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Essential History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What country attacked the U.S. that caused the U.S. to enter World War Two | Japan |
| Where did Japan attack the U.S. that caused the U.S. to enter World War Two | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
| What was the U.S. government's response to the Pearl Harbor attack? | Declared war on Japan, causing the U.S. to officially enter World War Two |
| What happened to the Japanese Americans and the Japanese living on the West Coast of the United States? | They were moved to Japanese Internment camps and many families lost their homes and businesses |
| Who was the leader of Germany during World War Two? | Adolf Hitler |
| What was the name of the group that was in charge of Germany during World War Two? | The Nazi party |
| What were the countries in the Axis power in World War Two? | Germany, Japan, Italy |
| Who were the countries in the Allied powers in World War Two? | Great Britain, France, Russia, US |
| What was the name of MLK Jr.'s Famous speech? | I Have a Dream |
| What did Rosa Parks do duing the Civil Rights movement? | Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus, she was arrested, and this triggered the Motgomery Bus boycott |
| What did Brown v. Board do? | desegregated schools |
| What court case did Brown v. Board overturn? | Plessy v. Ferguson |
| What is the famous saying from Plessy v. Ferguson that was also the saying throughout segregated America? | Separate but equal |
| What is the capital of the United States? | Washington D.C. |
| What are the five rights we have from the First Amendment? | Speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government |
| Who was the first President? | George Washington |
| Who was the president during the Louisiana Purchase | Thomas Jefferson |
| What did the Emanipation Proclamation do? | Freed the slaves |
| What did Susan B. Anthony do? | Fought for women's rights |
| What is the 19th Amendment? | Women's right to vote |