World and US History/Social Studies Flashcards
George Washington
1789-1797, No Party, opposed to the idea, First President
John Adams
1797-1801, Federalist, Military might
Thomas Jefferson
1801-1809, Democratic-Republican, Louisiana Purchase
James Madison
1809-1817, Democratic-Republican, War of 1812
James Monroe
1817-1825, Democratic-Republican, Era of Good Feelings, Added Missouri and Maine to the Union
John Quincy Adams
1825-1829, Democratic-Republican, Education President
Andrew Jackson
1829-1837, Democrat, Created Banking system
Martin Van Buren
1837-1841, Democrat, Increased foreign Trade
William Harrison
1841, Whig, Died one month after taking office (Pneumonia)
John Tyler
1841-1845, Whig, Precedent for succession of Presidency
James Polk
1845-1849, Democrat, Annapolis Naval Training Academy
Zachary Taylor
1849-1850, Whig, Canal linking Atl. Ocean to Pac. Ocean? Died in Office
Millard Fillmore
1850-1853, Whig, Foreign Trade Increase
Franklin Pierce
1853-1857, Democrat, Added Kansas and Nebraska to the Union
James Buchanan
1857-1861, Democat, Set up for Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
1861-1865, Republican, Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation. Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
Andrew Johnson
1865-1869, War Union, Alaska from Russia
Ulysses S. Grant
1869-1877, Republican, Granted voting to slaves (in a manner of speaking)
Rutherford Hayes
1877-1881, Republican, Respect given to Indians.
James Garfield
1881, Republican, Treated Black Americans well, Assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau
Chester Arthur
1881-1885, Republican, Naval improvements, Vetoed Pork Barrel Spending, Traditional Marriage
Grover Cleveland I
1885-1889, Democrat, Pro Gold Standard
Benjamin Harrison
1889-1893, Republican, Six States added to Union, Appointed first American Black (former slave) as Ambassador; Frederick Douglas
Grover Cleveland II
1893-1897, Democrat, Return to Gold Standard
William McKinley
1897-1901, Republican, Pro Gold Standard (making it stronger), Assassinated by Leon Czolgosz
Theodore Roosevelt
1901-1909, Republican, Built Panama Canal, later founded the Progressive Movement in America.
William Taft
1909-1913, Republican, Progressive; Modern Income Tax system. Completed Continental United States.
Woodrow Wilson
1813- 1921, Democrat, Fought WW I, pushed Progressive Agenda further signing 3 Amendments to Constitution and 17 acts of Congress
Warren Harding
1921-1923, Republican, Anti-Progressive, Established the Veterans Bureau. Struggled with scandals. Died of Heart Attack while in office.
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.
Herbert Hoover
1929-1933, Republican, Struggled to regain control of Economy during the Great Depression.
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
Jimmy Carter
1977-1981, Democrat/Progressive. Hostages in Iran, Expanded Government, Ineffective leader. Allowed Soviets more progress in the Cold War.
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.
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.
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.
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
Barack Obama
2009-present day, Democrat/Progressive, Hard on Domestic Affairs, soft on foreign policy. Extremely Progressive.
Who was Huey Newton?
Founder of the Black Panther Party
What President was the first to ride on a Railroad?
Andrew Jackson
What victory in the American Revolution encouraged more Colonist to get involved?
Saratoga, NY
What document was one of the first American Documents of Government in the Colonies?
Mayflower Compact; 1620
What happened in Chicago in 1871?
The Great Chicago Fire; cause is still unknown
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
How long was the Chinese Exclusion Act supposed to be for?
10 years
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
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)
What was the “Indian Removal Act”?
Removed Indians from lands east of Arkansas
In 1957, what organization did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr lead and found?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Cost of the Vietnam War fought from 1950-1974?
$150,000,000,000.00 (Billion)
The court case Briggs v. Clarendon County was over?
Unequal funding of black and white schools
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.
What was the Albany Movement?
A protest against segregation in Albany Georgia
Who founded the SNCC and what does it stand for?
Stokely Carmichael in the 1960’s, it stands for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
What is Independence day in Mexico?
Sept 27, 1821, is the actual day when Mexico gained independence from Spain.
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
What civilization appeared in the Andes Mountains in South America, worked with Gold and created large temples around 1000 BC?
Chavin
What was the name of the Greek who rose up against powerful tyrants in 590 BC later finding democracy
Solon the Athenian
Who fought in Germany from 1550-1555?
