History Exam Study Guide

A history textbook is an example of a

3rd grader whose landmark Supreme Court case led to school desegregation.

The belief that there is no meaning in history and that it is governed by unpredictable events

How many continents are there?

An historian from the U.S. may have trouble interpreting facts related to the U.S. attack on Japan due to this

The artist who created the foot soldier sculpture

Dr. Martin Luther King was loved by all prior to his assassination in 1968

Producer of the Revisionist History podcast

The theory that believes history is mainly determined by great individuals.

An advantage historians have is that they know how things turned out. This is known as

The cubist approach to history says when looking for possible causal factors in history, historians should investigate

The Brown v. Board of Education decision integrated students but left out

How many oceans are there?

The state Mr. Vitti spent 2022 New Year's Eve in

Which of the following are disadvantages of hindsight bias?

A bad historian may be tempted to find facts she is looking for and ignore facts that don't fit their narrative. This is

History is filtered through the eyes of those who witnessed it and then through the historian. It is a

What is history?

A historian's choice of topic may be influenced by the society he/she grows up in. this known as

The conditions necessary for life to exist on earth have been called the

History is a record of everything that happened in the past

The "Black Wall Street" cover up is an example of

Memories are shaped by interests, expectations and cultural backgrounds. This primary source problem is called

At what temperature does water boil?

A document, recording or physical object produced at the time being researched is known as a

The boy in the famous 1963 "Foot Soldier" photograph

The white police officer in the infamous foot soldier photograph

If Gavrillo Princip hadn't unexpectedly crossed paths with Archduke Ferdinand, WWI may not have occurred

Primary sources often reflect the interests of those in power at the expense of other social groups. This is known as

Theory of history which believes a variety of perspectives should be used.

A problem with primary sources can be the intentional alteration to change the 'facts' of history. This is known as

Why study history?

The Oklahoma legislature wanted to ban AP US History courses because it did not emphasize American exceptionalism.

The belief that history is driven by economic factors is known as

The year Mr. Vitti got married

He wrote the speech, "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?"

All of the following are problems with knowing the past except

The current Vice President

The person most credited with coming up with the theory of Economic Determinism is

The ability to imagine and understand another person's situation advocated by the Great Person Theory of history

History is not so much the study of the past as it is the present ______ of the past

Changing the accepted historical account of an event to correct it or to serve an agenda is

Trying to understand important historical figures by delving into their minds

Who did the Steelers play yesterday?

We can distinguish the reliability of a primary source by asking