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1789: Who is the father of our (the USA) country? |
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1776: Who the father of the Declaration of Independence? |
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1776: What major event occurred during the Spirit of '76? |
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1776: The American Revolution |
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1788: Who is the Father of the (US) Constitution? |
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1775: What groups fought in the American Revolutionary War? |
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1775: the US (Yankees) and England (Redcoats) |
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1783: Who won the American Revolutionary War? |
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1812: Which was called 'Mr. Madison's War'? |
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1812: What groups fought in the War of 1812? |
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1814: Who won the War of 1812? |
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1814: During which war was The Star Spangled Banner composed? |
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1814: the War of 1812 (at Fort McHenry, Maryland) |
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1776: What is a founding father? |
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1776:Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
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1775: What was the cause of the American Revolutionary War? |
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1776: British taxation of American colonists without representation |
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1812: What was the cause of the War of 1812? |
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1812: Britain's interference with American trade and Britain's siding with Native Americans |
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1846: What was the cause of the Mexican War? |
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1846: President Polk's expansionism and a border dispute |
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1846: What groups fought in the Mexican War? |
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1846: the US (doughboys) and Mexico |
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1848: Who won the Mexican War? |
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1898: What groups fought in the Spanish American War? |
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1898: one group: America, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the Philippines the other group: Spain |
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1898: Who won the Spanish American War? |
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1898: What was the cause of the Spanish American War? |
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1898: Newspaper owner William Randolph Hearst mistakenly accused Spain for blowing up the Maine, an American ship. |
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1914: What groups fought in World War I? |
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1914: The Allies (Serbia, Russia, France, Britain, Italy, USA-the doughboys) The Axis (Austria Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria) |
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1914: What was the cause of World War 1? |
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1914: Serb(s) assassinated their foreign rulers, the Austria Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia. |
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1898: Who were the Rough Riders? |
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1898: US Calvary unit made up of an assortment of ranchers, miners, college football players, hunters, led by Lt. Teddy Roosevelt, that charged up San Juan Hill during the Spanish American War. |
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1898: Where is San Juan Hill? |
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1918: When did World War 1 end? |
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1918: at the 11th hour on the 11th day on the 11 month in 1918 |
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1918: Who won World War 1? |
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1918: the Allies (Serbia, France, Britain, Italy, the US) |
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1846: Why were American soldiers called Doughboys? |
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1846: One explanation is because their main food ration were dough biscuits. |
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1917: Why did the US enter World War 1? |
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1917: 2 reasons: 1. a publisher letter, from a German official named Zimmerman, asking Mexico to join the Allies and invade the US 2. German U-boats bombing Ally ships |
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1914: it is short for a German Unterseeboot (under sea boat) / submarine |
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1917: Which country deserted World War 1 and why? |
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1917: Russia left because its civil war erupted |
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1814: Where was the treaty ending the War of 1812 signed? |
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1814: (Treaty of) Trent (the Netherlands) |
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1919: Where was the treaty ending World War 1 signed? |
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1919: (Treaty of) Versailles (30 miles outside of Paris), France |
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1776: Who was President during the American Revolutionary War? |
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1776: no one, America was fighting to be recognized as an independent country during this war |
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1917: Who was president when the US entered World War 1? |
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1917: (Thomas) Woodrow Wilson |
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1861: What groups fought in the American Civil War? |
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1861: the North (USA, Union, Yankees, Yanks, blue) and the South (CSA, Confederates, Rebels, Rebs, Rebbie boys, gray) |
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1861: What was the cause of the Civil War? |
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1861: The South's prolonged attack of the lone Southern fort loyal to USA, Fort Sumter (South Carolina) |
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1865: Who won the Civil War? |
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1865: the North (USA, Union, Yankees, blue) |
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1860: Which state seceded (separated) from the USA first? |
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1860: Why did the South leave the Union (USA)? |
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1860: Republican (anti-slavery polical party) won the presidency with Abraham Lincoln and the South thought that their way of life (slavery) would be ended |
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1856: What is meant by "Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Men, Fremont"? |
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1856: presidential campaign slogan of Free Soil party (later Republican party) unsuccessful candidate John C. Fremont |
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1840: What does "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" or just "Tip and Ty" refer to? |
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1840: It was the campaign song and slogan of successful Whig candidate William Henry Harrison (winner of the Battle of Tippecanoe, Indiana against navive Americans) and his running mate John Tyler |
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1861: Who were the military leaders of the Civil War? |
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1861: North-Ulysses S. (Simpson) Grant and South-Robert E. (Edward) Lee |
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1917: Who led the US forces in the World War I? |
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1917: General John J. (Joseph) Pershing |
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1846: Who successfully led the US forces in the Mexican War? |
