Modern History Questions

Which Olympics brought about the need for officials to be from countries other than just the host country?

The first Winter Olympics did not get their official title until 2 years after they were held. What was the original name of this event?

After WWI there were a lot of countries that were not invited to the 1920 Olympics, which of the following WAS invited?

The Games of 1916 were cancelled due to WWI, but Coubertin kept the numbering system to note that they were still considered the VI Olympiad, where were these game supposed to be held?

Which of the following did NOT influence Coubertin to revive the Olympics?

The first intercontinental empire in the West since Roman times was

Roanoke Colony - what was the evidence and when was the evidence found

Which of the following drove Louis XIV to near-bankruptcy?

The event in the Ancient Games that most resembles the UFC or MMA style fighting of today is called?

According to the Scots, Coubertin created the Olympics because he had witnessed an exhibition of these games in Paris

Some athletes in the Ancient Games would rather die than lose, but how did those that did quit signal their defeat to the judges?

The Olympic motto, "Citius, Altius, Fortius," in English means:

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What events were part of the constitutional crisis England faced in the seventeenth century?A)the trial and execution of Charles IB)a Puritan republic headed by Oliver CromwellC)the restoration of the Stuart dynastyD)the final establishment of parliamentary government and the rule of lawE)all of the above

Which of the following helped usher in the modern world, according to the text?A)early modern monarchs and the states they createdB)capitalismC)scienceD)commercial expansionE)all of the above

Which of the following weakened the powerful monarchy of Charles V?A)the conflict with Protestants.B)the complexity of administering such a large empire.C)constant warfare on the continent and in the Mediterranean.D)lack of domestic industry, the lack of entrepreneurship, and a weak commercial class.E)all of the above

Fort Caroline's original settlement destroyed after an attack by

After the death of which Queen did the British Empire start to decline?

The Olympics of 1904 were originally scheduled to take place in which of the following cities?

The modern administrative state typically adjudicates cases against citizens through the ordinary process of adversarial courtroom conduct, which includes a prosecutor, defense lawyer, and impartial judge.