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When was FDR born?
January 30, 1882
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What was Sputnik?
The first satellite sent into Earth's orbit.
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What was trench warfare?
War where both sides take cover in trenches.
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What was the Truman Doctrine?
A call for immediate economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey.
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Who was Patton?
He was a major General in WW2.
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What year was Truman elected?
1948
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What was the Red Scare?
The fear that Communist spies had infiltrated the US.
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What was the Battle of Britain?
The battle when German airforces bombed a lot of Britain's cities.
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What was the Marshall Plan?
A program to provide economic aid to European countries after World War 2.
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When was Teddy Roosevelt born?
October 27, 1858
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Who assasinated JFK?
Lee Harvey Oswald
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What was the 14 Points?
Outline of proposals by president Wilson.
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What was D-Day?
The battle when the Allied forces took control of the war. This was when the US, Britain, and Canada landed on German shores.
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What are civil rights?
The rights belonging to an individual by virtue of citizenship.
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When did Alger Hiss die?
November 15, 1996
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When did Hoover die?
October 20, 1964
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What was the Big 4?
Top allied leaders from the US, Britain, France, and Italy.
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What was the Cold War?
The war between the US and the Soviet Union. It was fought in Russia, so it was very cold.
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What was Woodstock?
A rock music festival.
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When was Eisenhower elected?
January 20, 1953
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What number of president was Nixon?
37th
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What were muckrakers?
Any group of US writers that had pre-World War 1 literature.
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What was an iron curtain?
The barrier between the Soviet bloc and western Europe.
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What was the New Deal?
Policies to help economic problems in the US.
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When did Martin Luther King Jr give his famous speech?
In the 1960's
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