5. For which bold action during the Barbary Wars is Stephen Decatur most famous? A. Capturing the city of Derno B. Destroying the captured USS Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor C. Negotiating peace with Algiers D. Leading the blockade of Tripoli

Under the Constitution, the president of the United States was to be elected by a majority vote of the A Senate B Electoral College C general public

The first national park was: Yosemite Yellowstone Everglades Rocky Mountain

Base your answers to questions 23 and 24 on the speech below and on your knowledge of social studies. ... The process of renovating the country and radical changes in the world community turned out to be far more complicated than could be expected. However,what done ought to be given its due. This society acquired freedom,liberated itself politically and spiritually, and this is the foremost achievement which we have not yet understood completely, because we have not learned to use freedom. However, work of historic significance has been accomplished. The totalitarian system which deprived the country of an opportunity to become successful and prosperous long ago has been eliminated A breakthrough has been achieved on the way to democratic changes. Free elections freedom of the press,religious freedoms, representative organs of power, a multiparty (system) became a reality,human rights are recognized as the supreme principle. __ Source: Mikhail Gorbachev's resignation speech, December 25, 1991 23 The policies described by Mikhail Gorbachev in this speech refer to 24 This speech is most closely associated with the end of which international conflict? (1) nuclear proliferation (3) détente (1) the Vietnam War (3) the Cold War (2) glasnost (4) nonalignment (2) the Korean War (4) the Persian Gulf War

Base your answers to questions 19 and 20 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. ...Then a tremendous flash of light cut across the sky. Mr. Tanimoto has a distinct recollection that it travelled from east to west.from the city toward the hills. It seemed a sheet of sun. Both he and Mr. Matsuo reacted in terror-and both had time to react (for they were 3,500 yards, or two miles , from the center of the explosion). Mr. Matsuo dashed up the front steps into the house and dived among the bedrolls and buried himself there. Mr. Tanimoto took four or five steps and threw himself between two big rocks in the garden. He bellied up very hard against one of them. As his face was against the stone,he did not see what happened. He felt a sudden pressure and then splinters and pieces of boards and fragments of tile fell on him. He heard no roar. (Almost no one in Hiroshima recalls hearing any noise of the bomb. But a fisherman in his sampan [boat] on the Inland Sea near Tsuzu, the man with whom Mr. Tanimoto's mother-in-law and sister-in-law were living, saw the flash and heard a tremendous explosion, he was nearly twenty miles from Hiroshima, but the thunder was greater than when the B-29s hit Iwakuni,only five miles away). __ }(l) 20 The events described in the passage led to (1) creation of spheres of influence in (2) D-Day invasion of Normandy (3) Japanese surrender in World War II (4) collapse of the Soviet Union & 19 How (1) (2) (3)

Base your answers to questions 15 and 16 on the article below and on your knowledge of social studies. Turks Accused of Plan to Exterminate Whole Population-People of Karahissar Massacred. London, Wednesday, Aug. 18 The Daily News has received from Aneurin Williams, M.P. [Member of Parliament), a copy of a letter from Constantinople,dated July 13, describing the terrible plight of the Armenians in Turkey. The letter says: "We now know with certainty from a reliable source that the Armenians have been deported in a body from all the towns and villages in Cilicia to the desert regions south of Aleppo. The refugees will have to traverse [tread] on foot a distance, requiring marches of from one to two or even more months. __ bf(Source: "Armenians Are Sent to Perish in Descent," New York Times, August 18, 1915) & 1. 16 Aairian would find this article most important to the French. 2. 17. 16 Aairian would find this article most important to the French. 3. 18. 16 Aairian would find this article most important to the French. 4. 19. 16 Aairian would find this article most important to the French. 5. 20. 16 Aairian would find this article most important to the French. 6. 20. 16 Aairian would find this article most important to the French. 7. 20. 16 Aairian would find this article most significant to the French. 8. 20. 16 Aairian would find this article most significant to the French. 9. 20. 16 Aairian would find this article most significant to the French. 10. 20. 16 Aairian would find this article most significant to the French. 11. 20. 16 Aairian would find this article most significant to the French. 12. 20. 16 Aairian would find this article most significant to the French. 13. 20. 16 Aairian would find this article most significant to the French. 14. 20. 16 Aairian would find this article most significant to the French. 15. 20. 16 Aairian would find this article most significant to the French. 16. 20. 16 Aairian would find this article most significant to the French. 17. 20. 16 Aairian would find this article most significant to the French. 18. 20. 16 Aairian would find this article most significant to the French. 19. 20. 16 Aair 15 (1) useful for took affected

