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Why was the Spanish Civil War sometimes called a 'dress rehearsal for World War II'?
Name two European countries who helped the Spanish Fascists
Bill of Rights added to the Constitution
How did the League of Nations respond to the Italian invasion of Ethiopia?
George Washington elected as first president of the United States
Newburgh Conspiracy - A potential military coup by discontented Continental Army officers is defused by George Washington
Surrender at the Battle of Saratoga - American forces capture a large British army, leading to France entering the war as an ally to the Americans.
Battles of Lexington and Concord - The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War
Siege of Yorktown - The last major battle of the American Revolution, where British General Cornwallis surrenders to American and French forces
During the Cold War, the United States supported anti-communist dictators who committed human rights abuses and opposed democratic freedoms. What does this indicate about the actual goal of the United States?
Constitutional Convention organized
Treaty of Paris - The treaty formally ends the Revolutionary War
Declaration of Independence formally adopted by the Continental Congress, declaring the thirteen colonies' independence from Britain.
Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River and the Battle of Trenton
Map Skills (pg 513). Why did the Soviet Union support the creation of communist states in Eastern Europe?
Based on the map in what ways might the Soviet Union have benefited from gaining control of Greece and Turkey?
Thinking Critically (pg. 517) What is President Truman referring to when he mentions the two "two alternative ways of life"?
When did Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia?
Which countries are spared by the 1848 revolutionary wave
How did Austria's alliance with Germany affect Austria's reaction to the assassination of Francis Ferdinand?