Lutherans and Catholic princes
What ended the fighting from 1550-1555 between the Lutherans and the Catholic princes?
Peace of Augsburg
What was the solution agreed at the Peace of Augsburg?
Each prince was able to choose his territories religion.
Which ancient civilization were the first to create and use an alphabet?
Phonecians
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)
Which Japanese leader banned Christianity in 1614, because of the conflict between Catholics and Protestants?
Shogun Tokugawa
What were great advancements of the Second Industrial Revolution?
Electricity and chemicals
When was the Second Industrial Revolution?
1875-1905
The most important and possibly oldest paintings were found in?
Cave of Chavet
When were the paintings of Cave of Chavet painted?
31,000 BC during the Paleolithic era.
What was the language that the Aryan people of India used?
Sanskrit
Hypogeum of Hal-saflieni Paola is located where?
Malta
What is the significance of Hypogeum of Hal-saflieni Paola?
First (prehistoric) underground temple discovered
Who was King of Spain in 1565?
King Philip II
What did King Philip II of Spain guide in 1565?
The establishment of St. Augustine in Florida
Who was the greatest hero of the Hundred Years War (on the English side)?
Edward the Black Prince
Who was the organizer and first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The date of the Edict of Nantes in France issued by Henry IV was?
April 13, 1598
What did the edict of Nantes do?
Established religious tolerance in France
What was the total cost of the the Vietnam War?
$150,000,000,000.00 (billion)
What years was the Vietnam War?
1950-1974 (ended with the fall of Saigon and unification of Vietnam under Communist Control)
What court case dealt with unequal funding of black and white schools?
Briggs v. Clarendon County
What book is about the truth of the lives of poor urban immigrants?
“How the other Half Lives”
Who wrote “How the other Half Lives”?
Jacob Riis (in 1890)
Greece declared independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1822, when was it recognized?
1832
What day(s) are the celebrated as Mexicans Independence days (Grito de Dolores)?
September 15 and 16, 1810
Who was the first (non Viking) European to begin exploring of the mainland North America?
De Leon from Spain in 1513
What explorer proved that you could sail to India instead of overland trade route?
Dias, in 1488
What route did Dias take to sail to India?
Sailed around the bottom of Africa, commonly called The Cape of Good Hope
What was Israels war with the Arab Nations in 1973 called?
Yom Kippur War
What was Jizya and who did it apply to?
A tax placed on non believing Muslims in the Mugal Empire.
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.
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
What two monarchs (rulers) ruled the two separate empires?
Elizabeth I (English) and Akbar (Mugal)
When was the “Era of Good Feelings”?
During the years of 1816-1824
Who was President during that time (Era of Good Feelings)?
James Monroe
What was the name of Mao’s representatives in China that acted on his behalf?
“Gang of Four”
Who formed the Crusades (and how many where there) in 1212?
Children and there were two of them.
What ended the opium wars in 1860?
Beijing Convention
What era did the Domestication of the Dog happen?
Mesolithic Period
What two things rejected Hereditary Kingship?
“Common Sense” by Thomas Paine and the American Revolution
What examined the ideas of John Wycliffe and John Huss?
The Council of Constance
What Henry was not involved in the War of the Three Henry’s?
Henry II of Spain
What two monarchs was Eleanor of Aquitaine married to?
Louis VII of France and Henry II of England
The Oregon Territory was claimed by what four nations?
Britain, Spain, United States and Russia
What nation got the Oregon Territory and where was the line drawn?
United States and the line was drawn at 49 degrees Latitude.
“Rule by the People” In this form of government the people govern.
Democracy (Ancient Greece)
Representatives chosen by the populace make and enforce laws.
Republic (Ancient Rome, United States)
Who is the ultimate leader in a Monarchy?
King and/or Queen
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
Dictatorship is defined as?
Ruled by one person or a very small group (Nazis Germany)
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”)
Domestication of dogs occurred during what period or era?
Mesolithic
What was the initial response to the Reformation?
Counter-Reformation
What was the first resolution of the 1st Continental Congress?
To defend the colonies if they were attacked
The second resolution of the 1st Cont. Congress was?
To petition Parliament for Representation
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
What caused the Race Riot of Harlem in 1964?
Police shooting of a 15 year old boy.
What was the human cost of the Race Riot of Harlem?
One person was killed and hundreds were injured
What State also included what is now Maine?
