world history 1
In the Andes, potatoes served as a staple as people came up with a unique way of food perservation: potatoes were processed into cunu, a dehydrated foodstuff produced by trampling potatoes and alternately freeving and drying them. This product was storable for years
This process described above contributed most directly to-
an increase in the size and number or permanent settlements
Acording to some historians, Europe's system of alliance prior to 1914 increased the likehood that
small disputes would develop into large-scale wars.
The collapse of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires during world war I contribute directly to the
Creation of New nations in eastern europe.
Which event could be added to a time line to show the continued advance of democratic ideals?
A. American Revolution
B. Congress of Vienna
C. Russian Revolution
D. Berlin Conference
American Revolution
Enlightment philosophers such as John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau challenged the idea of the divine right of kings. They wrote about a government's obligations to uphold people's rights and how the government should be based on the consent of the governed.
These new ideas encouraged people to
Engage in revolutions to establish democratic governments
In which of the following documents is the principle of limitation of governmental power first stated?
Magna Carta
During the Enlightenment, a number of writers explored the relationship between governments and the people they governed.For example, Rousseau wrote The SOCIAL CONTRACT, in which he examined ideas about majority will and the common good.
How did these ideas influence the American and French Revlolutions?
They supported movements for social and political change
In a letter to a colleague, Issac Newton wrote, "If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Which earlier work made Newtons scienctific contributions possible?
The theory of planetary motion devoloped by Nicolaus Copernicus
Why did most of the combat on the Western Front in World War I take place in a relatively small area?
The armies became inmobile because of trench warfare.
In which of the documents is the principle of limitation of governmental power first stated?
Magna Carta
Both the United States Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man emphasized the idea that governments must
protect the rights of people.
What best describes the importance of the invention of the telescope?
It allowed observation that supported the heliocentric theory
What was the main reeason jews left europe in the years before 1948?
they were trying to escape persecution and discrimination
The state of New Mexico is an inseparable part of the federal union
--New Mexico Bill of Rights
What doed this section of the New Mexico constitution express about the relationship between the states and the national government?
The states are united by the national government.
John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Voltaire all had what important influence on the United States?
They were European political thinkers who influenced the ideas of American leaders at the time of the Revolution.
Which enlightment author argued that people were born into a brutish state of nature?
A. Edward Gibbon
B. Thomas Hobbes
C. Adam Smith
D. René Descartes
René Descartes
Enlightenment philosophers such as john locke and jean jacquess rousseau wrote that the relation-ship between citizens and their governmentbwas a social contract.
Which statement describes the impact of the idea of government as a social contract on the french revolution in 1789?
French citizens claimed their natural rights.
Between 1815 and 1848 , the congress of vienna and the concert of europe suppressed nationalism by
Ensuring a balance of power between nations
Unlike the french revolution, the american revolution produced
a lasting constitution
Spainish American War
Cuba,Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam become U.S. protectorates
Open door policy
dollar diplomacy
roosevelt corollary to the monroe doctrine
The events listed are most closely associated with
U.S. Imperialism.
We hold these Truths to be self-evident that all men are equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. --The Declaration of Independence
The idea included in the excerpt from the declaration of independence can be attributed to
John Locke
In exploring the relationship between governments and people, Thomas Hobbes argued that government resulted from a social contract to maintain orderly society. John Locke, another philosopher of the Enlightment, inspired American revolutionaries by arguing that a new social contract could be instituted under what circumstance?
If a government entered into alliances with foreign goverments.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.--- That to secure these rights, Government are instituted among Men, deriving their just -U.S. Declaration of Independence, 1776
The greatest influence on these political ideas came from the--
writings of John Locke
How did the napoleonic wars affect european colonies in latin america ?
The Spanish Empire became too weak to maintain its Latin American colonies.
In the united states freedom of the press to report on certain matters may be restricted during wartime because
reporting military secrets may threaten national security