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American West
Colonial Period
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100
What was one new way to get around in the west and let you get all the way across the country in 6 days
The Railroad
100
What ship transported the first separatists
Mayflower
100
Who fought the US in the cold war
Soviet Union
100
When did WWII end
1945
100
The Teflon president who ended the Cold War
Ronald Reagan
200
Samuel Colt created this iconic firearm
Colt .45
200
What cash crop did John Rolfe from Jamestown grow that gave the colonies worth
Tobacco
200
What was OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
200
What was the amphibious invasion, that catapulted the us into the E.T.O
Battle of Normandy/ D-Day
200
Was taunted with the chant " Hey, Hey LBJ how many kids are you gonna kill today"
Linden B Johnson
300
What act promoted Native Americans assimilation in 1887 and let the government sell the land
The Dawes Act
300
what 2 religions were the most popular in the colinies
Catholic and Protestant
300
What was the invasion attempt to overthrow the Cuban communist government called
Bay of Pigs
300
What 3 countries made up the axis powers
Germany, Japan and Italy
300
was president during " Desert storm", when American troops help hold the line in Kuwait.
George H.W Bush
400
Who invented the Barbed Wire
Joseph Glidden
400
what was the name of the first town in modern day Massachusetts
Jamestown
400
What country took hostages for over 400 days
Iran
400
Who was Hitler's long time companion during WWII, but eventually killed herself along with her husband.
Ava Braun
400
Was a Union general who then later became a president, has his own college too.
Ulysses S. Grant
500
What animal did the westerners hunt almost to extinction
The Bison
500
What colony mysteriously disappeared
Roanoke
500
What 2 things did Gorbachev incorporate that made the communist government less strict on borders and eventually crumble
Glasnost and Perestroika
500
He was the prime minister of japan, who was executed because he was found guilty of all his war crimes.
Hideki Tojo
500
Grew up in Swiss roots this was the 31st president
Herbert Hoover