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Worksheets5th grade Social Studies
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Fredrick Douglass
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Andrew Johnson
2.
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
a)
John Brown
b)
John Booth
c)
Lee Harvey Oswald
d)
John Hinckley Jr.
3.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Clara Barton
d)
Harriet Tubman
4.
Who was the leading commander of the Union Army?
a)
Robert Lee
b)
Joseph Hooker
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Ulysses Grant
5.
Who was the leading general of the Confederacy?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Ulysses Grant
c)
Robert Lee
d)
George McClellan
6.
Which side believed that states' rights/reserved powers was the cause of the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
7.
What woman led escaped slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Clara Barton
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Mary Lincoln
8.
What document gave freedom to the slaves (in name only)?
a)
The 10% Plan
b)
The Wade-Davis Bill
c)
The 3/5th Law
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
9.
What was the time period that followed the Civil War called?
a)
The Golden Age
b)
The Roaring Twenties
c)
The Industrial Revolution
d)
Reconstruction
10.
Which amendment officially ended slavery in the United States?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
11.
What was the only group of women in the military sent overseas in WWI?
a)
clerical workers
b)
pilots
c)
volunteers
d)
army nurses
12.
What was the British ship sunk by Germany, killing over 1,000 passengers?
a)
USS Maine
b)
Titanic
c)
Lusitania
d)
Envoy
13.
All male citizens have the right to vote. Which amendment is this?
a)
15th
b)
3rd
c)
26th
d)
14th
14.
Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. Which amendment is this?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
15.
Who said this: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Joseph Stalin
16.
1. America did not want to get involved in other country's conflicts. This was known as __________________________
a)
Imperialism
b)
Axis
c)
Isolationism
d)
Dictatorship
17.
Name the three major countries that formed the alliance known as the Allied Powers.
a)
Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States
b)
Great Britain, Japan, United States
c)
Germany, France, United States
d)
Japan, Germany, Italy
18.
What was VE Day?
a)
Voting in Europe Day
b)
Visiting in Europe Day
c)
Victory in Europe Day
d)
Victory in England Day
19.
This president of the United States at the end of WWII made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan.
a)
FDR
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Harry Truman
20.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain/England throughout WWII was
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Harry Truman
c)
George Patton
d)
Joseph Stalin
21.
Who were the victims of the Holocaust?
a)
Russians
b)
Jews
c)
Japanese
d)
Germans
22.
The Japanese surrendered to the Allies after
a)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Iwo Jima
b)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Tokyo
c)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Pearl Harbor
d)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
23.
Place the following events in sequence: A) Germany conquers France; B) The Allies land at Normandy; C) Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
a)
ACB
b)
ABC
c)
CAB
d)
BAC
24.
Who was the famous figure that represents women in WWII
a)
Beyonce
b)
Rosie the Riveter
c)
Uncle Sam
d)
No figure
25.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
26.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
27.
Which US president said the attack on Pearl harbor was "a day which would live in infamy."
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
28.
Why was the Cold War called the "Cold" War?
a)
It occurred during a very cold time period in history
b)
There was no direct fighting between the US and the Soviet Union
c)
All of the fighting between the US and Soviet Union was done in cold places
d)
Because everyone who got involved was cold
29.
Who gave the Iron Curtain speech that is pictured here?
a)
President FDR
b)
President Truman
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Lincoln Steffense
30.
What Union general is known for his march to the sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
31.
Which Civil War battle lasted three days and was the turning point of the war?
a)
Bull Run
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Vicksburg
32.
President T. Roosevelt wanted to improve U.S. interests by making travel and trade more efficient. How did he do this?
a)
He paid more money to improve the size and speed of the shipping industry
b)
he encouraged people to travel by ship to other countries to purchase goods
c)
By connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans with the Panama Canal.
d)
he chose to stop importing and exporting across the Pacific to Asia, and only focused on importing and exporting across the Atlantic to Europe and Africa.
33.
Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman most well known for his development of the...
a)
radio
b)
telegraph
c)
light bulb
d)
telephone
34.
How did electricity change the way businesses operated?
a)
Electricity had no effect
b)
Electricity allowed businesses to make products more quickly and cheaply
c)
Electricity causes businesses to make less money
d)
Electricity was dangerous and caused many accidents
35.
