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25 Cards in this Set
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The idea that the United States had the right to rule North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean was called: |
manifest destiny. |
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The Trail of Tears refers to: |
the journey of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma. |
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As a result of the Mexican-American War, Mexico ceded to the United States land including: |
California and a huge area in the Southwest. |
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In 1853, the United States reached its present boundaries by gaining land through the: |
Gadsden Purchase. |
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Which of the following was NOT a difference between the North and the South before the Civil War? |
commitment to extending its own way of life. |
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At the time of his election in 1860, Abraham Lincoln’s position on slavery was: |
that the spread of slavery should be stopped. |
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The Confederate States of America formed when: |
Southern states seceded from the Union. |
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After the war, the U.S. Congress abolished slavery in the United States in the: |
13th Amendment. |
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How did the idea of manifest destiny affect Native Americans? |
the U.S. government used it as an excuse to evict Native Americans from their tribal lands and give the land to white settlers. |
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What were the immediate causes of the U.S. Civil War? |
election of Abraham Lincoln, secession of Southern states, Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter |
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The first country to give full voting rights to women was: |
New Zealand |
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The people known as the Maori are:
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a Polynesian people that settled in New Zealand. |
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The British colony originally set up as a penal colony was:
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Australia |
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What was the political impact of the Great Famine in Ireland?
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The British enforced demands that Irish peasants pay their rent and resentment against Britain developed into demands for independence. |
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Alfred Dreyfus was a French army officer who was unjustly accused of:
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selling military secrets. |
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The pogroms that took place in Russia were fueled by:
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anti-Semitism. |
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The Chartist movement pressed for all of the following except:
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universal female suffrage. |
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Describe how democracy was limited in Britain in the early 1800s.
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In Britain in the early 1800s the vote was limited to men with substantial property. Women could not vote at all. Only the wealthy upper 5% ran the government. |
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What was Henry Ford’s most significant invention and why was it significant?
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The assembly line; It created more affordable automobiles. More cars could be produced in less time. |
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Who created psychoanalysis, based on the idea that the unconscious mind has a powerful influence on behavior?
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Sigmund Freud. |
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What concept is the theory of evolution based on?
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natural selection. |
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Who invented the light bulb?
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Thomas Edison. |
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Who built the first working airplane? |
Wilbur and Orville Wright. |
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What did the germ theory of disease conclude?
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bacteria causes disease. |
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What type of energy did Marie and Pierre Curie discover? |
Radioactivity. |
