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US History Final - 2nd Semester Flashcards

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Work that slides down a table in a factory for people to work on.

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Assembly Line

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Making goods in a factory in large quantities

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Mass production

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Factories where people worked long hours for very low wages

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Sweatshop

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Group of workers who fight for better pay and work conditions

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labor unions

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5
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A fast growing community

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boomtown

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How did John D. Rockefeller build his empire?

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Horizontal integration - he combined oil companies into 1 company

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What legislation was a response to the public’s growing concern over trusts and monopolies?

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Antitrust Laws

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What did the railroad network allow for American industry to do?

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Expand to the west

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What act gave 160 acres of free land to any settler who paid a filing fee and agreed to live on the land for 5 years?

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Homestead Act

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What were the beliefs of the Populist Party?

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Shorter work days, federal income tax, government owned railroads and telegraph

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What group was formed to represent skilled workers in various crafts?

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AFL - American Federation of Labor

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12
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What are government financial aid and land grants called?

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subsidies

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13
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Who invented the electric light bulb?

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Thomas Edison

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14
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From what country did the US purchase Alaska?

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Russia

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15
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Why did the US want to build a canal in Panama?

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Reduce shipping time and costs

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16
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What are muckrakers?

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Reporters who wrote about corruption

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17
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Participated in “long drive”, motivated by high profits.

These are all characteristics of ranchers or farmers?

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ranchers

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18
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Floods and drought were dangers, settled in the Great Plains, railroads made journey west easier.

These are all characteristics of ranchers or farmers?

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Farmers

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19
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Who made a fortune in the steel industry and used vertical integration?

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Andrew Carnegie

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20
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Who invented the Model T?

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Henry Ford

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21
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What is a monopoly?

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Total control by a single producer of goods

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22
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Who invented the telephone?

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Thomas Edison

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23
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How did the US acquire Hawaii?

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Annexed it from Native Hawaiian people and forced the queen to leave.

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24
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Give examples of push factors

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People were being punished for their religion and wanted more freedom.

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25
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Give examples of pull factors

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People came to America for religious freedom, jobs and land

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26
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Describe the journey to america

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The ship was cramped, dirty and smelly. It took several weeks.

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27
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Describe experiences on Ellis Island

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Many questions, medical exam, if you didn’t pass you could be sent back

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28
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Describe a sweatshop and what it was like.

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Unhealthy to work in. All the doors and windows were locked so you couldn’t get out. Worked 10-12 hours per day.

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29
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Define nationalism

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showing strong loyalty to your country

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30
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Define front

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The battlefield; where the fighting is happening

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31
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Define armistice

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An agreement to stop fighting; a truce

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32
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Define propoganda

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Information used to influence opinion

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33
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Define alliance system

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Countries agree to defend each other

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34
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At the beginning of WWI the US remained ___________

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neutral

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35
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How did imperialism in Europe lead to conflict between nations?

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It encouraged each nation to compete for power

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36
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What method was used by the US Government to get support for WWI?

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yellow journalism

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37
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Whose assassination was the spark that started WWI in Europe?

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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38
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Of the new weapons discussed during WWI, which weapon was ONLY used by the Germans?

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poison gas

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39
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What system was intended to protect countries but actually led to WWI?

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alliance system

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40
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What were the reasons for the US joining WWI?

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The Zimmerman Telegram, Germany was sinking ships and America couldn’t get goods to other countries to trade.

41
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What was created in 1918 to ensure production of war materials?

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National War and Labor Board

42
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How did the US government raise money to support WWI?

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Liberty bonds and raised taxes

43
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How the Food Administration ask Americans to help soldiers?

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Plant victory gardens, rations

44
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Describe the lasting effects the Treaty of Versailles had on Germany after WWI

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Forced to give up land and pay billions of dollars

45
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Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary were all Allies or Central Power?

A

Central Power

46
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Britain, United States, France were all Allies or Central Power?

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Allies

47
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Define relief

A

Money for the poor; aid for the needy

48
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Define Hundred Days

A

Special session of congress to deal with problems of the depression

49
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What is installment buying?

A

Buying products by making small payments

50
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Define stock exchange

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Place where shares of companies are bought and sold

51
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What was Roosevelt’s plan to bring the country out of the Great Depression?

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The New Deal

52
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What term refers to buying stock by paying only a fraction of the cost?

