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Final Exam Review
Mr.McHale
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History
8th Grade
06/04/2011

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Term
Affiliation
Definition
membership
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Democracy
Definition
gov’t by the people; also a way of life that values liberty and equality
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Direct democracy
Definition
a gov’t under which rules are made by all of its citizens
Term
Primary election
Definition
preliminary election to determine which candidates will represent each party. (in PA, it takes place in April or May)
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General election
Definition
a regularly scheduled local, state, or national election in which voters elect officeholders.
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Authoritarian
Definition
undemocratic
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Dictatorship
Definition
a gov’t ruled by 1 person
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Totalitarian gov’t
Definition
a gov’t that tries to control activities of all of its subjects
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Abortion
Definition
rep. against, dem. for
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Gun control
Definition
rep. against, dem. for
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War
Definition
rep. for, dem. against
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Immigration
Definition
rep. against, dem. for; people from another country, come to our country
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Death Penalty
Definition
rep. for, dem. against
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Taxes
Definition
rep. against, dem. for
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Liberals
Definition
have modern view on politics; associated with Democratic Party
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Conservatives
Definition
support traditional American values, policy should be base off Christian morals. ; Republican Party
Term
Hallucinogens
Definition
- drug that makes users see, smell, hear, taste, or touch that they wouldn’t ordinarily
Term
Stimulants
Definition
- drug that excites nervous system
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Upper
Definition
- drugs that make your heart rate faster
Term
Depressants
Definition
- drug that calms the nervous system
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Addict
Definition
- habitual drug user
Term
Alcoholism
Definition
- continued, excessive drinking (9% adults in the US alcoholics; 11 million people)
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Amphetamine
Definition
commonly used stimulant; sometimes prescribed by doctors to help w/ mental probs. And weight. Caffeine- stimulant, found in soda and coffee
Term
Cocaine
Definition
- drug in form of white powder from dry cocoa leaves (1. South America 2. Mexico)
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Drug
Definition
- substance, not food, taken into the body; causes physical or mental changes in body
Term
Heroin
Definition
- narcotic from seeds of poppy plant (MOST commonly USED illegal narcotic)
Term
LSD
Definition
- hallucinogen; most dangerous & best known; chemical compound made in laboratories; known as acid; sometimes form of pill or paper
Term
Marijuana
Definition
- hallucinogen; against law to produce or sell, but if doctors prescribe legal; from cannabis plant; makes user happy & relaxed; too much affects judgment, memory, & coordination; doesn’t cause physical addiction; grown anywhere
Term
Morphine
Definition
- narcotic; prepared from poppy plant seeds (very addictive); pain killer for accidents, cancer, etc.
Term
Narcotic
Definition
- drug that relieves pain
Term
Tranquilizer
Definition
- depressant; commonly used; doctors give to patients to relax muscles
Term
ABM(anti-ballistic missile)
Definition
- capable of knocking out enemy missiles & planes
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Biological weapon
Definition
- weapon that spreads harmful viruses & bacteria
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Chemical weapon
Definition
- weapon that can spread toxic chemicals
Term
ICBM-
Definition
intercontinental ballistic missile
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MIRV
Definition
- multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle
Term
December 6, 1941
Definition
Pres. Roosevelt authorizes Manhattan Project (the secret US project to build atomic bomb)
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US explodes world’s 1st atomic bomb, the Trinity Test, at Alamogordo, New Mexico
Definition
July 16, 1945
Term
Little Boy, uranium bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Between 80,000-140,000 killed
Definition
August 6
Term
Fat Man, plutonium bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. About 74,000 people killed
Definition
August 9
Term
S.U. detonates 1st atomic bomb, Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. (copy of Fat Man)
Definition
August 29, 1949
Term
Iraq invades Kuwait in Desert Storm
Definition
August 1990
Term
Countries that have Nuclear weapons
Definition
1.) US, in 1945. 2.) Russia, in 1949. 3.) Great Britain, in 1952. 4.) France, 1960. 5.) China, in 1964. 6.) India, in 1974. 7.) Pakistan, in 1998. 8.) North Korea, in 2006. 9.) Israel
Term
Cuban Missile Crisis
Definition
Oct. 1962 (lasted 13 days)
Term
Fidel Castro
Definition
Dictator of Cuba
Term
Nikita Khrushchev
Definition
- leader of Russia/ Soviet Union
Term
John F. Kennedy
Definition
- US President during C.M.C.
