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| According to J. Kingston Pierce in his essay "Scopes Trial," what group provided the greatest amount of support for John Washington Butler's bill outlawing the teaching of "any theory that denies the story of the divine creation of man as taught in the Bible?" |
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| Baptist Backers were the predominant group that provided the greatest amount of support for John Washington Butler's bill |
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| According to Wyatt Kingseed in his essay "The 'Bonus Army' War in Washington," what did Douglas MacArthur's aide purportedly advise him not to do? |
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| Douglas MacArthur's aide purportedly advise him not to oversee operations in the field with the troops |
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| According to Robert J. Maddox in his essay "The Kingfish," what did Huey Long do that finally united his enemies against him? |
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| Huey Long jaunched another offensive, putting forward a bill which would have placed a manufacturers tax of 5 cents per barrell on all oil refine in Louisiana |
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| According to Edward Oxford in his essay "Turning Points: One Sunday in December," what were the names of the eight American battleships present at Pearl Harbor on December 71 1941? |
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Oklahoma
California
West Virginia
Maryland
Nevada
Arizona
Tennesse
Pennsalvania |
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| List the five main purposes of the United Nations |
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1. Maintain international peace and security
2. By collective Action, remove threats to the peace and supress acts of aggression
3. Develope friendly relation among nations
4. Encaurage international cooperation in solving economical, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
5. Promot respect for humanity without distiction as to race, sex, language, or religion |
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| Public Works Administration |
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| This project oversaw government projects that cost more then $25,000 |
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| National Security Council Document 68 |
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| Officially titled "U.S. objectives and programs for national security" called for a long-term effort by the entire national security apparatus to fight the threat of soviet communism |
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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| Us, Canada, and 10 other European nations formed and pleged that attack against one nation would automatically be treated as if a strike against all |
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| Blamed failures of American Foreign policy on communist infiltration of the U.S. Government and claimed to have a list of known communists still working in the Department of state |
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