ID Final Semester 2
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| _________ is derived from the Greek word kyklos, meaning circle | Ku Klux
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| ______ was added to symbolize a band of brothers | Klan
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| the KKK was founded in _________ on Christmas Eve 1865 by six ex-confederates | Pulaski, Tennessee
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| ___________ became the first Grand Dragon | Nathan Bedford Forrest
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| Force Act of 1870 and Civil Rights Act of 1871, passed by ______, diminished the Klan | U.S. Grant
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| End of ___________ allowed the Klan to survive | Reconstruction
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| experienced two resurgences in the 1920's and 1060's | KKK
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| George Armstrong Custer was a 1861 graduate of West Point, known as ____________ which stand for last in class. | "The Goat"
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| he was the Youngest Brevet Brigadier General in Civil War | George Armstrong Custer
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| George Armstrong Custer was present at Lee's surrender at ____________. | Appomattox
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| he led the 7th Calvary in Plains Indians Wars | George Armstrong Custer
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| George Armstrong Custer violated treaty with _______________ in 1874. He was looking for ______. | Black Hills Expedition; gold
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| George Armstrong Custer engaged Natives at __________________ in 1876 | Little Big Horn, Montana
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| When George A. Custer engaged Natives at Little Big Horn, MT and became known as ____________ | Custer's Last Stand
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| he was a rider for the Pony Express at 14 | "Buffalo Bill" Cody
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| Buffalo Bill Cody served for the _______ during the Civil War | Union
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| Buffalo Bill Cody was a scout for the ______________ in the Indian Wars | United States Army
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| became a Medal of Honor winner in 1872 at the young age of 26 | Buffalo Bill Cody
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| Annie Oakley and Sitting Bull were main attractions | Buffalo Bill Cody
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| Buffalo Bill Cody was a major influence on how __________ was portrayed during the 20th century | The West
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| Sitting Bull was the _________ Indian Chief | Lakota
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| United the Sioux after gold was found in the Black Hills of South Dakota | Sitting Bull
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| Sitting Bull and _______ defeated Custer at Little Big Horn, then fled to Canada | Crazy Horse
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| returned to the U.S. and surrendered to authorities when U.S. Army starved his people | Sitting Bull
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| Sitting Bull joined _________'s Wild West after being freed | Buffalo Bill Cody
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| popularized Ghost Dance late in life, leading to U.S. government warrant for arrest | Sitting Bull
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| Sitting Bull was shot by _____ while being arrested | Indian Agents
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| he was the founder of Standard Oil in Cleveland | John D. Rockefeller
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| Rockefeller hired a replacement soldier to fight in his place during the __________ | Civil War
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| Rockefeller built _______________ into monopoly (90%) after war which was eventually broken by Kenesaw Moutain Landis in 1907 | Standard Oil
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| When Rockefeller built Standard oil into monopoly after the war, who broke it in 1907? | Kenesaw Mountain Landis
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| the 1st American worth more than $1 billion | John D. Rockefeller
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| adjusted for inflation he is the richest man in history at $663.4 billion | John D. Rockefeller
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| Rockefeller began targeted philanthropy - Yellow fever and founding of ____________________. | University of Chicago
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| believer in social Darwinism | John D. Rockefeller
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| Andrew Carnegie was born in __________ 1835 | Scotland
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| Andrew Carnegie came to the United States with his parents at the age of _______ | 13
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| Carnegie revolutionized steel production with _________ while beginning Carnegie Steel in Pittsburgh | Bessemer Process
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| wrote "Gospel of Wealth" encouraging rich to help the poor | Andrew Carnegie
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| sold his business to J.P. Morgan for $480 million - $20+ billion today | Andrew Carnegie
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| Carnegie turned to philanthropy building hundreds of _______ across the U.S. | libraries
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| Carnegie is known as the ________ American story | "rags to riches"
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| Thomas Edison is known as the Wizard of ___________. | Menlo Park
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| partially deaf due to Scarlet Fever as a child-conductor myth | Thomas Edison
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| Thomas Edison obtained only __________ of formal schooling | three months
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| prolific inventor with a staggering 1093 patents | Thomas Edison
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| his inventions are the phonograph, movies, and the light bulb | Thomas Edison
