Civics
World History
Notes
Economics/Geography
American History
100
Define Civics
What is the study of the rights and duties of citizens
100
How did nomads first arrive in the Americas?
What is by crossing the Bering Strait using the land bridge known as Beringia
100
Identify 2 main difference between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
What is MLK believed in equal rights for all through nonviolence/ passive resistance. X believed in a separatist mentality where black should remain separate with their own society through means of violence if necesary
100
Latitude measures which directions?
What is North and South
100
Define Agriculture
What is farming
200
Which amendment ended slavery and which president is responsible for it
What is the 13th amendment and President Abraham Lincoln
200
Why did Gandhi march to the sea with thousands of followers?
What is to get salt from the sea in protest of the harsh British tax on salt
200
Who did Joe Frazier's daughter fight? and Who was she the daughter of?
What is Laila Ali and she was Muhammad Ali's daughter
200
Longitude measures which direction
What is East and West
200
List 2 causes of diseases in urban area in America during the industrial revolution?
What is overcrowding, poor sanitation, health condition,
300
What year was slavery abolished
What is 1865
300
Who were the leaders of the Axis powers during WWII and what were their countries?
What is Adolf Hitler-Germany Benito Mussolini-Italy Hideki Tojo- Japan
300
Who were the first two black women that were able to compete for the US Olympic team?
What is Louise Stokes and Tidye Pickett
300
Latitude and longitude are measured in what 3 forms of distance
What is degrees, minutes, and seconds
300
Who are the Mugwumps
What is a group of Republican reformers that left the party to support the democratic candidate Grover Cleveland
400
What was the purpose of the 18th amendment and which amendment overturned it?
What is Prohibition (the ban of the production, consumption and purchase of liquor) because it was thought to be evil and corrupting society. The 21st amendment overturned it
400
Who were the leaders of the Allied powers during WWII and what countries did they lead?
What is Winston Churchill-Great Britain Harry Truman- United States Joseph Stalin- Russia
400
Why was Jackie Robinson historically significant?
What is first African American to play major league baseball on an integrated team
400
What is the name of the monthly fee that you have to pay in addition to a loan?
What is interest
400
What phrase appears on the outside of the Supreme Court building
What is "Equal Justice Under Law"
500
List the 13 original colonies
What is Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, South Carolina, North Carolina, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Rhodes Island, Maryland
500
Define civilization and identify its 5 features
What is a highly organized society marked by complex institution, advanced cities, specialized workers, record keeping and advanced technology
500
What was the result of the Supreme Court Case Plessy vs. Ferguson and which supreme court case overturned it.
What is plessy v. ferguson said that separate but equal was appropriate and legal under the constitution. Brown vs. the Board of Education overturned (cancelled) it
500
What is the difference between a credit and a debit card.
What is a debit card is money that belongs to you and a credit card must be repayed
500
Why did congress pass laws to limit immigration during the industrial revolution
What is Many Americans felt that there were too many immigrants coming into the country and that they would take job and lower wages than Americans. They also feared that the immigrants native cultures would overtake the culture in America