Which of the following is the best definition for the word immigrant?
a)
people who move from one side of the United States, to the other.
b)
people who move from Spain to France
c)
people who moved to the United States from foreign land
d)
people who travel in search of lands to farm
36.
How did Henry Ford change the car industry?"
a)
He made cars that only wealthy people could afford.
b)
He used the assembly line and mass production to make so many cars that he could then sell cheaper
c)
He mass produced cars and kept the prices high so he could make more money.
d)
He used the assembly line to help other businesses become more efficient.
37.
Nationalism is the ....
a)
belief that one must build a strong military
b)
having pride in your country, willing to defend it
c)
belief that your country should build empires by adding colonies
d)
belief that the United States should stay out of world events.
38.
During WWI, countries built their armies and also agreed to support and defend each other. They were forming _________ with each other.
a)
bonds
b)
support systems
c)
treaties
d)
alliances
39.
Soldiers in WWI, fought crouched down in narrow ditches that were used for protection. This type of fighting is called....
a)
Ditch Fighting
b)
Jungle Warfare
c)
trench warfare
d)
cold warfare
40.
What was important about the Lusitania?
a)
It was a German U-boat that attacked the US ships
b)
It was a ship that Germany sank, leading to US involvement in World War I
c)
it was a ship that mysteriously blew up in the Cuban harbor and led to the start of the Spanish-American Wr
d)
it was a plane that Charles Lindbergh successfully flew across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927
41.
Which document punished Germany after World War I?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Yalta Agreement
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Fourteen Points
42.
The 19th amendment is very important in history be cause it____________
a)
prohibited alchohol
b)
gave us freedom
c)
guaranteed women the right to vote
d)
abolished slavery
43.
Which of the following was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?
a)
The Great Plains suffered a drought.
b)
The invention of the tractor resulted in fields that were much too large.
c)
Powerful tornadoes ripped through the area.
d)
Over plowing left the ground vulnerable to erosion causing massive storms.
44.
During the Great Depression, many people did lose their homes because they couldn't pay for them. They either had to live with family members or in makeshift "houses" made out of cardboard or whatever they could find. These were called "Hoovervilles" or ________________.
a)
shanty towns
b)
neighborhoods
c)
Hoover Wagons
d)
clubs
45.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
46.
Germany conquered all of the following lands EXCEPT:
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
Poland
47.
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
a)
They were executed
b)
They were placed in internment camps
c)
They were forced to serve in the military
d)
They were deported from the U.S.
48.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
African Americans who served in the military
b)
Native Americans who served in the military
c)
German Americans who served in the military
d)
Japanese Americans who served in the military
49.
The United States joined World War II because:
a)
They wanted to fight back after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
b)
They feared Germany.
c)
They wanted to help the Axis powers.
d)
They wanted to fight Germany after they invaded Poland.
50.
Adolph Hitler was the dictator of what country?
a)
Germany
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Japan
d)
Italy
51.
Women began working where during World War II?
a)
home
b)
factories
c)
schools
d)
offices
52.
Which of the following best describes the cause of the Korean War?
a)
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea.
b)
Communist China invaded North and South Korea.
c)
Communist North Korea invaded China.
d)
Communist Korea invaded the United States.
53.
The dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War was called _________________.
a)
The Iron Curtain
b)
The Iron Bars
c)
The Steel Curtain
d)
The Iron Road
54.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
55.
Father of the Civil Rights Movement, "I have a dream" speech at the March on Washington
a)
Lester Maddox
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Andrew Young
d)
Benjamin Mays
56.
What is a boycott? What is the correct example of how they were used in the Civil Rights movements of the 1950s.
a)
Not buying a good or service. Boycotting farming.
b)
When you block entry into a place of business. Diner sit-ins.
c)
When you block entry into a place of business. Department store sit-ins.
d)
Not buying a good or service. Bus Boycotts.
57.
What did Brown v Board of Education do?
a)
"Separate but Equal"
b)
"Integrated Public School"
c)
"Integrated the Buses"
d)
"Separate but Unequal"
58.
How many states represented in Congress have to ratify an Amendment?
a)
3/4
b)
2/3
c)
4/5
d)
All
59.
What is the Bill of Rights?
a)
All the Amendments to the Constitution.
b)
The 1st Amendment to the Constitution; RAPPS.
c)
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
d)
The most important amendments to the Constitution.
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