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| proponent of D/C current, building the first power plant in Manhattan | Thomas Edison
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| Edison electrocuted animals - ______________- to show the dangers of A/C current | Topsy the Elephant
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| he was credited with the 1st industrial research laboratory | Thomas Edison
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| Nikola Tesla was an immigrant from _______, became U.S. citizen at age 35 | Serbia
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| worked for Edison | Nikola Tesla
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| Tesla's belief in A/C current led to ______________ with Edison | War of Currents
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| partnered with George Westinghouse to build power plant at Niagria Falls | Nikola Tesla
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| Tesla displayed A/C current at ____________ in Chicago in 1893 | World Columbian Exposition
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| proposed the idea of wireless lightning | Nikola Tesla
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| Tesla used the ______________ Tower in which used the earth as a conductor to send messages wirelessly | Wardenclyffe
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| Ellis Island replaced the Castle at ______________ in lower Manhattan | Battery Park
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| was a gateway for 12 million immigrants from 1892-1954 | Ellis Island
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| Ellis Island's original building burned and was replaced by ___________ structure in 1900 | fireproof
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| Ellis Island grew from 3 to _____ acres due to land reclamation from subway dirt. | 27
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| made part of Statue monument in 1965 and became a museum in 1990 | Ellis Island
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| 1998 Supreme Court Case said the majority of ______________ is actually located in New Jersey | Ellis Island
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| 40% of Americans can trace their ancestry back to ______________. | Ellis Island
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| the Statue of Liberty was designed by __________ as a gift from France, 1886 | Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
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| located on former's Bedloe's Island | Statue of Liberty
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| Fort Wood and its eleven points provides the base of the statue | Statue of Liberty
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| Statue of Liberty's arm displayed in ____________ from 1876-1882 to raise money | New York City
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| who raised money for the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty? | Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World
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| first New York City ticker tape parade was held for dedication | Statue of Liberty
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| restored in 1986 in centennial with new gold torch (two pennies thick) | Statue of Liberty
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| armored cruiser and first named after state of Maine | U.S.S. Maine
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| U.S.S. Maine was built in response to naval buildup in Latin America, _________ specifically | Brazil
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| out of date by time it was commissioned | U.S.S. Maine
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| U.S.S. Maine was sent to _______ to protect U.S. interests during Cuban revolt against Spain | Havana
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| exploded and lost 3/4 of its crew, 260 people | U.S.S. Maine
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| "Yellow Press" led by Pulitzer and Hearst accused Spanish of sabotage (untrue) | U.S.S Maine
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| U.S.S. Maine - catchphrase _______________ led America to war | "Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain"
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| 26th and youngest president | Teddy Roosevelt
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| Teddy Roosevelt was a progressive Republican known for his ________________ | cowboy persona
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| gained fame with Rough Riders in Spanish-American War at San Juan Hill | Teddy Roosevelt
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| Roosevelt took office after ______________'s assassination | McKinley's
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| promoted the "square deal" | Teddy Roosevelt
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| Roosevelt famous saying ________________________. | "speak softly and carry a big stick"
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| ran on Bull Moose ticket in 1912 | Teddy Roosevelt
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| Roosevelt is one of four presidents on ____________________________. | Mount Rushmore
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| son of Swiss-German speaking parents | Eddie Rickenbacker
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| Rickenbacker was credited with 26 kills, many of them _____________________. | Fokker D VII
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| raced in the Indy 500 four times | Eddie Rickenbacker
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| Rickenbacker owned ______________________________________ from 1927-1945, sold to the Hulman Family | Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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| Rickenbacker was instrumental in development of ____________ and industry | Easter Airlines
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| survived twenty-four days at sea during WWII after B-17 ditched | Eddie Rickenbacker
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| Rickenbacker was a _________________ winner and appeared on 1995 postage stamp. | Medal of Honor
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| Alvin York was known as ______________________. | Sergeant York
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| killed 20, captured 132 men while earning Medal of Honor | Alvin York
