Praxis 5511 - Citizenship and Social Sciences; Questions & Answers (A+)
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Praxis 5511 - Citizenship and Social Sciences;
Questions & Answers (A+)
220 BCE Answer-Fall of the Han Dynasty - Imperial dynasty in China, expanded its
boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese
civilization
476 BCE Answer-Fall of the Roman Empi...
Praxis 5511 - Citizenship and Social Sciences;
Questions & Answers (A+)
220 BCE Answer-Fall of the Han Dynasty - Imperial dynasty in China, expanded its
boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese
civilization
476 BCE Answer-Fall of the Roman Empire
1492 Answer-Columbus lands in the Americas
1750-1780 Answer-Height of the Atlantic Slave Trade
1789 Answer-The French Revolution - overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons
and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory
and seizure of power in 1799.
1914-1918 Answer-WWI Consequences = Economies of Austria, France, and Germany
shattered, Treaty of Versailles Central Powers pay 30 billion dollars, Austria and Hungary were
divided into separate countries , League of nations formed
1939-1945 Answer-WWII
1989 Answer-Fall of the Berlin Wall
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1607 Answer-Jamestown, Virginia is established as the 1st permanent English settlement
in North America
1776 Answer-Declaration of Independence
1787 Answer-The Constitution of the USA is signed by 38 of 41 delegates present at the
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
1803 Answer-The Louisiana Purchase
1861 - 1865 Answer-Civil War
1917-1918 Answer-US involvement in WWI
1929 Answer-Stock market crash
1941-1945 Answer-US involvement in WWII
Missouri Compromise 1820 Answer-Resulted from fear of power imbalance between
slave and free states when Missouri petitioned to become a slave state. Maine was brought in
as a free state and the southernmost border of Missouri was set as the northernmost line of any
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Questions & Answers (A+)
slave territory. The western states could come in as free states, while Arkansas and Florida could
be slave states.
US Constitution Answer-Created 1787; Supreme law of the United States. Originally 7
articles = national frame of gov. and separation of powers. Has been amended 27 times.
Bill of Rights
The majority of the 17 later amendments expand individual civil rights.
Emancipation Proclamation Answer-By President Lincoln on Jan 1, 1863. Proclaimed
freedom of slaves in confederate states, to "recognize and maintain the freedom of" the ex-
slaves. Did not compensate the owners, did not outlaw slavery, and did not grant citizenship to
the ex-slaves. Eradication of slavery an explicit war goal, and reuniting the Union.
Gettysburg Address Answer-By President Lincoln during Civil War, Nov 19, 1863, at
dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, PA.
Lincoln reiterated principles of human equality and Declaration of Independence; Civil War to
bring true equality to all of its citizens... not just a struggle for the Union, but also for human
equality.
"Four score and seven years ago"—refers to Declaration of Independence—Lincoln examined
the founding principles of the US and memorialized the sacrifices of those who gave their lives
at Gettysburg. Ensured the survival of America's representative democracy, that "government of
the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
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Plessy v. Ferguson Answer-1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered
segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal. "Separate but equal"
Brown v. Board of Education Answer-1954; Ruled that segregation was a violation of the
equal protection clause and that separate but equal was unconstitutional. Overturned the 1896
Plessy v. Ferguson ruling that permitted segregation if facilities were equal.
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Answer-1858 - most famous political debates in US history.
Lincoln = "The Slave Power" was threatening values of republicanism, and accused Douglas of
distorting the values of the Founding Fathers that all men are created equal. Douglas = Freeport
Doctrine, that local settlers were free to choose whether to allow slavery or not, and accused
Lincoln of having joined the abolitionists. The debates had an atmosphere of a prize fight.
Mecca Answer-City in Saudi Arabia; birthplace of Muhammad and site of Muhammad's
first revelation of the Quran. Regarded as the holiest city in Islam and a pilgrimage (Hajj) there is
obligatory for all able Muslims. Direction of Muslim prayer.
Medina Answer-In Saudi Arabia, burial place of Muhammad, second holiest city in Islam.
Muhammad's final religious base after the Hijrah and the location of his death in 632 AD. Power
base of Islam in its first century, where the early Muslim community (ummah) developed, first
under Muhammad's leadership. Home to the three oldest mosques in Islam.
Jerusalem Answer-In the Judean Mountains between Mediterranean and Dead Sea; one
of the oldest cities in the world, considered holy to Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Judaism ->
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