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| The British entered WWI when German troops crossed into Belgium |
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| Army Nurses were the only women in the U.S. military to be sent overseas during WWI |
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| The introduction of the tank in WWI completely changed the way the war was fought |
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| Russia lost substantial territory when it pulled out of WWI |
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| The "Big Four" was enthusiastic about Woodrow Wilson's 14 points and included most of them in the Treaty of Versailles |
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| The Soviet Union formed the Communist International- an organization to coordinate the activities of Communist parties in other countries |
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| In the case Schenck v. the United States, the Supreme Court ruled that... |
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| Freedom of speech could be curbed in wartime |
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| The event or "spark" that touched off the first declaration of war in WWI was... |
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| the assassination of the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary |
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| WWI was the first war in which... |
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| Women officially served in the armed forces |
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| The Great Migration during WWI was a flow of... |
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| African Americans moving from the South to Northern cities |
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| The Triple Alliance included... |
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| Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy |
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| According to the Zimmerman Telegram, if Mexico allied with Germany, Germany would... |
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| help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona |
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| Selling the war to the American people through propaganda was the task of... |
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| the Committee on Public Information |
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| What did African Americans and Women have in common during WWI? |
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| They served separately from white male soldiers |
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| To conserve energy during WWI, the Fuel Administration introduced... |
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| The "Big Four" who attended the Peace Conference at the end of WWI were the leaders from the U.S., Britain, France, and... |
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| Rapid fire machine guns led to... |
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| The organization that eventually became the FBI was originally formed to... |
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| Raid radical headquarters looking for evidence of a Communist conspiracy |
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| Mexican Guerilla leader who conducted raids into the U.S. |
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| Promise not to sink more merchant ships without warning |
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| Serbian nationalist group benhind assassination of Archduke Ferdinand |
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| Method of loaning money to the government to pay for war |
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| Spying to acquire government secrets |
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| Social Darwinists justified expanding AMerican power overseas by suggesting that nations competed with each other, and only the strongest would survive |
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Before Commodore Matthew Perry's fleet arrived in Yedo Bay, Japan, the Japanses had never before seen steamships |
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| Evidence at the time of the explosion and Yellow Journalism revealed that the American warship Maine was blown up by a Spanish mine |
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| In the Spanish-American War, both sides knew that the outcome ultimately would be decided at sea |
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| The Rough Riders were a cavalry unit commanded by Theodore Roosevelt |
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| With the treaty of Paris ending the spanish-american war, the united States became an imperial power |
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| During the Spanish-American War yellow fever and malaria killed more American soldiers than Spanish bullets |
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| General Wyler, the Butcher of Havana, was a Spanish General who ruled over Cubans fairly and treated them kindly |
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| In the late 1800s, European and Americans were looking overseas for places to sell their products because... |
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| protective tariffs reduced trade among industrialized countries |
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| In the late 1800s, suppor grew in the U.S. for building a large modern navy primarily to... |
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| protect merchant ships and avoid being shut ouof foreign markets |
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| The Phillippine are now, after WWII, |
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| Theodore Roosevelt was chosen as President McKinley's running mate in the 1900 election because of his.. |
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| The Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown by... |
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| a group of planters supported by the U.S. Marines |
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| American support for the rebels in Cuba was NOT fueled by... |
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| Fidel Castro and the communist takeover of Cuba |
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| In 1898 President McKinley sent the battleship Maine to Havana to... |
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| evacuate Americans of necessary |
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| The Platt Amendment in the Cuban constitution made Cuba into an American________ in which America (the imperial power) defended the local rulers from rebellions and invasions to provide stability |
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| Theodore Roosevelt became president when... |
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| President Mckinley was assassinated |
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| Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for negotiating peace during the Russo-Japanese War of 1905 between... |
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| According to the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War, the U.S. would... |
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| Free Cuba and annex Guam and Puerto Rico, buy the Philippines |
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| Supporters of annexing the Philippines didn't belive that |
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| the United states could profit from the island's rich mineral resources |
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| The purpose of the Open Door Policy in China was to... |
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| ensure trading right for all nations |
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| President who said "speak softly and carry a big stick" |
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| U.S. Naval Officer whose book built public support for a large navy |
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| Filipino revolutionary leader |
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| American president during the Spanish-American war |
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| led by General Maximo Gomez and jose marti |
