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| the topmost part of a mountain that HUMANS CAN REACH |
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| a narrow steep walled canyon with water flowing through |
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| a vent in the crust of the earth |
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| Banking System begun 1913 |
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| One Country exerting control over another |
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| Fear of Communists in the US after WWI |
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| Wilson's Plan for after the war |
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| Archduke Francis Ferdinand |
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| his assassination STARTED the Great war (WWI) |
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| Ended the fightining the Great War |
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| America's stance when Great War started |
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| Led to US getting involved in Great War |
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| Key aspect of the Great War in Europe |
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| Enabled by 16th Amendment - helped government raise revenue (money) |
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| Agreement among nations that escalated the war |
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| Gave goverment more power to regulate business |
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| Chicago gangster during Prohibition |
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| President when Great Depression started due to stock market crash blamed on international economic conditions |
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| "SILENT" president sworn in by his father |
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| President with A LOT of scandals in his administration |
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| 1st man to fly solo across Atlantic |
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| Securities and Exchange Commission |
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| Created after stock market crash to govern the buying and selling of stock |
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| Helped with unemployment, retirement, and disability benefits |
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| Hard hit agricultural area of Kansas and Oklahoma |
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| Were dictators who took control of their countries |
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| Started because Germany invaded Poland |
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| "Nothing to fear but fear itself" |
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referring to date Pearl Harbor was attacked
"a date which will live in infamy" |
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| General Douglas MacArthur |
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when he left Philippines said...
"I shall return" |
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| President after Roosevelt died |
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| Soviet Leader during WW II |
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| Target of 1st atomic bomb |
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| Largest naval battle of WW II |
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| Allied invasion in northern France |
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| actors, writers, producers who were suspected of communist affiliation |
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| Most powerful body in United Nations |
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| Standoff between US and USSR (not really a war) |
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| Wanted to expand their power into Eastern Europe, Greece, and Turkey |
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| American policy towards Communism expansion |
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| Helped European nations rebuild after WWII |
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| Started when North Korea invaded South |
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| Gave benefits to veterans |
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| Generation born after WWII |
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| 1st successful American space satellite |
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| Brown v. Board of Education |
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| Declared segreation in schools unconstitutional |
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| 1st successful man-made space satellite |
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| Refused to give up her seat on bus |
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| Civil Rights Leader and Minister |
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| Japan bombed US soil - pulled us into WWII |
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| Founded to help African Americans fight for rights and equality |
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| "ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner) |
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| "we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, and oppose any foe" |
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| "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" |
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| "free at last, free at last, Thank God we are free at last" |
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| Due to Watergate asked repeatedly "What did the President know and when did he know it? |
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| classified docs stolen from Pentagon |
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| His failure was that he helped obstruct legal investigation of the break-in after learning about it |
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| Nixon Impeachment Proceedings |
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| Went as far as House approving articles of Impeachment |
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| Was not elected by the people to become President |
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High rate of inflation was a problem
Led talks that led to agreement between Israel and Egypt |
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| Site of mass murder suicide of a religious cult |
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| "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?" |
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| secret arms deal with Iran, attempt to free American hostages, undercover assisting Central American Freedom fighters |
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| Collapsed under George HW Bush presidence |
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| Iraq invaded and took over Kuwait |
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| military operation that pushed Iraqi forces out of Kuwait |
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| America's reusable space craft |
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| Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
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Tore down Berline Wall (separted East and West Germany - Communist vs. Not)
ushered in many good changes for Soviet Union |
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| Norman Schwarzkopf (Stormin Norman) |
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| American Commander during Persian Gulf War |
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| North American Free Trade Act - allowed free trade zone between US, Canada, and Mexico |
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| Federal Reserve Board - guides monetary policy for US government |
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| Proposed Israel agree to give Palestinians control of land in exchange for Palestinians not attacking Israel |
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| Linked to Paula Jones and Monica Lewinsky (had affair with her); should have been impeached on grounds of perjury and obstruction of justice |
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| "I did not have sex with that woman" liar liar pants on fire! |
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| Project for which Clintons were investigated for wrongdoings |
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| 1st major party candidate for national office that was Jewish |
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Four flights
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2 planes World Trade Center in New York,
1 plane Pentagon(government-Washington DC),
1 plane - passengers made crash by attacking hijackers (Pennsylvania) |
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| Osama Bin laden from Afghanistan |
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| 911 Response of US and NATO |
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| Launched attack on al-Qaeda Terrorist sites and Taliban government in Afghanistan |
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| United Nations (NATO) then attacked Iraq - Saddam Hussein (deposed, captured, executed) |
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| Hero on 4th plane of 9 11 |
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Colorado (Denver)
Idaho (Boise)
Montana (Helena)
Utah (Salt Lake City)
Wyoming (Cheyenne) |
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| Pacific Region (beside Pacific Ocean) |
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Washington (Olympia)
Hawaii(Honolulu)
Oregon (Salem)
California (Sacramento)
Alaska (Juneau) |
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Texas (Austin)
Arizona (Phoenix)
Nevada (Carson City)
Oklahoma (Oklahoma City)
New Mexico (Santa Fe) |
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| Congress gave this to rebuild communities after 911 and our military |
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| Office of Homeland Security |
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| Created by Bush after 9 11 |
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| Passed in 2001 to help economy |
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| FIRST woman to hold Speaker of the House in 2006 |
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| Replaced our threat of Communism |
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| Most populated state in 2000 |
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| Outcome decided by Supreme Court (counting problem because of Florida) |
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| Attempted invasion of Cuba |
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| First man on the moon "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind...." |
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| "This is the world's fight. This is civilization's fight." |
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| "I must honestly reiterate that I have been disappointed with the church" |
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| "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem." |
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| "My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over" |
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| "I come to state that I'm a man..." |
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