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8th Grade History: America Land I Love > 8th Grade History Test 10 > Flashcards

8th Grade History Test 10 Flashcards

1
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coordinated food relief in Europe

A

Herbert Hoover

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2
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Allied commander in Europe

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Dwight Eisenhower

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3
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known for building “Liberty ships”

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Henry Kaiser

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4
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led U.S. forces in the Philippines

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Douglas MacArthur

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5
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became a missionary to Japan

A

Jacob DeShazer

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6
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led a bombing raid over Tokyo

A

Jimmy Doolittle

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7
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men who aided in the development of the atomic bomb

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Enrico Fermi
Edward Teller
J. Robert Oppenheimer

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8
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led the Free Chinese against both the Japanese and the Chinese Communists

A

Chiang Kai-shek

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9
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served as Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II

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Winston Churchill

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10
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When did Israel become a nation-state?

A

1948

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11
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the name of the German army’s last great offensive in Europe

A

Battle of the Bulge

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12
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Black Tuesday

A

October 29, 1929

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13
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the Japanese lost nearly all of their remaining ships and planes in the Battle of

A

Leyte Gulf

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14
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the Nazi murder of over 6 million Jews is known as the

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Holocaust

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15
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What military alliance was formed by the United States, Canada, and several western European nations to oppose Communism?

A

NATO

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16
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What is speculation?

A

risky investments for the chance of quick profit

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17
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What alliance was formed to oppose Communism in Southeast Asia?

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SEATO

18
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What was the code name for America’s atomic bomb project?

A

Manhattan Project

19
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V-J DAy

A

September 2, 1945

20
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the turning point of the war in the Pacific

A

Battle of Midway

21
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the last bastion of freedom in Europe by 1941

A

England

22
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began the “New Deal”

A

Franklin Roosevelt

23
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portrayed a slanted view of the depression in his book entitled The Grapes of Wrath

A

John Steinbeck

24
Q

in the Korean War, the United States pursued a policy of ___ against the Communists

A

containment

25
Q

D-Day invasion took place in

A

France

26
Q

The Nazi-Soviet Pact divided up the country of

A

Poland

27
Q

the first naval battle in which the opposing ships never saw each other

A

Battle of Coral Sea

28
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established a government fund for unemployment and old-age insurance

A

Social Security Act

29
Q

the Axis powers during World War II

A

Germany
Italy
Japan

30
Q

the first city to be bombed with an atomic weapon

A

Hiroshima

31
Q

brave, second-generation Japanese-Americans who fought in World War II

A

Nisei

32
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led the United Nations’ forces through most of the Korean War

A

Douglas MacArthur

33
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date of the Pearl Harbor attack

A

December 7, 1941

34
Q

the Fascist dictator of Italy during World War II

A

Benito Mussolini

35
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amendment that repealed prohibition

A

21st

36
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the Nazi dictator of Germany during World War II

A

Adolf Hitler

37
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the New Deal program created to control flooding, conserve soil, and bring hydroelectric power to the mid-South

A

Tennessee Valley Authority

38
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1938 legislation dictated that the work week would not exceed 40 hours

A

Fair Labor Standards Acts

39
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the President who believed that families, churches, private charities, and neighbors should look after the needs of the unemployed during the Depression

A

Herbert Hoover

40
Q

Give three reasons for the severity of the Great Depression.

A

1-the desire of the few to get rich quick
2-the widespread practice of buying goods one credit
3-government interference in the free market economy

41
Q

Study the map of the West Indies

A 
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
Bahamas

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