation.

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France

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“The sun never sets” on this country’s empire.

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England

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Name of the country that had explorers called “conquistadores”.

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Spain

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Name of the country that the Opium War happened in.

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China

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Name of the country where Capital city used to be “Edo”.

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Japan

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“Sepoy Mutiny” happened in what country .

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India

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This country invaded China and set up a state called Manchukuo.

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Japan

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What is the the name of the leader who brought peace to France, and who first held the title “Holy Roman Emperor?”

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Charlemange

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What was the main thing the conutries of Europe were fighting over during the Holy Roman Empire?

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Religion

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Which country was Christopher Columbus looking for when he sailed west from Europe?

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India

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How much money in gold and silver did the Spanish take from South America?

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$500 Billion

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Who ordered Mary Queen of Scots to be executed?

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Queen Elizabth

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When Queen Elizabeth died, what two countries did her son (James) rule?

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Scottland & England

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17
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What was King James’ greatest contribution to history?

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The KJV Bible

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18
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What was the Northwest Passage?

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Passage that people thought would take them across North America by boat

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Name two explorers that tried to find the Northwest Passage.

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Samuel Champlain

&

Henry Hudson

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20
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What country did Japan want to conquer?

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China

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21
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What country did the Japanese have to go through to get to China?

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Korea

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What was the name of the first successful British colony in North America?

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James Town

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What was the name of the group of people who came over to the New World on the Mayflower?

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Pilgrims

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What was the Mayflower Compact?

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A document that established laws for their new colony signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower.

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How did the colonists survive their first winter in the New World?

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By the help of the Native Americans

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26
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Who was Squanto?

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A native american who helped the English settlers. He knew English, because he had been an English slave.

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27
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How many colonies did the British end up establishing in the New World?

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13 colonies

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28
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What was a royal colony?

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It was a colony governed by the king

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29
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What was a charter colony?

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Privately owned Colony

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30
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What was a proprietary colony?

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British colony that could choose it’s own leaders and make it’s own decisions

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Name the Royal Colonies

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Georgia

Massachussettes

North Carolina

South Carolina

New Hamptshire

New Jersey

New York

Virginia

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32
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Name the Charter Colonies

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Connecticut

Rhode Island

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33
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Name the Proprietary Colonies

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Delaware

Maryland

Pennsylvania

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34
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What does “taxation without representation” mean?

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When the country in charge institutes taxation laws without knowing the condtions in that country and nobody goes and makes sure the laws being passed will help.

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35
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What was the tax on sugar and molasses called?

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The Sugar Act

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36
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What items were taxed under the Stamp Act?

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Any docmuntal papers or playing cards.

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37
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Which country helped Americans in their fight against the British during the Revolutionary War?

A

The French

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38
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Where did the Revolutionary War begin?

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In Lexington, Massachusets

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39
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Where did the Revolutionary War end?

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Yorktown, Virginia

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40
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What were the years that the British had colonies in North America?

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1607-1783 (176 years)

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41
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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42
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Fill in the missing blanks with the correct words:

“We hold these _________ to be self-evident, that all men are created ________, that they are endowed by their _________with certain unalienable _________, that among these are ________, ________ and the pursuit of ____________.”

A

“We hold these truths** to be self-evident, that all men are created **equal** that they are endowed by their **creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life**, **liberty** and the pursuit of **happiness.”

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43
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What was Great Britain’s response to the Declaration of Independence?

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They did not accept it. They sent the troops down and closed off all the ports.

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44
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What was the Boston Massacre?

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It started when people were throwing snowballs at teh British Soldiers. The British Solders fired at their own people for the first time, people unarmed . 5 men died.

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45
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Who was the first president of the United States of America?

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George Washington

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Why was it important for the new states to act united as a country?

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Because they were acting as different countries not wanting to help each other out in the big broblems.

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47
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What things did the states disagree over?

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Paying France for helping them, land boundries, money

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What is the name of the document that set the rules for how our country was to be run?

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The constitution

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49
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Fill in the blanks with the missing words:

We the People of the United ________, in Order to form a more perfect _______, establish _______, insure domestic ________, provide for the common _________, promote the general _________, and secure the Blessings of ________ to ourselves and our __________, do ordain and establish this ____________ for the United States of ___________.

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We the People of the United States**, in Order to form a more perfect **Union**, establish **Justice**, insure domestic **tranquility**, provide for the common **defence**, promote the general **wellfare**, and secure the Blessings of **liberty** to ourselves and our **posterity**, do ordain and establish this **constitution** for the United States of **America.

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50
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What event inspired the people of France to want a democracy?

