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- Question
Which statement is true of the Berlin Conference?
Options- A. The conference began with a dispute about the Congo River basin.
- B. The conference was convened by Portugal
- C. Treaty of Berlin to divide up Africa among the 14 countries
- D. All of the above
- Correct Answer
- All of the above
ExplanationThe Berlin Conference of 1884?85 was a meeting between European nations to create rules on how to peacefully divide Africa among them for colonization. The conference was convened by Portugal but led by Otto von Bismarck, chancellor of the newly united Germany.
The 14 countries that attended included all the major European powers, as well as Russia, Turkey and the United States. The conference began with a dispute about the Congo River basin.Slavery was forbidden throughout Africa. The attendees agreed upon a principle of effective occupation by which rights over African colonies would be assessed.
Before the conference, about 80 percent of African territory was still in local hands. By 1902, European powers controlled 90 percent of Africa.
- 1. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is significant because it
Options- A. gave free land to all settlers.
- B. included provisions for territorial growth and the admission of new states.
- C. guaranteed universal suffrage.
- D. balanced the number of free and slave states in the Union. Discuss
- 2. Which statement is true of the 1950s?
Options- A. US central bank regulations prevented it from doing so.
- B. European currencies were only convertible for non-residents before 1958.
- C. Some Americans were accused of being Communist agents.
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 3. The New Deal ended in 1938 partly because
Options- A. national concern shifted to overseas aggression
- B. FDR was defeated in his bid for reelection
- C. the Supreme Court ruled most New Deal programs unconstitutional
- D. FDR was stricken with polio Discuss
- 4. Which of the following statements about Woodrow Wilson is true?
Options- A. He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations.
- B. He overturned discriminatory laws against African Americans.
- C. He advocated eliminating the income tax.
- D. He opposed reforms to the banking system. Discuss
- 5. What was true about the progressive movement?
Options- A. Women left traditional roles to become active in reform during the Progressive Movement.
- B. Members were essentially rural
- C. progressives held no issues in common with populist movement
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 6. In what ways did the treaty punish Germany? Discuss
- 7. Singing Their Songs was created by
Options- A. Elizabeth Catlett
- B. Francisco de Goya
- C. Vija Celmins
- D. Louise Bourgeois Discuss
- 8. When did the U.S join WW-1?
Options- A. 1917
- B. 1927
- C. 1971
- D. 1933 Discuss
- 9. Who was primarily responsible for the cold war?
Options- A. U.S
- B. Soviet Union
- C. Both A & B
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 10. Which event best illustrates the war on terrorism?
Options- A. the attack on the Pentagon
- B. the attack on the World Trade Center
- C. Both A & B
- D. the bombing of the Marine barracks and the attack on the Achille Lauro Discuss
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Correct Answer: included provisions for territorial growth and the admission of new states.
Explanation:
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was significant because it was the second continental congress that charted a government for territory in Northwest America. It also helped forbid slavery, and made a method of admitting new states near the Union.
Correct Answer: Some Americans were accused of being Communist agents.
Correct Answer: national concern shifted to overseas aggression
Explanation:
The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms and regulations enacted in the United States 1933-36, in response to the Great Depression organized by Franklin Roosevelt in US.
Correct Answer: He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations.
Explanation:
Woodrow Wilson was one of the major "Progressives" in American government and so 'He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations.'
Correct Answer: Women left traditional roles to become active in reform during the Progressive Movement.
Explanation:
The Progressive Era took place in the US from the 1890s to the1920s. The movement was an effort to reform the government andeliminate the corruption within it. Social activists also wanted toreform the educational system, the insurance industry, thechurches, and many other things they felt were out of control, andnot working in the best interests of the citizens.
Correct Answer: The Treaty of Versailles was designed mostly to punish Germany, reflecting the bitter and vengeful feelings that Britain and France felt towards their World War I enemy It took away the German empire by seizing its colonies, and it limited the German Army to a 100,000 man security force
Correct Answer: Elizabeth Catlett
Correct Answer: 1917
Explanation:
In revolt against defence, U.S joined World War-1 on April 6, 1917.
Correct Answer: Soviet Union
Correct Answer: Both A & B
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