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| Alvin York was part of group in charge of breaking the _________________ under the command of Ferdinand Foch | Hindenburg Line
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| went unnoticed until Saturday Evening Post article in April, 1919 | Alvin York
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| Alvin York, although was uneducated, he was celebrated as a ______________________. | mountaineer, patriotic, and plainspoken
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| set up foundation to educate youth in Tennessee | Alvin York
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| Alvin York was portrayed by _______ in 1941 film | Gary Cooper
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| prominent progressive reformer | Jane Adams
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| Jane Adams visited the London settlement house ______________ in 1887 | Townbee
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| acquired businessman Charles Hull's residence, built in 1856 | Jane Adams
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| Jane Adams opened _____________ in Chicago in 1889 | Hull House
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| college for women who lived on grounds and taught immigrants | Jane Adams
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| Jane Adams focused on the 3 R's, __________________________. | residence, research, and reform
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| First American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 | Jane Adams
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| pioneer in sex education and birth control | Margaret Sanger
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| Margaret Sanger wrote article in 1912 called ______. | "What Every Girl Should Know"
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| violated of Comstock Act against absence and immoral literature | Margaret Sanger
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| Margaret Sanger fled her country to _______ in 1915 | London
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| returned in 1916 and opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. | Margaret Sanger
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| Margaret Sanger formed the __________________________,, the forerunner to Planned Parenthood | American Birth Control League
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| believer in the magic pill and eugenics | Margaret Sanger
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| written by Upton Sinclair in 1906 | The Jungle
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| The Jungle was labeled by critics as the ________________________ of wage slavery | Uncle Tom's Cabin
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| first appeared as serial in socialist newspaper Appeal to Reason in 1905 | The Jungle
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| Sinclair, the author of The Jungle, was a ______________, a person who uncovered social justices | muckraker
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| this book focused on working class poverty and living conditions in Chicago | The Jungle
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| public focused on food production, not workers as Sinclair intended | The Jungle
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| pure food and Drug Act established by Teddy Roosevelt in response (Food and Drug Admin.) | The Jungle
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| Negro Leagues- ___________ was excluded from major leagues in 1884 (Toledo-American Assoc.) | Moses Fleetwood Walker
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| Cuban Giants became first professional black team in 1885 | Negro Leagues
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| formed in 1920 | Negro Leagues
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| the 20's were known as the ___________________. | Golden Age
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| ___________ inclusion led to downfall of the Negro Leagues | Robinson
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| folded in 1951 | Negro Leagues
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| Negro Leagues- ______________________ continued to play exhibition games until the 1980's | Indianapolis Clowns
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| Babe Ruth was known as _______________, _________________, and ________________ | Sultan of Swat, Colossal of Clout, and Big Bambino
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| won 3 World Series as a pitcher for Boston Red Sox | Babe Ruth
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| Babe Ruth was sold to ________ in 1919 | Yankees
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| becomes greatest power hitter ever | Babe Ruth
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| Babe Ruth hits ____ homeruns in 1927 | 60
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| led to resurrection of game in 1920's after Black Sea Scandal | Babe Ruth
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| he is 1 of 5 original inductees to Hall of Fame in 1936 (Cobb, Wagner, Mathewson, & Johnson) | Babe Ruth
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| Babe Ruth died of ________ in 1948 | throat cancer
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| Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the _________, from Newfoundland to Ireland in 1932 | Atlantic Ocean
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| Earhart attended __________ to become a doctor but dropped out | Columbia University
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| member of female pilot group Ninety-Nines | Amelia Earhart
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| Amelia Earhart was part of _____- __________ flight in 1928 | Trans-Atlantic
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| member of Purdue's faculty in 1935 | Amelia Earhart
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| Amelia Earhart disappeared about 22,000 miles into 29,000 mile ______ to _______ flight around globe in Pacific in 1937 | West to East
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| her body was never found, some believe she was one o the Tokyo Rose's during WWII | Amelia Earhart
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| the youngest of 10 children | Jesse Owens (James Cleveland Owens)
