Events Flashcard #2 EOC review

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What was turning point of Vietnam?

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Tet Offensive

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The US issues a blockade after the discovery of nuclear weapons. We almost have nuclear war with the USSR

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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What is the most important reason the US enters WWI? Options: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Iraq invades Kuwait, To contain communism, Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare

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Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare

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What was the name of Wilson's peacekeeping organization the US refused to join, which he discussed in his 14 Points?

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League of Nations

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World War I uses trench warfare and is characterized by

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a stalemate

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What significant event occurred in 1969?

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We landed on the moon

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2008
Options:
Cold War ends
9-11 attacks
Supreme Court declares George W Bush president
1st black president elected

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1st black president elected

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World War II

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1939-1945

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USS Maine explosion causes US to declare war on Spain in _____

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1898

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What war did the US enter when Iraq invaded Kuwait?

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Persian Gulf War