World and US History/Social Studies Flashcards
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George Washington
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1789-1797, No Party, opposed to the idea, First President
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John Adams
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1797-1801, Federalist, Military might
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Thomas Jefferson
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1801-1809, Democratic-Republican, Louisiana Purchase
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James Madison
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1809-1817, Democratic-Republican, War of 1812
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James Monroe
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1817-1825, Democratic-Republican, Era of Good Feelings, Added Missouri and Maine to the Union
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John Quincy Adams
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1825-1829, Democratic-Republican, Education President
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Andrew Jackson
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1829-1837, Democrat, Created Banking system
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Martin Van Buren
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1837-1841, Democrat, Increased foreign Trade
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William Harrison
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1841, Whig, Died one month after taking office (Pneumonia)
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John Tyler
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1841-1845, Whig, Precedent for succession of Presidency
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James Polk
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1845-1849, Democrat, Annapolis Naval Training Academy
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Zachary Taylor
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1849-1850, Whig, Canal linking Atl. Ocean to Pac. Ocean? Died in Office
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Millard Fillmore
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1850-1853, Whig, Foreign Trade Increase
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Franklin Pierce
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1853-1857, Democrat, Added Kansas and Nebraska to the Union
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James Buchanan
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1857-1861, Democat, Set up for Civil War
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Abraham Lincoln
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1861-1865, Republican, Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation. Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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Andrew Johnson
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1865-1869, War Union, Alaska from Russia
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Ulysses S. Grant
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1869-1877, Republican, Granted voting to slaves (in a manner of speaking)
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Rutherford Hayes
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1877-1881, Republican, Respect given to Indians.
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James Garfield
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1881, Republican, Treated Black Americans well, Assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau
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Chester Arthur
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1881-1885, Republican, Naval improvements, Vetoed Pork Barrel Spending, Traditional Marriage
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Grover Cleveland I
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1885-1889, Democrat, Pro Gold Standard
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Benjamin Harrison
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1889-1893, Republican, Six States added to Union, Appointed first American Black (former slave) as Ambassador; Frederick Douglas
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Grover Cleveland II
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1893-1897, Democrat, Return to Gold Standard
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William McKinley
1897-1901, Republican, Pro Gold Standard (making it stronger), Assassinated by Leon Czolgosz
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Theodore Roosevelt
1901-1909, Republican, Built Panama Canal, later founded the Progressive Movement in America.
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William Taft
1909-1913, Republican, Progressive; Modern Income Tax system. Completed Continental United States.
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Woodrow Wilson
1813- 1921, Democrat, Fought WW I, pushed Progressive Agenda further signing 3 Amendments to Constitution and 17 acts of Congress
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Warren Harding
1921-1923, Republican, Anti-Progressive, Established the Veterans Bureau. Struggled with scandals. Died of Heart Attack while in office.
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Calvin Coolidge
1923-1929, Republican, Cut Taxes, Not forceful President and his inactivity may have lent to the Market Crash of 1929 ushering in the Great Depression.
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Herbert Hoover
1929-1933, Republican, Struggled to regain control of Economy during the Great Depression.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
1933-1945, Democrat/Progressive, Fought WW II, Established the Democratic platform that exists today by expanding Government and pushing America toward Socialism. First Imperial President serving 12 years and being elected 4 times, Died in office of a Stroke
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Harry S. Truman
1945-1953, Democrat/Progressive, Ended WW II buy using the Atom Bomb, Tougher stance against Soviet Union, Integrated the Military. Cold War Begins, Berlin Air lift.
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Dwight Eisenhower
1953-1961, Republican, Ended theKorean War and put pressure on the Soviet Union. Added Alaska as the 49th State and Hawai'i as the 50th State. Cold War continues
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John F. Kennedy
1961-1963, Democrat/Progressive, Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs Fiasco, Promoted Civil Rights, US in Space. Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. Cold War Continues
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Lyndon B. Johnson
1963-1969, Democrat/Progressive, Involved America in the Vietnam War. Increased the dependency of Americans on Welfare and Medicaid. Cold War Continues
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Richard Nixon
1969-1974, Republican, Ended Vietnam War, and Continued the Cold War. Watergate cover
up started his second term and in 1974 he resigns.
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Gerald Ford
1974-1977, Republican, Struggled against Congress to maintain balance of power vetoing 66 bills. Presidency over shadowed by his pardon of President Nixon. Cold War continues.
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Jimmy Carter
1977-1981, Democrat/Progressive. Hostages in Iran, Expanded Government, Ineffective leader. Allowed Soviets more progress in the Cold War.
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Ronald Reagan
1981-1989, Republican, Beginning of the end of the Cold War. Got US Economy back on tract, created jobs and revenue for the US Government. Increased oil production and lowered Gas prices in the US.
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George H. W. Bush
1989-1993, Republican, End of Cold War, War to free Kuwait from Iraq. Better at Foreign Affairs than Domestic. Failed at his "No New Taxes " and lost reelection.
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William J. Clinton
1993-2001, Democrat/Progressive, Somali, Kosovo/Bosnia conflicts. Did little to stop genocide in Rwanda and former Yugoslavia Defense of Marriage Act. Strong economic growth during peacetime.
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George W. Bush
2001-2009, Republican, Brought the nation together after radical muslims attacked American on Sept. 11, 2001. War against Terror and Iraq. Very Pro Military
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Barack Obama
2009-present day, Democrat/Progressive, Hard on Domestic Affairs, soft on foreign policy. Extremely Progressive.
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Who was Huey Newton?
Founder of the Black Panther Party
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What President was the first to ride on a Railroad?
Andrew Jackson
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What victory in the American Revolution encouraged more Colonist to get involved?
Saratoga, NY
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What document was one of the first American Documents of Government in the Colonies?
Mayflower Compact; 1620
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What happened in Chicago in 1871?
The Great Chicago Fire; cause is still unknown
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Who was the governor/senator that was insistent on regulating railroads, banks, and civil service in the early 1900's?
"Battling Bob" (Robert) La Follete
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How long was the Chinese Exclusion Act supposed to be for?
10 years
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The price of the Louisiana Purchase and what was the money used for?
The cost was $15,000,000.00 (million); Napoleon Bonaparte used the money to fund his war in Europe
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What was the Gentlemen's Agreement and what did it do?
Agreement between Japan and the United States to keep people (mainly Japanese) emigrating from Japan to the United States (by not granting passports)
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What was the "Indian Removal Act"?
Removed Indians from lands east of Arkansas
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In 1957, what organization did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr lead and found?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Cost of the Vietnam War fought from 1950-1974?
$150,000,000,000.00 (Billion)
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The court case Briggs v. Clarendon County was over?
Unequal funding of black and white schools
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What book did Jacob Riis write in 1890 and what was it about?
"How the Other Half lives", it was about the lives of poor urban immigrants.
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What was the Albany Movement?
A protest against segregation in Albany Georgia
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Who founded the SNCC and what does it stand for?
Stokely Carmichael in the 1960's, it stands for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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What is Independence day in Mexico?
Sept 27, 1821, is the actual day when Mexico gained independence from Spain.
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Bloody Sunday makes the day in Russia when in St. Petersburg when how many families suffered loss?
105,000, the date was Jan 9, 1905
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What civilization appeared in the Andes Mountains in South America, worked with Gold and created large temples around 1000 BC?
Chavin
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What was the name of the Greek who rose up against powerful tyrants in 590 BC later finding democracy
Solon the Athenian
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Who fought in Germany from 1550-1555?
Lutherans and Catholic princes
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What ended the fighting from 1550-1555 between the Lutherans and the Catholic princes?
Peace of Augsburg
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What was the solution agreed at the Peace of Augsburg?
Each prince was able to choose his territories religion.
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Which ancient civilization were the first to create and use an alphabet?
Phonecians
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Who was accused of heresy by the church for believing that the Sun was stationary and the earth was the one that moved around the sun and rotated on its axis?
Galileo Galilei (Defended Copernicanism)
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Which Japanese leader banned Christianity in 1614, because of the conflict between Catholics and Protestants?
Shogun Tokugawa
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What were great advancements of the Second Industrial Revolution?
Electricity and chemicals
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When was the Second Industrial Revolution?
1875-1905
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The most important and possibly oldest paintings were found in?
Cave of Chavet
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When were the paintings of Cave of Chavet painted?
31,000 BC during the Paleolithic era.
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What was the language that the Aryan people of India used?
Sanskrit
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Hypogeum of Hal-saflieni Paola is located where?
Malta
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What is the significance of Hypogeum of Hal-saflieni Paola?
First (prehistoric) underground temple discovered
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Who was King of Spain in 1565?
King Philip II
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What did King Philip II of Spain guide in 1565?
The establishment of St. Augustine in Florida
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Who was the greatest hero of the Hundred Years War (on the English side)?
Edward the Black Prince
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Who was the organizer and first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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The date of the Edict of Nantes in France issued by Henry IV was?
April 13, 1598
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What did the edict of Nantes do?
Established religious tolerance in France
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What was the total cost of the the Vietnam War?
$150,000,000,000.00 (billion)
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What years was the Vietnam War?
1950-1974 (ended with the fall of Saigon and unification of Vietnam under Communist Control)
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What court case dealt with unequal funding of black and white schools?
Briggs v. Clarendon County
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What book is about the truth of the lives of poor urban immigrants?
"How the other Half Lives"
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Who wrote "How the other Half Lives"?
Jacob Riis (in 1890)
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Greece declared independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1822, when was it recognized?
1832
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What day(s) are the celebrated as Mexicans Independence days (Grito de Dolores)?
