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Mrs. Wetlaufer
100

Which of the research subjects was a famous actor known for his good looks?

Gary Cooper

100

What was the name of the time period after the Civil War meant to help repair the South?

The Reconstruction

100

What is the name for the economic system that says all property should be publicly held?

Communism

100

What is Mrs. Wetlaufer's favorite TV show?

Star Trek

200

Who was the leader of the USSR after Stalin and ordered the construction of the Berlin Wall?

Nikita Krushchev

200

What city in Alabama had a years-long boycott over the segregation of buses? (The boycott was started by Rosa Parks)

Montgomery

200

Who wrote the Social Contract?

Thomas Hobbes

200

What state did Mrs. Wetlaufer live in before moving to Washington state?

Maine

300

What were the names of the stereotypes for black people who tried to "act white" or in other ways suck up to white people?

Mr. Charlie and Miss Ann

300

What kind of structure was bombed because of the Civil Rights Movement in 1963, causing the death of four young girls?

A church

300

What country was Fidel Castro the president of?

Cuba

300

What college did Mrs. Wetlaufer attend?

a) Furman University
b) UW
c) Fordham University
d) Gonzaga

a) Furman University

400

Who helped overthrow a dictator in Cuba, only to become something of a dictator himself?

Fidel Castro

400

What was the name of the "empire" that started World War II and believed in genocide?

The Third Reich

400

What is the Social Contract?

Philosophical idea that early humans gave up rights in order to form societies that would make their lives better

400

What is the name of Mrs. Wetlaufer's dog?

a) Sofia Loren
b) Marlon Brando
c) Herbert Hoover
d) Humphrey Bogart

d) Humphrey Bogart

500

Who was known as the "most dangerous racist in America" during the 1960s?

George Wallace, governor of Alabama

500

What significant event took place because of a ship called "The Mayflower"?

The colonization of America by the British, Pilgrims came to America, etc.

500

Who wrote A Talk to Teachers, the speech we are doing this research to prepare for reading?

James Baldwin

500

Which subject has Mrs. Wetlaufer NOT taught in school?

a) History
b) Rock climbing
c) Math
d) Photoshop

a) History

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