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CSET Multiple Subjects: History And Social Science Vocab

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1. Franklin Roosevelt initiated The New Deal






2. Romans were first civilization to build..






3. Lack of resistance to European disease disseminated the populations






4. Presidential plan emphasized tolerance for the defeated South (congress won with radical plan)






5. The south asked these two countries for help during the Civil War






6. A brief attempt at the beginning of the Mexican - American War to establish an independent California republic






7. Stopped merchant ships and demanded tolls without authorization (12th & 13th centuries); businessman amasssing huge fortunes through unfair business practice (19th century)






8. 1974 - Destroyed the credibility of the American Government






9. A philosophy - along with election rules - that was designed to deny blacks the right to vote after reconstruction ended






10. An informal meeting of party leaders who decide which candidates they will support






11. A 1907 treaty with Japan that allowed wives to joing their husbands in the U.S. on the condition that the Japanese government deny exit visas to any men wishing to emigrate to the United States

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12. AD 250 - 900






13. 1820 Limited the spread of slavery






14. Suprmeme court outlawed racial segragation - overrulled seperate but equal.






15. Philosopher - inventor - politician who had great influence over many years






16. Kushite Religion - Egyptian Religion






17. (1765) The first direct tax to be levied on the American colonies - it required that all newspapers - pamphlets - legal documents - commercial bills - advertisements - and other papers issued in the colonies bear a stamp. The act was denounced in the






18. Interment camps that held people of Japanese descent durin World War II






19. Enacted the 'malice' standard allowed free reporting






20. An economic system in which the state controls the means of production and distributes the profits






21. Primary economic activity in Arabia






22. Most restricted Japanes immigration to US

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23. Military conquest and trade incentives






24. Gold over land assets as currency






25. Founding of the Society of Jesus - revival of the inquisition - estblishment of the Index of Prohibited Book - Adherence to the Council of Trent






26. The need for a strong central government led to the framing of the constituion in what year






27. CA land boom (1880's) - gold rush (1850) - the great depression (1930's)






28. A nickname for the Southern part of San Francisco Bay Area in the northern California - originally referring to the concentration of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers - but eventually referring to the concentration of all types of high - tech






29. Years of the Civil War






30. Growing proportion of Latinos in CA population






31. Greatest Real Estate Purchase in U.S. history (1803)






32. Union used Naval force most effectively to






33. English Mercantile policy discouraged economic independence - Colonial concepts of political and economic freedom - Colonies used boycotts and other measures - Declaration of Independence stated the purposes for the Colonial break with England






34. Japan feudalism had as its basis






35. A mechanism fo rending an elected official's tenure before its scheduled completion






36. Federal system which divided fedeal and state power - seperation of powers - and checks and balances to limit power of central government - legislative - executive and judicial branch created to divide power - bill of rights added to protect the peop






37. Trade gap widened. Japan and Germany surpassed the U.S. in automobiles and airlines






38. Not a feature of ancient Inida






39. Feather art in the form of a war bonnet






40. King - Baron - Bishop - Lord - Peasant






41. An initial rule in the constituion stating that in state population counts - each slave would count for three - fifths of one person






42. One of the first two political parties in the United States - led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison; opposed the Federalist party and was strongly in favor of individual rights






43. Federal Government response to the Great Depression - overwhelming unemployment and need for public works. Many dams and large sclae projects - Central Valley Project - Shasta Dam (second largest dam in the US - after Hoover dam - also WPA project)






44. Declared National Labor Relations (Wagner Act) was constitutional. Greatly increased congress power under Commerce Clause.






45. War fought between US and Great Britain over neutrality and impressment of US Sailors - US victory - resulted in National pride - self sufficiency - and foreign credibility






46. Federal troops were withdrawn from the South - ending Reconstruction






47. The colonists strongest weapon against the unpopular British Tax measures






48. Sounded the Death knell of feudalism






49. Civil Rights Bills Passed 14th & 15th Amendment






50. Practiced primarily in India and very little in China