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Which American city was burned to the ground by the British army during the War of 1812?
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Baltimore
Washington D.C.
Boston
Chicago
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All of the following are associated with the Selective Service Act EXCEPT...
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it was established in 1917 and again in 1940 to register young American men for the draft?
it was a lottery system controlled by 4,000 local draft boards
it allowed females for the first time to serve their country in the armed forces
it was the only way to quickly and fairly add soldiers to our poorly prepared military
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Which American city was burned to the ground by the British army during the War of 1812?
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All of the following are associated with the Selective Service Act EXCEPT...
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What was the name given to the effort undertaken by the U.S. to aid the allies (Britain) by temporary loaning weapons to them beginning in 1940?
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Why was the Battleship U.S.S. Missouri chosen as the place to sign the surrender of Japan?
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Who was responsible for causing the destruction depicted in this poster?
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Where was the flag flown in this poster?
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All of the following were victims of the Nazi Final Solution EXCEPT...
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Why did the League of Nations fail?
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Which significant event immediately followed the American defense of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor?
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What was the primary reason for why the U.S. broke its neutrality, declaring war against England in 1812?
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What pandemic was responsible for killing nearly 33% of the 110,000 American soldiers during WWI?
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The chief objective of the island hopping strategy in the Pacific was to…
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What sank the British passenger ship Lusitania in 1915, killing 128 Americans on board?
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Which of the following countries never joined President Woodrow Wilson’s League of Nations?
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Which of the following did NOT play a role in President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?
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"It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the future of mankind were meant to be sacrificed." This famous quote from author Elie Weisel is referring to...
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The Battle of New Orleans was significant for all of the following reasons EXCEPT…
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Between 1919 and 1941 the United States followed a policy of…
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Prior to the Battle of Midway, the war in the Pacific was characterized by...
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The "spark that lit the powder keg” that led to the start of World War I was the...
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The Treaty of Versailles stipulated that Germany was to do all of the following EXCEPT…
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The Zimmerman Telegram is connected with all of the following EXCEPT...
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All of the following are connected with the "D-Day" invasion EXCEPT...
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What was the name of the propaganda organization run by George Creel during WWI?
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One of President Wilson’s 14 Points was the creation of what International organization?