September 15 and 16, 1810
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Who was the first (non Viking) European to begin exploring of the mainland North America?
De Leon from Spain in 1513
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What explorer proved that you could sail to India instead of overland trade route?
Dias, in 1488
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What route did Dias take to sail to India?
Sailed around the bottom of Africa, commonly called The Cape of Good Hope
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What was Israels war with the Arab Nations in 1973 called?
Yom Kippur War
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What was Jizya and who did it apply to?
A tax placed on non believing Muslims in the Mugal Empire.
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What did Akbar do concerning the Jizya during his reign?
Repealed it along with the tax place on citizens taking pilgrimages that were not Muslims.
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Which European nation were allowed to continue to trade with Japan during Tokugawa (who had banned Christianity due to the conflict between Protestants and Catholics)?
Dutch
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What two monarchs (rulers) ruled the two separate empires?
Elizabeth I (English) and Akbar (Mugal)
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When was the "Era of Good Feelings"?
During the years of 1816-1824
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Who was President during that time (Era of Good Feelings)?
James Monroe
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What was the name of Mao's representatives in China that acted on his behalf?
"Gang of Four"
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Who formed the Crusades (and how many where there) in 1212?
Children and there were two of them.
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What ended the opium wars in 1860?
Beijing Convention
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What era did the Domestication of the Dog happen?
Mesolithic Period
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What two things rejected Hereditary Kingship?
"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine and the American Revolution
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What examined the ideas of John Wycliffe and John Huss?
The Council of Constance
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What Henry was not involved in the War of the Three Henry's?
Henry II of Spain
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What two monarchs was Eleanor of Aquitaine married to?
Louis VII of France and Henry II of England
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The Oregon Territory was claimed by what four nations?
Britain, Spain, United States and Russia
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What nation got the Oregon Territory and where was the line drawn?
United States and the line was drawn at 49 degrees Latitude.
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"Rule by the People" In this form of government the people govern.
Democracy (Ancient Greece)
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Representatives chosen by the populace make and enforce laws.
Republic (Ancient Rome, United States)
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Who is the ultimate leader in a Monarchy?
King and/or Queen
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A form of government that consists of the leaders being the rich and educated people. Sometimes republic governments can be negatively accused of this?
Aristocracy
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Dictatorship is defined as?
Ruled by one person or a very small group (Nazis Germany)
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Most Communist Governments are ironically called this form of Government which on both main ideals are used in name only.
Democratic Republic ("The People Republic of China")
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Domestication of dogs occurred during what period or era?
Mesolithic
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What was the initial response to the Reformation?
Counter-Reformation
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What was the first resolution of the 1st Continental Congress?
To defend the colonies if they were attacked
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The second resolution of the 1st Cont. Congress was?
To petition Parliament for Representation
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The third and final resolution of the 1st Continental Congress was?
To abstain from tea and wine (but not rum) to avoid tax. In addition they also swore off horse racing and cock fighting
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What caused the Race Riot of Harlem in 1964?
Police shooting of a 15 year old boy.
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What was the human cost of the Race Riot of Harlem?
One person was killed and hundreds were injured
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What State also included what is now Maine?
Massachusetts.
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What similarity exists between Buddhism and Hindu Daoists'?
Strive to Eliminate Desire
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What does this cause some to consider Buddha to have been? (striving to eliminate desire like the Hindu Daoist)
A Hindu Daoist
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What was not an effect of interest in Black issues by Progressive Politicians?
Migration of thousands of African Americans from the south to the north.
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After World War II what plan was put in place to regain some sense of normalcy but also keep German and the Axis powers at bay?
The Marshall Plan
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The Marshall plan had four parts what were the first two?
It Facilitated the economic growth of Western Europe; increased American cultural influence in Europe.
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What else did the Marshall plan do? (parts 3 and 4)
layed the foundation for European integration and it did include dividing Berlin in two halves, eastern and western.
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What concluded World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles
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What two ancient cultures used Hieroglyphs or Pictures for their language?
Mayans and Egyptians
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Who formed a school devoted to navigation because of his devotion to navigation?
Prince Henry (The Navigator) (from Portugal)
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(T or F) The Second Continental Congress met in Reading PA for at least one meeting.
False, the SCC never met in Reading PA.
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What did the Supreme Court case Grisold v Connecticut do in 1965?
It ensured that contraception was legal.
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What does "Nullification" do?
"Nullification" is the argument in favor of States Rights over nationalism.
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What two famous Americans argued about "Nullification"?
President Andrew Jackson and Vice President Calhoun
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What would "Nullification" eventually lead to?
The Civil War a couple of decades later
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Why was life in the British Colonies (American) good?
Land was cheap and available, wages were high/taxes low.
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What was the one drawback and what institution did it lead to. (Life in the British Colonies)
Laborers... ultimately led to Slavery
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What city was founded as the first mission in California by the Spaniards?
San Diego
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What Chinese Dynasty started construction on the Great Wall of China? What year was it started?
Han Dynasty in 210 BC
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What were the loyalist American Colonists who wanted to remain under British control?
Tories
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What Asian nations are successful due to creating industrial societies? These nations are referred to as "Asian Tigers"
Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan
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After World War II what nations occupied Berlin, Germany?
United States, Great Britain, France and USSR (East Berlin)
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What is Los Angeles, California named after?
Spanish Explorers
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In 1944 Stalin deported what people from their homeland (that was part of the Soviet Union) of Caucasus to Kazakh SSR?
Chechen and Ingush people
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What was a Spanish American (pure Spanish but born in the New World) in the 16th century called?
Creole
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What Famous senator from Massachusetts supported returning escaped slaves from the Free North to the Southern Owners of those slaves?
Daniel Webster
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What Middle Ages institution could be seen as an extension of the Guild System, mainly the educational guilds?
Middle Ages Universities
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Name the two prominent writers most closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurnston
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The court case Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County had who as a Complainant and what was the complaint?
Barbara Rose Johns, convinced other students to strike demanding for a better school.
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The 1931 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to what two people and how was the money split?
Jane Adams, Founded Hull House in Chicago; 1/2
Nicholas Butler, "[For his promotion] of the Briand-Kellogg pact" and for his work as the "leader of the more establishment-oriented part of the American peace movement".; 1/2
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(T or F) Egyptian used Hieroglyphics while the Incans used sanskrit for the written language.
False, The Aryans of India used sanskrit
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Using slash and burn farming technique the Indians of the Eastern Forest planted what crops?
Corn, Beans, Squash and Pumpkins
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The Chavin civilization appeared in the Andes Mountains of South America in what year and what were they noted for?
1000 BC; they worked with Gold and created large temples
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What leader ended the Seven Years War?
Czar Peter III future husband of Catherine the Great
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What was not in Karl Marx's "Communist Manifesto"?
That a Proletariat victory would create a new system of social classes
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Who and what date was the first artificial satellite launched?
Soviet Union launched Sputnik I on October 4, 1957
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(T or F) The Chinese were discriminated against from 1882 to 1943 in the Chinese Exclusion Act.
True
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Which Greek state was the superior power Athens or Sparta?
Sparta
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What was taxed by the Townshend Act (named after the British Prime Minister in 1767, Charles Townshend)?
Tea, glass, paper and a number of other necessities. Britain taxed (and taxes now) just about everything that it can.
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What crop was not native to Europe but when introduced from the Americas?
Corn (became a staple in Europe)
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What ended the War of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent
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What was the solution to Zenger's trial who was tried by Britain for printing articles against a British governor (Alexander Hamilton proved this was needed in the United States Government)?
Freedom of the Press
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What did The Ford Motor Company adopt in 1914?
The 8 hour workday
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What areas of the Ancient World did The Roman Empire expand into during the "Pax Romana"?
Britain and Balkans, annexing the province of Dacia
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What was the Leaning Tower of Pisa supposed to be?
Bell Tower
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(T or F) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965.
False, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964
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What did the People Power Revolution in the Philippines of 1983 accomplish?
Non-violently overthrew a long standing autocratic government.
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What prevented the Constitution from being ratified by the States?
It lacked the Bill of Rights
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What is the biggest criticism of the World Trade Organization that was founded in 1995?
placing commercial interests over environmental and health issues
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What nation experienced no big change by the Industrial Revolution in the year of 1815?
Spain
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What else did Queen Isabella involved with besides Columbus famous voyage in the year of 1492?
Spanish Inquistion
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What part of Greece is the most fertile land for farming?
Mycenaeans (Peloponnesus)
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What year did the Boston Massacre occur?
1770
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Who was the founder of the Zulu Empire?
Shaka
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“I consider, then, the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed by one state, incompatible with the existence of the Union, contradicted expressly by the letter of the Constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed”
The preceding passage refers to
The Nullification Crisis of 1828-1832 during Andrew Jackson's Presidency
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Since the Enlightenment greatly influenced Frederick the Great, The Prussian Ruler (from 1740-1786) what happened?
He allowed for religious freedom and freedom of expression
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What is formed by a group which oversees' all the industries operations--from production to distributions and sales?
A Trust
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In 1677 North Carolina rebelled against what English installed leader of the colony and what else fueled their unrest?
John Culpepper; they also rebelled because of unfair Taxation just like about 100 years later in 1776.
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What did Michele Felice Corneis introduce from South America to New England?
Tomatoes
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What four candidates ran for Presidency in 1912 and who won?
Eugene V. Debs (socialist), Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive), William Taft (Republican) and Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) and Woodrow Wilson won the election.
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What did General George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Calvary discover in the Black Hills of South Dakota?