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1775: Who successfully led the American forces in the American Revolutionary War? |
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1775: Who were the commanders of the American Revolutionary War? |
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1775: US (George Washington, Nathanael Greene, Horatio Gates, Frederic Wilhelm von Steuben, Marquis de La Fayette) Britain (Sir William Howe, Thomas Gage, Sir Henry Clinton, Lord Cornwallis, John Burgoyne, Benedict Arnold) |
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1846: Which was 'Mr. Polk's War'? |
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1846: The Mexican War that President Polk instigated |
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1914: Which is the 'Great War'? |
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1914: Which was the 'War to End All Wars'? |
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1783: What song was played at the Britian's surrender during the American Revolutionary War? |
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1783: 'The World Turned Upside Down' |
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1775: What were the British called in American Revolutionary War? |
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1775: the Redcoats, Lobster backs, Bloody backs |
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1811: Which US military academy repaints a statue of Tecumseh before important events? |
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1811: the United States Naval Academy |
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1812: Who were the commanders of the US forces during the War of 1812? |
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1812: Winfield Scott, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison |
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1898: Who was a commander of the Spanish American War? |
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1783: What was the final battle of the American Revolutionary War? |
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1783: the Battle of Yorktown (Virginia) |
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1865: What does 'The Surrender' refer to? |
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1865: a Southern phrase referring to their regretful surrender to the North in the Civil War |
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1865: Where did the Civil War surrender take place? |
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1865: Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
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1898: Who was President during the Spanish American War? |
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1898: William McKinley Jr. |
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1860: What is another name for the Civil War? |
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1860: The War between the States |
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1815: What was the final battle of the War of 1812? |
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1815: the battle of Fort Bowyer (Alabama) |
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1815: Why were there more battles after the War of 1812 over? |
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1815: They did not know that the war had officially ended. |
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1848: What was the final battle of the Mexican War? |
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the battle of Santa Cruz de Rosales |
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1848: Where was the treaty signed ending the Mexican War? |
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1848: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Basilica of Guadalupe at Villa Hidalgo) |
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1898: What was the name of the treaty ending World War l? |
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1898: the Treaty of Paris |
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1861: What is General Ulysses S. Grant's nickname? |
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unconditional surrender Grant |
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1776[ What are the most important words of The Declaration of Independence? |
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1776: 'all men are created equal' |
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1918: What are the 14 Points? |
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1918: President Wilson's plan for peace |
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1918: What is the 14th point? |
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1918: The creation of the League of Nations, a world peace organization |
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1918: What is the League of Nations |
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1918: a world peace organization, invented by President Wilson during World War L |
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1918: When did the US join President Wilson's League of Nations? |
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1918: a group of US senators, called the 'irreconsiables;, successfully blocked the US from joining the League of Nataions because they did not agree with Article 10 which called for mutual defence |
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1919: When did the US sign the Treaty of Versailles of 1919? |
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1919: never, because a group of US senators, called the resevationsts, successfully blocked the treaty because they felt it diminished Congresses war powers |
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1917: Who were the political leaders of the Allied contries? |
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1917: US - Woodrow Wilson British PM - David Lloyd-George French Premier - Georges Clemenceau Italian Premier - Vittorio Orlando Russian czar - Nicholas II |
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1918: Explain the term 'peace without victory'. |
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1918: President Wilson's proposition for ending World War 1 with the view tht the goals of the war were peace and freedom, not land and imperialism |
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1917: What was thr Allied response to -boats? |
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1917: convoys (security warships escorting supply ships) |
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1919: What is the 'Land of Hope:? |
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1919: what Southern blacks, especially poor sharecroppers, called the North (northern states) |
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1919: What is the Great Migration? |
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1919: the great migration of 1919 refers to the migration of over one million African Americans to northern cities for better jobs and reduced racism |
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1914: Name the fronts (arenas, campaigns, theatres) of World War I. |
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Eastern front (Russia), Western front (central western Europe) |
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1914: Name the Low countries. |
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1914: Belguim, the Netherlands and Luxemborg (BENELUX) |
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1919: Which amendment was passed after World War I? |
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1919: Women pushed for the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote based on their great contributions to the war effort. |
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1917: How were Germans treated in America at this time? |
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with suspicion to hanging; German culture was deleted (music, language: liberty measles, hamburger-liberty burger/Salisbury steak, daschunds-liberty pups, sauerkraut-liberty cabbage, frankfurter-hot dog) |
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1917: What was the Selective Service Act |
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1916: Explain the phrase 'he kept us out of war'. |
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1916: President Wilson's reelection slogan about the war (World War I) in Europe during his first term. |