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| his nickname is J.C. was misunderstood by a teacher to be _______ | Jesse (Jesse Owens)
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| Jesse Owens family moved to _________ during the Great Migration | Cleveland
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| Jesse Owens became the _______ while attending Ohio State University | "Buckeye Bullet"
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| set 3 world records and tied one during forty-five minute period of 1935 Big Ten track meet | Jesse Owens
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| Owens won ____ gold medals at 1936 Berlin Olympics | 4
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| Owens defeated __________________, Jackie's brother, in 200 meter race | Mack Robinson
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| Owens destroyed _________ Aryan Myth | Hitler's
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| Joe Louis is known as the _________. | "Brown Bomber"
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| first loss came in title bout with German Max Schmeling in 1936 (12 rounds) | Joe Louis
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| Joe Louis beat ______________ to win title in 1937 - Cinderella Man | J.J. Braddock
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| Joe Louis, before his second Schmeling fight, FDR told Joe ______________________________. | "We need muscles like yours to beat Germany"
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| beat Schmeling in 1st round in famous rematch at Yankee Stadium in 1938 | Joe Louis
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| held heavyweight title for longest time in history from 1937-1949 | Joe Louis
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| Joe Louis defended title twenty-five consecutive times in what became known as _____________________. | "Bum of the Month"
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| first black superstar | Joe Louis
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| first director of FBI, 1935-1972 (also led precursor to FBI from 1924-1935) | J. Edgar Hoover
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| J. Edgar Hoover centralized _______ and forensic data | fingerprint
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| J. Edgar Hoover was instrumental in pursuit of 1930's ___________ | bank robbers
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| criticized for illegal methods | J. Edgar Hoover
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| J. Edgar Hoover kept secret files and exerted pressure on ____________. | politicians
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| tracked subversive civilians- John Lennon | J. Edgar Hoover
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| rumors of homosexuality but used sexuality against others | J. Edgar Hoover
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| public attracted to _________________ due to sex appeal | Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
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| killed first man while in prison after being sexually assaulted with a lead pipe | Clyde Barrow (Bonnie and Clyde)
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| preferred to rob gas stations and small stores | Bonnie and Clyde
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| Bonnie and Clyde robbed 12 banks, killed ____ officers and several civilians | 9
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| public opinion turned after 2 officers were gunned down in Texas Grapevine Killings | Bonnie and Clyde
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| Bonnie and Clyde were killed in ________ by Texas and Louisiana Law enforcement on May 23, 1934 | Louisiana
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| Bonnie and Clyde revived by film starring __________________________ | Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty
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| John Dillinger was born in _____________ in 1903 | Indianapolis
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| served nine and a half year prison term for armed robbery | John Dillinger
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| After ______________'s sentence, robbed 24 banks and 4 police stations in a year | John Dillinger's
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| John Dillinger broke out of jail ______ and killed 13 people | twice
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| FBI founded because of ________ "Public Enemy #1" | John Dillinger
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| ______________, the woman in red, betrayed John Dillinger | Ana Campanas
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| John Dillinger was shot and killed at ______________ in Chicago on July 22, 1934. | Biograph Theatre
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| Rosie the Riveter's name became popular through a 1942 song by ____________________, performed by the Four Vagabonds | Redd Evans and John Loeb
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| was a combination of two real people | Rosie the Riveter
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| ______________ carried the nickname Rosie the Riveter while working at Convair in San Diego. | Rosie Bonavitas
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| the image for the poster was patterned after Veronica Foster of Canada | Rosie the Riveter
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| because of Rosie the Riveter, _________ factory workers jumped from 12 million in 1940 to 20 million in 1944 | women
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| two and a half time more women in factories than men | Rosie the Riveter
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| women received only 60% of pay, $31 to $53 per week | Rosie the Riveter
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| ______________ opened in 2000 in Richmond, California honoring Rosie | historical park
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| Pennsylvania Class battleship built in 1915 and named after 48th state | U.S.S. Arizona
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| U.S.S. Arizona 2nd and _____ of super dreadnoughts built | last
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| U.S.S. Arizona did not see action in _____ | WWI
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| helped escort President Woodrow Wilson to Paris for Versailles Treaty | U.S.S. Arizona