Gold
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What happened when the U. S. Government allowed Mexican workers in to help alleviate the manpower shortage?
"Zoot Suit" riots
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What former mythical city was found to actually have existed by Heinrich Schliermann in 1868?
Troy
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Who was the first President of Senegal?
Leopold Senghor
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What precedent led to creating a new nation in 1993...
Slovak Independence from Chzechslovakia
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What happened during the Taiping Rebellion that was against the Qing Dynasty?
20 million people lost their lives, the empire never was able to recover.
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Who assumed kingship of the Frankish State and passed it to Charlemagne.
The Pope.
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Who was the first American official to visit the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR)?
Vice President Richard Nixon July 1959
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What was the first Soviet official to visit the United States?
Premier Nikita Khrushchev visited in Sept 1959
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When Premier Nikita Khrushchev visited the United States in Sept 1959 where did he visit and who did he visit?
Visited Hollywood, San Francisco, and Coon Rapids, Iowa. While visiting Iowa He met Roswell Garst a farmer who had sold corn seed to the USSR since 1955.
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What cash crops did King Charles II discover grew well in the Carolina's?
Rice and Indigo
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What crops was King Charles II actually looking to grow in the Carolina's?
Grapes (wine), Silk Producing Worms (Silk), and Olives (Olive Oil) These did not grow well in England
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(T or F) Mussolini completely absorbed the Army into the Facist State after ousting Victor Emmanuel as King.
False, he avoided completely absorbing the Army and ousting Victor Emmanuel as King.
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Who participated in the Tennis Court Oath?
Third Estate during the French Revolution.
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Explorers were sent west from New France (Midwest United States) to do what?
Expand French Territory
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The boundary line with Canada was set at 49 degrees in 1846 so it did not have any bearing on what event?
The Gold Rush of 1849.
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What action by Germany started WWII?
The Munich Agreement allowed annexation of Sudetenland.
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What was the first major Progressive based action by the Progressive President Taft?
16th Amendment, Income Tax. passed by Congress and signed by President Taft, ratified by the States in 1913.
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During the Eisenhower Presidency what organization intervened in Iran, reinstating the Shah, aided a coup in Guatemala ousting a legally elected communist leader, and provided support to the French in Vietnam?
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
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What nation created Iraq from the Ottoman Empire by installing a King?
Great Britain
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What happened to halt advance of the German Army at the start of World War I?
The Marne River halted the advance of the German troops until Allied Forces rallied there making it the Western Front
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What famous explorer stowed away in a ship with his dog and where did it land under his control?
Vasco de Balboa, Panama where the first permanent colony was established
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Which two American Presidents did not believe getting involved in the French Revolution of 1789?
Presidents Washington and Adams
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What was happening on the Atlantic Ocean during the French Revolution?
French ships were attacking American Merchant Ships bound for England which disrupted trade with Great Britain
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Why was the "Glorious Revolution also known as the "Bloodless Revolution"?
William of Orange was invited to invade England and dethrone James II
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What was set up in England (because of the "Glorious Revolution") in 1689?
William III and his wife Mary II set up a Constitutional Monarchy.
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What influence did the Roman Catholic Church have during the Middle Ages?
Influenced the growth of the New European Civilization of the Middle Ages.
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How did the New European Civilization of the Middle Ages help?
It was a moral example emphasizing education, physical work providing schools, inns for travelers and hospitals for the sick. Educated the sons of nobility and preserved knowledge from earlier civilizations.
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What was the missing element needed to bring civilization helping Sir Walter Raleigh establish a successful colony in Virginia?
Women
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How could the war of 1812 be avoided?
If congress had known that the British had decided to stop raiding American Ships to focus more on the French.
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What has become an important tool in identifying and addressing global issues?
Non Governmental Organizations
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Why was there a push for education after the Second Industrial Revolution?
Voting became more important and the need for an educated voter.
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What actions of President Lincoln ended in Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee seceding?
Calling for volunteers to fight in the South.
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What ancient empire used the symbol "0" and defined its value?
India
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What did the Patriot Act allow the FBI to do?
Look at personal files including medical, relaxed rules prohibiting searches (making it easier to search), and holding foreigners for seven days without charges or deportation.
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When was the Patriot Act enacted?
One month after Sept. 11, 2001
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When was the Department of Homeland Security established?
2002
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How many of the Bill of Rights was taken from the Declaration of Rights?
Eight of the ten
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“I heard the bullets whistle, and believe me, there is something charming in the Sound.” is attributed to?
Cpt George Washington, beginning of the French and Indian War 1750's.
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When was the Monroe Doctrine signed?
1823
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What was the Monroe Doctrine?
Promised that the United States would not interfere with European Affairs as long as European nations did not set any more colonies or interfere with existing nations in Latin America.
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(T or F) Only Men supported the Revolutionary War, women and children did not get involved in any way.
False, Many women and children fought alongside men
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How else did women and children support the War effort?
By writing plays and other material such as Mercy Otis Warren who wrote a play called "The Blockheads"
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Who led a revolt because he thought that he was ordained to rise up and because of atmospheric conditions. (Two Eclipses in one year one might be due to an Eruption of Mt St Helens.)
Nat Turner, his revolt led to 200 slaves being killed in acts of random violence and in legal proceedings 56 blacks thought to be involved were executed
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“All charges of war, and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defense or
general welfare, and allowed by the United States in Congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a
common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several States in proportion to the value of all land
within each State. The taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and
direction of the legislatures of the several states.” part of what?
Article VIII of the Articles of Confederation, Federalists considered this part of the AoC to weaken the United States (which it did)
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What are the days of the week named after?
gods from Norse Mythology
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Ragtime music was created in what decade?
1910's
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Jazz music was created from Ragtime and other music when?
1920's
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How is the United States President elected (from the very beginning)?
Electoral College as set forth in Article II, section 1 of the US constitution.
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What did President Washington help to create because direction in the Constitution was a bit vague on the subject?
Judiciary Act of 1789 helped solidify what the Judiciary Branch would look like.
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Who was the frontiersman who was the leader at the Alamo and what happened to him?
Davy Crockett, he was captured and beheaded.
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What act divided up reservation land among Indians as a measure of compensation?
Dawes Act of 1887
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What guaranteed Germany's New Western borders with France and Belgium?
The Treaty of Locarno of 1925
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When was the Social Security Act enabled?
1935, part of Franklin D. Roosevelts New Deal
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Where do many scholars think that Columbus land?
One of the Islands of the Bahamas.
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In 1787 the Philadelphia came to what conclusion concerning slaves?
That they were 3/5's of a person
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Why did John Adams serve only one term in the Presidency?
He sent a Peace Commission to Paris in 1800 to end hostilities on the seas. History has proven he did the right thing.
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Who executed what leader in an effort to find Gold?
Cortez executed Montezuma II
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When was the Pledge of Allegiance written?
1892
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What did Nikita Krushchev not do (which is not surprising considering his rhetoric)?
He did not decrease military spending which would have lead to more production of consumer goods.
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What did Nikita Krushchev do, something that his predecessor was loathe to do?
Loosened controls on literary works, increased agricultural output by growing corn (Rosewell Garst), and curbed the privileges of the higher Soviet Officials.
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What was the name of the first U.S. Naval hospital ship and what else was a first on that ship?
USS Red Rover and it employed female nurses
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What happened in the 1876 election?
Controversy and was ultimately decided by the Electoral Commission
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Despite the debate around the fall of the Roman Empire what theory actually strengthened it rather than weakening it?
Diocletion dividing the empire into four units
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What impact did the Dominicans have on the lives of the people of the 13th Century?
Accusations of being heretics... normally the MO of these were to accuse and if confession was not gained then torture ensued until they confessed... guilty or innocent.
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What did a delegation of New Englander's propose an amendment to the Constitution entail?
Require a 2/3rds majority of Congress in order to approve embargoes, declare war or add new states.
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What was the plight of the Freed Slaves from the South after the Civil War?
Many restrictions were put on the Freed Slaves, the only right that was not restricted was the right to sue in court.
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What did Sun Yat-sen's three-step plan to westernize China include?
Military take-over, transitional phase to prepare the people for democratic rule, and finally a Constitutional democracy.
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What did Sun Yat-sen's three-step plan to westernize China not include?
Did not include returning to a monarchical rule stabilizing the nation
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Who was the first sea captain to circumnavigate the World proving once and for all Christopher Columbus was right?
Sir Francis Drake
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Who became known as Buddha and what was his effect on Hinduism?
Siddharta Gauatama: He divided the Hindu religion and an off shoot of Hinduism became Buddhism
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Who discovered Newfoundland, Canada what was his actual nation and who was he sailing for?
John Cabot; he was actually Italian and his name was Giovanni Caboto: He was sailing under the Union Jack as an English Captain.
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Who was the Deputy Defense Secretary as of 2011?
William J. Lynn
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What was Virginia's first colonial representative assembly in 1619?
The House of Burgess
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What was the title and name of the military man who assembled a military elite force made up of Muslim youth who was one of the first forces to use firearms in his successful conquests spreading Islam?
Suleyman the Magnificent
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Soon after Mao took over China what did he impose?
Isolationism
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After Mao's death, Deng Xiaoping took over China what change did he make?
Opened up China a bit, he allowed students to study abroad. Because of this Industry took off and the Standard of Living improved dramatically.
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After the Civil War what landmark case continued the Souths mistreatment of Freed Slaves and (already) Free Black Americans
Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson ensured schools and train cars would remain segregated.
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What did William the Conqueror use that ultimately lead to the common use of Last names mainly based on occupations?
The Doomsday Book that was used to document people under William the Conqueror's command.
