Quiz #6 101-120 Social Studies Academic Team 500 Questions

He earned his doctorate at Johns Hopkins and published Congressional Government: A Study in American Politics in 1885. Following a successful career in academia, he was elected governor of New Jersey in 1910. Name the Democratic politician who defeated Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft in the 1912 presidential election.

The U.S. Army ceded this facility to the Department of Justice in 1933. Formerly a military prison, it held Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly. What former prison was occupied by Native American activists from 1969 to 1971, and sits in San Francisco Bay?

This Wall Street figure founded OneWest Bank Group and Dune Real Estate Partners. Formerly the chief information officer of Goldman Sachs, he was the finance chairman for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Who was named secretary of the Treasury in February 2017?

Name or initials required, not nickname. This group was founded in 1905 after the Western Federation of Miners' strike at Cripple Creek was halted by militia. Founded by Bill Heywood, Daniel De Leon, and Eugene Debs, it was the only labor group to oppose the U.S. entry into World War One. What labor group opposed the AFL's refusal to admit unskilled laborers and was nicknamed the Wobblies?

Disturbances in this city centered around the acquittal of police officers accused of attacking an African-American motorist. Four police officers were found not guilty in the assault of Rodney King. What 1992 riots resulted in $1 billion in damage and more than 50 deaths in California?

With the death of her brother in 1877, she became heir presumptive to the throne, held by her other brother. Fourteen years later she became the first queen of her island nation. Name the queen who was forced to abdicate by the actions of Sanford Dole in Hawaii.

This explorer was born into a noble family, but joined the navy and learned navigation. Gaining fame as a navigator and sailor, he participated in combat against French ships, before beginning his voyages of exploration. Name this explorer, the first to sail from Europe to India.

These courts were supported by the king's sovereignty and privileges, but did not have to abide by the common law. Gaining popularity during the reign of Henry the Eighth, the courts could consider any action considered a breach of the peace. What English courts were used by Charles the First for religious and political purposes, and were abolished by the Long Parliament?

Thomas Szasz [SAHSS] used this term to explain why people are hostile to those with a mental illness. Gordon Allport used it to explain prejudice, while others use it in deviance theory. What psychological term, taken from Leviticus 16, refers to someone blamed for the sins of others?

This politician urged the Labour Party to move toward the center when he became a member of its "Shadow Cabinet" in 1988. He accomplished much of that after he was elected the party's leader in 1994. Who, in 1999, became the youngest prime minister of the United Kingdom since 1812, and served for 10 years?

This emperor opened four ports to foreign trade, and promoted Western-style education. He added areas north of the Amur River and parts of Outer Mongolia to the empire, and extended control over Tibet. What Qing [CHING] emperor ruled China from 1661 to 1722?

His rise to power was helped by his relationship with peasants, formed during six years as a laborer during the Cultural Revolution. He advanced through party and government ranks, serving as vice president from 2008 to 2013. Who was named general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012, and president of China in 2013?

Though he was the son of a West Point professor, he graduated from the Naval Academy and later became president of the Naval War College. He advocated the primacy of naval power in combat, the interdependence of military and commercial control of the seas, and the belief that control of naval commerce could win wars. What naval historian wrote the influential Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783?

Among this economist's works are National Economic Policy and The New Economics One Decade Older. He agreed that interest rates are important in capital investment, but argued that they are not the only factor. What Nobel Prize-winning economist is known for a ratio expressed as the letter Q?

He once suggested that the United States is responsible for multiple cases of cancer among Latin American leaders. He also referred to President Bush as the Devil, and one nickname of this man was "El Comandante." Identify this Latin American leader, known for serving as president of Venezuela prior to Nicolas Maduro.

Name and number, please. This king was described by Will and Ariel Durant as “short, lame, epileptic, [and] senile.” He ascended the throne while an infant, but two marriages failed to produce any children. Identify the last Spanish Habsburg ruler, whose death brought on the War of the Spanish Succession.

He was a graduate of Cambridge, and joined the Indian independence movement after the Amritsar Massacre. He became the leader of the Indian National Congress and was jailed several times alongside Gandhi. Who was the first prime minister of independent India?

This ruler used the revolt of the tsar's bodyguard to remove his mother from power and banish her to a convent. He began his rule with the capture of Azov from the Ottomans, and then toured Western Europe. What tsar modernized Russia, gained maritime territory, and established an eponymous imperial capital?

As sultan, he undertook numerous campaigns to expand his empire, and his fleet took control of the Mediterranean under Barbarossa. He campaigned against Persia, conquered Belgrade, and concluded the first peace treaty between the Ottomans and Safavids [SAH-fuh-vidz]. Name this sultan who failed in his siege of Vienna, and is remembered with the epithets "lawgiver" and "magnificent."

This ruler escaped an assassination attempt at Easter Mass that claimed the life of his brother in the Pazzi [POTZ-zee] conspiracy. He cemented his power in Florence and gave protection to the artists Botticelli [bot-ih-CHEL-ee], Da Vinci, and Michelangelo. What magnificent Medici fell from power shortly after Savonarola [sav-uh-nuh-ROH-luh] arrived in Florence?