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1914: What were the new weapons used in World War I? |
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1914: machine guns, gas, gas masks, tanks, subs, planes |
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1914: What new types of warfare were used in World War I? |
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Southeratern Europe including Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia |
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1898: What caused America to become imperialistic? |
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1898: belief in their supeiority, desire for raw goods, customers, international ports |
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1898: What did America's empire consist of? |
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1898: Alaska, Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto Ricp the Philippines, Guam, the Panama Canal |
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1916: Which Mexican rebel leader killed 18 Americans in Columbus, New Mexico but could mot be caught by 10,000 American forces under General Pershing? |
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1916: Francisco 'Poncho' Villa |
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1898: Which countries did the US militarily intervene, during its imperialist period? |
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1898: the Philippines, China, Japan, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico |
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1898: Who said 'speak softly and carry a big stick and you will go far'? |
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1898: an African (poverb), it was later recanted by Theodore Roosevelt |
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1905: Why did President Theodore Roosevelt receive the Nobel Peace Prize? |
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1906: he negotiated peace between Japan and Russia in the Russo-Japanese War. |
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1899: What was the Open Door Policy? |
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1900: a policy enacted by State Secretary John Hay to open China's doors to trade with the US |
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1906: What was President Theodore Roosevelt's 'Gentlemen's Agreement' with Japan? |
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1906: he ended school segregation of Japanese students in San Francisco in exchange for limited Japanese emigration to the US |
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1898: What happened to the Philippines after they won in the Spanish American War? |
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1898: America took control of them just as Spain had done previously, this led to the failed Philippine Insurrection |
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1776: What was the name of Thomas Pain's pamphlet which urtged American independence? |
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1781: What was th name of the United States' first Constitution? |
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1781: the Articles of Confederation |
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1786: Who led a rebellion of Massachusetts farmers over the issue of taxes? |
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1787: What was the name of the group that supported the Constitution? |
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1787: What was teh name of the group that did not support the Constitution? |
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1787: the anti-Federalists |
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1787: What is the name of the series of newspaper articles that were published in New York City newspapers which urged the passage of the second Constitution? |
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1787: The Federalist (Papers) |
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1787: What name was used as the author of the Federalist Papers? |
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1787: Who was Publius and leaders of the Federalists? |
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1787: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay |
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1787: Who were leaders 0f the anti-Federalists? |
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1787: Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, George Mason, Richard Henry Lee, Robert Yates |
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1776: Who was the founder of the Bill of Rights? |
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1787: What legislation did the anti-federalist want included in the new Constitution? |
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1803: What was the geographical effect of the Louisiana Purchase? |
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1803: it doubled the size of the US |
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1805: What was the name of the female interpreter and guide on the Louisiana Territory expedition? |
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1804: Who was appointed by the President to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory? |
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1804: (Merriweather) Lewis and (William) Clark |
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1814: Who wrote the Star Spangled banner? |
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1814: What was the form of the original Star Spangled Banner? |
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1836: Who led the Texas forces that yelled, "Remember the Alamo, Remember Goliad!"? |
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1836: Sam Houston at ehe Battle of San Jacinto, Texas (Revolution) |
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1790s: What was 'revolutionary' about the First Industrial Revolution? |
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1790s: goods were no longer manufactured by hand (human labor0, they were now manufactured by machine; other changes include pay by the hour, the factory system, hiring individuals |
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1790s: What was the 'factory system'? |
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1790s: a new system of manufacturing where the means of production (machines) were housed in a building (factory) and workers labored in the building (factory) |
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1787: What were the energy sources of the First Industrial Revolution? |
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1783: What effect did the cotton gin have on slavery? |
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1783: the cotton gin increased the need for more slaves because the cotton fiber could now be processed quicker and cheaper |
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1828: Who was the first President born in the frontier (not the East)? |
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1787: What were President Jackson's nicknames? |
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1787: the Indian hater (he had Eastern Indians moved to Western reservations through war (the 3 Seminote Wars) and legislation (the Indian Removal Act); Old Hiskory |
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1817: What does Seminole mean? |
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1817: runaway (the Seminole tribe, in Florida, sheltered runaway slaves from Georgia |
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1830s: Who led the educational reform movement? |
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1830s: Horace Mann fought for free, public, longer schools; higher teacher pay |
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1830s: Who led the prison reform movement? |
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1830s: Dorothea Dix fought to change the practise of hiding the mentally ill in attics and cellars to treating them in hospitals |
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1830s: Who led the poverty reform movement? |
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1830s: Dorothea Dix fought to change the practice of treating the poor like criminals |
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1830s: Who led the prison reform movement? |
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1830s? Dorothy Dix fought to change the practice of punishing prisoners to 'rehabilitating' prisoners |
