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10th Grade
03/19/2012

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Who were the candidates in the election of 1908?
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William Howard Taft & Williams Jennings Bryan
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What was so odd about Taft's figure?
Definition
He was huge. (Bigger than Drew)
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What did Taft to that was comparable to Roosevelt?
Definition
He broke up more trusts in 1 term than Roosevelt in two.
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Who was head of the USFS (United States Forest Service)? [in Taft's presidency]
Definition
Pinchot
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Who was Taft's secretary of interior?
Definition
Ballinger
Term
What did Roosevelt do in the 1912 election?
Definition
He ran for re-election and got more followers than Taft, but didn't get the nomination.
Term
Who wins the 1912 election?
Definition
Woodrow Wilson
Term
What happened to Wilson that lowered his mobility and speaking ability?
Definition
He had a stroke.
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Where did the USS Dolphin Dock
Definition
Mexico
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What happened in Mexico because of the USS Dolphin?
Definition
American Sailors got into trouble whilst on Liberty and Mexico didn't solute the Dolphin when it departed
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What does Wilson do in response to the Dolphin Incident?
Definition
He got mad and sent the Marines to take over Veracruz
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Who was Poncho Villa?
Definition
A leader of a gang of banditos that ravaged the American South West
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What years did World War I happen in?
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1914-1918
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What were the two main opposing sides of the war?
Definition
Triple Entente (Winning Forces) and the Triple Alliance (Losing Side)
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What were the 3 countries of the Triple Entente?
Definition
Great Britain, France and Russia
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What were the 3 countries of the Triple Alliance?
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Germany, Austria-Hungarian Empire and Italy
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What Triple Alliance country joins the Entente?
Definition
Italy
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When does the US enter the Alliance?
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1917
Term
What is the nickname for the winners of World War I?
Definition
The Big Four (US, Britain, France, Italy)
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What German influenced events caused the US to enter WWI?
Definition
Their disregard of US Naval regulations with unrestricted U-Boat warfare and the Zimmerman Note
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What was the Zimmerman Note?
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An intercepted message from Germany to Mexico urging the Mexican Government to declare war on the US.
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What was the US Military called during WWI?
Definition
The AEF (American Expeditionary Forces)
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What was the nickname for US soldiers in WWI?
Definition
Doughboys and Yanks
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Who was the most popular American hero in the AEF during WWI?
Definition
Sargent York
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Who said "Lafayette, we are here." when the AEF landed in Europe?
Definition
Pershing
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What did the sedition act of 1917 do?
Definition
Restricted the basic rights of freedom of speech and press.
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What was Wilson's most important of the 14 Points?
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He called for the creation of the League of Nations
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When did the war end?
Definition
11/11/1918 at 11 o'clock
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What holiday was formed by the end of WWI?
Definition
Armistice Day (Presently called Veterans day)
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What was a major part of the Treaty of Versailles?
Definition
Heavily punishing the Triple Alliance.
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How long did negotiations last for the Treaty of Versailles?
Definition
1919-1921
Term
What was a big reason for the great depression?
Definition
Money from war debt began to cycle around the war (ex. our money goes to germany, they use it to pay france, etc.)
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What did the Clayton Anti-Trust Act?
Definition
It gives the national government more power to regulate corporations, and makes labor unions legal.
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What 3 amendments are added during Wilson's presidency?
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17, 18 and 19
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What did the 17th Amendment do?
Definition
Established the direct election of senators
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What did the 18th Amendment do?
Definition
Prohibits the use, production and sales of Alcohol.
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What did the 19th Amendment do?
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Gave women right to vote
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Who was president from 1921-1923?
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Harding
Term
Who was president from 1923-1929?
Definition
Coolidge
Term
Who was president from 1929-1933?
Definition
Hoover
Term
What characteristic best defines the political views of the presidents of the 1920s?
Definition
Conservative republicans
Term
Who was president from 1961-1963?
Definition
John F Kennedy
Term
Who was president from 1963-1969?
Definition
Lyndon B Johnson
Term
What characteristic best describes the political views of the 1960's presidents?
Definition
Liberal Democrats
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What year did women get the right to vote?
Definition
1920
Term
What were the "loose" women that often listened to Jazz called?
Definition
Flappers
Term
What started to change about African Americans
Definition
They began to have "Black Pride"
Term
What was the nickname of Marcus Garvey?
Definition
Uncle Tom
Term
What era was referred to as the Harlem Renaissance?
Definition
A movement for black intellectual and artistic thinking.
Term
What does KKK stand for?
Definition
The Ku Klux Klan
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What three ethnic groups did the KKK hate?
Definition
The Blacks, Catholics and Jews
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What was the number one sport in the 20s? (by far!)
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Baseball
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What was the most famous athlete of the time?
Definition
Babe Ruth
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What was the number 2 sport in the 20s?
Definition
Boxing
Term
What was the Fordney and McCumber Tariff?
Definition
It increased tariff rate
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What was the Hawley and Smoot Tariff?
Definition
After the Fordney & McCumber,it made tariff rates even higher
Term
What was the Washington Naval Conference?
