Worksheets7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES REVIEW
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Child labor during the Industrial Revolution was
a)
not used
b)
dangerous
c)
seldom used
d)
only boys
2.
During the 19th century, you had a switch from slaves to
a)
raw materials
b)
hand crafts
c)
cottage industries
d)
paper money
3.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
Great Britain
d)
France
4.
What does Renaissance mean?
a)
grand time
b)
rebirth
c)
new fashion
d)
old order
5.
Who painted The Last Supper?
a)
William Harvey
b)
Peter Paul Reubens
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Hans Holbrook
6.
Who wrote The 95 thesis for Discussion?
a)
John Calvin
b)
John Knox
c)
Pope John XII
d)
Martin Luther
7.
Who or / what did Martin Luther challenge?
a)
the Pope
b)
Muslims
c)
Jews
d)
Franks
8.
Which invention helped the public read?
a)
newspapers
b)
magazines
c)
printing press
d)
tablets
9.
During the 19th century, you had a switch from slaves to
a)
raw materials
b)
smaller islands
c)
new
10.
Which disease brought by the Spanish was very deadly to native populations?
a)
small pox
b)
plague
c)
mumps
d)
flu
11.
What was Spain seeking in the New World( South America)?
a)
gold/ glory
b)
God/ religious reasons
c)
new adventures
d)
learn new ideas
12.
In order to make a profit how many slaves had to transported across the Atlantic?
a)
200
b)
1000
c)
100
d)
400
13.
Who did the Spanish use first as slaves?
a)
Africans
b)
prisoners-of war
c)
Native Americans
d)
Arabs
14.
The slaves voyage across the Atlantic was called:
a)
The Voyage
b)
The Middle Passage
c)
The Great Folly
d)
Hell's Travel
15.
What is the term for when a country controls and uses all of a another country for their own good?
a)
colonialism
b)
imperailism
c)
Marxism
d)
socialism
16.
In the story Shooting an Elephant, George Orwell wants the reader to see the elephant is really the
a)
people
b)
police
c)
elephant
d)
colonial ruler
17.
Which European country was considered the worst colonial ruler?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Beliguim
d)
Great Britain
18.
Which European country by the early 1800's had become a world power?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Spain
c)
Beligium
d)
France
19.
Where did Spain turn for new slaves?
a)
Middle East
b)
Northern Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Eastern Europe
20.
What happened to King Charles 1st?
a)
beheaded
b)
exiled
c)
shot
d)
hung
21.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Ireland
d)
Wales
22.
Name the first English industry( think water)
a)
coal mining
b)
textiles
c)
chemicals
d)
furniture
23.
What was the new source of power during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
solar
b)
hydro
c)
steam
d)
wind
24.
What was a Luddite?
a)
a factory owner
b)
English coal miner
c)
unemployed English textile worker
d)
small children in the fatories
25.
After The Glorious Revolution : the British Parliament held most of the power to spend and use money. True or False
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
26.
What event sparked World War I?
a)
British invasion of France
b)
Germany invades Greece
c)
Nichoals II dies
d)
Archduke shot
27.
Which is not a member of the Central Powers?
a)
Russia
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Austro-Hungarian
d)
Germany
28.
What type of warfare was used during World War I?
a)
siege warfare
b)
trench warfare
c)
blitizeg
d)
small military actions
29.
Which government fell then become communist?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
30.
True or False The United States started fighting in 1914 with other European countries
a)
True
b)
False
31.
What new weapon during World War I could cause blindness or lung problems?
a)
machine guns
b)
long range artillery
c)
chemical weapons
d)
small arms fire
32.
Which event lead to the United States entering World War I?
a)
Zimmerman telegram
b)
German spies in New York
c)
British agents arrest Americans
d)
Germany withdraws troops from France
33.
TRUE OR FALSE
The League of Nations was very successful.
The League of Nations was very successful.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
34.
Which event started World War 2?
a)
Britain bombs Germany
b)
Germany invades Poland
c)
France invades Spain
d)
Germany invades Britain
35.
The Holocaust was designed by Hitler to kill the
a)
Jews
b)
Arabs
c)
Druse
d)
Japanese
36.
Which event lead to the United States entering World War 2?
a)
Germany invades France
b)
Japan invades China
c)
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
d)
Two atomic bombs are dropped on Japan
37.
Which event happened last?
a)
Soviet troops enter Berlin
b)
Japan surrenders
c)
Battle of Midway
d)
War in Europe ends
38.
How did the United States end the war with Japan?
a)
invaded home islands
b)
fire bombed Toyko
c)
dropped two atomic bombs
d)
sued for peace
39.
This type of government allows private ownership of property?
a)
capitalism
b)
communism
40.
Who where the two new superpowers following World War 2?
a)
Great Britain/ China
b)
U.S./ U.S.S.R
c)
U.S/ Spain
d)
U.S.S.R/ France
41.
The 26th amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to
a)
20
b)
17
c)
19
d)
18
42.
This type of government believes all land belongs to the govenment
a)
capitalism
b)
commuism
43.
If you can not pay your bills you are in
a)
trouble
b)
debt
c)
credit
d)
savings
44.
When you get a loan from the bank they are going to charge?
a)
savings
b)
interest
c)
credit
d)
nothing
45.
Which purchase would you not use a credit card for?
a)
car
b)
computer
c)
dryer
d)
candy bar
46.
Housing can be influenced by
a)
Materials available
b)
Climate
c)
Both and b
47.
What did Theo learn about money?
a)
It 's easy to get
b)
You can survive on cereal
c)
Someone will provide cash
d)
Use money wisely
48.
Which of the following terms means areas that become arid or dry?
a)
climate change
b)
desertification
c)
deforestion
d)
weathering
49.
Mega cities would have what type or types of problems
a)
plenty of space
b)
great drinking water
c)
low crime rate
d)
air pollution
50.
All garbage should be burned or placed in a landfill
a)
True
b)
False
51.
Rats, dogs bats are possible---------
a)
disease carriers
b)
vectors
c)
both a and b
d)
aliens
52.
Besides Plague, What other disease has killed upward of 50 million people?
a)
Spanish flu
b)
Measles
c)
Rabies
d)
Yellow fever
53.
FOOD, CLOTHING SHELTER?
a)
want
b)
need
54.
Your budget should always be planned using your ---------------
a)
gross income
b)
net income
c)
parents money
d)
piggy bank
55.
CELL PHONES, HOT TUBS PERSONAL TRAINERS ARE
a)
needs
b)
wants
56.
You borrow $ 4,000, for eight years, you now own $ 5,299 Because of
a)
debt
b)
credit card
c)
interest
d)
credit
57.
Which event took place first during the Cold War?
a)
Korean War
b)
Vietnam War
c)
China becomes Communist
d)
Cuban Missile Crisis
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