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- What progressive President is credited with the establishment of the American National Park system?
- What nation emerged from World War 1 as the the world's richest and most industrialized country?
- Who wrote and delivered the Gettysburg Address?
- This former governor of the Indiana Territory served the shortest term of any United States President - 31 days.
- Four Unites States Presidents have been assassinated while in office. Who was the last President to be assassinated?
- Who was the President of the United States when the Civil War came to an end?
- What decade in American history is known for the Great Depression?
- Who did the United States fight against in the War of 1812?
- What famous American inventor was credited with developing the first light bulb and given over 1,000 other patents for new inventions?
- The United States nearly doubled in size with the Louisiana Purchase. What country sold the land to the United States?
- Which founding document begins with the phrase "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union..."?
- What year did women secure an Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing them the right to vote?
- What President spearheaded the efforts to construct the Panama Canal, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for a faster trade route?
- -Recession is when there are 2 or more quarters of negative growth.-Depression is when the negative growth goes on for a prolonged period of time with a significant decline in income and employment.
- What are two reasons England called India their "jewel in the crown"?
- Before European imperialism, what were the three types of Europeans to reach inland Africa?
- What were three things that helped Europeans take over Africa?
- What industry paved the way for the Industrial Revolution?
- What industry was the first to improve with industrialization?
- What were ways that advances in agriculture helped life?