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Who is Henry Ford?
He revolutionized manufacturing by moving away from individuals creating an entire product to individuals specializing a specific part of the production process, know as the assembly line.
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Who is John D. Rockefeller?
Standard Oil.Largest Monopoly broken up by Theodore Roosevelt's enforcement of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
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What is the Zimmerman Telegram (or Note)? (World War I)
An intercepted "note" from Germany to Mexico that promised Mexico lost territory if they declared war against the US.
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Who is Harry S. Truman?
Responsible for the use of the Atomic Bomb and could be considered responsible for starting the Cold War and the Korean War.
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What is Korematsu v. United States?
Landmark case challenging Executive Order 9066, which mandated the forced relocation of Japanese-Americans to internment camps regardless of citizenship.
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Who is Thomas Edison
He filed 1093 patents to include the phonograph, the motion picture, the electric chair and the incandescent light bulb.
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Who is Andrew Carnegie?
After decades of holding a monopoly in the steel industry and making millions from it, this man said that any man who died wealthy was a disgrace.
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What is Pearl Harbor? (World War II)
Japanese military attack on military targets in Hawaii.
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Who is John F. Kennedy?
Berlin Wall. Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs, assassinated.
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What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
Supreme Court upheld that "Separate but Equal" facilities did not violate Amendment 14.
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Who is Henry Bessemer?
He created a Process of refining steel that was quicker and more affordable.
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Who is J.P. Morgan?
US Steel, Railroad monopoly, banks, real estate. Mr. Monopoly from the game "Monopoly" is based on him.
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What is 9/11? (Afghanistan War or Operation Enduring Freedom)
Terrorist attack on civilian targets in New York and Washington, D.C..
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Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Berlin Airlift. Ended Korean War. Sent troops to Arkansas to enforce Brown v. Board of Education.
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What is Roe v. Wade?
Supreme Court ruled that women have the unrestricted right to abortion in the first trimester.
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Who is Nikola Tesla?
He created the fluorescent light bulb and Alternating Current (AC) motor.
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Who is Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt?
First a shipping magnate, this man sold all his interests in water-based transportation to buy railroads just before the Civil War. Built Grand Central Station in New York.
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What is the Bay of Tonkin Incident? (Vietnam War)
USS Maddox reported being attacked by nearby ships - a report unsupported by aerial reconnaissance.
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Who is George H.W. Bush? (Bush the First)
Persian Gulf War and saw the end of the Cold War.
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What is Brown v. The Topeka Board of Education?
Supreme court ruled "Separate but Equal" education facilities violated the 14th Amendment.
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Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
While attempting create a cure for deafness, this inventor created something you can't live without today.
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Who is Henry Flagler?
An early partner in Standard Oil, created East Coast Railroad. Built Biltmore Hotel and Overseas Railroad.
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What is Yellow Journalism? (Spanish American War)
Pulitzer and Hearst publish the intercepted De Lome Letter and reported that Spain attacked the USS Maine.
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Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
The Great Society. Thought to have caused the Vietnam War to last longer than necessary.
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What is Miranda v. Arizona
The High Court ordered that anyone accused of a crime must be informed he/she has the right to remain silent and to have an attorney.
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Who is Jensen Ackles?
This actor plays Milan's favorite character on "Supernatural"
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