Leo Frank
What was the date Mary Phagan went missing?
April 26th, 1913
About how many members were in the Klan in the mid 1920s?
3mil-5mil people.
Who liberated Paris on August 25th, 1944?
The French unit, America lets them liberate their capital and enforces this.
What agreement did Britain and France abide to to allow Germany’s demands for territory?
The Munich Agreement of 1938.
What was the name of the battle/attack that got America involved in WWII?
Pearl Harbor
What does governor Slaton commute Frank’s sentence to?
Life in prison.
What did the Klan claim it would do when it was reborn?
That it would "clean up" communities, and put bootleggers/moonshiners out of business.
Who fought on Omaha beach (100 Points) and why was it the last to be liberated? (100 Points)
America fought the Germans on Omaha beach, it was the last to be liberated because they were against the most trained German soldiers and faced a lot of hand-to-hand combat.
What caused France and Britain to declare war on Germany? (100 points) And why did they do it? (100 Points)
Germany invaded Poland, and both France and Britain promised to protect Poland against aggression.
What battle became the turning point for America in WWII?
The Battle of Midway
Who was charged with the same crime as Leo Frank? (100 points) Who worked with them to drop said charges? (200 points)
Jim Conley received the same charges as Leo Frank, Hugh Dorsey worked with Conley to drop his charges.
What was the name of the group that initiated the lynching of Leo Frank in Georgia? (Or, what did they call themselves?)
the Knights of Mary Phagan
What was the name of the operation the allies used to distract Germany?
Operation Bodyguard
What pact did Germany sign with the Soviet Union before invading Poland?
The Nonaggression Pact
What strategy did the United States adopt for fighting Japan
Island Hopping
In what year did the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles pardon Leo Frank? (200 Points) What was their reasoning? (200 Points)
1986, they believed he never received a fair appeals process.
What was the date (200 points) and the location (200 points) that the Klan first gathered at when reborn.
November 1915, they gathered in Atlanta Georgia.
What battle/confrontation was crucial to allied victory? (300 points), who fought Germany in this? (100 Points)
The Eastern Front, with the Soviets fought in this confrontation.
What country was essentially fighting Germany alone in the beginning of WWII? (200 point) What was the name of the battle that occurred between the 2? (200 points)
Britain, with the conflict being The Battle of Britain.
What tactics did the Japanese adopt toward the end of the war? (200 Points) Why did they adopt these? (200 Points)
Kamikaze tactics were adopted by Japanese soldiers, because it was seen as an act of heroism and bravery.
What was the name of the newspaper Tom Watson made (200 points), what did it say against Leo Frank (300 Points)?
Watson made the Jeffersonian, in this newspaper he said that Leo Frank had "unlimited and invisible power to support himself.
What film did the new Klan adopt it's material culture from?
The Birth of a Nation.
What 3 countries stormed D-Day (100Points) , how many beaches did each country have (200 Points), and what were the names? (200 Points)
Canada, Britain, and America all stormed D-Day. Canada had 1 beach, named Juno. Britain had 2 beaches, named Gold and Sword. America had 2 beaches, Utah and Omaha. (5 beaches in total).
What basis was made by America to support Britain in WWII (200 Points), and what act was made after to support the Allies? (300 Points)
America made the Cash-and-Carry Basis for Britain, where they would buy American arms and use their own British ships to transport them. When Britain could no longer afford this, America made the Lend-Lease Act to support all allies. In this act, America authorized military aid to the allies as long as it was somehow returned.
What were the names of the atomic bombs America used on Japan (200 Points), where were each sent respectively? (300 Points).
Little Boy was the name of the atomic bomb America sent to Hiroshima, and Fat Man was the name of the atomic bomb America sent to Nagasaki.