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7th Grade
09/01/2011

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Who was the Iron Chancellor,and what was his role in his country?
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Otto Von Bismark,His role was he wanted to expand germany.
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What is a satellite state?
Definition
A country not politically controlled, but do what they are influenced to do by another country.
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What is the translated definition of blitzkrieg?
Definition
Lightning war, to strategically strike your enemy so you cut their supplies.
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What was the country that the sun was said to never set?
Definition
Great Britan or England
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Who were the 2 men involved in Yellow Press?
Definition
William Hurst and Joseph Pulitzer
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How many days of fighting did it take for the Americans to take Guatamalo Bay?
Definition
3
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What was the name of the Philipino rebel who was enlisted by Admiral George Dewy?
Definition
Imlio Abinaldo
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What was the name the of the road the Rough Riders took when they reached Cuba?
Definition
Siboney
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Where were the first shots of the Spanish-American War fired?
Definition
Manila Bay, Phillipines
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What calvary were the Buffalo Soldiers in?
Definition
The 10th Calvary
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Who were the Buffalo Soldiers commander?
Definition
John Black Jack Persing
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What was the name of the area the army diverted to and why?
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They diverted to the hills of El Caney to scout the Spanish.
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What did the Spanish-American War do for America?
Definition
Made them a world power
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What was significant about President Roosevelt?
Definition
He was the youngest non-elected president.
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Why was Teddy Roosevelt famous in the Spanish-American War?
Definition
His attack on San Juan Hill with the Rough Riders.
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How do boats get through the Panama Canal?
Definition
By pumping water through chambers to get over the mountains.
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Why were Louis and Clark sent on their adventure?
Definition
To find a north west passage to trade with Europe.
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What was the Bushido?
Definition
The Samuri code of honor
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What was Fudale?
Definition
The exchange of loyalty for land.
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Why did Japan shut down it's borders?
Definition
Because the Europeans showed up with guns.
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What did the Japanese do so they could still trade?
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They built a man made island for foreigners.
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How did the Chinese in the Boxer Rebellion communicate with each other?
Definition
They put secret messages on China plates.
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What did the Americans do in response to the Japanese island?
Definition
Roosevelt sent Admiral Perry to Japan and told the Emperor to modernize.
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How many years did Japan spend modernizing?
Definition
30 years
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Who killed Franz Ferdinand and his wife?
Definition
Gavrilo Princep
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What was the name of the group Gavrilo Princep was in?
Definition
The Black Hand
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Who's advisors didn't let him know about what was happening in the war?
Definition
Kaiser Wilhelm II's
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How was Czar Nicholas II related to Kaiser Wilhelm II?
Definition
They were first cousins
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Where was Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
Definition
Sarajevo,Bosnia
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What is E'lan?
Definition
A French term with no direct definition but means fighting spirit.
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Who was Franz Joseph?
Definition
The emperor of Austro-Hungary.
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What was Germany's overall strategic plan of victory in war?
Definition
The Schlieffen Plan
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What was the Western front?
Definition
The battle line between the allies and the Germans
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What was a War of Attrition?
Definition
A war to kill every enemy, not to capture territory.
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what is a refugee?
Definition
A person fleeing political or military persecution.
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What is propaganda?
Definition
Presenting information in such a way as to affect opinion.
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What two countries fought the Germans in Belgium, but retreated?
Definition
France and England
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What was Herbert Hoover the leader of during WWI?
Definition
The United States efforts to help send food to Belgium.
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What is the capitol of Bosnia?
Definition
Sarajevo
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What was the Schliffen Plan?
Definition
Germany's plan to sweep around Paris
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Did the Schliffen plan fail, if so why?
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Yes it failed, because Germany moved too early
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Who was the king of Belgium?
Definition
King Albert
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What is neutral?
Definition
When a country has not chosen sides in a war
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What is bias neutral?
Definition
When a country has not chosen sides but helps a certain country.
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Who was Winston Churchill?
Definition
A British General during WWI,who later became Prime Minister.
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What is the land between 2 enemy trenches called?
Definition
No mans land
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How many tons of food did America send to Belgium each month?
Definition
150,000
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Where did the Lusitania sink?
Definition
Off the coast of Ireland
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Where did the Lusitania sink?
Definition
Off the coast of Ireland
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How did the Lusitania sink?
Definition
German torpedos
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What were German submarines called?
Definition
U-Boats
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How many Americans were on the Lusitania?
Definition
159
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How many Americans died when the Lusitania sank?
Definition
128
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What is rationing?
Definition
When your only allowed a certain amount of something
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What is the name of England's era of power?
Definition
The Victorian Era
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What European country was in Mexico?
Definition
Germany
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Why was Germany in Mexico?
Definition
They wanted the Mexicans help to defeat the US
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What is pilanthropy?
Definition
The love of humanity, or the desire to promote the welfare of others
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The business of America was what?
Definition
business
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Who lead the army to invade Mexico?
Definition
John Pershing
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Who was William Jennings Bryan?
Definition
A religious lawyer who was part of the Scopes Monkey Trial
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What was the Scopes Monkey Trial?
Definition
An American trial in which John Scopes, a high school biology teacher, was accused of violating a Tennessee law that said it was unlawful to teach evolution
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Why did the Americans go to Mexico?
Definition
to capture Pancho Villa
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What is a Passavist?
Definition
Someone who doesn't want war
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Who did Andrew Carnegie sell his company to?
Definition
JP Morgan
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What was Standard Oil?
Definition
An American oil refinery established in Ohio
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What books did Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wright together?
Definition
Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital
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What did Lenin lead?
Definition
the Red Army and the October Revolution
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What were Stalin and Trotsky fighting against each other for?
Definition
Lenin's position, after he died
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Who were the Red Russians(Red Army?)
Definition
Russian workers
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How did Trotsky die?
Definition
one of Stalin's assassins threw an ice ax at his head
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How did Czar Nicholas II die?
Definition
He and his family were kidnapped and killed by a firing squad
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What was president Wilson's reaction to the crowds of people cheering about the war treaty being signed?
Definition
He cried
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What was the Zimmerman Telegraph?
Definition
The telegraph the Germans sent to Mexico wanting to join forces and attack America
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Why did America become rich during WWI?
Definition
We were neutral and made weapons for the countries fighting
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What is an Armistice?
Definition
a peace treaty
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When did WWI officially end?
Definition
the eleventh hour of the eleventh month of the eleventh month
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What was the Treaty of Versaille?
Definition
a humiliating treaty that forced Germany pay a huge debt
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Where was the Treaty of Versaille signed?
Definition
Louie the 14th's Palace of Verasille
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What did Teuful Hunden mean?
Definition
Devil Dogs
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What was the Battle of Argonne Forest?
Definition
One of the last battles between Germany and the allies during WWI
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What were Doughboys?
Definition
The nickname given to the American Expeditionary Force that took part in WWI near the end
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What was significant about Germany losing WWI?
Definition
they were not militarily defeated
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