Massachusetts.
What similarity exists between Buddhism and Hindu Daoists’?
Strive to Eliminate Desire
What does this cause some to consider Buddha to have been? (striving to eliminate desire like the Hindu Daoist)
A Hindu Daoist
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.
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
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.
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.
What concluded World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles
What two ancient cultures used Hieroglyphs or Pictures for their language?
Mayans and Egyptians
Who formed a school devoted to navigation because of his devotion to navigation?
Prince Henry (The Navigator) (from Portugal)
(T or F) The Second Continental Congress met in Reading PA for at least one meeting.
False, the SCC never met in Reading PA.
What did the Supreme Court case Grisold v Connecticut do in 1965?
It ensured that contraception was legal.
What does “Nullification” do?
“Nullification” is the argument in favor of States Rights over nationalism.
What two famous Americans argued about “Nullification”?
President Andrew Jackson and Vice President Calhoun
What would “Nullification” eventually lead to?
The Civil War a couple of decades later
Why was life in the British Colonies (American) good?
Land was cheap and available, wages were high/taxes low.
What was the one drawback and what institution did it lead to. (Life in the British Colonies)
Laborers… ultimately led to Slavery
What city was founded as the first mission in California by the Spaniards?
San Diego
What Chinese Dynasty started construction on the Great Wall of China? What year was it started?
Han Dynasty in 210 BC
What were the loyalist American Colonists who wanted to remain under British control?
Tories
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
After World War II what nations occupied Berlin, Germany?
United States, Great Britain, France and USSR (East Berlin)
What is Los Angeles, California named after?
Spanish Explorers
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
What was a Spanish American (pure Spanish but born in the New World) in the 16th century called?
Creole
What Famous senator from Massachusetts supported returning escaped slaves from the Free North to the Southern Owners of those slaves?
Daniel Webster
What Middle Ages institution could be seen as an extension of the Guild System, mainly the educational guilds?
Middle Ages Universities
Name the two prominent writers most closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurnston
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.
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
(T or F) Egyptian used Hieroglyphics while the Incans used sanskrit for the written language.
False, The Aryans of India used sanskrit
Using slash and burn farming technique the Indians of the Eastern Forest planted what crops?
Corn, Beans, Squash and Pumpkins
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
What leader ended the Seven Years War?
Czar Peter III future husband of Catherine the Great
What was not in Karl Marx’s “Communist Manifesto”?
That a Proletariat victory would create a new system of social classes
Who and what date was the first artificial satellite launched?
Soviet Union launched Sputnik I on October 4, 1957
(T or F) The Chinese were discriminated against from 1882 to 1943 in the Chinese Exclusion Act.
True
Which Greek state was the superior power Athens or Sparta?
Sparta
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.
What crop was not native to Europe but when introduced from the Americas?
Corn (became a staple in Europe)
What ended the War of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent
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
What did The Ford Motor Company adopt in 1914?
The 8 hour workday
What areas of the Ancient World did The Roman Empire expand into during the “Pax Romana”?
Britain and Balkans, annexing the province of Dacia
What was the Leaning Tower of Pisa supposed to be?
Bell Tower
(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
What did the People Power Revolution in the Philippines of 1983 accomplish?
Non-violently overthrew a long standing autocratic government.
What prevented the Constitution from being ratified by the States?
It lacked the Bill of Rights
What is the biggest criticism of the World Trade Organization that was founded in 1995?
placing commercial interests over environmental and health issues
What nation experienced no big change by the Industrial Revolution in the year of 1815?
Spain
What else did Queen Isabella involved with besides Columbus famous voyage in the year of 1492?
Spanish Inquistion
What part of Greece is the most fertile land for farming?
Mycenaeans (Peloponnesus)
What year did the Boston Massacre occur?
1770
Who was the founder of the Zulu Empire?
Shaka
“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
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
What is formed by a group which oversees’ all the industries operations–from production to distributions and sales?
A Trust
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.
What did Michele Felice Corneis introduce from South America to New England?
Tomatoes
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.
What did General George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Calvary discover in the Black Hills of South Dakota?
Gold
What happened when the U. S. Government allowed Mexican workers in to help alleviate the manpower shortage?
“Zoot Suit” riots
What former mythical city was found to actually have existed by Heinrich Schliermann in 1868?
Troy
Who was the first President of Senegal?