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American Revolution

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51
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Fill in the chart with the correct information: First Estate Second Estate Third Estate

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First Estate Second Estate Third Estate priests noblemen everyoday people-poor people.

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52
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After the French Revolution, who became the leader of France?

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Miximilian Bobspierre

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What was the period of rule after the French Revolution called under the new leader of France?

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Reign of Terror

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54
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Why did the period of rule after the French Revolution under the new leader of France have such a terrible name?

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If you desagreed with him, he would behead you.

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55
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What finally happened to the man that ruled after the French Revolution?

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He was beheaded

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56
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Which country was established as a colony for convicts?

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Australia

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57
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Who discovered this country established as a colony for convicts? Where did he land?

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James Cook.

He landed at Botoney Bay.

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58
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Before factories, where did people used to work?

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at home

59
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What was an overseer?

A

Someone who watched you do your work in the factories.

60
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What was Eli Whitney’s greatest invention?

A

Cotton Gin

61
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What is the name of the journey that the Cherokee Indians took when they were kicked off of their property?

A

The trail of Tears

62
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Who did President Jefferson send to explore the newly acquired Lousiana Purchase?

A

Louis & Clark

63
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What Native American woman accompanied the two men as a guide to explore the newly acquired Lousiana Purchase?

A

Sacagawea

64
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On the exploration of the newly acquired Lousiana Purchase, what ocean did they see at the end of their journey?

A

The Pacific Ocean

65
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What is the belief that the United States of America had a God given mandate to spread democracy and capitalism across North America?

A

Manifest Destiny

66
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What is the type of journalism that uses sensational headlines to get more sales?

A

Yellow Journalism

67
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What is the name of the war that started in response to journalism that uses sensational headlines to get more sales?

A

Spanish-American War

68
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What was the name of the battleship that exploded in a harbor in Havana, Cuba?

A

C.S.S.S Maine

69
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What famous group was Teddy Roosevelt a part of during the Spanish American War?

A

Rough Riders

70
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What 3 places did the United States gain possession of after the Spanish American War?

A

Puerto Rico

Phillipines

and

Guam

71
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What were the names of the two railroad companies that competes to complete the transcontinental railroad?

A

Union Pacific

and

Central Pacific

72
Q

Where did the two railroad companies meet when they completed the transcontinental railroad?

A

Promontory Point, Utah

73
Q

Where was gold first found during the Gold Rush of ‘49?

A

Sutter’s Mill

74
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During the Gold Rush of ‘49, who found the gold?

A

James W. Marshall

75
Q

Where did slave traders go to capture slaves?

A

Africa

76
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Why did people want slaves?

A

To help on the Tobacco & Cotton plantations & farms.

77
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Why did many slave owners not want their slaves to have an education?

A

Incase they rebelled

78
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Explain the cause of the Civil War:

A

The North hated slavery, the south wanted slavery. They did not agree with each other, and couldn’t be united so the civil war began.

79
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What was the name of the document that President Lincoln signed to free the slaves?

A

Emancipation Proclamation

80
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Which states were on the South?

A

Alabama, Arkansas,

North Carolina,

South Carolina,

Florida, Georgia,

Louisiana, Mississippi,

Tennessee, Texas,

Virginia

81
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What were soldiers from the South called?

A

Confederates

82
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Which states were on the North?

A

Califonia, Connecticut, Delaware,

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,

Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri

Maryland, ​Massachusetts, Michigan,

Minnesota

New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey,

Ohio, Oregon,

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,

Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia

83
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What were soldiers from the North called?

A

Yankees, Union Soldiers

84
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What year did the Civil War end?

A

1865

85
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Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant?

A

Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia

86
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What was the 10 year period after the Civil War called?

A

The Reconstruction

87
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What is militarism?

A

Running a country with an army.

88
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What is nationalism?

A

The people run the country with a strong sense of patriotism and natioinal pride.

89
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What is imperialism?

A

Extending your country’s power through colonization & military force.

90
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Which country was blamed for World War I?

A

Germany

91
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What were some of the punishments given to the country blamed for World war 1?

A

Land given to Russia and Pursia

Could only have 1,000,000 soldiers

Could have no aircraft

Had to pay a large amount of money

92
Q

What was the Great Depression?

A

A time in the 1930’s When people were unemployed, people lost their businesses, Banks went under, and food was not enough.

93
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When was the Great Depression?

A

1929-1939

94
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Name 3 things that happened because of the Great Depression:

A

Stock Exchange/Stock Market callapsed,

banks failed,

businesses failed.

95
Q

Which president came up with the New Deal?

A

President

Franklin D. Roosevelt

96
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What was the New Deal?

A

F.D.R.’s idea to help boost the economy. It helped open more jobs and build the country up during the Great Depression

97
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Why was Germany willing to listen to Adolf Hitler?

