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What are three examples of the importance of rubber for the military?
Jeeps, Plants, tanks
How did Britain lose its source of rubber in Malaysia?
The Japanese seized Malaysia shortly after they attacked Pearl Harbor.
In the 1830s, this condiment was believed to cure almost anything including indigestion, diarrhea, and even jaundice
Ketchup
Pacific Islands
Where were sugar beets grown for centuries as a garden vegetable and as fodder for livestock?
Europe
From what is rubber derived?
latex sap from the rubberwood tree
Who arranged a deal for the Allies to obtain rubber from Brazil?
U.S. President Franklin D.
This candy bar came in a three-pack featuring different flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. They had to cut down to one flavor, however, when World War II made rations too expensive. But they kept the name inspired by the three flavors...
Three Musketeers
Who brought sugarcane to the New World?
Columbus
Where was the first sugar beet processing facility built in 1802?
Poland
What percentage of Brazil does the Amazon Region cover?
60%
What was the term used for the men in Brazil who chose to obtain latex rather than serve in the armed forces?
rubber soldiers
This school is older than the Aztec Empire (1325)
Oxford University (founded in 1096)
Explorers for what country brought it to Brazil?
Portugal
What is the concentrated syrup that is a byproduct of processing sugarcane and sugar beets?
Molasses
What British explorer took 70,000 rubber tree seeds to England from Brazil?
Henry Wickham
What are the four layers of a rainforest?
emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor
This amendment guarantees the right to vote for women.
19th amendment
What is the term for this: The British sent manufactured goods to Africa and traded them for slaves, who were sent to the New World; thn sugar and other products from the New World were carried to Britain.
Triangle Trade System
What is the largest sugar-producing state in the U.S.?
Minnesota
Where were some seeds taken and found to develop better there?
Ceylon, Malaysia
What fraction of the world's fresh water does the Amazon River hold?
one-fifth
What is the name of Liam's cat?
Freyja/Freya (Assumedly after the Norse Goddess who famously rides a gold chariot pulled by two cats; Name is Old Norse for "Lady")
What is the name given to the route that took slaves from Africa to the New World?
Middle Passage
What are two reasons why slavery is a bad idea?
1) Economics: slaves have no incentive to work more efficiently or to learn new skills; (2) the negative effect on human beings, both slaves and their owners