Leopold Senghor
What precedent led to creating a new nation in 1993…
Slovak Independence from Chzechslovakia
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.
Who assumed kingship of the Frankish State and passed it to Charlemagne.
The Pope.
Who was the first American official to visit the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR)?
Vice President Richard Nixon July 1959
What was the first Soviet official to visit the United States?
Premier Nikita Khrushchev visited in Sept 1959
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.
What cash crops did King Charles II discover grew well in the Carolina’s?
Rice and Indigo
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
(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.
Who participated in the Tennis Court Oath?
Third Estate during the French Revolution.
Explorers were sent west from New France (Midwest United States) to do what?
Expand French Territory
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.
What action by Germany started WWII?
The Munich Agreement allowed annexation of Sudetenland.
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.
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)
What nation created Iraq from the Ottoman Empire by installing a King?
Great Britain
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
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
Which two American Presidents did not believe getting involved in the French Revolution of 1789?
Presidents Washington and Adams
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
Why was the “Glorious Revolution also known as the “Bloodless Revolution”?
William of Orange was invited to invade England and dethrone James II
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.
What influence did the Roman Catholic Church have during the Middle Ages?
Influenced the growth of the New European Civilization of the Middle Ages.
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.
What was the missing element needed to bring civilization helping Sir Walter Raleigh establish a successful colony in Virginia?
Women
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.
What has become an important tool in identifying and addressing global issues?
Non Governmental Organizations
Why was there a push for education after the Second Industrial Revolution?
Voting became more important and the need for an educated voter.
What actions of President Lincoln ended in Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee seceding?
Calling for volunteers to fight in the South.
What ancient empire used the symbol “0” and defined its value?
India
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.
When was the Patriot Act enacted?
One month after Sept. 11, 2001
When was the Department of Homeland Security established?
2002
How many of the Bill of Rights was taken from the Declaration of Rights?
Eight of the ten
“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.
When was the Monroe Doctrine signed?
1823
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.
(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
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”
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
“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)
What are the days of the week named after?
gods from Norse Mythology
Ragtime music was created in what decade?
1910’s
Jazz music was created from Ragtime and other music when?
1920’s
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.
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.
Who was the frontiersman who was the leader at the Alamo and what happened to him?
Davy Crockett, he was captured and beheaded.
What act divided up reservation land among Indians as a measure of compensation?
Dawes Act of 1887
What guaranteed Germany’s New Western borders with France and Belgium?
The Treaty of Locarno of 1925
When was the Social Security Act enabled?
1935, part of Franklin D. Roosevelts New Deal
Where do many scholars think that Columbus land?
One of the Islands of the Bahamas.
In 1787 the Philadelphia came to what conclusion concerning slaves?
That they were 3/5’s of a person
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.
Who executed what leader in an effort to find Gold?
Cortez executed Montezuma II
When was the Pledge of Allegiance written?
1892
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.
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.
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
What happened in the 1876 election?
Controversy and was ultimately decided by the Electoral Commission
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Who was the first sea captain to circumnavigate the World proving once and for all Christopher Columbus was right?
Sir Francis Drake
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
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.
Who was the Deputy Defense Secretary as of 2011?
William J. Lynn
What was Virginia’s first colonial representative assembly in 1619?
The House of Burgess
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
Soon after Mao took over China what did he impose?
Isolationism
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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
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.
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.
What is Thomas Paine’s famous phrase?
“These are the times which try man’s soul”
Which President was the first to travel abroad while in office?
Theodore Roosevelt
What was the cause and year of the “Atlanta Riots”?
Black Americans were accused of bothering white women; 1906
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.
What cause China’s economy to not embrace commercial capitalism?
The Chinese government controlled industry and preferred farming over trade.
What country exported opium to China which indirectly resulted in the Taiping Rebellion?
United Kingdom
Which King started the Hundred Years War?
King Philip II of France
What was the cause of the Hundred Years War?
King Philip’s attempt to take the Guyenne area of mainland France from the English
What were the Years of the Hundred Years War?
1337 - 1453
What book did Rachel Carson write in 1962 and what was it critical of?
“Silent Spring”; Use of Pesticides and Chemical Sprays
Why was Irish unemployment rate high in the 19th Century?
A growing population and British industrialization
What was the occupation and name of the ally that helped Andrew Jackson with the Battle of New Orleans?
Pirate Lafitte
What style of architecture that is most associated with Romanticism?
Gothic