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| U.S.S. Arizona was extensively modernized from _____________. | 1929-1931
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| sunk at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 | U.S.S. Arizona
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| 1,177 people died aboard the __________, half of those lost at Pearl Harbor | U.S.S. Arizona
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| U.S.S. Arizona was left at the bottom of the harbor, a __________ its remains was dedicated on May 30, 1962 | memorial covering
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| FDR was governor of ____________ prior to becoming president, residence at Hyde Park on Hudson is National Historic Site | New York
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| FDR is the _____ president and only president to serve more than eight years (12+), elected four times | 32nd
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| contracted polio at age 39 prior to being president | FDR
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| FDR helped found the ____________________. | National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis- March of Dimes
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| champion of the New Deal | FDR
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| FDR became the _________ as we funded Allies prior to direct involvements | "arsenal of democracy"
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| led the U.S. into WWII w Pearl Harbor "Date of Infamy" Speech | FDR
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| 34th president of the United States, 1953-1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| Dwight D. Eisenhower, 5-star general during WWII, led the preparation and invasion force at Normandy known as ____________________ | Operation Overlord
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| he was the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces during WWII | Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| Dwight D. Eisenhower ran for president with slogan ___________ (seven brothers) | I Like Ike
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| Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed the _______ as it relates to communism- Vietnam | Domino Theory
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| believed in Nuclear Deterrent as opposed to ground forces | Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| started the Interstate Highway System | Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| Dwight D. Eisenhower began _________, NASA, and was president during the Little Rock Nine controversy | Air Force I
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| George S. Patton, was a graduate of ______________________ and 1912 Olympian, finished 5th out of 42 in the modern pentathlon | Virginia Military Institute
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| participated in first ever battle using autos against Pancho Villa in Mexico | George S. Patton
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| George S. Patton was a member of U.S. tank corps in _______. | WWI
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| commanded 3rd Army after Normandy invasion and instrumental in saving U.S. troops at Bastogne | George S. Patton
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| George S. Patton is known for his toughness, the slap and ___________ speech | "No Dumb Bastard"
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| George S. Patton portrayed by ___________ in 1970 movie Patton- refused best actor award | George C. Scott
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| died in auto accident after war in Germany | George S. Patton
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| Douglas MacArthur graduated first in his class at _____ in 1903 | West Point
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| was Army Chief of Staff during the 1930'a | Douglas MacArthur
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| D. MacArthur uttered the famous line ___________ as he left the Philippines in 1941 | "I Shall Return"
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| he and his father, Arthur MacArthur, were the first father and son to win the Medal of Honor | Douglas MacArthur
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| Douglas MacArthur accepted the ______________ to end WWII aboard the U.S.S. Missouri | Japanese surrender
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| removed as commander of U.S. troops in Korea in 1951 after dispute with Truman | Douglas MacArthur
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| Elvis Presley is known simply as ___________ | The King
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| Presley was signed by the legendary ___________ of Sun Records in Memphis, TN | Sam Phillips
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| made rockabilly popular, the combination of blues and country music | Presley
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| Elvis Presley's first hit was ______________. | "Heartbreak Hotel"
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| Presley became star after appearances on ______________________. | Milton Berle and Ed Sullivan
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| ___________ nickname and TV legend | "Elvis the Pelvis"
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| best-selling solo artist of all-time | Elvis Presley
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| Presley died of _____________ on August 16, 1977 | prescription drug overdose
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| meteoric rise in the movies made him the first teen cult icon | James Dean
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| James Dean was born in Marion, IN and his family moved to _________________ when he was 2. | Santa Monica, CA
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| moved back to Fairmount, IN at age 9 to be raised by aunt and uncle | James Dean
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| James Dean appeared in 3 movies during 1955, 1956 - _________, _________, __________ | Giant, East of Eden, and Rebel without a Cause
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| James Dean was killed while driving his ____________ on CA highway - mechanic survived | Porsche 550 Spyder