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Who was the only civilian casualty during the Battle of Gettysburg?
Jennie Wade, struck by a stray bullet since the battle raged close to the Wade House.
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“During the whole period of the operations at Antwerp, detachments of Belgian soldiers, not working on any preconcerted plan, but left to their own initiative, carried on a guerilla war against the German army. Protected by the woods, or under cover of night, small bodies of them advanced as far as possible, often behind the enemy’s lines. These little bands of brave men harassed the German communications. The Belgian General Staff encouraged these expeditions which worried the enemy and completely upset their calculations as to our operations.” is what?
A quote referring to The German Invasion of Belgium in 1914
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The Panama Canal zone was part of the United States from its building in the early 1900's until it was....?
Given to the Panamanian Government in 1999.
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What two Monarchs of what two countries joined forces to drive the Muslims out of their regions?
Isabella and Ferdinand out of the Iberian Pen., Spain and Portugal.
267
What is Thomas Paine's famous phrase?
"These are the times which try man's soul"
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Which President was the first to travel abroad while in office?
Theodore Roosevelt
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What was the cause and year of the "Atlanta Riots"?
Black Americans were accused of bothering white women; 1906
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Who bore the brunt of the race riots and what was done to them?
Black Americans; five of them were killed and police disarmed the black men leaving them with no protection.
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What cause China's economy to not embrace commercial capitalism?
The Chinese government controlled industry and preferred farming over trade.
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What country exported opium to China which indirectly resulted in the Taiping Rebellion?
United Kingdom
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Which King started the Hundred Years War?
King Philip II of France
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What was the cause of the Hundred Years War?
King Philip's attempt to take the Guyenne area of mainland France from the English
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What were the Years of the Hundred Years War?
1337 - 1453
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What book did Rachel Carson write in 1962 and what was it critical of?
"Silent Spring"; Use of Pesticides and Chemical Sprays
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Why was Irish unemployment rate high in the 19th Century?
A growing population and British industrialization
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What was the occupation and name of the ally that helped Andrew Jackson with the Battle of New Orleans?
Pirate Lafitte
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What style of architecture that is most associated with Romanticism?
Gothic
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Who started Egyptian Kingdoms and what was the first?
King Menes Created the Old Kingdom in 3100 BC (combined the Upper and Lower Egypt together)
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What happened and what was the result (to the Old Kingdom of Egypt?
In 2000 Egyptians rebelled and created the Middle Kingdom period
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In 1400 BC how was the New Kingdom of Egypt formed?
Egypt combined with Nubia, Kush and other areas forming the New Kingdom.
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Who were the two major participants in the Macedonian Wars in 215 BC?
Rome and Macedonia
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What "Principle" allowed great powers to send armies and set up legitimate monarchies in countries where a revolution has occurred?
The Principle of Intervention
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What did Hammurabi's Code lack in relation to Government?
Public officials holding largely ceremonial positions
286
What did early humans use to create shelters where wood was scarce?
Animal bones and hides (such as the Plains Indians)
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Who elects leaders in a democracy?
The Population
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The head of Hitlers SS Security Service who was given the task of rounding up Jews and disposing of them was? ("Einsatzgruppen")
Reinhard Heydrich
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What characteristic gave George Washington an advantage in managing the troops in the Colonial Army?
He was a Virginian
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What was the Supreme Court Case Brown vs. Board of Education fought over
Forced busing (a father had to send his daughter to a black school further away when an all white school was nearby)
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What were three limitations that were put on the American Colonies by the British after the French and Indian War?
Pay 1/3 of the future costs of troops stationed in the colonies. limited western expansion, and stop the smuggling going on in the colonies.
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(T or F) John Quincy Adams was an ardent slave owner and supported returning slaves who had escaped to the North back to the owners in the South.
False, John Quincy Adams lived in the North and was against Slavery.
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What Former President, at the time US Reprenative petitioned Congress again and again about the "Gag Rule" until in 1944 it was defeated?
John Quincy Adams.
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Explain what the "Gag Rule" was.
Instituted by pro-slave Congressman and Senators to ensure no anti-slave measures were brought up.
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What much needed act was struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court decision of Hammer v. Dagenhart in 1918.
Keating-Owen child labor Act of 1916.
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What Founding Father is considered to be "The Architect of Independence" in the Second Continental Congress?
John Adams
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What movement took root in 1815 - 1830 in Europe and focuses on civil liberties and basic rights of all people.
Liberalism
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Where did the political philosophy of Liberalism originate from?
Enlightenment principles
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What Puritan leader ruled the English Commonwealth from 1648 to 1660?
Oliver Cromwell
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Founded by Sophia B. Packard what present all women college came from the "Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary"?
Spelman College
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What Lee defeat in 1862 led President Lincoln to make the Civil War a war to end slavery (published the Emancipation Proclamation after the battle)?
Antietam
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When did the Internet find its start?
1969, Originally to link the nation in case of an attack that would destroy conventional communications systems.
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What 1770 event contributed to the American Revolution?
Boston Massacre
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How many deaths occurred on March 5, 1770 the day of the Boston Massacre?
Five
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What led to the war with Mexico from 1846-48?
Gain more Territory
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What major Italian port suffered from new geographic explorations of the 16th century?
Venice; Greatly decreased trade.
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Who promised slaves freedom if they fought during the Revolutionary War?
Great Britain
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What founding father wanted to enlist slaves in the Revolutionary War promising them freedom same as Great Britain did?
Alexander Hamilton
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Who defeated the idea of granting slaves freedom if they fought for the Colonies?
South Carolina
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What was held in Chicago and ran for six months in 1893?
Worlds Colombian Exposition (Worlds Fair)
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(T or F) Facism, under the guise of the Nazi Party, came to Germany through Democratic Elections in the years of 1924 & 33.
True
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What greatly posed a threat to the Justinian (Emperor of Eastern Roman Empire in 527 AD) expanse of the Byzantine Empire starting in the late 500's?
The rise of Islam
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In Ancient Greece what threatened the Island of Crete?
Tidal waves
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What was the biggest threat of the Pelopponesus of Ancient Greece?
Invasions from Athens
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What did the Pelopponesus have that the rest of Greece does not have?
Fertile land suitable for farming
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What was the major threat to Attica and what other problem did they face?
Battles with Sparta and it lacked fertile farming land.
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What similarity did the Asian Mongol Empire of 1250 AD and the North American Plains Indians in 1750 AD?
Transportation, Horseback and Military Technology, Short Bow. Both of these worked very well together
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What Ancient Empire influenced the Government of the United States?
Imperial Rome (Law of Nations)
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Who proposed and nationally chartered bank which had the ability to print money that would be backed by the central government?
Alexander Hamilton
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Where was the first bank located in the United States?
Philadelphia
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What was deposited in this bank?
Tariffs and taxes from Whiskey (which had a tax of 7 cents per gallon)
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What was the end result (despite opposition of the practice)?
United States established a good debt record
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What were the years that the French and Indian War was fought?
1754 - 1763
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When did the Industrial Revolution in Japan took place during what period?
Meiji (1868 - 1912)
325
What state ratified the Constitution first?
Delaware
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When did the Boxer Rebellion happen in China? Who was the Ruler in China?
1898 - 1901, Empress Dowager Cixi
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What was the cause of the Boxer Rebellion?
China became frustrated with Foreign influence
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Who invented and patented the Alternating Current?
Nicola Tesla
329
Where did William Conqueror come from?
France
330
Who followed the trade routes to China and had welcome seats in the Court?
Jesuits of the 1500's
331
Who founded The Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor?
Ann Parrish
332
Who invented Basketball and where was it invented in?
Dr. Naismith in Springfield, Mass.
333
What city became a major trade center in the 16th Century (taking the place of Venice Italy)?
Amsterdam, Netherlands
334
In Colonial America what currency was widely used and became the basis for the American Dollar?
Spanish Real (royal)
335
What was the name of the Incan ruler who expanded the empire and organizing it dividing it into four quarters and appointing governors for each?
Pachacuti
336
Who wrote about his trips in a book called "New World".
Amerigo Vespucci
337
Who was a major contributor to the financing of the Revolutionary War?
Haym Salomon was a Jew who immigrated to New York from Poland during the period of the American Revolution.
338
(T or F) During the Russian Communist Revolt led by Lenin the anti-communist white forces terrorized the populace creating an atmosphere ripe for resistance?
False, the communist forces needed the general populace support so they used propaganda and crushed opposition quietly.
339
What was the English economic policy of the 1700's?
Based on Mercantilism, exporting more than importing
340
During World War II what was the strategy the Germans used against Great Britain?
A Blitz attack from the Air.
341
The three tactics of Stephen Douglas plan to have a Northern route for the Trans-continental Railroad go through his property led the country closer to the civil war what were those three tactics?
Republican party as an abolitionist party, Election of James Buchanan, and the rise of John Brown and his abolitionist forces.
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Who was John Brown?
John Brown led a guerilla group in Kansas that fought against slavery in the territory.
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What act of Congress did Stephen Douglas try to repeal in order to gain southern support for his proposed route of the transcontinental Railroad (through his property in Illinois)?
The Missouri compromise of 1820
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What allows the United States to hold and detain prisoners from the War on Terror without trial or formal charges indefinitely?
Guantanamo Bay is a naval base on Cuba, not only an Island but a separate nation.
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Although Communist doctrine advocates that the populace work for the good of the state how did Joseph Stalin differ from that doctrine?
He did not make family life take a secondary seat to the good of the state, Women were not encouraged to work outside the home.
