Evie Nicholson

City: Long Beach, CA
University: California State University Long Beach

Posts by Evie Nicholson:

Imperialism Quiz in African Documents: Background Essay, Document B, and Document C – Flashcards
05 Oct 2017 Flashcards

question When one country takes over another country and controls it. answer What is Imperialism? question Buying and selling products from your own country. Wanting the most money (power) for your country as possible. answer What is Mercantilism? question If you take over another country you can use or sell their resources. answer How is […]

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African American Studies – Essays – Flashcards
04 Oct 2017 Flashcards

question 1) Define resistance in the context of slavery in ante-bellum America answer Resistance meant to sabotage and oppose the institution of slavery question 1) How did enslaved people resist answer Running away was the most common act of resistance among enslaved people because it was free of direct punishment. By running away, slaveholders lost […]

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Essay Vocab – Generation Gap – Flashcards
02 Oct 2017 Flashcards

question 孩子 – hai zi answer Children question 有些 – you xie answer Some question 不知道 – bu zhi dao answer Do not know question 如何 – ru he answer How question 沟通 – gou tong answer To communicate question 发电子邮件 – fa dian zi you jian answer Send Email question 社交网 – she jiao […]

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APUSH Reform Movements – Flashcards
28 Sep 2017 Flashcards

question Enlightenment era answer Influenced by the Enlightenment ideals of logic and reason, many Americans began to question certain elements of the Christian faith, embracing new rational views on religion. Proponents of rationalism held that religious beliefs should not simply be accepted but should instead be acquired through investigation and reflection. For most rationalists, the […]

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world history midterm essay questions – Flashcards
22 Sep 2017 Flashcards

question Two of the earliest civilizations were the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras, as one era ended society began to evolve in the other. The Paleolithic Era, which means old stone, was known for their hunter gatherers. This civilization’s population gradually began to expand as they migrated to new regions. Fire mastery was learned which caused […]

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Causes and Effects of the Crimean War and the Opium War – Flashcards
20 Sep 2017 Flashcards

question Causes of the Crimean War answer – The Eastern Question: whether or not the Ottoman Empire should be allowed to exist; asked by Russia, France, and Britain. – If the Ottomans weren’t allowed to exist, who gets the territory? Not Russia, WE HOPE. – Russian Expansion – Expanded throughout Asia, but they needed to […]

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Math For College Readiness – Flashcards
18 Sep 2017 Flashcards

question 8x when x= -5 answer 8(-5)=-40 question Solve when x=20 and x=-2 y^3+x-4/|2x-y| answer -2/21 question The expression 200t gives the distance traveled by the space shuttle Atlantis, where “t” is time. Find the distance traveled by Atlantis after 11 hours. answer 200(11)=22000 question -13 E a natural number? answer -13 natural # 1,2,3…(not […]

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Arguments Against the Electoral College – Flashcards
13 Sep 2017 Flashcards

question Argument 1 answer Candidate with popular vote doesn’t always win question Argument 2 answer Electoral College doesn’t have to vote for who the people voted for question Argument 3 answer Divides country because of close elections question Argument 4 answer Voters from larger states have more power because there are more electoral votes question […]

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Nutrition Chapter 6 Test Questions – Flashcards
12 Sep 2017 Flashcards

question Sickle-cell disease is an example of an inherited mistake in the amino acid sequence. answer True question Most people in the U.S. would find it next to impossible not to meet their protein requirements. answer True question Starvation always incurs wasting of lean body tissue as well as loss of fat. answer True question […]

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Psychology modules 33-38 – Flashcards
11 Sep 2017 Flashcards

question Psychologists define stress as answer how we respond to threatening or challenging events question What are the three elements of General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)? answer Alarm reaction, resistance, exhaustion question The subfield of psychology that provides psychology’s contribution to the prevention and treatment of illness is known as answer health psychology question Different types […]

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PSY 201 chapter 2 – Flashcards
08 Sep 2017 Flashcards

question A positron emission tomography (PET) scan depicts brain activity by answer detecting where radioactive forms of glucose are located during a given task. question The _____ sits between the brainstem and the pons answer medulla question The _____ lobes are located at the rear of the brain answer occipital question Research with split-brain patients […]

