Set: History matching
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All 5 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
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D-Day | planned June 5th June 6 1944 Germans occupied Normandy France Germans though it would occur at Calais and goal was to liberate Paris |
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The Watergate Scandal | a problem in Washington during the presidency of Richard Nixon. The members of an association working to have Nixon re-elected, CREEP, were involved in a burglary, and it was then linked to Nixon. The CREEP group had also gotten lots of money from unidentifiable places. Suspiction set in and Nixon was accused of getting illegal help in being re-elected. Nixon tried to use government to cover-up his involvement. Impeachment proceedings were started but Nixon resigned from his office in August of 1974. |
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The Great Depression | a time period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment |
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The Civil War | The Causes::::: President lincoln being elected, states arguing about states rights, the south leaving the union, industry vs. agriculture, slavery - while not a direct nor main cause nor main reason this was the cause for the war). Effects::::: slavery ended in US, While slavery ended, sharecropping became very popular. This was a way to continue to have cheap (slave) labor and for whites to profit without calling it slavery. Northern Carpetbaggers coming in to rebuild the south. Southern Poverty. The KKK and other groups still oppressing the blacks. The largest loss of US life in war. |
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Battle of Hastings | the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest |
Set Information
| Terms | 5 |
| Creator | vandycandy |
| Created | May 7, 2008 |
| Groups | None |
| Tag | history |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
Description
Match the terms with the dates.
Most Missed Words
- D-Day → planned June 5th June 6 1944 Germans occupied Normandy France Germans though it would occur at Calais and goal was to liberate Paris - 1 miss
- The Watergate Scandal → a problem in Washington during the presidency of Richard Nixon. The members of an association working to have Nixon re-elected, CREEP, were involved in a burglary, and it was then linked to Nixon. The CREEP group had also gotten lots of money from unidentifiable places. Suspiction set in and Nixon was accused of getting illegal help in being re-elected. Nixon tried to use government to cover-up his involvement. Impeachment proceedings were started but Nixon resigned from his office in August of 1974. - 1 miss
- The Great Depression → a time period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment - 1 miss
- The Civil War → The Causes::::: President lincoln being elected, states arguing about states rights, the south leaving the union, industry vs. agriculture, slavery - while not a direct nor main cause nor main reason this was the cause for the war). Effects::::: slavery ended in US, While slavery ended, sharecropping became very popular. This was a way to continue to have cheap (slave) labor and for whites to profit without calling it slavery. Northern Carpetbaggers coming in to rebuild the south. Southern Poverty. The KKK and other groups still oppressing the blacks. The largest loss of US life in war. - 1 miss