346
What Great American Thinker and philosopher influenced Mahatma Ghandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.?
Henry David Thoreau
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What organization was created soon after WWI to deter communism from taking root in the United States?
General Intelligence Agency which eventually transformed to the FBI.
348
What Pillar of Islam is instituted to recreate the flight of Mohammed who left Mecca to avoid persecution and isolation?
The Hijrah
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When Mohammed left Mecca where did he flee to?
Medina, making it one of the Holy Cities of Islam
350
What part of Great Britain joined England under King James I?
Scotland, King James VI of Scotland becomes King James I of England.
351
What were the colonists who supported Britain and fled to Canada during the Revolutionary war called?
United Empire Loyalists
352
During the Renaissance discovery of all but what was restored?
Spirituality, the traditions of the Catholic Church were questioned under the rebirth of Roman and Greek culture
353
What were the riots that rocked Los Angeles in August of 1965 called?
Watts Riots, called that because of the location of the start of the riots.
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What was the toll of the Watts Riots?
In six days, 34 died, 850 were injured and 3,000 were arrested. More riots followed
355
What did President Ford ask Americans to do to help curb inflation after taking office from President Nixon?
Wear WIN buttons (Whip Inflation Now) on their clothes
356
What did the Edict of Nantes do in France?
Establish Religious tolerance in France
357
How far west did King Darius I of Persia extend his empire?
Turkey, tried to take Greece but was defeated
358
What WWII General led successful campaigns in Morocco, Northern France and into Germany using Tanks?
George S. Patton, Old Blood and Guts
359
Which famous explorer did Queen Elizabeth I commission to establish a stronghold in America?
Sir Francis Drake
360
What nation backed North Korea in the Korean War effort?
China
361
What latitude was the start of the the Korean War and where is the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) on the Korean Peninsula today?
38th Parallel
362
Which explorer discovered the Amazon River and established Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
Amerigo Vespucci
363
What did President Harry Truman establish and what was its sole purpose?
Central Intelligence Agency, gather information about other nations.
364
What geographic feature of India allowed the Aryans to end their nomadic lifestyle?
The fertile river valleys of the Indus provided a pathway through the cities of the Harrapan
365
Where were women first allowed to vote and when (in America)?
Women were allowed to vote in the West in state elections in 1914 (except in New Mexico)
366
When did Universal Women's suffrage (voting rights) actually take place nationwide?
The 19th amendment of 1920 granted women's right to vote.
367
Which powerful nation after WWII wanted to make puppet nations after them?
Soviet Union/Russia
368
What impact did the USSR have in Germany post WWII?
Germany was divided between West Germany (backed by the US, British and France) and East Germany (backed by USSR/Russia)
369
What were some of the Eastern (Communist) Bloc nations?
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria.
370
What nations became part of USSR unwillingly?
Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus
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Which President was impeached but not removed from office for firing one of his cabinet members?
Andrew Johnson fired the Secretary of War Edward Stanton
372
What effect did WWI have on Japan?
expanded its overseas holdings
373
What was the original borders Louisiana Purchase?
From New Orleans north to the Canadian border and from the Mississippi River west to the Rocky Mountains.
374
What fictitious plot led to the beheading of 35 innocent people?
The Popish Plot
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What was the Popish Plot?
Titus Oates gave evidence under testimony that King Charles II was to be replaced with Catholic Duke of York.
376
What European Nations formed an alliance to stop Napoleon's conquest of Europe?
Britain, Prussia, Russia and Austria
377
What nation did not join the Quadruple alliance against Napoleon?
Italy
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"All other nations have come into being among people whose families had lived for time out of mind on the same land where they were born. Englishmen are English, Frenchmen are French, Chinese are Chinese, while their governments come and go; their national states are torn apart and remade without losing their nationhood. But Americans are a nation born of an idea; not a place, but the idea created the United States Government.”
Historian Theodore White describing what makes America different than any other nation
379
The top of Ancient India society was occupied by what two groups of people?
Priests (Brahmans) and warriors (Kshatriyas).
380
Who falls below the top two levels (third rank) and at the bottom?
Vaisyas or commoners, and Sudras peasants who do manual labor.
381
What level of the Varna System does the Untouchables hold?
No level, the most menial and degrading jobs were reserved for these people.
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Ancient India was divided by a rigid set of social categories which determined a person's occupation and economic status, as well as one's social position. Indian society was divided into four major social classes called
Varna System
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In 800 C.E., ideographic writing, sophisticated calendars, and the science of astronomy could be found in which of the following parts of the world?
Central America and China.
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Aryan people spoke Sanskrit but what what did they create and use in the Indus Valley region in 500 BC?
Written language
385
Where did Columbus originally land on his voyage to what he thought was India?
Bahamas landing in what is now the city of San Salvador.
386
Who was the first females Episcopal Priest(ess)?
Jacqueline Means
387
What preceded the Soviet Blockade of West Berlin in 1948?
Introduction of the Deutshe Mark
388
What famous American Explorer was asked by President Jefferson to be his secretary?
Meriwether Lewis
389
Why did President Jefferson ask Meriwether Lewis to be his Presidential Secretary?
To train him for an exploring mission
390
Why was Meriwether Lewis an unlikely candidate for Presidential Secretary?
He was a poor speller
391
What is the name of the colonial government in which local rulers only as long as they answer directly to the mother country?
Indirect Rule
392
What two cities in colonies were noted for being religiously tolerant cities?
Boston was number 1 and Philadelphia was 2nd
393
What ended the Roman Republic for good and ushered in the Emperor of Rome once and for all?
The Second Triumvirate
394
What three leaders vied for the title of Emperor in Ancient Rome (2nd Triumvirate)?
Mark Antony, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and Caeaser Augustus
395
(T or F) Though they were defeated in the Battle of Salamis the Persians recovered and eventually conquered Greece?
False the Persians never recovered and posed no threat to Greece.
396
What was practiced in Athens to protect themselves from an overly ambitious politician?
Ostracism
397
What King of France replaced the religious tolerant Edict of Nantes with the Edict of Fontainebleau on 22 October 1685?
King Louis XIV
398
What was King Louis XIV motivation in the Edict of Fontainebleau?
Getting rid of the rising number of Huguenots (Protestants)
399
What did Adolf Hitler use to justify his Anti-Semitism (in addition to being Facist)?
Social Darwinism
400
Who took over Sir Humphrey Gilberts Royal charter granted to him by Elizabeth I to establish a colony in the New World?
Sir Walter Raleigh who founded Virginia for Queen Elizabeth I.
401
How are Supreme Court Justices put into office?
According to the Constitution SCJ's are nominated by the President then ratified by the Senate. The Party in charge of the Senate can either block or approve the nomination.
402
What act lessened the amount of the "spoils" system which was a large part of early American History?
The Pendleton Act in 1883
403
What battle of World War I was the most devestating to the Germans and effectively ended the war?
September 1918 French attacked the Germans near Verdun. Germans were decimated and on November 11 a truce was called
404
What was the toll to "The War to End of all Wars"?
American lost thousands, Russia, France, Austria-Hungary, and Britain lost millions. "The War to End all Wars" was in fact only the beginning of many others and caused World War II
405
What was the ancient Human ancestor survived the last Ice Age?
Cro-Magnons
406
The Dutch became a huge trading nation who was the person that journeyed to the Far East and soon after founded the Dutch East India Company?
Jan Huyghen van Linschoten
407
When was the Dutch East India Company formed and what did the specialize in trading?
1602, spices and later established trading colonies
408
What was the short history of Vietnam?
Vietnam ruled itself until the Chinese conquered them in 111 BC
409
What Chinese practices remained in Vietnam after they were pushed out in the 10th century.
Government, Religion and Civil Service Examination
410
What was purely Vietnamese that remained unchanged?
The use of Water Puppetry in Theater
411
What election year were free white non-property males allowed to vote?
Election of 1824
412
Who were the people that occupied central Mexico from 1200 to 700 BC and what happened to them?
Olemic Native American Tribe, around 700 BC all evidence from then on is non-existent except for large stone heads resembling possible leaders.
413
Who was the first Bank President that established the banking system that we have now?
Nicholas Biddle appointed by President Jackson as President of the Second United States Bank
414
Why did King Philip II of Spain send inferior Spanish Warships (150 ships) to invade and conquer England in 1588?
King Philip II thought that God favored Spain's overthrow of England, mainly to avenge Mary Queen of Scots execution.
415
What defeated the Spanish Armada (in 1588) that was invading England?
English sent fire ships which scattered the Armada then warships. Finally a fierce storm with strong winds sent the Armada fleeing (those that were remaining and able to move).
416
How did England view its defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588?
A miracle from God
417
The War between Iraq and Iran, often called the Imposed War started in what year?
1980
418
Who was the aggressor in the Imposed War (Iraq/Iran)?
Iraq under Saddam Hussein.
419
Even though incomes grew what should Americans have done instead of spending more?
Save
420
Because of average family income growing what happened?
The Poverty level fell to 11.8%
421
What set the stage for an economic crisis?
Mega-corporate Mergers, the out-sourcing of jobs to foreign nations and the growing trade deficit set the stage for an economic crisis
422
What was not one of the effects in the US of the "global economy" which began in the late twentieth century?
Increased savings rates for American citizens as the poverty level fell to the lowest rate since 1979
423
What act of Congress was signed in 1973 was designed to protect animals on the verge of becoming extinct?
Endangered Species Act
424
The Endangered Species Act imposed what if violated?
Harsh Penalties and fines
425
Mozambique fought for its independence from what nation for it embarked on an eleven year war in 1964?