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| filmed PSA shortly before death on driver safety saying the line "the life you might save might be mine" | James Dean
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| James Dean received ____________ nominations after death | 2 Oscar
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| congress called her the "First Lady of Civil Rights" | Rosa Parks
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| Parks attempted to end segregation on ____________________ buses | Montgomery, AL
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| Parks entered _______________ bus, a driver since 1943 | James Blake's
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| 3 other blacks gave their seats to whites, her refusal started the Montgomery Bus Boycott | Rosa Parks
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| Parks became a receptionist for Representative _____________ of Michigan from 1965-1988 | John Conyers
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| received congressional Gold Medal and Presidential Medal of Freedom from Bill Clinton in 1999 | Rosa Parks
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| Park died of ____ | dementia
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| Malcolm X was born as __________ in Nebraska | Malcolm Little
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| spent time in jail for attempted robbery | Malcolm X
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| Malcolm X as an adult reformed and became a _______________ and activist | Muslim minister
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| became the leader of the Nation of Islam | Malcolm X
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| Malcolm X preached of ________ | violent resistance and Black power
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| Malcolm X's _______, holy trip to Mecca, changed his approach to that of pacifism | hajj
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| militant leaders of the NOI disagreed with new approach and assassinated him in 1965 | Malcolm X
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| most prominent civil rights leader of the 1960's encouraged civil disobedience style of protest | Martin Luther King, Jr.
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| Martin Luther King, Jr. was an ______ reached millions of people through his ministry and speeches | activist
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| helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a civil rights group | Martin Luther King, Jr.
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| Martin Luther King, Jr. was instrumental in the ___________________, March on Washington, and Selma Voting March | Montgomery Bus Boycott
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| his famous speech is "I Have a Dream" and eventually led to a Nobel Peace Prize | Martin Luther King, Jr.
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| Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated by _______________________ in Memphis at the Lorraine Motel in 1968 | James Earl Ray
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| his birthday has become a national holiday | Martin Luther King, Jr.
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| marine pilot and member of NASA's original astronauts, Mercury 7 | John Glenn
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| John Glenn became the first American to ___________, making three of scheduled seven laps around earth | orbit earth
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| named his rocket Friendship 7 | John Glenn
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| John Glenn was awarded the___________ | Presidential Medal of Freedom
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| after retiring from the astronaut corps, he became the U.S. Senator from Ohio | John Glenn
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| John Glenn returned to space in 1998 aboard the ________________ at age 77 | Space Shuttle Discovery
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| he was the last living member of the Mercury 7, dying on December 8, 2016 at age 95 | John Glenn
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| he and John Glenn were born and raised in Ohio | Neil Armstrong
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| Neil Armstrong was pilot in the Navy during the _______________ | Korean War
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| attended Purdue University, Astronaut U, graduating with a degree in engineering | Neil Armstrong
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| Neil Armstrong resigned as a test pilot in 1960 and joined ________ in 1962 as part of Next Nine | NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Admin.)
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| became the first civilian in space on Gemini 8 | Neil Armstrong
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| Neil Armstrong was the first human to set foot on moon during the ______________ mission with Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins | Apollo 11
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| "that's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind" | Neil Armstrong
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| Armstrong was awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom by ___________________ | President Nixon
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| was the nexus of 1960's counterculture | Woodstock
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| Woodstock was advertised as _____________________________ by promoters | "Three Days of Peace and Music"
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| Woodstock concert took place on August 1969 in the ___________________ about 50 miles northwest of New York City | Catskill Mountains
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| the Woodstock venue was held on __________ diary farm | Max Yasgur's
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| CCR was the first act to sign for $10,000 - other acts were The Who, Crosby Stills, Nash, and Janice Joplin | Woodstock
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| Woodstock had 32 acts in all and played during the rain - plagued event, ending with ______________ version of National Anthem | Jimi Hendrix's
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| approximately 400,000 attended "free" concert | Woodstock
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