Name: __________________________________________________________________ Per: _______________
SST-07.2.02 Describe events and issues affecting the world today
Investigate the following events in history to identify causes, people/cultures involved, and lasting impacts.
A. 9/11
What year did the 9/11 attacks happen? __________________________________________________________
Where did the attacks happen? __________________________________________________________________
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What group claimed responsibility for 9/11? _______________________________________________________
Who was the President at the time? ______________________________________________________________
Name two responses to the 9/11 attacks __________________________________________________________
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B. American Revolution
What year(s) did this war take place? ____________________________________________________________
What event signaled the beginning of the war? ____________________________________________________
What were 2 causes for the war? ________________________________________________________________
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What 2 countries were primarily fighting? _________________________________________________________
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What 2 countries provided support? _____________________________________________________________
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What was the main outcome of the war? _________________________________________________________
C. Civil War
What was the main cause of the war? ___________________________________________________________
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What years did the war take place? _____________________________________________________________
Who was the President of the Union? ___________________________________________________________
Who was the President of the Confederacy? ______________________________________________________
What were 2 outcomes of the Civil War? __________________________________________________________
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D. Great Depression
What event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression? _________________________________________
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What years did the GD happen? ________________________________________________________________
Who were the Presidents during the GD? ________________________________________________________
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What event pulled the US out of the GD? _________________________________________________________
What was Roosevelt’s plan called that helped the US economy? ______________________________________
What was the nickname for the decade involving the GD? ___________________________________________
E. Pearl Harbor
What was the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor? ______________________________________________________
Who was responsible? ____________________________________________________________________________
In what state is Pearl Harbor? ______________________________________________________________________
Who was the President during the attack? ____________________________________________________________
He said, “(Today) will be a day that will live in ______________________________________________________”
What was the retaliation we took for the attack on Pearl Harbor? ________________________________________
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