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What name was given to the top secret project to develop the first atomic weapon?

This event in Europe resulted in the death of an estimate six million Jewish people and around four million others.

This figure from Louisiana was a counter to Roosevelt’s New Deal, establishing his own plan that he called the “Share-Our-Wealth Plan.”

This term, which describes the literary movement of the 1920s, helped facilitate the formation of a distinctly African American identity.

This group, which arose mostly in the immediate aftermath of World War I, was known for the racial intimidation of not just African Americans but also Jews, Catholics, and others deemed not sufficiently American.

Ballet originated in the 15th-16th century European courts.

L’Orfeo is based on:

What is a “blue” note in Dixieland jazz and ragtime music?

A gamelan is a stringed instrument.

Choose THREE of the following terms and explain what they are and their significance to Western Civilization (worth 10pts apiece). Be sure to situate them within their context! (Note: If you answer more than three, I will only grade the first three. There will be no “best of” opportunity.) Separate Spheres Luddites Karlsbad Decrees Laissez Faire Peterloo Massacre Frankfurst Parliament Napoleon III Syllabus of Errors Russian Revolution of 1905 Home Rule