Question 1

Which statement is true of the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Some Americans were accused of being Communist agents.

Question 2

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is significant because it

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

Which statement is true of the Berlin Conference?

Accepted Answer

The 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.

Question 4

In what ways did the treaty punish Germany?

Accepted 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

Question 5

Singing Their Songs was created by

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Catlett

Question 6

When did the U.S join WW-1?

Accepted Answer

In revolt against defence, U.S joined World War-1 on April 6, 1917.

Question 7

Who was primarily responsible for the cold war?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union

Question 8

Which event best illustrates the war on terrorism?

Accepted Answer

Both A & B

Question 9

Southerners who were for redemption wanted which of the following?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 10

What was the final outcome of the vietnam war?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 11

Which cultural influence came from the black power movement?

Accepted Answer

Black Power Movement can be termed as a cultural revolution that changed African American’s view about blackness. This movement encouraged them to be proud of their history, culture, and identity and celebrate their uniqueness. The cultural influence came from the black power movement is Pride in Blackness.

Question 12

Which civil rights leader made the term black power popular?

Accepted Answer

Stokely Carmichael

Question 13

Who launched the protestant reformation in the 1500's?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther

Question 14

Plane that dropped atomic bomb?

Accepted Answer

Enola Gay

Question 15

What made standard oil a horizontal integration monopoly?

Accepted Answer

It owned ninety percent of US oil refineries

Question 16

Which of the following best describes capital punishment in Texas?

Accepted Answer

Texas executes more individuals than any other state and has a statistically low rate of successfully appealed capital cases

Question 17

The purpose of war is peace.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 18

Industrialization resulted in what changes to American society?

Accepted Answer

Industrialization resulted in both economic growth and increased urbanization in American society.

Question 19

The Mujahideen were fighters in Afghanistan who

Accepted Answer

opposed the British Raj's invasions of Afghanistan

Question 20

Where did the exodusters migrate to?

Accepted Answer

Exodusters migrate to Kansas and other western states as part of the Exoduster Movement or Exodus of 1879. It was the first general migration of black people following the Civil War. Exodusters was a name given to African Americans who migrated from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas in the late nineteenth century.

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