Quiz Step by Step 3' History - Survey Courses

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What did Cardinal Richelieu understand to be the biggest roadblock to building a strong monarchy in Louis XIV's France?

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The Treaty of Tianjin

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What is Appeasement?

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What issue prompted James Otis Jr. to become an outspoken critic of British colonial policies?

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The Haymarket Square meeting took place the day after __________.

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How did the slave trade affect Africans and the African states, especially those in West Africa?

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The emphasis of the Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot was on

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What led to the expansion of Islamic thought and culture in the seventh and eighth centuries?

Answers will vary. The relative ease of conversion, the diffusion through trade caravans, connection to other monotheistic religions, and dissatisfaction of populations under Byzantine rule all allowed for a rapid expansion of Islam in the time period. To become a Muslim, one had only to recite the creed three times in front of qualified witnesses and adhere to the Five Pillars of Islam. The religion started in Mecca and Medina and was transmitted through trade caravans as part of Muhammad's family connections, which enabled the religion to spread throughout the Arabian peninsula, and subsequently across North Africa quickly and easily. By proclaiming themselves as related to "people of the book" (dhimmi), Muhammad clarified that Islam was the last chapter of the monotheistic covenant started by Abraham, and that he was only one of many prophets previously identified within Judaism and Christianity. Finally, the dissatisfaction within the Byzantine empire of higher taxation led many Christians and Jews more willing to convert.

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How did the publication of The Jungle affect federal legislation?

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Southerners thought that European nations would recognize and support the Confederacy because of the Europeans'

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Which of the following statements is true of body modifications such as tattoos and piercings?

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Why did Nixon embark on a policy of “triangular diplomacy”?

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In the eighth century, the Berbers conquered

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According to historian Frederick Merk, why were most Americans opposed to adding all of Mexico to the United States?

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Which BEST describes Ho Chi Minh's policy toward China?

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How did President Clinton help the United States accelerate toward the trend of globalization during his administration?

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British economist John Maynard ________ called on government not to balance the budget but to spend its way out of depression.

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Which of the following arguments did advocates of free trade use to promote global markets unhindered by national tarrifts?

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Compare and contrast the reactions of the Federalists and the Republicans to foreign policy problems and decisions between 1789 and 1800. What impact did the debate over foreign policy issues have on domestic affairs?

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Prior to the Great Recession, the big three automakers in the United States, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler, were experiencing unprecedented success

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General Burgoyne’s entire army was forced to surrender at the Battle of __________

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What does it mean to say that some professions became "feminized" in the late 1800s?

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"Filibustering" refers to __________

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The human cost of World War II included all the following EXCEPT

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How did the United States use nuclear weapons to deter aggression?

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The Second Industrial Revolution opened the door to new jobs for women, particularly in service or white-collar jobs.

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General Sherman's "March to the Sea" faced bitter opposition through Georgia and South Carolina from Confederate forces.

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Through its interpretation of the Fourteenth and Tenth Amendments, the Supreme Court a. consistently demonstrated its acceptance of the progressive legal concepts advanced by Oliver WendellHolmes

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Perhaps the greatest challenge to Chinese control of Vietnam was ________

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A major impediment to an alliance between liberals and workers was the liberal policy of ________

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According to the introductory video in section 1.2, which of the following played a central role in the Agricultural Revolution in the Americas?

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A popular Minoan sport was

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Until its repeal in 1885, the Labor Contract Law

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Explain how the emergence of ecosystems made for ever greater biological diversity.

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In the Johari Window, the pane that includes the information about a person that neither he or she nor others are aware of is known as the _________. A. open self B. hidden self C. blind self D. unknown self

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Summarize the character and political methods of Louis XIV. What specific measures in administrative, economic, and religious policy did he promote? How did he use the court at Versailles as an instrument of royal control?

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Atlantic Charter

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Which of the following was the goal of the Polar Bear Expedition of 1918?

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When he said of the Versailles Peace Treaty that "this isn't a peace, it's a twenty year truce," Supreme Commander of Allied Armies Marshal Ferdinand Foch meant that

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Who of the following would be considered "Eurocentric"?

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Three "frontiers" transformed Plains Indian culture long before white settlers pushed their settlement frontier west of the Mississippi River. Which of the following did NOT transform Plains Indian culture during this period?