Unit 1- Advanced US history

Take a look at these major themes of world history: 1. interaction between humans and the environment 2. development and interaction of cultures 3. state-building, expansion, and conflict 4. creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems 5. development and transformation of social structures Which theme best categorizes "belief systems, philosophies, and ideologies"?

2. development and interaction of cultures

Take a look at these major themes of world history: 1. interaction between humans and the environment 2. development and interaction of cultures 3. state-building, expansion, and conflict 4. creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems 5. development and transformation of social structures Which best categorizes "racial and ethnic constructions"?

5. development and transformation of social structures

Which turning point in history helped to change the collective study of history?

the women's rights movement

Secondary Document

An account produced after an event by people not present

Which is a secondary source document about the cold war? A. a 1946 Russian translation of Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech B. an academic article analyzing Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech C. once-classified US foreign policy documents written at the start of the cold war D. Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech E. Winston Churchill's letters written at the beginning of the cold war

B. an academic article analyzing Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech

Which would make an effective thesis for an essay on the cause of the French Revolution?

Conflict between the people and the French monarchy sparked revolution.

Which is the best example of a primary source document useful in the study of history? A. a documentary with expert analysis of the event in question B. a peer-reviewed article written about the event by a respected historian C. a professorial analysis of key battlefield strategies of the event D. a journal excerpt from a person involved in the event in question

D. a journal excerpt from a person involved in the event in question

Which type of essay does not require that you examine and analyze secondary source documents?

DBQ essay

Which would be the least helpful for supporting interpretations about the lives of late-nineteenth-century immigrants? A. ahistorical novel about working in the Chicago stockyards B. a journal entry written by a recent immigrant and mother C. a pay stub from a late nineteenth-century factory worker D. an early twentieth-century real estate ad promising "bliss" E. an early twentieth-century ad for model home blueprints

E. an early twentieth-century ad for model home blueprints

Which describes the revisionist or conflict perspective in historiography?

Historical perspectives change over time depending upon the biases of the writer.

Which is a good organizing topic for the post-Civil War era?

Reconstruction, urbanization, and industrialization

Historical Inquiry

Research or investigation of past events

Which is not an effective question for launching a historical inquiry related to the US Civil War?

What was the location of the first significant battle of the Civil War?

primary source document

a primary source document is a creation on original document written in the time period of the event

Which best describes consensus historiography?

a view of history in which the traditional interpretation is upheld

Which historical text typically provides varying viewpoints about a given topic?

anthology

Read this list: between the World Wars Eisenhower's presidency the 1960s What is the organizing principle of this list?

chronology

anthology

collection of literary works

Read this excerpt: "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent ."The term iron curtain refers to which of the following?

communism

Which is not an essential part of the process of historical inquiry?

debunking a historical hypothesis

Which text is valuable for gaining context about a historical event but is unreliable as "evidence"?

historical novel

Which best describes the way photographs are considered by historians?

primary source documents that are useful in the study of history

According to some historians, which marks the beginning of the US Civil War?

the battle of Fort Sumter

Which is most likely to fall under the topic of the Progressive Era (1890-1913)?

the women's suffrage movement

monograph

written account of a single thing or class of things