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6th Grade 4th Exam History
6th Grade 4th Exam History
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6th Grade
05/12/2015

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_________ built trading post throughout India.
Definition
East India Company
Term
________ was India's Emperor.
Definition
Bahadur Shah
Term
What 4 countries make up Great Britian?
Definition
Scotland, Ireland, Wales, England
Term
Name 3 of the British Machines displayed at the Crystal Palace?
Definition
Locomotive, Diving Bell, Teamship Models
Term
To what family did the Japanese shoguns belong?
Definition
Tokugawa Family
Term
What was the most important resource that the Americans wanted to buy from Japan?
Definition
coal
Term
What was the last line of Cecil Rhodes' quote?
Definition
"The better it is for the Human Race"
Term
What "Lit Match" started a war in 1853?
Definition
The keys to a church
Term
What countries joined the Turks in their fight against the Russians?
Definition
France and Britian
Term
Why did the French King Louis-Phillpe travel to England?
Definition
He wanted to make friends with Queen Victoria
Term
Who finally conquered Sevastopol?
Definition
The French and the British
Term
Between what 2 countries did Afganistan lie?
Definition
Russia and India
Term
Why was the leader Durrani a "pearl" to his people?
Definition
His rule was as valuable as a jewel
Term
What happened to Dost Mohammad when the British and Indian army invaded?
Definition
He had to free India
Term
How long did it take Dost Mohammad to rebuild his kingdom after the British invasion?
Definition
15 years
Term
What practice did Livingston learn to hate?
Definition
Slave Trade
Term
What did Stanley say when he said "Livingstone"?
Definition
"Dr. Livingstone, I presume"
Term
The 4 rulers of Afganistan are...
Definition

a. Babur

b. Dost Mohammad

c. Durrani

d. Mirwais Hotoki

Term
4 nations that invaded Afganistan are..
Definition

a. Mongals

b. Persia

c. Russia

d. Great Britian

Term
Livingstone went to Africa for 2 reasons. What were they?
Definition

a. Take care of the sick

b. Preach Christianity

Term
__________ was the 1st President to live in the White House.
Definition
John Adams
Term
The White House was built in ______. But when Adams arrived in 1800, it wasn't finished.
Definition
1792
Term
_________ made the name "White House" official.
Definition
Theodore Roosevelt
Term
What is the White House's address?
Definition

1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

NW Washington, D.C.

Term
_____ Presidents lived in the White House.
Definition
40
Term
What color did the Confederates wear?
Definition
Gray
Term
When was The Emancipation Proclamation made?
Definition
January 1, 1863
Term
What are the beginning and ending years of the Civil War?
Definition
1861-1865
Term
What country did Fransico Solano Lopez admire?
Definition
French Empire
Term
What country did Russia attack in 1864?
Definition
Denmark
Term
In 1870, was there a country called Germany?
Definition
No
Term
Before railroads, how did people set their clocks?
Definition
By looking at the sun
Term
What part of the light bulb did Edison have trouble with?
Definition
filament
Term
What was the new name of the city of Edo?
Definition

Tokyo

 

Term
When did Japan get its new Constitution?
Definition
1884
Term
What is an archipelago?
Definition
a group of islands
Term
What part of his empire did Abdul Aziz have trouble with?
Definition
Bulgaria
Term
Who won the war between the Russians and Ottomans?
Definition
Russians
Term
Which country had no navy?
Definition
Bolivia
Term
What did Bolivia give up?
Definition
The entire coastline
Term
Mohammad Ali claimed to be ruling in whose name?
Definition
Ottoman Sultan
Term
What did Chile and Bolivia quarrel over?
Definition
The Atacama Desert
Term
What did France and Great Britian demand?
Definition
control over egypts treasury
Term
Name 3 wars that were going on simultaneously, all over the world?
Definition
World War II, Sino-Japanese War, The War of the Pacific
Term
In what battle did the Americans destroy 4 Japanese aircraft carriers?
Definition
Battle of Midway
Term
What did Jesse Owens do in the 1936 Olympics?
Definition
He won 4 gold medals
Term
What do we call Hitler's "Final Solutions"?
Definition
The Holocaust
Term
List 3 other "Inferior" people who were killed in death camps?
Definition
Russians, Poles, Serbs
Term
What did Japan do, declare war or attack?
Definition
attack
Term
The attack began on ______.
Definition
December 7, 1941
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