Posts by Jason Westley:
Secession the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union Popular Sovereignty the right to vote for or against slavery (pleased both sides) Underground Railroad Free African American and white abolitionists developed a secret network of people who would hide fugitive slaves Confederacy Southern States government (Confederate States of America) Fort Sumter 1 of 4 […]
Read morequestion Eastern bloc answer Nations favorable to the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe during the cold war-particularly Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Rumania, Hungary, and East Germany question Iron Curtain answer a political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eatern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region question Marshall Plan answer a United […]
Read morequestion 1) Magnetic compasses reportedly were first used for navigation by A) Aristotle. B) Australian aborigines. C) Chinese sailors. D) none of the above answer c question 2) The source of all magnetism is A) tiny pieces of iron. B) tiny domains of aligned atoms. C) ferromagnetic materials. D) moving electric charge. E) none of […]
Read morequestion coccolithophores answer biogenous sediment question halite answer hydrogenous sediment question metal sulfides answer hydrogenous sediment question siliceous ooze answer biogenous sediment question tektites answer cosmogenous sediment question ice rafting answer associated with glacial deposits question turbidite answer associated with submarine canyons and deep-sea alluvial fans question siliceous ooze answer does not fit question Describe […]
Read morequestion The origins of the majority of human existence in North America began answer with migrations from Eurasia over the Bering Strait. question Incas, Maya, and Aztecs did NOT have answer the use of wheeled vehicles question Prior to European contact, the eastern third of what is today the United States answer had the most […]
Read morequestion How did China become classical? answer The government/systems/religion became much more complex. They don’t just have a king; they also establish a political system (Mandate of Heaven). They also develop complex, philosophical ideas (Confucianism, Legalism, Daoism). They begin to expand, and the writing system becomes more complex. question What are some of the innovations […]
Read morequestion Articles of Confederation answer 1777: Were documents that served as the principles of the federal government, created after the Revolution. The central government heavily relied on the states for money and power question Shay’s Rebellion answer 1786: A group of farmers revolted against the state government because they thought the taxes and how debt […]
Read morequestion Lutheranism answer First Protestant Faith question Castiglione answer The Book the Courtier: about noble- Renaissance question Christian Humanists answer Reform Church, people to e more pious. question Christine de Pizan answer City of Ladies- defended woman question Council of Trent answer Catholic Response to reformation, reaffirmed Catholic faith, stopped sale of indulgences, and talked […]
Read morequestion What is the significance of drawing in relation to art history? answer Art history has proven that drawing is the most fundamental activity of the artist. question What was or is naturalism? answer The creation of convincing realism through methodical observation. question In what country did the renaissance mainly occur? answer Italy. question What […]
Read morequestion Queen Liliuokalani answer 1891 queen of Hawaii. Doesn’t want to give up her power and wants Hawaii to be for the Hawaiians. Captured for supposedly threatening the lives of American citizens in Hawaii and put in jail. question Imperialism answer The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic political and military control over […]
Read morequestion The English takeover of New Netherland (which was subsequently renamed New York) answer was followed by the expulsion of the Dutch question In the early days of the Virginia Colony, which is the best description of its settlers? answer They preferred to search for riches instead of farm question After 1618, the Virginia Company’s […]
Read morequestion Technology answer Tools and skills people use to meet their basic needs. For example, the wheel made travel easier and the yoke allowed for more efficient farming. question Textiles answer fabrics that are woven or knitted; material for clothing question Schism/ doctrinal differences answer A division into two factions or separation into opposing parties. […]
Read morequestion Old regime answer The political and social system that existed in France before the French Revolution question Estates answer One of the three social classes in France before the French Revolution question First estate answer Clergy question Second estate answer Nobles question Third estate answer The rest of the population question Louis XVI answer […]
Read morequestion In approximately what year did the baroque period begin? answer 1600 question Which of the following statements is true of Bernini’s sculpture David Slaying Goliath? answer Bernini captures David in the very moment he is slinging a stone at the giant who has challenged the Jews. question Caravaggio’s painting The Conversion of St. Paul… […]
Read morequestion ________ is important because it effects how people in politics and how individuals and institutions interact. answer Political culture question A belief that government is designed to promote the public good describes the ______ culture. answer Moralistic question Traditionalistic political cultures, according to Daniel Elazar, are typically found in the answer South question Political […]
Read morequestion abolition answer the legal prohibition and ending of slavery, especially of slavery of blacks in the U.S.; the act of abolishing question absolutism answer the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government. question administer answer to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); to have executive charge of question administration answer a […]
Read morequestion Imperialism answer A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically. question Racism answer Belief that one racial group is superior to another question Social Darwinism answer 19th century of belief that evolutionary ideas theorized by Charles Darwin could be applied to society. question Berlin conference answer […]
Read morequestion Martin Luther leads this protest over the abuse of the Catholic church and it led to the founding of Protestant churches. A movement for religious reform. It led to the founding of Christian churches that did not accept the pope’s authority. answer Reformation question Nearly 1/5 of the Christians in todays world are Protestants. […]
Read morequestion Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization? Psychoanalysis Humanism Cognitive perspective Behaviorism answer Humanism question Who claimed that behavior is affected by reinforcement? William James Sigmund Freud B. F. Skinner Wilhelm Wundt answer B.F. Skinner question A variable that the experimenter manipulates is called an? Coefficient of correlation Dependent variable Control Condition Independent […]
Read morequestion Winston Churchill answer British Prime Minister during WWII; coined the term “Iron Curtain” question Adolf Hitler answer Dictator of Nazi Germany during WWII question Japanese Americans answer Internment camps in the US; treated poorly during WWII question Douglas MacArthur answer US Commander in the Philippines WWII question Joseph Stalin answer Dictator of Soviet Union […]
Read morequestion The word baroque has at various times meant all of the following except A. elaborately ornamented. B. flamboyant. C. bizarre. D. naturalistic. answer D. Naturalistic. question All of the following were baroque painters except A. Gian Lorenzo Bernini. B. Isaac Newton. C. Peter Paul Rubens. D. Rembrandt van Rijn answer B. Isaac Newton. question […]
Read morequestion abolitionist answer reformer who wanted to abolish/end slavery question William Lloyd Garrison answer 1) one of the most forceful/famous voices for abolition 2) Quaker who opposed the use of violence to end slavery 3) He favored full political rights for all African Americans 4) Launched the newspaper-“The Liberator” question Frederick Douglass answer 1) most […]
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