Definition
A series of treaties that limited military capabilities by limiting the amount of tonnage in your navy
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What was the worst scandal during Harding's presidency?
Definition
The Teapot Dome scandal
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What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Definition
Federal land set aside in Wyoming because of its rich oil deposits and the US Government was taking the money.
Term
What was unique about Coolidge?
Definition
He didn't like to speak
Term
What makes Coolidge decide not to run again?
Definition
His son dies
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What was the Immigration act of 1924?
Definition
Often called the Quota Act it allows only a certain amount of immigration into the country
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What did Coolidge do to the Native Americans?
Definition
He made them all automatically citizens.
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What was the era of FDR called?
Definition
The Third American Revolution
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What was FDR's most famous quote?
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The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.
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What was the name for FDR's domestic program?
Definition
The New Deal
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What was FDR's campaign song
Definition
Happy Days are Here Again
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What was the FDIC?
Definition
FDR's Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation which allowed banks to join if the met standards and opened after the banking holiday
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What are the 3 R's of the New Deal Policy
Definition
Relief, Recovery and Reform
Term
What was the NRA (Not national rifle association)
Definition
The National Recovery Act; it gave government loans to heavy industry so it could survive
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Who was Coughlin?
Definition
A Catholic Priest conservative talk show host. FDR's biggest conservative critic
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Who was Governor Long?
Definition
Also known as KINGFISH he was Roosevelt's biggest liberal critic
Term
What did most black people vote?
Definition
Republican
Term
What did most women vote?
Definition
Democrat
Term
Define Fascism.
Definition
A military dictatorship
Term
Who was the Fascist leader of italy?
Definition
Mussolini
Term
Who was the Fascist leader of Germany?
Definition
Adolf Hitler
Term
What were the Axis Powers?
Definition
Germany, Japan and Italy's alliance for WWII
Term
What were the Allies?
Definition
Britain, US and Russia's alliance for WWII
Term
What did FDR do to help before the US entered WWII?
Definition
He established the Lend Lease Act, which gave military equipment to Britain without actually joining the war.
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Who was the supreme allied commander in Europe?
Definition
Ike Eisenhower
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Who was the supreme allied commander in the Pacific?
Definition
Douglas MacArthur
Term
When did America officially join WWII?
Definition
1941 with the bombing of pearl harbor
Term
Where were american soldiers first stationed?
Definition
North Africa
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What was the battle of the Midway?
Definition
A Naval Battle in which the US was successful
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What was D-Day?
Definition
"Decision Day" The June 6th, 1944 beach invasion of France
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Who were the 3 allied leaders?
Definition
FDR (US), Churchill (Britain), Stalin (Russia)
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What were the 3 major meetings of the allied leaders?
Definition
Casablanca (Stalin could not attend), Teheran, and Yalta
Term
Who replaces FDR as the US representative?
Definition
Truman
Term
When did Truman decide to use the atomic bomb?
Definition
1945
Term
What two cities were bombed?
Definition
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Term
What even causes the Japanese to surrender in WWII?
Definition
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Term
How long do we keep Japan?
Definition
7 years
Term
What were the 5 permanent Nations in the UN?
Definition
US, Russia, England, France and China
Term
What did the Marshall Plan do?
Definition
Gives money to Europe for rebuilding. We get 10 dollars for every one we spend.
Term
What was the Truman doctrine?
Definition
The US would give military aid to countries not at war
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What happened to Berlin after WWII?
Definition
Its was separated into 4 parts divided among Russia, France, the US and German
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What was Stalin's plan for Berlin?
Definition
He wanted to wait for everybody to leave so he could have it all to himself.
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What did the Point 4 speech declare?
Definition
It declared that scientific advancements would be shared with the world community.
Term
What is NATO?
Definition
(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) A major military alliance still in effect today
Term
What happened to China after it's civil war?
Definition
Its weakness is taken advantage of and it is taken over by communists
Term
What was the Warsaw Pact?
Definition
Major Soviet Military during the Cold War between Russia and all the countries it controlled
Term
When did the "Cold War Era" begin?
Definition
1945
Term
What was the cold war?
Definition
Tension and a few battles between the US and Russia
Term
What is the imaginary line that separates the Koreas?
Definition
the N 38 latitude
Term
What deal do we make with Russia?
Definition
We will take over the South if the take over the North
Term
What does Russia do with North Korea?
Definition
They turn it into a communist country
Term
What happens in 1950 on the Korean Peninsula?
Definition
North Korea suddenly invades South Korea
Term
What is the US response to the Invasion of South Korea?
Definition
MacArthur sends troops over but they are quickly driven out.
Term
How does MacArthur turn the tide of war
Definition
He lands on the North end of North Korea and pushes the forces down
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What does China do in the Koreas?
Definition
They help North Korean forces and push back the UN forces to the 38th parallel
Term
What does Truman call for in Korea?
Definition
The use of Nuclear weapons. He is denied by Truman.
Term
How many Jews died in the holocaust?
Definition
6 million
Term
How many total people were exterminated in the Holocaust?
Definition
11 million
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