Portugal
426
What was developed to avoid blood feuds under Germanic Law?
Wergild
427
As immigration increased from Europe and Asia (mainly Russia) what effect did this have on American population?
Catholics came from Italy and Ireland migrated to the cities. Germany and Russian immigrants gave New York a large Jewish population
428
"... no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall he be otherwise to suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge or affect their civil capacities." who is the author and what contains this verbage
Thomas Jefferson in the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
429
Who took the responsibility preserving knowledge of ancient civilizations?
Muslim Scholars
430
What two ancient Philosophers works were translated into Arabic by Muslim Scholars?
Plato and Aristotle
431
What else did Muslims Scholars include in academic learning?
Mathematical texts from India
432
(T or F) Muslims are responsible for establishing paper factories but libraries and book selling never caught on.`
False, Establishing paper factories helped spur on Libraries and the selling of books.
433
“But I take higher ground. I hold that in the present state of civilization, where two races of different origin and distinguished by color, and other physical differences, as well as intellectual, are brought together, the relation now existing in the slave-holding states between the two is, instead of an evil, a good—a positive good.” Who is responsible for this pro-slavery opinion?
Vice President John Caldwell Calhoun
434
The reforms started by Mustafa Kemal in Turkey were aimed at doing what?
Secularizing religious practice but not abolish it
435
How did the process that Mustafa Kemal started in Turkey secularize the religious schools or Medressehs?
Put them under control of the State Ministry of Education rather than abolishing them entirely
436
Who led a rebellion in Virginia in 1676?
Nathaniel Bacon
437
What was the name of the Governor of the Colony of Virginia in the Bacon Rebellion of 1676?
Governor Berkley
438
What happened to Nathaniel Bacon (Bacon's Rebellion) and his followers?
Nathaniel Bacon got sick and died after burning down Jamestown and setting up his own Government there. His leaders were hanged after his death and Governor came back from his ships
439
Shortly after Bacon's Rebellion the state house in Jamestown burned again, Who suggested a move and where was the Capital moved to?
James Blair suggested a move to Middle Plantation which became Williamsburg.
440
What was the name of the Union Warship that was salvaged by the Confederates and refitted with Iron Plates?
Merimac, once salvaged by the Confederates it was renamed "The Virginia"
441
What was the Unions first Iron Clad ship?
The Moniter
442
When did these two ships meet and what happened?
March 9, 1862; The Virginia was burned and the Moniter was sunk.
443
What was not agreed on between The United States and British after the Revolutionary War?
Great Britain asked that a fair market value of land that was confiscated by the Americans from British loyalists.
444
What was the Mayan's Calendar make up?
365 Days divided into 18, 20 day months leaving five days left at the end of the year
445
Did the Mayans have another calendar?
The Mayans also had a sacred calendar of 260 days divided in 13 weeks with 20 days in each
446
What is common among some Ancient Calendars?
Some based on Lunar cycles most based on 36? days in a year. Egyptians had 5 days at the end of the year like the Mayans
447
Why was the Catholic Church targeted for reform during the French Revolution?
The national Assembly needed resources so they turned to the Largess of the Catholic Church
448
Who were the financial moguls that became rich from the demands of the Union Army during the Civil War?
Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefellar and J. P. Morgan
449
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) held to how many Noble truths (Name the first two)?
Four: 1. Ordinary live is full of suffering: 2. This suffereing is caused by our desire to satisfy ourselves
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What was the 3rd and 4th Noble Truth put forth by Siddhartha Gautoma?
3. The way to end suffering is to end desire for selfish goals and see others as an extension of ourselves: 4. The way to end desire is to follow the Middle Path.
451
What was all addressed in the Northwest Ordinance that was passed by the Confederation Congress passed in 1787?
Barring Slavery north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi, Determine how new states would be formed and encouraging education.
452
What year was the Constitution penned?
1787
453
The oldest document on representative in English history is:
Magna Carta
454
The law making body of England is called:
Parliament
455
The first representative assembly in America was?
Virginia House of Burgesses
456
The first written Constitution in America was called?
Fundamentals Orders of Connecticut
457
The Declaration of Independence states that the ideas our government should be based on are?
People have equal rights; individual rights must be protected; governments should be run by the people
458
What was the Pre-constitutional Government?
The Articles of Confederation
459
What was the Articles of the Confederation organized around?
States
460
What was the major success of the Articles of Confederation?
It kept the states together as a nation, managed western land; It won the Revolutionary War.
461
What city hosted the Constitutional Convention?
Philadelphia
462
What was the initial purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
Revise the Articles of Confederation
463
Who presided as President over the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
464
Which plan favored large states?
Virginia Plan
465
Which plan favored small states?
New Jersey Plan
466
What was the decision to have two houses of Congress one based solely on population and the other based equally representing the states no matter what the population or size of the state was?
The Great Compromise
467
How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution to make it the official Government?
9
468
How many branches is the Government divided into?
Three Branches
469
What equalizes the powers of Government so that no one branches holds total control of the Government?
Separations of Powers
470
When one branch of Government blocks another branch of Government what concept has taken place?
Checks and Balances
471
What system of Government Shares power between the Federal and State governments?
Federalism
472
Congress is what branch and what is its primary purpose?
Legislative; Primary purpose is making laws
473
Who heads the Executive Office?
President
474
What is the purpose of the President governmentally?
Enforce the Laws passed by Congress by signing them (if it is in the best interest of the Country)
475
The third branch of the Government interprets the laws in light of the Constitution this branch is headed by the Supreme Court and is:
Judicial Branch
476
What is a normal term for a U.S. Representative?
2 years
477
Senators serve terms of how many years?
6 years
478
The President is limited to serving how many 4 year terms?
2
479
How old must a person be to serve as U. S. Representative?
25 and a citizen for seven years
480
Senators need to be how old in order to serve as a U. S. Senator?
30 and a citizen for nine years
481
Which office presides over the House of Representatives?
Speaker of the House
482
What overlapping position leads the Senate?
Vice President
483
When the Presiding officer of the Senate is away which office stands in his place?
President Pro-tempore
484
Who elects the leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Elected by the members of the respective house and usually he/she is a member of the majority in that house.
485
What is the process of removing a member of the executive or judicial branch of Government?
Impeachment
486
Impeachment starts in what House?
House of Representatives
487
The responsibility of convicting and removing official from office lies with what part of Congress?
Senate
488
What was decided, (regrettably so), in the slave days how population was decided?
3/5 rule; each slave was counted as 3/5 of a person
489
What, according to the Constitution, must be taken every ten years?
Census
490
How was Senators chosen until the 1920's?
The State Legistlatures
491
What vote convicts an official in impeachment procedures?
Two Thirds
492
What House must propose to raise money (taxes)?
House of Representatives
493
How much of Congress must be achieved to override a Presidential veto?
Two Thirds in both houses of Congress
494
What power does the President have if Congress hands him a bill he does not like?
Veto
495
What allows Congress to make laws that are necessary in carrying out its expressed powers?
Elastic Clause
496
Who governs the District of Columbia (Washington D. C.)?
Senate
497
The states have much leeway however what two things are not allowed no matter what?
Keep Troops and Ships of War
498
How old must a man or woman be to be eligible to serve as President?
A natural born citizen (Parental or born in any of the 50 US States) 35 years old
499
The President also serves as what that is not described in the Constitution?
Political Party Leader
500
Who elects the President of the United States?
Electoral College
501
Who heads the country's armed forces?
President
502
Which Branch has the power to approve treaties?
The Senate of the Legislature
503
Who appoints Justices to the Supreme Court?
President, then the Senate must confirm the appointment.
504
The Chief Justice must be what age?
No age Requirement
505
How long can the Chief Justice serve?
Life, or until he can either fulfill his duties or he desires to retire.
506
What is the term when an issue that has been appealed from a lower court called?
Judicial Review
507
Where are cases involving ambassadors tried?
District Court
508
What is the only crime that is described in the Constitution?
Treason
509
The term that is defined as "Governor of the one state requesting that a suspect of a crime be returned to the state of a crime" is called?
Extradition
510
The power to decide how territories are to be governed resides in:
Senate
511
What is the way that an amendment to the Constitution be proposed?
by 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress
512
What is a way that a proposed amendment be ratified?
3/4 vote in state legistlatures
513
What was the year that an amendment was brought up ending slave trade?
No earlier than 1808
514
What article makes the Constitution the supreme law of the nation?
Article 6
515
What needed to be added to the Constitution in order for it to be ratified by the states?
A list of rights protecting liberties was added ( eventually became known as The Bill of Rights)
516
What are the first ten amendments commonly referred to?
The Bill of Rights
517
Where is the right to petition of the Government to make changes in policy located in the Constitution?
First Amendment
518
The right to be critical of the federal government is guaranteed in what amendment?
First Amendment
519
What ensures that our homes cannot be used to house Soldiers of the Military?
Third Amendment
520
"What is being looked for and where the search will take place" describes what?
A valid search warrant
521
What is a group of individuals that decides guilt or innocence?
Petit Jury
522
The group of jurors that decided whether there is enough evidence to try a suspect is called?
Grand Jury
523
Being tried twice for the same crime is called what (not allowed to happen; Amendment 5)?
Double Jeopardy
524
Which amendment is supposed to guarantee that property will not be taken without fair compensation?
Amendment 5
525
Excessive Bail will not be required is part of what amendment?
Amendment 5
526
Which civilization used Cuneiform, the first known written language, and in what year did they start?
Sumerians in 3500 BC
527
What famous playwright had a theater nicknamed the Globe and what did it provide?
