Social Studies 1st Semester Review

Which of the following was the most common reason for people to immigrate to the United States?

• to learn farming methods

• to find religious freedom

• to live in big cities

• to ride on cattle trails

What event related to the USS Maine signaled the beginning of the Spanish-American War?

• The ship stalled.

• The ship's voyage was canceled.

• The ship exploded.

• The ship's flag was removed.

What two areas were of interest to Alexander Graham Bell and led him to invent the telephone?

• Ways to earn money

• how people hear

• changing the world

• deaf people

Which best describes the treatment of African America cowboys by other cowboys?

• little interest

• jealousy about work

• concern over timeless

• less harsh discrimination

Why was George Washington Carver important in American history?

• He invented the airplane.

• He taught a new way to farm.

• He created the light bulb.

• He figured out a new way to play music.

Who first developed the idea of the League of Nations?

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Woodrow Wilson

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William McKinley

What were new technologies used during WW1? Choose three of the following:

• Poisonous gas

• submarines

• atomic bomb

• armored tanks

Why did small European countries make alliances with other countries?

• They wanted to expand their trading opportunities.

• They wanted to share wealth with other nations.

• They wanted to maintain their independence.

• They wanted to seize territory from other nations.

Which of the following countries was aligned with the Allied powers?

• Turkey

• Germany

• Russia

• Bulgaria

Part 1 . Why did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand cause WW1?

• The archduke was a very popular leader.

• Serbia was an important world power.

• Alliances caused many countries to react.

• Serbian nationalists opposed imperialism.