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100
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The figure whose assignation began World War I
100
From Virginia what direction is California
West
100
The two sides of this war were the allied powers and the axis powers
World War II
100
When money is loaned and then paid back later with interest
Credit
100
This person is the humanized form of the United States
Uncle Sam
200
This person became one of the wealthiest people on the planet by monopolizing the oil industry
John D. Rockefeller
200
Is Europe a country or a continent?
Continent
200
This war ended with the United States gaining possession of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
The Spanish-American War
200
What is Sod
A thick layer of grass, roots, and dirt settlers would use to build houses during western expansion
200
What ocean did the Battle of Midway take place in?
Pacific Ocean
300
This person was blamed for the Great Depression
Herbert Hoover
300
What country is this
Mexico
300
This war led to the abolishment of Slavery
The Civil War
300
What is the difference between a Rural area and an Urban Area
Rural is Farmland
Urban is the city
300
Reconstruction after the civil war led to what three amendments?
13th (abolished slavery)
14th (Natural Born Citizenship)
15th (Equal Voting Rights)
400
This person was assassinated after the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
400
What is the furthest north state in the United States
Maine
400
What were the two sides of World War I
Allied Powers and the Central Powers
400
This is a type of government where individual freedoms are denied, there is extreme patriotism, and a dictator has all the power
Fascism
400
These women fought for the right to Vote
Suffragettes
500
Which US president ended WWII by deciding to drop nuclear bombs on Japan
Harry S. Truman
500
What are the states that make up Mr. MIMAL
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
500
Who were the two countries fighting the Spanish American War
Spain and Cuba
500
What is a monopoly
a market with the absence of competition creating a situation where a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular thing
500
'Nobody knows you when you are down and out' is a song sung by this Harlem Renaissance figure
Bessie Smith