Shakespeare and it was designed for optimal acoustics and is still used today
528
What group of people use large whaling boats called Umiaks?
Eskimo (Inuits)
529
What is the the smaller one person boats that are used by Eskimo (Inuit) people?
Kayaks
530
What is the common word for Igluvigaq, which is used for temporary shelter by Eskimo's (Inuits)?
Igloo
531
What peculiar habit did the Southern General Robert E. Lee have during the Civil War?
Enjoyed fresh eggs for breakfast... to do so he traveled with a hen.
532
Trying to keep the colonists in check, what did the British pass and enforce in the colonies in 1651?
Navigation Acts
533
What Far Eastern philosophy does not have reincarnation as a tenet to its faith/philosophy?
Confucian
534
When did legal and illegal immigrants start to decline:
Since 1970 close to the start of the 21st Century
535
What was the significant action that Francisco Vazquez de Coronado is noted for?
First European to see Arizona and New Mexico exploring much of Western North America as far east as Kansas.
536
What was introduced, changing the way math was viewed forever by Hindu scholars during the Gupta dynasty (5th & 6th centuries) in India?
Decimal places
537
What did French King Louis XIV (14) demand be built for him?
Verasille
538
What was discovered by Daniel Ellsberg during Nixon's first term as President and what did he do?
That the government was lied about how the Vietnam War was being conducted, he leaked documents from the defense department.
539
What was the first estate in the French Parliament that Phillip IV created in 1302?
Clergy
540
Who made up the Second Estate during Phillip IV's reign?
Nobility
541
What estate was made up by the Bourgeoisie (bankers-merchants-lawyers-Professionals) during King Phillip IV's reign
Third
542
T or F Middle peasants and city workers were well thought of, paid and treated very well?
False
543
What of the three estates was required to pay taxes?
Third
544
T or F Women gained some social status after the Reformation and were treated better.
False, they still were subordinate to men
545
What was it that actually tipped the scales in making the Revolutionary war a war for Independence: Thomas Paines Pamphlet Common Sense or 30,000 Hessians that were hired by the British to fight for Britain?
British engaging the service of 30,000 Hessians
546
Some of the Chinese and Egyptian religious beliefs were vary similar, what was a major difference?
Chinese used oracle bones to communicate with the gods
547
What was Guy Fawkes supposed to do on November 5th and who hired him?
Blow up Parliament to get rid of all Parliament members and King James I. The failed plot was planned by Catholics
548
Why did the Spanish not really interested in holding much land in North America?
They did not find gold where they explored
549
Who met British Gen. Cornwallis in battle in Guilford Courthouse North Carolina and what was the result of that battle?
Cornwallis lost a lot of his Army and was forced to retreat, Col. Gen Nathaniel Greenes' losses were light.
550
What two politicians, in 1867, forced Congress to enact tough reconstruction acts?
Radical Republicans Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner
551
What were the provisions of the Reconstruction acts?
South was divided and ruled by the military into five military districts, Each state had to ratify both 14th and 15th amend., and former slaves were to be granted the right to vote according to the states Constitution.
552
Which side, the Union or the Confederacy won the first submarine battle?
Neither side won both sides lost their submarines in battle.
553
What nation was dominate in Asia at the start of WWII?
Japan invaded and claimed most of eastern China in 1937.
554
What was the first battle on Japanese homeland?
The battle of Iwo Jima
555
What was the makeup of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
34 Soldiers, 10 civilians and a Newfoundland dog. An Indian wife of one of the civilians named Sacajawea, Clarks slave named York.
556
What accomplishments were geographic in nature?
| Lewis and Clark Exp
Reaching the Pacific Ocean and returning, Mapping unknown territories, Crossing the Rocky Mountains and navigating the Missouri River to its source in central Montana
557
What two accomplishments dealt with future relations with the Native Americans? (Lewis and Clark Exp.)
Creating a vocabulary list of Indian words, Made contact and negotiated with the Native Americans
558
What other notable accomplishments did the Lewis and Clark expedition produce?
Digging up a 45-foot long dinosaur skeleton, added 200 species to the world's list of known plants, and sending bird, animal and plant specimens to Thomas Jefferson.
559
Who found the source of the Mississippi River and in 1832.
American Geographer Henry Schoolcraft
560
This King fought a war in 1675-76, was a Native American whose Indian name was Metacom?
King Philip fought the King Philip which killed hundreds of colonists and ended the lives of thousands of Native Americans.
561
Jim Crow laws in the south became prevalent under the Compromise of 1877, what was the reason that this was allowed to happen?
The Compromise of 1877 removed Union Troops from the south
562
Who were the explorers that were responsible for mapping the territories west of the Mississippi?
French Explorers Marquette and Joliet
563
Who mapped the entire Mississippi?
Rene Robert Cavelier also known as Lord La Salle
564
In 1839 what war was averted due to President Martin Van Buren?
The war would have been between Canada and the U.S. and would have been called the Aroostook War.
565
What almost caused a war between Canada and the U.S. that was going to be called the Aroostook War?
Involved a dispute of the border between Maine and Canada
566
What nation repelled Napoleans forces and did not become part of Napoleons European Empire from 1807-15, eventually siding with Russia, Sweden and United Kingdom against Napoleon?
Portugal
567
Which ethnic group was the last minority group to be given the right to vote in 1943 (given after an exclusion act was lifted)?
Chinese Americans
568
When was the Gutenberg Printing Press invented?
1438
569
Who was responsible for keeping Japan out of the European Front?
Great Britain who fought over Egypt with the Italians and Germany.
570
What act was the first legistlation to limit the powers of trade and regulation?
Sherman Antitrust Act
571
What "Four Olds" did Mao set to eliminate with the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in 1966?
Old Culture, old Customs, old ideas and old habits
572
What nation was fought for by the War of Succession after Charles II died and who invaded and set up his son Philip V on the throne?
Spain; France (under King Louis XIV)
573
What treaty ended the War of Succession?
Treaties of Rastatt and Baden
574
What did the Code of Hammurabi not set laws on since it was acceptable in Mesopotamia?
Abolishing Slavery
575
Dictators were absolute rulers of the government during times of military crisis and served limited terms.
Described Republics Executive Branch during ancient Rome
576
What kept John C. Calhoun from becoming President (in part) who was Vice President during John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson Admins?
Calhouns wife snubbed the wife of the secretary of war, John Eaton.
577
The earliest settlers to North America established a settlement in?
Cactus Hill, VA
578
What ended the Islamic Empire that was established by the Arabs in the 7th and 8th Centuries?
Mongol Invasion.
579
What was the first President of the first African country (Ghana) who gained independence from Great Britain in 1957 (Mar. 6)?
Kwame Nkrumah
580
What was a distinct advantage did the Colonial Army have over the British during the Revolutionary War?
No central Government, No specific City to seize which would end the war.
581
Who colonized Georgia?
The poor and oppressed
582
Who was the first leader of Georgia?
John Oglethorpe
583
What effect did Georgia have on the colonies?
Evened out the colonies when Georgia joined Virginia, Maryland and the Carolinas.
584
What was the first and second battles of the Revolutionary War?
Lexington--Concord, Concord Minutemen forced the British back to Boston and out.
585
The scientist who came up with "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction"?
Isaac Newton
586
Which scientist is known as the father of Microscopy, worked on mechanics and studied the tension and motion of springs?
Robert Hooke
587
What was the result of the treaty of Kanagawa on Japan>
The end of Isolationism
588
What as the number of blacks in the 44th Congress?
8
589
What is the importance of Charles E. Nash?
First Black American Representative. Was a decorated war hero
590
What group of people seek independence from Sri Lanka like the Basque Separatist in Spain
Tamils
591
What two new nations were formed from India when Islam was introduced?
Islamic states of Bangladesh and Pakistan, India remained Hindu
592
What forefather ran away from his apprenticeship and settled in Philadelphia becoming a writer, publisher, philosopher, scientist/inventor, printer, and statesman?
Benjamin (Ben) Franklin
593
What was one thing that Herbert Hoover did not do that would have helped the nation during the early days of the Great Depression?
Direct the Federal Reserve to lend money at low interest rates thus putting more money into circulation.
594
The assassin of Malcolm X was...?
A Black American wielding a sawed off shotgun at a NYC Rally, 1965
595
What was the result of "The Potsdam Agreement of 1945"?
Berlin was divided in half East German side Communist and West German side Capitalistic.
596
What goods did the Revenue Act raise in exchange for lowering the tax on molasses?
Sugar, wine, linen, and silk
597
The Townshend Act taxed what goods?
Glass, paper, paint, and tea (it did lower the import duties of goods sent from the colonies to England.
598
The Stamp Act imposed taxes on what?
Official documents, dice, playing cards and newspapers.
599
The Proclamation of 1763 sought to limit what?
Western Expansion
600
What catastrophic event more than likely paved the way for the Renaissance since it questioned Church authority?
Black Death
601
When were the Federalist Papers written?
After the Revolutionary War
602
What was the act "Attempt of Political Compromise" attempting to do?
Abolish Slavery
603
What year is commonly thought of as the start of Latins living in Central Region of Italy?
900 BC
604
What two Kings signed a peace treaty officially ending the Crusades?
King Richard I of England and Saladin.
605
Who was Pauline and what was her occupation?
She was a spy for the North, given full military honors after her death.
606
What Italian city became an important part of the trade route which is located between the coast and the Alpine passes? (It became a powerful city.)
Milan
607
When did the First Industrial Revolution begin (generally accepted)?
1700's
608
What was Mikhail Gorbachev's plan to restructure the Government and Economy of the USSR?
