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CST 245: Arts and Sciences Competency
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Christopher Columbus - Answer✔Italian explorer, sailed from Spain in 1492 and reached
Americas, greatly increased European awareness of the North American Continent
Why did English settles colonize America - Answer✔1- to make money. 2- to set up religious
freedom. 3- to govern themselves. 4- because their landlords evicted them. 5- they were
unemployed.
Why did the Spaniards fund Columbus? - Answer✔Loot, land and labor, spread of Catholic
faith, lots of people doing nothing-put them to work
First US Colony - Answer✔Jamestown, Rhode Island
Mayflower Compact - Answer✔1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It
was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower (Pilgrims who believed in community) and set up a
government for the Plymouth colony.
Seven Years War - Answer✔(1756-1763 CE) Known also as the French and Indian war. It was
the war between the French and their Indian allies and the English that proved the English to be
the more dominant force of what was to be the United States both commercially and in terms of
controlled regions. Ended with Treaty of Paris. Set up American Revolution.
Great Awakening - Answer✔(1730s and 1740s) Religious movement characterized by emotional
preaching (Jonathan Edwards & George Whitefield). The first cultural movement to unite the
Thirteen Colonies. Associated with the democratization of religion.
American Revolution - Answer✔This political revolution against Great Britain. It began with the
Declaration of Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power
between government and the people and protect the rights of citizens in a democracy.
War of 1812 - Answer✔A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was
trying to interfere with American trade with France.
American Civil War - Answer✔Fought from 1861 to 1865, first application of the Industrial
Revolution to warfare, resulted in the abolition of slavery in the United States and the
reunification of the North and South
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July 4, 1776 - Answer✔when the declaration of independence adopted
American Industrial Revolution - Answer✔industrial geography of England changed
significantly and later diffused to other parts of western Europe. In this period of rapid
socioeconomic change, machines replaced human labor and new sources of inanimate energy
were tapped. Coal. Reached America by 1800s and boomed after the Civil War (1861-1865).
Economy became more based around factory system, improved transportation (Erie Canal)
helped reduce movement prices. Increased immigration from Ireland (potato famine) and
Germany brought workers and an increased population. Women's rights, higher education, public
education, and other ideas of individual rights became more prominent. Groundwork for social
commerce came from two important court cases. People felt safer to invest.
World War 1 - Answer✔(1914-1918) First time all European Countries are engulfed in one war
(Italy, Austria-Hungry, and Germnay, against France, Russia, Great Britain) as a result of
industrial revolution, scramble for africa, and alliance system, and at least 20 million people die,
the assignation of Archduke Ferdinand was the breaking point, end of empire system.
World War 2 - Answer✔World War II was a major global conflict that lasted from 1939-1945.
WWII was between Allied (USSR, US, UK, China, France, ...) and Axis (Germany, Japan, Italy,
and affiliates) powers, and spanned across every continent (except Antarctica) at some point.
WWII began on September 1, 1939 when Nazi Germany (a.k.a. the Third Reich) invaded
Poland. Japan, as well, was invading other territories in Southwest Asia. At the zenith of the war,
Germany had control over much of Central Europe, and was sending Jews, Poles, homosexuals,
and other "inadequate" people to concentration and extermination camps (see "The Holocaust").
WWII also introduced new styles of warfare, including widespread air strikes and tank warfare,
both of which were undeniably dominated by Germany. However, Germany's resources began to
run short as Allied forces began to capture and liberate the concentration camps. Eventually, the
Third Reich, along with Japan and Italy, collapsed. As a result of WWI and WWII, the UN was
made, along with the establishment of Israel.
American Imperialism - Answer✔the period when America sought to control the political and
economic fortunes of weaker nations such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines after the
Spanish-American War
The Great Depression - Answer✔The Great Depression was an economic depression in the
1930s notable for its duration and intensity; Recovery was a long and difficult process; FDR's
New Deal programs served to alleviate some of the problems but WWII production was the
primary reason that Americans started making money again
The Cold War - Answer✔The era of a state of tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union
without any actual direct fighting between the two from 1945-1989.
Feudalism - Answer✔A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally
belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people
who live on the land
Agricultural Revolution - Answer✔The time when human beings first domesticated plants and
animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering
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CST 245: Arts and Sciences Competency
0002 Exam Questions And Answers 100%
Guaranteed Pass.
