History Questions

What was the major purpose of the Truman Doctrine? to contain Soviet expansion to rescue Greece and Turkey from communist takeovers to end the Korean police action to provide economic stability in Europe to provide reasons for US nationalism
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Concerned about the Catholic minority in Maryland, Leonard Calvert ordered the Second Lord Baltimore to A. make a law requiring Catholics to practice their faith quietly and privately. B. send to Europe for more Catholic priests. C. encourage members of the Church of England to become Catholics. D. issue a decree requiring religious toleration in Maryland.
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Which state was the center of an election recount controversy in the 2000 election that culminated in the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court case? Texas Florida Tennessee Ohio
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Which of these BEST describes the location of Georgia? A) Middle West United States B) Northwestern United States C) Southwestern United States D) Southeastern United States
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What were NOT factors for wartime economic growth?
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In addition to Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall, which other Georgian signed the Declaration of Independence? A) George Walton B) Daniel Stewart C) William Pierce D) Abraham Baldwin
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Who is the author of Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet? A. Francis Drake B. Sir Walter Raleigh C. Edmund Spenser D. William Shakespeare
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Why is the Underground Railroad important?
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Who was the first captain to sail around the world? A. Francis Drake B. Sir Walter Raleigh C. Edmund Spenser D. William Shakespeare
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In the early United States, which term was used to describe someone who favored a strong central government? Centralist Federalist Totalitarian Republican
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Because these natural disasters occur frequently in Japan, the Japanese have become accustomed to mild _____. floods earthquakes tsunamis droughts
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Which statement about citizenship rights for African Americans between 1800 and 1860 is true? They increased. They stayed the same. They decreased. They fluctuated.
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Which statement defines Colonialism? "The spread of Christianity by European people in America" "The policy of extending political and economic control over a foreign territory" "The transportation of African people across the Atlantic ocean to the Americans" "The Practice of forcing people to work against their will"
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Which is a basic practice of Judaism? A. reading the Torah B. worshipping many gods C. making burnt offerings D. sacrificing animals
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In recent years, the largest numbers of asylees to the United States have come from all of the following countries, except
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Which area of study has a name that does not come from the Greek language? A. algebra B. physics C. philosophy D. history
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Which of the following men were not on the 1860 presidential ballot? Lincoln Seward Bell Davis Breckinridge Chase
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Fill in the blank... A slave revolt in ________ led to the first African run republic in the Western Hemisphere. A.) Haiti B.) Peru C.) Cuba D.)Bolivia
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