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ALCOHOL – Flashcard
06 Sep 2017 Flashcards

95% of violent crimes committed on college campuses are alcohol-related. T Drinking five ounces of wine is better for the body than drinking twelve ounces of beer because there’s less pure alcohol in a glass of wine. F Which of the following statements is NOT true about alcohol? B Which of the following BEST describes […]

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Chapter 29-30 – Flashcards
04 Sep 2017 Flashcards

question All of the following are true of Harry Truman EXCEPT that he: answer had an Ivy League education question On the domestic front, President Truman soon made clear his intention to: answer expand the New Deal question The GI Bill did all of the following EXCEPT: answer pay veterans large bonuses to remain in […]

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Apush Chapter 18 Definitions Flashcards
31 Aug 2017 Flashcards

question Fires answer destroyed large downtown areas; Great Fires (1871) in Chi/Boston; Balt/San Fran earthquake caused major fire (1906); wood buildings–> disaster; caused fireproof buildings; better building rebuilt in place of burnt ones question Waste Disposal answer Pollution of rivers; bad drinking water; human/chem waste; sewage systems set up (1910ish) question Air Pollution answer factories […]

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Flashcards on Economics 101
23 Aug 2017 Flashcards

question What is the definition of Economics answer The study of the allocation of scarce means among competing ends. question What is Scarcity answer condition that arises when wants exceed the ability to satisfy them. question What is Opportunity Cost answer The value of the next best alternative question Entrepreneurship answer A specific type of […]

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Gilded Age Essay Questions – Flashcards
08 Aug 2017 Flashcards

question What was the yellow brick road a metaphor for? answer The Gold Standard. question What were the silver (red) shoe a metaphor for? answer Silver coins. question What was Dorothy a metaphor for? answer The average American. question What was the Wicked Witch of the East a metaphor for? answer Industry pushed the workers […]

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Rubric APUSH Flashcard
01 Aug 2017 Flashcards

question A answer Thesis question A points answer 1 question A point 1 answer Thesis of 1 or 2 sentences in conclusion or intro and makes historically defensible claim and answers all parts of the question question B answer Argument development using the targeted historical thinking skill question B points answer 2 question B point […]

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AP Spanish Persuasive Essay Terminology – Flashcards
26 Jul 2017 Flashcards

question Ahora Mismo answer right now question Al Mismo Tiempo answer at the same time question El caso es answer the fact is question Concluye answer he/she concludes question De hecho answer in fact question De ninguna manera answer by no means question en conclusión answer in conclusion question en resumidas cuentas answer in short […]

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Ancient China Neolithic-to-Xia-Shang-Zhou-Qin – Flashcards
22 May 2017 Flashcards

question Cultural Sphere answer In anthropology and geography, refers to the aspects of culture associated with an ethnolinguistic group and the territory it inhabits. Specific cultures often do not limit their geographic coverage to the borders of a nation state, or to smaller subdivisions of a state. Cultural “spheres of influence” may also overlap or […]

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Writing Coherent Sentences Pretest – Flashcards
13 May 2017 Flashcards

question Choose the pronoun that replaces the underlined word correctly. The runners were thrilled when Speedy Shoes offered the runners each a free pair of training shoes. answer them question Pet canaries need large cages, wooden perches, some fresh water, and keep out of cold. Which phrase should be revised for a more parallel sentence? […]

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Chapter 18 Business Law – Flashcards
04 May 2017 Flashcards

question Which of the following is true of statute of frauds? answer It prevents parties from entering into contracts with which they do not agree. question Which of the following contracts fall within the statute of frauds? answer Promises made in consideration of marriage question Which of the following is true of contracts to be […]

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Creative Writing – Poetry – Flashcards
23 Apr 2017 Flashcards

question Genres answer Particular categories of literary work question Pedagogy answer theory of teaching question aesthetic answer a sense of what you want to see in a work of art question allusions answer references question revision answer the act of reconsidering and altering a piece of writing question free verse answer a composition not in […]

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