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| The U.S. military would intervene in Latin American affairs when necessary |
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| Fascists were strongly anti-Communist |
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| President Franklin Roosevelt supported isolationism |
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| Supporters of appeasement believed that Hitler had a few limited demands and that they could avoid war if they satisfied these demands |
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| Before the Japanse attack there, American commanders at the Pearl Harbor Naval Base recieved a war warning, but Hawaii was not clearly mentioned as a possible target |
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| To gain resources needed for war, such as oil, Japan's military invaded Manchuria |
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| Two causes of the rise of dictatorships after WWI were |
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| The peace treaty and economic depression |
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| The British and French realized the appeasement had failed when Hitler |
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| The Neutrality Act of 1935 made it illegal for |
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| American to sell arms to any country at war |
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| The Nazi-Soviet nonagression contained a secret deal to |
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| Roosevelt sent destroyersto Britain in exchange for |
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| manufactured British Goods |
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| The Political Ideology that was most similar to Germany's was |
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| In the Munich Conference, Britain and France... |
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| gave in to Hitler's demands for the Sudetenland |
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| In the Wannsee Conference, Nazi leaders... |
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| planned the final solution |
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| The Lend-Lease act was Roosevelts way of getting arms to Britain without Britain having to... |
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| Requirement imposed by the 2 Neutrality Acts for the purchase of supplies from the U.S. |
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| After Chinese civil war, Communist China became a member of the United Nations |
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| General MacArthur wanted to use the atomic bomb against China during the Korean War |
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| During the Cold War, when left-wing movements in Latin America tried to overthrow their governments, the U.S. generally supported the existing governments |
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| The Long Telegram resulted in... |
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| The Korean War pitted the military forces of North Korea and China against... |
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| Joseph McCarthy created the media frenzy that began his witch hunt by saying that he has a list of communists employed by the State Department |
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| The Truman Doctrine resulted in |
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| a pledge to fight communism |
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| NATO formed for the purpose of |
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| mutual defense against the warsaw pact |
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| Truman fired MacArthur because |
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| he was insubordinate to Truman who opposed expanding the war |
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| The Korean War resulted in |
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| containment but no victory |
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| During the space race, Kennedy's goal for the nation was to be the first to |
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| Threatening nuclear strikes to back down opponents |
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| Operated in developing countries to overthrow anti-American leaders |
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| Asserted the right of all people to choose the form of government under which they will live |
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| declaration of liberated europe |
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| Created out of fear that the nation was falling behind in scientific research |
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| Communist countries of eastern Europe |
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| Border between North and South Korea |
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| Era of confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union |
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| Deadly radiation left over after a nuclear blast |
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| Military alliance in Wastern Europe |
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| Daring attack that took the North Koreans by surprise |
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| With the Allies' victory over Japan in August 1945, the Japanse surrendered control of Indochina, and Ho Chi Minh quickly announced that Vietnam was an independent nation |
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| After traveling abroad, Ho Chi Minh returned to Southeast Asia in 1930, where he helped found the Indochinese Communist party and worked to overthrow French Rule |
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| The Geneva Accords temporarily divided part of French Indochina into North Vietnam and South Vietnam |
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| President Kennedy pushed for a build up of conventional troops and weapons that would allow the United States to fight a limited style of warfare with |
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| What troops returned to Vietnam in 1946 and drove the Vietminh's forces into hiding in the contryside? |
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| In 1941 the Vietminh united both Communists and non-communists in the struggle to expel the |
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| On May 7, 1954, where did a French force fall to the Vietminh? |
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| Who was in control of North Vietnam after the Geneva Accords temporarily divided the country? |
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| Ho Chi Minh and the Vietminh |
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| American officials did not think France should control Vietnam, but they did not want Vietnam to be... |
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| Diem made himself even more unpopular by discriminating against one of the country's most widely practiced religions, |
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| On August 7, 1964, Congress, in effect, handed its war powers over to the president when it passed the... |
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| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution |
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| North Vietnam recieved military weapons and other support from the Soviet Union and |
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| Nationalist leader in the South after the Geneva Accords |
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| Nationalist group organized by Ho Chi Minh |
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| Belief that if Vietnam fell to communism, so too would the other nations of Southeast Asia |
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| Founder of the Indochinese Communist Party |
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| Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia when under French Rule |
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| A Guerilla army organized by Ho Chi Minh to reunify the nation |
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| America's first soldiers involved in Vietnam |
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| A constitutional democracy west of French Indochina |
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