A

Because their country was in ruins. They would listen to anyone who offered help

98
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What was the name of the political party Hitler led?

A

Nazis

99
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Why was Hitler invading other countries?

A

To regain lost land and to gain control of land that had belonged to the roman empire

100
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Why did Hitler hate the Jews?

A

He thought they were teh cause of all their problems.

101
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What were concentration camps?

A

Places where Jews, old people, and dissableld people were sent to do hard work, and eventually be killed if they weren’t let out - mostly Jew.

102
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How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?

A

6 million

103
Q

What is the name of the young girl who kept a diary while her family hid from the Nazis?

A

Anne Frank

104
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What happened to the young girl who kept a diary while her family hid from the Nazis?

A

She got found and sent to a consentration camp and died.

105
Q

Who were the Axis Powers during World War 2 (names and countries)?

A

1. Aldolf Hitler - Germany

2. Emperor Hirohito - Japan

3. Benito Mussilini, Italy

106
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Who were the Allies during WW2 (names and countries)?

A

Franklin D. Roosevelt – America

Winston Churchhill – Great Britian

Joseph Stalin – U.S.S.R.

107
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Why did the United States join WW2?

A

Because Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

108
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Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?

A

Because Japan wanted world control/power - wanted to get US out of the way.

109
Q

What 2 cities did the United States drop atomic bombs on?

A

Hiroshima

and

Nakasaki

110
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Why did Albert Einstein immigrate to the United States?

A

Because he was a Jew and Germans were killing the jews

111
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What is the name of the project that United States started to manufacture an atomic bomb?

A

The Manhattan Project

112
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What was a Victory Garden?

A

If you were able to have a garden you would be able to have fresh foods and would also feed the soldiers.

113
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What was a ration book?

A

A book/card for each family. Whatever was neded, it was written in the book, Wheen you needed something, they looked at your ration book, and didided how much to give you of what you needed. Based on # of people in your family and how long it should last.

114
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What did women do during WW2?

A

They did many of the men’s jobs in factories.

115
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When was WW2 over?

A

2-Sep-45

116
Q

What was V-E Day?

A

Victory over Europe

117
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What was V-J Day?

A

Victory over Japan

118
Q

Who was the father of Communism?

A

Vladimier Lennin

119
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What is the difference between communism and capitalism?

A

Communism: A country run by the government where everyone is supposed to share everything equally under goverenment control. Capitalism: Everything is run by the people. For the people.

120
Q

What was the Space Race?

A

During the cold war, America and Russia tried to see who could put the first sattlelight & person in space

121
Q

Which president started NASA?

A

John F. Kennedy

122
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Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

A

Niel Armstrong

123
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Which country sent a dog into space?

A

U.S.S.R.

124
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What was the Cold War?

A

America & Russia threatening each other with nuciear weapons to maintain power over each other because of two opposing political systems

125
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What was the Iron Curtain?

A

Communist contries:

Poland, Estearn Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania and the Soviet Union.

126
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Describe the Korean War

A

The Korean War was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the support of the United Nations, with the principal support from the United States (US)). The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border.

127
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Why did the United States fight in Vietnam?

A

To stop communisim from entering Vietnam.

128
Q

Why did people escape from Vietnam on boats?

A

To be free from communisim.

129
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What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A

When Cuban ws communist and Russia had its neuclear weapons ready to be launched at America

130
Q

When did the Cold War end?

A

1991

131
Q

Who allegedly killed President John F. Kennedy?

A

Lee Harvy Oswald

132
Q

Where was he when he was assassinated?

A

Dallas Texas

133
Q

Who was Martin Luther King Jr?

A

A black man who spoke excitedly for civil rights.

134
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What was Martin Luther King Jr’s dream?

A

For blacks to not only be free from slaver but to have no racial hatred nor segregation.

135
Q

Who was Rosa Parks?

A

A black woman who sat in in the white section of the bus. She was arrested and put in jail.

136
Q

What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

A

People refused to ride the bus until it wasn’t segragated

137
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What is segregation?

A

Seperating one group of people from another. i.e. boy’s & grils, old & young, black and white.

138
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What did the KKK do?

A

Terrorize anyone of color.

139
Q

What city was Martin Luther King Jr in when he was assassinated?

A

Memphis, Tennessee

140
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What is the Civil Rights Movement?

A

A movment to eliminate segregation.

141
Q

What year did the Berlin Wall come down?

A

1991

142
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What was the Tiennamen Square Massacre?

A

When a bunch of sutdents protested communism in China. The government opened fire on them on live tv.

143
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Who helped to unite the blacks and whites in South Africa?

A

Nelson Mandela

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