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1790s: Name the most famous utopias in America. |
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1790s: the Harmony Scociety (PA), New Harmony (IN), Oneida Community (NY-the dinnerware company), Amana Community (PA-created the Amana appliance company) |
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1825: Who was the unsuccessful leader of the utopia movement? |
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1876: Who is credited with inventing the telephone? |
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1876: What was the first message successfully communited over the telephone? |
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1878: "Mr. Warson, come quickly, I want to see you!" (Alexander Bell |
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1877: What company grew out of the invention of the telephone? |
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1877: AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph) / American Bell Telephone Company / Mother Bell / Ma Bell (Alexander Ball) |
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1877: Who was the 'Wizard of Menlo Park (New Jersey)'? |
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1877: Thomas (Alva) Edison |
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1877: How many inventions is Thomas (Alva) Edison credited with? |
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1880: What was Thomas (Alva) Edison's most famous invention? |
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1877: What was Thomas (Alva) Edison's favorite invention? |
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1877: What is Thomas (Alva) Edison's popular quote? |
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1877: 'Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration." |
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1890: What company did the invention of the light bulb lead to? |
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1890: (Edison) General Electric company |
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1886: Which company did the invention of AC (alternating current - electricity) lead to? |
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1886: Westinghouse (George Westinghouse)Electic company |
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1844: What was the first successful message sent over the telegraph? |
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1844: 'What hath God wrought?' |
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1821: What colony was founded in Africa for frees African Americans slaves to migrate to? |
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1821: Liberia (liberate - freedom) |
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1822: What is the capital of Liberia? |
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1822: Monrovia (President James Monroe) |
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1650s: What is the nickname for the religious group called The Society of Friends? |
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1850s: What group be'friended' and helped the runaway slaves? |
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1850s: What was the Underground Railroad? |
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1850a: secret escape routes used by slaves in the American South |
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1850s: Who was the Moses of the Underground Railroad? |
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1852: Who did President Lincoln call 'the little lady who started the big war?' |
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1852: Harriet Beecher Stowe |
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1852: What piece of literature contributed to the start of the Civil War? |
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1852: 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' |
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1852: Who was the real 'Uncle Tom' (cabin)? |
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1850s: What were the Underground Railroad train stations called? |
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1850s: How did slaves refer to Canada? |
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1850s: heaven (there was no alavery in Canada) |
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1850s: Who were the Undergroud Railroad conductors? |
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1850s: Who were Undergroud Railroad 'passengers'? |
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1848: Where was the first Women's Rights convention held? |
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1848: Seneca Falls, New York |
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1848: Who were the leaders of the Women's Rights reform movement? |
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1848: Susan B. (Brownell) Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton |
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1846: What was Polk quoted as saying that stirred the Mexican War? |
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1846: Mexico had "shed American blood on American soil" |
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1848: When was gold first found in California? |
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1848: What was found in Sutter's Mill, California? |
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1849: A gold miner during the gold rush |
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1857: What slave unsuccessfully sued for freedom in a famous lawsuit? |
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1857: (Dred) Scot v. Sanford |
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1865-1877: What was the Reconstruction period? |
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18651877: the political REunification and the physical Rebuilding of the Rebelling states (The South) |
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1877: Why did the Reconstruction period end? |
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1877: th North agreed to return self-control of the South in exchange for a questionable presidential election (Rutherford Birchard Hayes-Republican) |
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1865: What is a copperhead? |
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1865: a Northern traitor who sided with the South |
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1865: What was a scalawag? |
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1865: a Southern traitor who sided with the Northern, Republican, Yankee US government |
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1865: What is a carpetbagger? |
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1865: a Northerner who goes to the South to take of advantage of it politically and financially; they were of a low class and carried cheap luggage made of carpet material |
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1776: What is a Loyalist? |
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an American traitor who wanted America to remain a British colony - usually a Southerner concerned with losing British cotton customers |
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1876: Name the only major Great Plains conflict won by the Native Americans. |
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1876: the Battle of Little Big Horn, Montana in which the Sioux / Lakota and Cheyenne, led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, beat US forces, led by General Armstrong Custer |
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1858: an Apache military leader, whose family was killed by Mexican military, was known for his bravery and escapes against both Mexican and US forces |
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1850: an Arizona Apache who, along with Geronimo, stood up to the Mexican and US governments about their land |
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1865: What was the Gilded Age? |
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1865: An age in American history, named by writer Mark Twain, known for a prosperous few and ignored its impoverished masses |
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1800: Who were the Astors? |
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1800: family headed by John Jacob Astor, the first multimillionaire in America, made money in fur, NYC real estate, owned the famous Waldorf-Astoria hotel in NYC |
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