Term
Robert F. Kennedy
Definition
Att. General at time of Cuban Missile Crisis
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Quarantine
Definition
- Naval blockade
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Turkey
Definition
- country that had US missiles
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President Truman
Definition
- Pres. during bombing of Japan
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General Dwight Eisenhower
Definition
- Pres. After Truman; 5 star general during WW2
Term
December 7, 1941
Definition
- Pearl Harbor
Term
Sadam Husein
Definition
leader of Iraq during 2 Iraq wars
Term
About 58,000
Definition
How many Americans killed during Vietnam war?
Term
June 25, 1950
Definition
What was the date the Korean War began?
Term
Carol Ann Drazba
Definition
First women casualty of the WW2
Term
Tranquilizer
Definition
Most commonly used depressent
Term
Manhattan Project
Definition
Name of Project Roosevelt signed to start building Nuclear weapons/missiles.
Term
King Abual of Aziz
Definition
Bin Laden's College
Term
1 of 57
Definition
Bin Laden was 1 of how many siblings?
Term
October of 2000
Definition
bombing of the USS Cole
Term
Domestic Terrorism
Definition
the 1955 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building was an example of what kind of terrorism?
Term
Ramzi Yuseff
Definition
man responsible for the 9/11 bombings
Term
6 people killed, 1042 people injured,Feb. 6, 1993. Wanted to use chemical & biological weapons.
Definition
WTC BOMBING: how many killed? how many injured? wanted to use what kind of weapons used?
Term
1980
Definition
President Truman decided it was best to boycott what (year) olympics?
Term
400,000
Definition
How many Americans died during WW2?
Term
1989-1990
Definition
Al Queda was originally formed during what year? (2 possible answers)
Term
9%
Definition
What % of the US suffers from Alcoholism?
Term
August 2, 1990
Definition
Iraq invaded Kuwait when? (m/y)
Term
December 7, 1979
Definition
Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan when (m/d/y)
Term
Korean War
Definition
"Forgotten War"
Term
NATO's missiles were located there during the Cold War
Definition
Describe the role of Turkey during the Cold War
Term
240
Definition
On average, how many days did soldiers see during the war?
Term
Relocation Camps were camps in the dessert and Japanese Americans were taken there after Pearl Harbor
Definition
What were Relocation Camps & why were Japanese Americans located there?
Term
An alliance between the Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern Europe after WW2 and was formed after NATO.
Definition
What was the Warsaw Pact?
Term
1941
Definition
Manhattan Project (year)
Term
Soviet Union
Definition
Term
1949
Definition
what year did the Soviet Union finished thi
Term
1949
Definition
What year did the Soviet Union finish there first atomic bomb?
Term
Little Boy
Definition
what was the name of the Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Term
Fat Man
Definition
Name of Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Term
Lots of rain & an unusually large snow melt
Definition
Missippi River flood cause
Term
mental problems and need to loose weight
Definition
Amphetamines are prescribed for people who?
Term
High demand, Low supply
Definition
Most Drug Dealers come to NEPA because of ____ supply, _______demand
Term
defolient, Vietnam
Definition
Agent Orange is a ______ in the _______ war.
Term
August, 1998
Definition
African Embassy Bombings took place when?
Term
post-traumatic stress disorder
Definition
PTSD
Term
anarchist
Definition
one who opposes all forms of government
Term
cell
Definition
most groups of terrorists organized into small groups of four to five members
Term
cyber terrorism
Definition
organized attacks on computer systems
Term
fanatical
Definition
marked by intense, uncritical devotion to a cause
Term
hijack
Definition
to take over a vessel or vehicle by force
Term
idealist
Definition
one who believes strongly in a cause
Term
infiltration
Definition
the act of joining a group without revealing one's identity
Term
martyr
Definition
one who dies for a cause
Term
nationalist
Definition
one who favors creating a state for one's ethinic group; one who promotes a strong national government
Term
revolutionary
Definition
one who wants to overthrow a gov't
Term
mullah
Definition
religious leaders; they followed a strict or pure form of Islam
Term
jihad
Definition
holy war
Term
mujahedin
Definition
supplied money and weapons; Islamic guerrillas
Term
mosque
Definition
Muslim church
Term
quaran
Definition
Islamic bible
Term
Islamic fundamentalism
Definition
reject many elements of modern life as disruptive of family and society
Term
shah
Definition
king
Term
fatwa
Definition
death sentence
Term
sharia
Definition
Islamic law; banned were television, nonreligious music, jobs for wo
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