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Final Exam Practice - Matching Game

Match the terms with their descriptions.

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commander of Allied Powers in WWIIDwight D. Eisenhower
Fascist leader of Italy during WWIIBenito Mussolini
inventor of the electric light bulbThomas Edison
first man to walk on the moonNeil Armstrong
first black baseball player to play in the major leaguesJackie Robinson
Nazi leader of Germany during WWIIAdolf Hitler
America's most famous evangelist of the 19th centuryDwight L. Moody
President who helped with a peace treaty between Egypt and IsraelJimmy Carter
gained his military experience during the French & Indian War, from VirginiaGeorge Washington
his expedition led to the discovery of the North PoleRobert Peary
President of the U.S. during WWIWoodrow Wilson
wrote the first major American dictionaryNoah Webster
invented the mechanical reaperCyrus McCormick
called the "George Washington" of S.AmericaSimon Bolivar
Communist dictator of CubaFidel Castro
first U.S. president to resign from officeRichard Nixon
Father of American MissionsAdoniram Judson
Communist leader of Russia during WWIIJoseph Stalin
black minister active in the Civil Rights MovementMartin Luther King, Jr.
developed the assembly line method of productionHenry Ford
"Angel of the Battlefield" who founded the Red CrossClara Barton
great opera singerMarian Anderson
the "Plant Genius" who found 285 uses for the peanutGeorge Washington Carver
inventor of the first liquid fuel rocketRobert Goddard
President during the Cuban Missle CrisisJohn F. Kennedy
one of the driest regions in the worldAtacama Desert
first woman Supreme Court JusticeSandra Day O'Connor
most famous early S.American Indian civilizationIncas
famous Indians of MexicoAztecs
famous Indians of Central AmericaMayas
the woman who began the first American Sunday SchoolCatherine Ferguson
the record of what has happened to mankindhistory
Indians who joined the Pilgrims for the first ThanksgivingWampanoag
a plain or hilly region covered by tall grassesprairie
the first permanent English settlement in the New WorldJamestown
said "Give me liberty or give me death!"Patrick Henry
founded the American Red CrossClara Barton
founded Tuskegee InstituteBooker T. Washington
Islamic terrorist group who attacked America Sept. 11, 2001Al Qaeda
largest tropical rain forestAmazon River Basin
president who was assassinated during a playAbraham Lincoln
capital of BrazilBrasilia
invented the electric light bulbThomas Edison
someone who wants to preserve traditional beliefs and values in Americaconservative
American general who was a hero of the Pacific during WWIIDouglas MacArthur
one of the best known circuit-ridersPeter Cartwright
country known as the emeral capital of the worldColombia
V-E DayWWII
he invented the telegraphSamuel Morse
countries in which the U.S. attacked terroristsIraq and Afghanistan
general who surrendered to end the Civil WarRobert E. Lee
gold miners in California49ers
our 49th stateAlaska
our 50th stateHawaii
the plants of a regionflora
the animals of a regionfauna
the largest river in South AmericaAmazon
the Emancipation Proclamation was signed during the warCivil War
said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."Nathan Hale
guaranteed voting, housing, and job rights for ethnic minoritiesCivil Rights Act of 1964
first woman justice appointed to the Supreme CourtSandra Day O'Connor
interpreter for Lewis and Clark on their expedition westSacagawea
capital of CanadaOttowa
Operation Desert Storm was directed against this countryIraq
one inventor of the airplaneOrville Wright
highest navigable lake in South AmericaLake Titicaca
largest canyon in the U.S.Grand Canyon
it carried the mail for 19 months in AmericaPony Express
America's first missionary to a foreign landGeorge Liele
November 11Veteran's Day
U.S. navy base bombed by JapanPearl Harbor
major mountain range in South AmericaAndes
a cornfield that became a volcanoParicutin
the Rough Riders were involved in this warSpanish American War
General George Washington was active in this warRevolutionary War
the bombing of Pearl Harbor happened during this warWWII
Veteran's Day was declared at the end of this warWWI
the Declaration of Independence was signed during this warRevolutionary War
first European to sail from the Atlantic to the PacificFerdinand Magellan
one of the first protestant missionaries to South AmericaJames Thomson
"Remember the Maine" was a slogan during this warSpanish American War
Battle of GettysburgCivil War
the first use of the atomic bombWWII


Mrs. Jami Covone
Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
McDonough, GA

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