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factors in the outbreak of war in europe in 1914

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fear of rise of german power, unstable political situation in balkans, the division of europe into two rival alliances (all of above)

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what policy did president wilson originally adopt when war broke out in europe in 1914?

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he issued a proclamation of neutrality

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john j pershing headed the?

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american expeditionary force

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a major mistake by wilson in reference to peace actions was the exclusion of?

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republicans from the peace procedures

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in the election of 1920

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voters seemed to reject wilsons idealism

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the german u boats

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disobeyed the traditional rules of naval warfare

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the sinking of lusitania

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aroused anti-german sentiments in the us

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the zimmerman telegram

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proposed a german mexican alliance against the unitedstates.`

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all the following helped cause ww1 except militarism, nationalism, imperialism, socialism

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socialism

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the war industries board in world war 1

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regulated production

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world war 1 broke out in europe because

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european nations made a power play in southeast europe

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in 1915 willim j bryan

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supported the u.s withdrawal from european trade to avoid war.

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`whiich of the followin favored an early u.s entry into world war 1?

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thedore roosevelt

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charles evans hughes

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ran for president against woodrow wilson in 1916

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the communist revolution of 1917 in russia

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was headed by v. lennin

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the only woman in the congress in 1917 was

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jeanette rankin

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before world war11 people called world war 1

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great war

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which national holiday came out of world war 1?

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veterans day

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the leader of the u.s socialist party during world war 1 was

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eguene debs

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americas greatest adversary in world war 1 was

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germany

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under teh clear and present danger clause the supreme court ruled

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that civil rights are not obsolute

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the american flying ace who later helped the army develop adn air corps was

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eddie eickenbacker

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the first jew to sit on the united states supreme court was

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louis brandeis

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the doughboys were

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american boys in worldwar1

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american largest industry in teh 1920s was

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cars

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the liberal new york governor defeated by hoover 1928

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al smith

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when calvin coolidge said the business of america is business he meant

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government should leave business alone

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the teapot dome scandal concerned

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the bribery of a cabinet officer

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the greatest scandal of the harding administration was

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teapot dome

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for most people the 1920s was a time of

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prosperity

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all the following were government policies during the 1920s except

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tight corporate regulation

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andrew mellon the secretary of the treasury during the 1920s practiced the trickle down theory of economics by

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securing lower taxes on the rich

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the progressive leader of the 1920s was

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robert la follette

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during the harding administratin a majjor scandal emerged in the

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veterans affairs bureau

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what famous case represented the nativism of the 1920s?

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the trial of sacco and vanzetti

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which of the following was not responsible for the loosening of sexual attitudes in the 1920s? the automobile, william bryan, books by freud, and margret sanger?

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wiliam bryan

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the princple architect of president coolidge economic policy was

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andrew melon

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the federal goverbnments tax policies in teh 1920s aimed at doing all the following except

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encouraging savings

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the presidental candidate who used the slogan a return to normalcy was?

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warren harding

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president wilson attorney general who contributed to the red scare in america in 1919 was

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A. mitchell palmer

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the airplane was first flown by

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wilbur wright

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the first talking motion picture was the 1927 classic

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the jazz singer

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the street in newyork that became famous for advertising agencies in the 1920s was

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madison avenue

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fredrick winslow taylor

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wrote about scientific management and production

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the woman who led the fight for the E.R.A legal egquality for women in the 1920s was

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alice paul

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a black leader in the 1920s who spoke about black pride and who advocated that africans americans consider returning to africa was

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marcus garvey

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one of the most famoust evangelists of the 1920s was

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billy sunday

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the first american to win the noble prize for literature was

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sinclair lewis

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the equal rights amendement first introduced iin congress in 1923 called for

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no sex discrimination

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prohibition reffered to

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the banning of alcohol

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the bonus march on washington in 1932 suggested that the

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veterans wanted the government to aleviate their financial troubles

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the dispersal of the bonus army from washington in 1932

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damaged the reputation of the hoober adminstration

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the bank that should have done more to ease some of the impact of the great depression was the

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federal reserve bank

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one of president hoovers response to stop the depression in america in 1910 was to

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raise tarrif walls

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black tuesday in october 1929 was the day

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the stock market crash hits bottom

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congress created the F.D.I.C in the 1930s to

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protect bank deposits

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in 1929 about what percentage of the U.S population owned about one-third of all the weath?

