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World War I (1914 – 1918) European war in which an alliance including Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States defeated the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and…

Assuming that other planetary systems form in the same way as our solar system formed, where would you expect to find terrestrial planets? Terrestrial planets will likely be located nearer…

Christian Humanism Movement in Northern Europe in late Fifteenth century. Combined interests in the early Italian Renaissance with sources of early Christianity. Desiderius Erasmus’s The Praise of Folly Erasmus engaged…

Historical Basis The republic began with the two parties: Federalists and Anti-Federalists Tradition Once established the two-party system continues because of tradition and a reluctance to support minor parties Electoral…

Wilmot Proviso Bill that would ban slavery in the territories acquired after the War with Mexico Secession Decision by a state to leave the Union Compromise of 1850 Series of…

In the 1970s, our economy suffered from ________. Inflation and stagnation There were no recessions during the administration of ______. Bill Clinton Our longest uninterrupted economic expansion took place mainly…

African Diaspora the forced removal of Africans from their homeland to serve as slaves in the Americas Edmund Andros He was the royal governor of the Dominion of New England….

Conquistadors Conquerors who settled on the Islands of Hispaniola Jacques Carter French explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence River; claimed much of present day Canada for France Viceroys Ruled Spain’s…

What did the first and second Continental Congresses do and achieve? formed a group of representatives in 1774 from every colony but Georgia What were Patrick Henry’s words about not…

The division of Texas executive power is largely based on Jacksonian democratic theory. Which group prefers a decentralized style of government a. Special-interest groups c. Legislative leadership b. Bureaucrats d….

Moluccas Known to the Europeans as the Spice Islands; chief source of the spices that had originally attracted the Portuguese to the Indian Ocean Cartographers Map makers Line of Demarcation…

Ivan III “Ivan the Great”; ruled as great prince and first ruler of the independent state called Russia Third Rome this was in response to the fall of the Byzantine…

Cultural Diffusion inventions or ideas that are exchanged from one society to another which helps push civilization forward Cuneiform early form of Mesopotamian writing done with a stylus on clay…

Sexual problems are common to most people. T/F? True Male erectile disorder is a form of desire-phase difficulties. T/F? False Sexual satisfaction is best determined by the individual’s own subjective…

Which of the following are true? One of the reasons for the fall of Rome was an overextension of resources. By the time the Roman Empire fell it was officially…

Name: Kouros Date: 600 BCE (Archaic) Medium: Marble Location: Greece Artist: Unknown Form: 6’6″, arms conjoined to thighs Function: Funerary purpose, votive offerings, grave markers Content: Stance is similar to…

Which of the following is the MOST appropriate dose of activated charcoal for a 20-kg child? 20 g Death caused by shaken baby syndrome is usually the result of: bleeding…

Figure 3.2 People, boats, and animals, detail of a watercolor copy of a wall painting from tomb 100 at Hierakonpolis, Egypt, Predynastic, ca. 3500-3200 BCE. Paint on plaster, entire painting…

The patient has given birth twice, once at 35 weeks (twins) and once at 39 weeks (singleton). All of these children are alive. She had one spontaneous abortion at 9…

Texas political culture is best described as moralistic political False Politics in texas has been defined by the almost equal political popularity of both the democrats and republicans False Throughout…