Christopher Columbus - Answer✔Italian explorer, sailed from Spain in 1492 and reached
Americas, greatly increased European awareness of the North American Continent
Why did English settles colonize America - Answer✔1- to make money. 2- to set up religious
freedom. 3- to govern themselves. 4- because their landlords evicted them. 5- they were
unemployed.
Why did the Spaniards fund Columbus? - Answer✔Loot, land and labor, spread of Catholic
faith, lots of people doing nothing-put them to work
First US Colony - Answer✔Jamestown, Rhode Island
Mayflower Compact - Answer✔1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It
was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower (Pilgrims who believed in community) and set up a
government for the Plymouth colony.
Seven Years War - Answer✔(1756-1763 CE) Known also as the French and Indian war. It was
the war between the French and their Indian allies and the English that proved the English to be
the more dominant force of what was to be the United States both commercially and in terms of
controlled regions. Ended with Treaty of Paris. Set up American Revolution.
Great Awakening - Answer✔(1730s and 1740s) Religious movement characterized by emotional
preaching (Jonathan Edwards & George Whitefield). The first cultural movement to unite the
Thirteen Colonies. Associated with the democratization of religion.
American Revolution - Answer✔This political revolution against Great Britain. It began with the
Declaration of Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power
between government and the people and protect the rights of citizens in a democracy.
War of 1812 - Answer✔A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was
trying to interfere with American trade with France.
American Civil War - Answer✔Fought from 1861 to 1865, first application of the Industrial
Revolution to warfare, resulted in the abolition of slavery in the United States and the
reunification of the North and South
1|Page
, ©THEBRIGHT 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
July 4, 1776 - Answer✔when the declaration of independence adopted
American Industrial Revolution - Answer✔industrial geography of England changed
significantly and later diffused to other parts of western Europe. In this period of rapid
socioeconomic change, machines replaced human labor and new sources of inanimate energy
were tapped. Coal. Reached America by 1800s and boomed after the Civil War (1861-1865).
Economy became more based around factory system, improved transportation (Erie Canal)
helped reduce movement prices. Increased immigration from Ireland (potato famine) and
Germany brought workers and an increased population. Women's rights, higher education, public
education, and other ideas of individual rights became more prominent. Groundwork for social
commerce came from two important court cases. People felt safer to invest.
World War 1 - Answer✔(1914-1918) First time all European Countries are engulfed in one war
(Italy, Austria-Hungry, and Germnay, against France, Russia, Great Britain) as a result of
industrial revolution, scramble for africa, and alliance system, and at least 20 million people die,
the assignation of Archduke Ferdinand was the breaking point, end of empire system.
World War 2 - Answer✔World War II was a major global conflict that lasted from 1939-1945.
WWII was between Allied (USSR, US, UK, China, France, ...) and Axis (Germany, Japan, Italy,
and affiliates) powers, and spanned across every continent (except Antarctica) at some point.
WWII began on September 1, 1939 when Nazi Germany (a.k.a. the Third Reich) invaded
Poland. Japan, as well, was invading other territories in Southwest Asia. At the zenith of the war,
Germany had control over much of Central Europe, and was sending Jews, Poles, homosexuals,
and other "inadequate" people to concentration and extermination camps (see "The Holocaust").
WWII also introduced new styles of warfare, including widespread air strikes and tank warfare,
both of which were undeniably dominated by Germany. However, Germany's resources began to
run short as Allied forces began to capture and liberate the concentration camps. Eventually, the
Third Reich, along with Japan and Italy, collapsed. As a result of WWI and WWII, the UN was
made, along with the establishment of Israel.
American Imperialism - Answer✔the period when America sought to control the political and
economic fortunes of weaker nations such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines after the
Spanish-American War
The Great Depression - Answer✔The Great Depression was an economic depression in the
1930s notable for its duration and intensity; Recovery was a long and difficult process; FDR's
New Deal programs served to alleviate some of the problems but WWII production was the
primary reason that Americans started making money again
The Cold War - Answer✔The era of a state of tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union
without any actual direct fighting between the two from 1945-1989.
Feudalism - Answer✔A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally
belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people
who live on the land
Agricultural Revolution - Answer✔The time when human beings first domesticated plants and
animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering
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