What made the world smaller and helped cultures to mix? A. The oceans becoming highways B. Favorable ocean currents C. The invention of the nautical map D. The discovery of spices in Asia

ise your answers to questions 3 and 4 on the document below and on your knowledge of social studies. ...9. As all persons are held innocent until they shall have been declared guilty, if arrest shall be deemed indispensable, all harshness not essential to the securing of the prisoner's person shall be severely repressed by law. 10. No one shall be disquieted [oppressed] on account of his opinions, including his religious views, provided their manifestation (display)does not disturb the public order established by law. 11. The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man Every citizen may,accordingly, speak, write, and print with freedom, but shall be responsible for such abuses of this freedom as shall be defined by law. __ Source: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789 3 Which group would be most likely to support the ideas presented in this document? (1) the nobility (3) the Third Estate (2) the clergy (4) the royal officials 4 Which claim is best supported by this document? (1) People arrested should be presumed guilty until proven innocent. (2) The rights of all citizens should be respected with fairness and justice. (3) Religious practices should be limited by the government. (4) Freedom of speech should be restricted for the public good.

After the war, Mussolini died peacefully in his sleep at an old age and avoided death because his wife was beloved by the people. True False

Which group of American senators opposed the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 and 1920? Democratic interventionists Republican irreconcilables Democratic Party loyalists Roosevelt progressives

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What group was taxed by the king of England before the Magna Carta? A) Farmers B) Members of Parliament C) Barons D) Peasants

How did England try to raise money from the colonists?

The New York Manumission Society (NYMS) established the New York African Free School in 1787. The organization's goals included keeping "a watchful eye over the conduct of such Negroes as have been or may be liberated; and __ to prevent them from running into immorality or sinking into idleness."What does this quote suggest about white reformers in the late eighteenth century? White reformers fervently believed in racial equality and wanted to integrate African Americans into northern society as quickly as possible. White reformers believed in racist stereotypes regarding African Americans and considered these obstacles to the integration of freed African Americans into northern society. White reformers saw no obstacles to the integration of freed African Americans into northern society. White reformers thought that African Americans could be fully integrated into northern society without the oversight of white Americans.

How did the Northwest Ordinance inadvertently enable the spread of slavery in the rest of the nation? States that resulted from the Northwest Territories had the option to accept slavery at a later date. It allowed the expansion of slavery south of the Ohio River. Southeastern territories responded with an extension of the international slave trade. It expanded the international slave trade in the Northeast.

As emancipation became a reality in northern states, what did Ohio's black laws reveal about white attitudes toward African Americans during this time? Ohio's black laws demonstrated that white northerners were enthusiastic about providing equality to newly freed slaves. Ohio's black laws demonstrated that white northerners wanted to provide safe haven for runaway slaves from the South. Ohio's black laws demonstrated that white northerners wanted to restrict the freedom of newly emancipated African Americans. Ohio's black laws demonstrated that white northerners wanted to offer resources for recently freed black people and help them to live on their own.

What did the Naturalization Act of 1790 illuminate about race relations in early America? It revealed the growing social hierarchy based on the social construction of race. It demonstrated that racism did not exist in the eighteenth century. It illuminated the racial equality that existed between white immigrants and African Americans. It granted free blacks citizenship, thus proving the growing racial equality between white and black people.

What was the Alhambra originally? A palace A fortress All of the above A citadel

In what year was the first Black American elected to statewide office in Texas? 1980 1990 2012 1969

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter appointed __ to Federal Reserve Chair This Fed Chair is widely credited with __ Paul Volcker; bringing down inflation Alan Greenspan; bringing down inflation Paul Volcker; adopting the world's first 2-percent inflation target Alan Greenspan; adopting the world's first 2-percent inflation target

What amendment did Amendment 21 repeal? Amendment 18 Amendment 20 Amendment 12