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Buying stocks on margin

53
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What amendment established prohibition?

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18th amendment

54
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What amendment gave women the right to vote?

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19th amendment

55
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What was the name of the movement in the 1920’s that instilled an interest in African culture and pride in being African American?

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Harlem Renaissance

56
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In the 1930’s, what was the severe economic state the US went into called?

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Great Depression

57
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Which act provided monthly pensions for retired people?

A

Social Security Act

58
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What group saw a revival in membership due to Nativism?

A

Ku Klux Klan

59
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What were the causes of the Great Depression?

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banks failing, stock market crash, too much money being borrowed

60
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As people lost their jobs, where were the forced to live?

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Hooverville

61
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What did Herbert Hoover do to combat the Great Depression?

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Created public works programs

62
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What was the symbol of a liberated woman in the 1920’s?

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A flapper

63
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What types of people were feared after WWI?

A

communists

64
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What group lost their jobs to whites in the south leading them to migrate north to find jobs?

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African Americans

65
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During the Great Depression, what was built in Nevada to give people jobs?

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Hoover Dam

66
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What was the purpose of the WPA (Workers Progress Administration)?

A

Give jobs on public works projects

67
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What was the purpose of the AAA (Agriculture Adjustment Act)?

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Reduce the amount of crops to raise prices

68
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What was the purpose of the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)?

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To insure savings accounts so people don’t lose money

69
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What was the purpose of the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)?

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Gave jobs in conservation and natural resources

70
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What was the purpose o the REA (Rural Electrification Administration)?

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To provide electricity to rural areas

71
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What is a dictator?

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A person who has all control, especially in government. Example: Hitler

72
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Define anti-semitism

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Discrimination or hostility toward Jews.

73
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What is totalitarian?

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A government that controls citizens. Tells them how to think and act

74
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What is genocide?

A

Deliberate extinction of a group of people. Example: killing all jews

75
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What devastating event catapulted the US into WWII?

A

Attack on Pearl Harbor

76
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What agreement freed Hitler to use force against Poland without fear of Soviet intervention?

A

Non-Aggression Act

77
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Which countries were Allies during WWII?

A

US, Britain, Soviet Union

78
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What event, during WWII, marked a turning point in the war for the Allies?

A

D-Day

79
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During what historic day during WWII did the Germans surrender, ending the war in Europe?

A

V-Day

80
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What significant accomplishment happened during the Manhattan Project?

A

1st atomic bomb was created

81
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What Native American tribe helped to send messages during WWII by creating secret codes?

A

Navajo Indians

82
Q

What country attacked the US causing the worst defeat in US military history?

A

Japan

83
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What was the purpose of the speech, “A day that will live in Infamy”?

A

To ask congress to declare war

84
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What political party was Hitler named chairman of in 1921?

A

Nazi

85
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How did Americans help at home in the war effort during WWII?

A

Rations, victory gardens, collected scrap metal

86
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What federal project had a great impact than military bases in Nevada?

A

Basic Magnesium

87
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What two countries were involved in the dropping of the atomic bomb?

A

US and Japan

88
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How did the US prepare for WWII?

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Expanded the navy, congress approved draft for military

89
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What time period refers to when millions of Jewish people were killed during WWII?

A

Holocaust

90
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Where did the US run tests on the atomic bomb?

A

New Mexico

91
Q

WWII helped the US recover from ______________.

A

The Great Depression

92
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What did the Neutrality Act allow the US to do?

A

Sell weapons for cash

93
Q

The V-2 rocket, used by Germany, let to advances in what are of science?

A

Space exploration

94
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Where were war crime trials for Nazi leaders held?

A

The War Tribunal in Germany

95
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Who did Hitler blame for the economic depression in Germany?

A

Jews

96
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Where were Japanese Americans forced to relocate after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

A

Internment Camps

97
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What was the purpose of the Rosie the Riveter ads?

A

To recruit women to work in munitions factories building weapons

98
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Where was the first atomic bomb dropped?

A

Hiroshima

99
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Name the leader of each country and what side they were on during WWII.

Germany
US
Soviet Union
Italy
Britain
Japan
A 
Germany - Adolph Hitler - Axis
US - Franklin Roosevelt - Allies
Soviet Union - Joseph Stalin - Allies
Italy - Mussolini - Axis
Britain - Winston Churchill - Allies
Japan - Hideki Tojo - Axis

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