MTTC History Flashcards

The Columbian Exchange refers to the transfer of which of the following between the Old and New Worlds after 1492?

Answer: Plants, animals, diseases, and cultural practices between the Americas and Europe/Africa

The Columbian Exchange involved the widespread transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World following Columbus's 1492 voyage.

Which event triggered U.S. entry into World War I in 1917?

Answer: Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram

Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare and the revelation of the Zimmermann Telegram (proposing a German-Mexican alliance against the U.S.) pushed Congress to declare war.

The Great Depression of the 1930s was most immediately triggered by:

Answer: The stock market crash of October 1929

The stock market crash of October 1929 (Black Tuesday) triggered a cascade of bank failures and economic contraction that became the Great Depression.

The Renaissance began in which region of Europe during the 14th century?

Answer: The Italian city-states

The Renaissance began in the prosperous Italian city-states such as Florence, Venice, and Milan, where wealthy patrons supported art and humanist scholarship.

The Truman Doctrine (1947) committed the United States to:

Answer: Supporting free peoples resisting subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures

The Truman Doctrine pledged U.S. support for nations threatened by communist takeover, first applied to Greece and Turkey.

Which of the following best describes the system of feudalism in medieval Europe?

Answer: A hierarchical system of land ownership and obligations between lords and vassals

Feudalism organized medieval European society around the exchange of land (fiefs) for military service and loyalty between lords and vassals.

The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged westward migration by:

Answer: Providing free land to settlers who cultivated it for five years

The Homestead Act granted 160 acres of public land to settlers who paid a small fee and lived on and improved the land for five years.