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Questions and Answers
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leader of the Sioux tribe who fought in the Battle of Little Bighorn
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Leader of the Lakota’s who fought in the Battle of Little Bighorn
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The first man to make a major attempt at industrial unionism
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Scottish immigrant who began steel production
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Founded the Standard Oil Trust in 1882
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20th president, Republican, assassinated by a disgruntled job seeker
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Led the effort to give the vote to women
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Led the Tweed Ring, a group of corrupt Democratic politicians in NYC during the ‘60s and ‘70s
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A cartoonist who drew political cartoons against Boss Tweed
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Battle on December 29, 1890 in which cavalry killed 250 Sioux Indians but only 25 whites were killed.
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Labor demonstration in Chicago which ended violence and which resulted in the Labor Movement being set back
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Industrial Workers of the World
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Terrible fire which led to the deaths of 146 workers and highlighted the poor working conditions endured by employers
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Multi–family dwellings where poor people lived
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Democratic political machine in NYC that provided services to the general population in exchange for votes
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Became president upon the assassination of William McKinley
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Chosen successor to President Roosevelt; elected in 1908
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Democratic candidate for President in 1912 election, won with 42% of popular vote
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Pioneered the production of an affordable automobile, the Model T
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Founded the Tuskegee Institute
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“Mark Twain”; wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Policy which allowed the major countries of the world to compete in China on equal terms
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Group in China which attempted to stop what they saw as a foreign takeover of their country
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journalists who exposed abuse and corruption in American society
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Woodrow Wilson proposed this plan that included the League of Nations, freedom of the seas, no secret treaties, self-determination, and arms reduction; it was not accepted by Europe (colonies), it was hard to enforce, it had high standards, and Isolationists (US) did not want the US to become too involved in world affairs
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Agreement which ended WWI
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Prohibited the sale, production and consumption of alcohol
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Gave women the right to vote
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the summer of 1919 when a wave of strikes and riots swept over the country
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Battle over whether a teacher was allowed to teach evolution in Tennessee
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Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson
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The first Catholic to be nominated by a major political party to run for President
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A collection of reforms brought about by FDR’s New Deal
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Hitler’s girlfriend
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June of 1942 when the US forces destroyed 4 Japanese aircraft carriers and turned control of the Pacific in favor of the Allied Forces
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A member of the Big Three (Prime Minister of England)
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A member of the Big Three from Italy
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The US provided weapons to countries which were fighting the spread of Nazism
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Where the first atomic bomb was dropped (Japan)
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Took over presidency after FDR
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Senator who led a witch hunt for communists in the US government
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leader of the communist forces in China
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African American civil rights leader who worked for integration in nonviolent ways; won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964
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JFK’s brother – was shot but not killed – ran for presidency in 1968
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Youngest president; stimulated the economy and invested funds in NASA program
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Led a communist revolution in Cuba
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War on poverty; president upon JFK’s assassination
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Elected president in 1968 and was impeached
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metaphorical divide between communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe
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Created a uniform civilian community
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