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CALVERT HISTORY EXAM
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WHAT WAS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TET OFFENSIVE | IT WAS THE FIRST DAY OF THE TRADITIONAL LUNAR CALENDER |
| HOW LONG WAS THE VIETNAM WAR | 20 YEARS |
| WHO WAS ASSASSINATED IN 1968 | MLK AND RFK |
| WHAT IS ZIONISM | THE WORLD WIDE JEWISH MOVEMENT...JEWS WANTED THEIR OWN STATE |
| BALFOUR DECLARATION??? WHAT WAS IT | IT WAS A LETTER SIGNED BY LORD BALFOUR, STATING THAT HE BELIEVED JEWS DESERVED THEIR STATE...BECAUSE HE WANTED THE SUPPORT FROM RICH JEWS |
| WHO WAS LORD BALFOUR? | BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY WHICH WAS THE EQUIVALENT OF THE AMERICAN SSoS |
| WHAT THE HECK DOES PARTITION MEAN?!?! | DIVISION OR SEPARATION |
| WHY WAS THE SUEZ CANAL SO IMPORTANT TO BRITAIN AND FRANCE | BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THEIR OIL SUPPLY WAS SENT |
| WHO OWNS THE SUEZ CANAL RIGHT.....NOW! | EGYPT |
| WHERE IS THE SINAI PENINSULA | EGYPT..BETWEEN THE RED SEA AND THE MED. SEA |
| WHAT DOES TRANSJORDAN MEAN | ACROSS THE JORDAN RIVER |
| WHAT ARE THE GOLAN HEIGHTS? | IT IS A ROCKY PLATEAU OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE |
| WHAT DOES THE PLO STAND FOR | PALESTINIAN LIBERATION ORGANIZATION |
| WHAT IS THE PLO CALLED NOW....WHAT DOES IT STAND FOR | PA...PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY |
| WHO FOUGHT IN THE 6 DAY WAR | ISRAEL VS. JORDAN SYRIA AND EGYPT |
| WHAT DOES THE FATAH CONTROL | WEST BANK |
| AND HOW ABOUT THE HAMAS | GAZA STRIP |
| WHAT IS THE KNESSET | THE ISRAELI PARLIAMENT |
| WHERE IS THERE NO LONGER ANY SETTLEMENTS | GAZA STRIP |
| WAS NASSER THE SECOND OR FIRST EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT | SECOND...AND IM PRETTY SURE HIS DAD WAS THE FIRST |
| WHAT WAS YASSER ARAFAT THE CHAIRMAN OF | PLO |
| WHAT WAR DID RABIN FIGHT IN | THE 6 DAY WAR |
| HOW LONG DID THE SIX DAY WAR LAST | UMM 6 DAYS...DUH |
| DID BEGIN SIGN THE OSLO ACCORDS OR THE CAMP DAVID ACCORDS | THE CAMP DAVID ACCORDS |
| WHO ELSE SIGNED THE CAMP DAVID ACCORDS | ANWAR SEDAT |
| WHO WAS GOLDA MEIR | SHE WAS BORN IN THE UKRAINE, RAISED IN MILWAUKEE, AND LATER MIGRATED TO ISRAEL TO BECOME THE 1ST WOMAN PM |
| WHAT IS AREIL SHARON RESPONSIBLE FOR | CLEARING OUT ALL THE SETTLEMENTS IN THE GAZA STRIP |
| WHAT DOES TABULA RASA MEAN | IT MEANS ERASE BOARD....AKA EVERYONE IS BORN WITH NO PRECONCEIVED IDEAS |
| WHO BELIEVED IN THE "NOBLE SAVAGE" | ROUSSEAU |
| WHAT NUMBER IS XVI | 16 |
| WHAT IS THE FAMOUS QUOTE THAT MARIE ANTOINETTE NEVER SAID | "LET THEM EAT CAKE" |
| WHO WAS JACQUES NECKER | HE WAS THE KING AND QUEENS ACCOUNTANT |
| WHY WAS HE HIRED | BECAUSE THE KING IS AWFUL, AND NEEDED HELP WITH ALL THE FINANCIAL ISSUES |
| HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY IN THE BASTILLE WHEN THEY OVERTOOK IT | LIKE 7...WOW |
| GOOOODDDD LUCCCCKKKKK ONNN THHHHEEEEE EXXXAMMMM |
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