Georgia Milestone Social Studies Practice 2018 part 1

Which of the following is one of Thomas Edison's inventions?

• telephone

• Internet

• stagecoach

• electric light bulb

The trade of goods and services makes up the economy of the United States. Which of the following BEST describes the role private business plays in the economy?

• Banks sell goods produced by private businesses.

• Private business exclusively buys goods produced by the government.

• Private business produces, buys, and sells goods in the United States.

• Private business buys goods produced by the government, and the government funds private business.

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He was born in Ireland.

He came to the United States to live.

He worked in the United States and send money back to family members in Ireland.

Based on the information in the box, which word BEST identifies this person's status in the United States when he first came to the country?

• citizen

• refugee

• govenor

• immigrant

The Vietnam War became unpopular in the United States during the 1960s. What was one of the MOST important and immediate events that resulted from the war's lack of popularity?

• The world economy was no longer strong, and it declined.

• President Johnson decided not to run for a second term.

• The Korean War began and would go on for many years.

• Republicans were not favored, and Bill Clinton was elected.

Which is the BEST example of a responsibility that Americans have a duty to fulfill as citizens?

• buying a house

• voting for president

• caring for aging parents

• purchasing expensive goods

What effect did the Fifteenth Amendment have on the U.S. Constitution?

• Discrimination against African Americans' voting rights ended.

• The enslavement of African Americans in the United States was no longer legal.

• The federal and state governments could not bar citizens from voting because of their race.

• The enslavement of African Americans in the United States was no longer permitted in most states.

Which of the following did Jim Crow laws promote?

• racial segregation

• racial integration

• racial harmony

• racial equality

When did Lyndon B. Johnson become president?

• when he won the 1956 election

• when the Great Depression began

• when the Vietnam War became unpopular

• when John F. Kennedy was assassinated

Which of the following BEST describes the MAIN purpose of specialization, as defined in economics?

• creating new goods and services

• offering goods and services at a discount

• producing goods and services efficiently

• purchasing goods and services for less money

Which word BEST describes Eleanor Roosevelt's attitude regarding the United States joining the United Nations?

• curious

• alarmed

• supportive

• disappointed