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1 percent

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Laissez-faire economic is

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free trade capitalism

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The unemployment rate reached a high in 1932 of

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30%

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the hawley-smoot tariff

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raised tariff walls

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Congress creaed the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in 1932 to

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infuse capital into failing business

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The Tennessee Valley Authority became controversial because it

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was the first time the federal government controlled a public utility peacetime

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in comparison to herbert hoover, franklin D roosevelt proved

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less rigid in his philosophy and actions

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by terms of the agricultural adjustment act of 1933

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farmers were paid to limit production

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the new deal policy

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raised farm prices

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the share our wealth program came from

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huey long

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which of the following new deal program still exist Agricultural adjustment act, national industrial recvovery act, federal deposit insurance corporation and civilain conservative corps

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federal deposit insurance corporation

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John Steinbecks grapes of wrath

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spoke about the hardship of midwesterners in california during 1930s

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the socialist party leader of the 1930s was

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norman thomas

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the president who said he had a new deal for america was

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franklin roosevelt

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keynesian economic suggested

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deflict spending could stimulate the economy

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the president who used "fireside chats" to reach to reach the american people was

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franklin roosevelt

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elijah muhammad

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became the leader of black muslims in the 1930s

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the wagner act

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aimed at facilitating better business/labor relations

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a founder of the congress of industrial organization in 1935 was

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John L. Lewis

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The first female cabinet member was

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francis perkins

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the kellogg-briand pact

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denounced war

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a key factor in the U.S determination to remain neutral in 1939 was

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world war 1

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the good neighbor policy of the united states aimed at

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improving relations with central and south american countries

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the significance of the washington naval conference (1921) was that

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the major powers agreed to reduce arnaments

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unitedstates neutrality legislation in the mid-1930s aimed at

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avoiding the factors that led the unitedstates into war previously

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senator Gerald p. Nyle investigations (1934-37)

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suggested that the weapon industry affected U.S entry into ww1

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one can best describe u.s policy toward european and asian militarism in the 1930s as

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isolationist

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the atlantic charter (1941) established a bond between

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the U.S and England

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U.S involvement in the world during the 1920s was assured by

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the worldwide connections of u.s business, amnerican investements abroad, u.s teritorial posessions abroad (ALL OF THE ABOVE)

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the japanese attack on pearl harbor

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missed vital repair facilities

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the single greatest factor in teh rise of dictators and militarism in the 1930s was probably

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the great depression

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which of the following caused president franklin roosevelt to temper his view regarding the axis powers of WW2

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isolationist

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the u.s replaced the cash and carry policy in 1941 with

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lend and lease

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the munich pact

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allowed hitler to keep parts of czechoslovakia that he had seized in 1938

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the soviet leader of 1930s was

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josef stalin

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americas worst naval defeat occured at

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pearl harbor

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The stimson doctorine

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morally condemned japanese aggression in china during the 1930s

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the country that japan invaded in 1931 was

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china

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the military dictator who intiated the spanish civil war in 1936 was

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francisco franco

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the ludlow amendment of 1938 was

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preventing the united states from entering a war

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the nationalist chinese leader of the 1930s who fought the japanese invasion of his country was

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jiang jieshi

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the americans who voluntered to fight in the spanish civil war against facism formed a group a group called the

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lincold brigage

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The british prime minister during ww2 was

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winston churchil

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in 1940

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germany captured france

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The Manhattan project

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was proposed by albert einstein and other scientists in 1939

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which of the following was not allied in world war 2? U.S and japan, U.S and France, Germany and Japan, Italy and Germany?

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U.S and Japan

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Which of the following commanded U.S forces in Asia in ww2?

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Douglas MacArthur

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in the world war 2 the u,s and its allies defeated

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germany italy and japan

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which of teh followung did not beling to the big three during ww2?

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charles de gaulle.

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The u.s military strategy once it entered ww2 was to

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defeat germany first and then concenterate on japan

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the impact of world war 2 on the economy was to

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increase government role in the economy

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from the star of ww2 the allies agreed to

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invade europe through north africa

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The battle of leyte gulf was

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the biggest naval battle in history

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the japans offense in the north pacific was smashed by the

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battle of midway

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the commander of allied force during operation overload was?

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dwight eisenhower

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Ho chi minh was?

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the leader of the north vietnamese after ww2

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the commander of the u.s troops in korea was

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douglas macarthur

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U.S intervention in greece in 1947 was a result of

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the truman doctorine

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the marshal plan provided for the

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massive economic assistance for europe

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N.A.T.O.

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established a military alliance between the u.s and western europe

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in response to soviet moves in eastern europe, president truman

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called for more u.s economic and military support to western europe

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the leader of the chinese communists after ww2 was

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mao zadong

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the anti-communist chinese fled in 1949 adn established a government in

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taiwan

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the european nation that had colonized indo-china in the 1850s was

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france

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the mcCarthy redscare occured around

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1950

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to most republicans harry truman seemed politically

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to the left

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the southern democrats who broke away from the party in 1948 called themselves

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dixiecrats

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in the election of 1948 the leader of the southern democrates was

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strom thurmond

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in 1952 the republican candidate for president was

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diwight eisenhower

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under truman the new deal was

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continued in most respect

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all teh following factors led to senator joseph mcCarthys hunt for communism except for

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dwight eisenhowers victory in 1952

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the taft hartket act was

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opposed by unions

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harry trumans social and economic reforms became known as the

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fair deal

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the long time leader of the united mine workers 1920-60s was

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john l. lewis

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the taft-hartley act (1947)

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banned closed shops

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the armed forces of the united states finally integrated under president

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truman

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the infamous congressional committee created in 1938 to investigate subversion was the

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house un-american activites committee

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in 1948 alger hiss served as

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assistant secretary of the state department

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the smith act (1940)

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allowed government to arrest suspected subversives.

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