Social Studies Practice Test Flashcards
First major battle of WWII
Battle of Britain
1940
Last major nazi offensive against the allies , last ditch effort by hitter to split the allies in two
Battle of the bulge
Unrestricted submarine warfare occured
During WWI
Located in eastern and Western Hemispheres
Europe and Africa
Fall of ancient Egyptians
Death of cleopatra
First know example of direct democracy
Athenian democracy
Romans lasting influence on society
Republican democracy
Earliest known written language _
Developed by _
Cuneiform
Sumerians
Developed public toilets (aqueducts)
Romans
_ branch can:
Approve
Implement
Enforce
Laws of
Executive branch
Civil minded and independent, making the people as a whole sovereign (supreme ruler) is:
**Also- stresses natural rights as central values
Republicanism
Boston tea party
Proclamation of 1763
Charles townshend tax on glass, oil, led and paint
All contributed to
American revolution
USSR take control from Gorbachev called
Resulted in _
August coup
End of Cold War
- Marburg v. Madison
- John peter zenger trial
- dred Scott
- scopes monkey trial
Judicial review
Freedom of the press
Sued for his freedom
Teaching evolution in schools
General Thomas gage ordered troops to capture
Samuel Adams
Dissolved communism in Germany
Fall of Berlin Wall
Toothbrush invented by _
Gunpowder invented by _
Toothbrush - ancient Egyptians
Gunpowder - ancient China
Development of principles of democracy
Classical period
Invention of bronze
Early Bronze Age
Advance of mathematics in ancient Greece
Hellenistic period
Development of pottery and sculpture
Archaic period
Louisiana purchase
Who sold it?
Rocky Mountains, Mississippi River and Texas
Napoleon
Encouraged more immigration to attract skilled labor and reunite families
Immigration act 1965
Discouraged immigration (2)
Immigration act of 1924
Great Depression