Perestrokia
609
What is diepicted on the Bayeux Tapestry?
Norman invasion of Britan
610
Which Russian Leader reorganize the Army, imposed central government rule, divided Russia into Provinces and ordered the preparation of a book of etiquette intended to reform society?
Peter the Great
611
Who fled Constantinople when the Ottoman forces conquered the city taking with them books and knowledge with them and closing the universities?
Scholars of Ancient Greek and Latin, they fled to Italy
612
Who is known as the father of the Italian Renaissance, advocated a return to pure classical Latin and a life of solitude?
Petrarch
613
The three leaders, Lech Walesa, Vaclav Havel and Erich Honecker of the 1980's were largely responsible for doing what in Poland, Czechoslovakia and East Germany?
New Thinking and eventual over throw of Communism in Eastern Europe
614
What majority in Congress + how many state legislatures = a new amendment to the Constitution?
2/3 of Congress and 3/4 of the State Legistlatures
615
Only two countries practiced divination by examining the entrails of animals to determine the will of the gods, what two countries practiced this?
Roman and Mesopotamia
616
What is a good example of a humid continental, cool summer climate?
Great Lakes Region
617
What state was not affected by the Dust Bowl that essentially started in 1934 and lasted until 1940 (skipping 1935, 37, and 38)?
Missouri
618
What did Congress give President Madison during his administration?
Cut off trade with any country that did not recognize American neutrality.
619
What two countries were banned from US ports during the Madison Presidency (because they did not recognize American neutrality.)?
French and British. Madison re-imposed the U.S. - British trade ban.
620
Who led an expedition through the Great Plains?
Major Stephen Long
621
What program led to millions starving in farmland due to famine in communist China?
Great Leap Forward
622
Why did Communist China's Great Leap Forward not work causing millions in Communist China?
Drought and unrealistic expectations from the Communist government.
623
“From this view of the subject, it may be concluded that a pure democracy, by which I mean a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person, can admit of no cure for the mischiefs of faction. A common passion or interest will, in almost every case, be felt by a majority of the whole; a communication and concert result from the form of government itself; and there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice the weaker party or an obnoxious individual. Hence, it is that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.”
Advocates of the Federalists
624
T or F The Mexican Revolution of 1910--1920 was the exact same as the American Revolution of 1776--1783.
False
625
What society was influence greatly by the Chinese model?
Korean
626
What was the name of the shanty towns that sprang up from homeless people in the beginning of the Great Depression (named after the President at the time)?
Hooversville
627
Hiram Revels was from Mississippi, who did he replace in the Senate and what was different about him?
Replaced Jefferson Davis and he was a Black Minister
628
Who was the leader of the Greek City-states Delian League that was based at Delos?
Athens
629
What happened to Christianity in 1054?
Roman Catholic Church and the Byzantine Church split.
630
What did the Popes of the RC and Byz. Churches do to each other.
Excommunicated each other causing the 1054 schism
631
What was China's first dynasty and when did it start and how long did it last?
Xia, 1600 BC lasting 500 years including 17 emperors
632
The Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole Indian tribes created what?
The Iroquois Nation
633
What did the Iroquois nation have that other Indian nations (tribes) did not have?
Unity and they adopted European customs with laws, and judicial system
634
Ben Franklin characterized the Iroquois Nation as what?
Confederacy
635
What did the British do during the Revolutionary War that kept the US Navy from winning naval battles with the British?
Blocked the American Ports
636
What tied together the production and consumer patterns of many nations in the 1990's?
The Internet
637
What is considered a "Human Capital" in business?
Human Resource
638
What is the satisfaction one attains from a business?
Utility
639
The theory that people change their behavior in response to policy changes is?
Rational Expectations
640
Descriptive, open ended research methods are what kind?
Ethnographic
641
Relativism is the idea that experience and culture are ________ to and dependent upon a frame of reference.
Relative
642
What paradigm is the only one that benefits from Ethnographic research?
Relativism
643
What is the term applied to the situation when one prisoner blames the other prisoner who committed the crime?
Prisoners Dilemma
644
When a product has a viable substitute what is that product referred to (the substitute such margarine is to butter)?
Substitute Goods
645
What psychological paradigm that does not allow interpretations of the internal mind?
Behavorism
646
Who led the last crusade, the ninth one trying to capture Tunis, just as King Louis IX did and failed?
Prince Edward of England
647
What is the equation of average variable costs?
VC/q q being quantity
648
The Court case Korematsu dealt with what amendment and what time period did it occur?
5th Amendment and it occurred at the beginning of WWII
649
What laws were unfair because of substandard facilities?
Jim Crow Laws
650
A person who publicly opposes the accepted religion is considered a what?
Heretic
651
What is utilized when making successful choices depends upon the choices of others?
Game Theory
652
What is attained when a product is selling at the exact price a sellar wants and the exact price consumers are willing to pay?
Market Equilibrium
653
What is the term applied to the indigenous people of British Columbia, Canada?
Kwakiutl
654
"And while I am talking to you mothers and fathers, I give you one more assurance, I have said this before and I shall say it again: Your boys are not going to be sent to any foreign wars." (who made this promise)
Franklin D. Roosevelt talking about WWII
655
What will exceed demand when a price floor is above the equilibrium price?
Supply
656
What theory argues that there are laws determining the number, size, and distribution of towns?
Central Place Theory... also suggests that centralization is a natural principle of order
657
A person being tried to in one nation that uses the defense of what was allowed in his previous nation is using....?
Multiculturalism Defense
658
What does the Bayeux Tapestry depict?
Norman invasion of Britain
659
What consisted of Mark Antony, Augustus and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and ended the Roman Republic for once and for all?
The Triumvirate
660
Which federal agency regulates and sets the rules for volunteers, travel and expenses for a candidate during a campaign?
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
661
Who was the most famous privateer hired by Queen Elizabeth to establish a stronghold in America?
Sir Francis Drake
662
"Let young people show filial piety at home, respectfulness towards their elders when away from home; let them be circumspect, be truthful; their love going out freely toward all, cultivating goodwill to men. And if, in such a walk, there be time or energy left for other things, let them employ it in the acquisition of literary or artistic accomplishments."
Sentiment of Confucianism
663
What league was led by Athens that had a central base at Delos?
Delian League
664
What is the longest Highway in the World and where is it located?
Australias Highway 1... encircles the country.
665
In 1519 who was subjugated by Hernando Cortes?
Aztecs
666
The White House was officially named The White House in what year?
1901
667
In order what were the foundation for the Declaration of Independence (including the DoI)
Common Sense, Virginia Convention, Committee of Five, Declaration of Independence
668
What are the dividing factors of production according to Economists?
Land, Labor, and Capital
669
When were the Great Pyramids of Egypt Built?
In the Old Kingdom
670
Jane Addams shared the Nobel Peace Prize with whom in 1931?
Nicholas M. Butler
671
What measures the relative economic merits of two alternatives of equal value?
Opportunity cost.
672
What Amendment was passed quickly by State ratifying Conventions by passing the majority of the Senate?
21st Amendment, repealing the 18th amendment of Prohibition.
673
What is the study of the anatomical and physiological structures of humans, often in an evolutionary context?
Physical anthropology also known as biological anthropology.
674
The peace of Nicias was the end of...?
First part of the Peloponnesian War in 421 BC
675
What was the result of the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece?
Sparta became the dominant city state.
676
Who became the dominant part of Greece in 359 BC?
Macedonia
677
What did the Judiciary Act of 1869 do?
Set the number of Supreme Court Justices to Nine
678
What is defined as needful work, useful in the day to day operations of the economy?
Invisible work
679
What is the expenses which must be paid by the Government?
Mandatory Expenditures
680
What was the name of the of the white daughter of a Southern Plantation owner who was a abolitionist and the women's movement as well?
Sarah Grimke
681
What is part of the field of psychology but not sociology?
Cognitivism
682
Who even today is emulated as the premier personality theorist?
Sigmund Frued
683
Who even today is emulated as the premier personality theorist?
Sigmund Frued
684
Sub-tropical zones, where the summers are hot and dry, winters wet and cold but not overly cold are good for what production?
wine (growing)
685
What was the first permanent European settlement in North America?
St. Augustine
686
(T or F) South Carolina was the only state involved in the Nullification Crisis.
False, the were however one of the states by attempting to declare federal tariffs null and void.
687
What precipitated the Nullification Crisis?
Economic downturn after the War of 1812.
688
Archeology, Anthropology, Zoology, and Literature are all useful to study what subject?
History
689
Quality, quantities, and distribution of prices are used to figure what?
Nominal Price Value (NPV)
690
What past cultures possessed an advanced knowledge of astronomy, created and used sophisticated calendars, and wrote ideographic material?
Central America and China
691
What happens when the total of goods and services decline?
The beginning off a recession
692
The Alborz mountain range is in what country?
Iran, between Tehran and the Caspian Sea (in part)
693
What is the branch of philosophy that deals with finding out the true nature of everything?
Metaphysics
694
(T or F) Mustafa Kemal abolished all Muslim Schools (medresehs) in Turkey.
False, he put them under the Minister of Education and secularized them
695
What happened to the Second Bank of the United States?
President Jackson vetoed a bill that would have allowed it to operate.
696
The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed due to what?
Underlying hostilities with France
697
Where is the archipelago Tierra del Fuego located?
Off the coast of Chile, the Drake passage runs through it.
698
Who would approach personality with an emphasis on personal growth and self actualization?
Carl Rogers
699
What agricultural method did most of the farmers of the stone age utilize most often?
Slash and Burn
