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WorksheetsGeorgia Milestones Review
Total questions: 154
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What day did the Civil War begin?
a)
April 12, 1865
b)
November 19, 1863
c)
July 1, 1863
d)
April 12, 1861
2.
Where did the Civil War begin?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Fort Sumpter
d)
Manassas
3.
When did the Civil War end?
a)
April 12, 1861
b)
April 12, 1865
c)
July 4, 1777
d)
July 3, 1863
4.
Who won the battle of Gettysburg?
a)
North
b)
South
5.
who marched to harpers fairy?
a)
Ulysses s grant
b)
Jefferson davis
c)
john brown
d)
Abraham licoln
6.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
7.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
8.
One of General Lee's most important generals who would stand like a "Stonewall" during battles and was accidentally killed by his own men.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
9.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
10.
3 day battle that the South lost and is considered the turning point in the war
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
The Atlanta Campaign
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
11.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
12.
_____ states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to be "free states"
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
13.
_____ established a secret route that runaway slaves took to free states or to Canada.
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Freedom Trail
c)
Turner Route
14.
The first Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) was the first major battle of the Civil War. _______ played a major role in this battle.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Brown
c)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
15.
After ______ became President of the United States in 1860, seven southern states seceded from the Union.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
James Monroe
c)
John Adams
16.
The main goal of Reconstruction was to......
a)
rebuild the South
b)
rebuild the North
c)
reunite the North and the South
d)
create more factories in the North
17.
What did the Freedman's Bureau provide?
a)
money, food, transportation
b)
food, clothing, schools, medical care
c)
homes, transportation, jobs
d)
jobs, schools, legal care
18.
What was the purpose of the 14th amendment?
a)
Grant citizenship to all people born in the United States.
b)
It gave all men the right to vote.
c)
It gave all women the right to vote.
d)
Abolished slavery.
19.
What was the purpose of the 15th amendment?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
gave all men (including black men) the right to vote
c)
grant citizenship to African Americans
d)
to stop segregration
20.
What were Jim Crow laws?
a)
laws that legalized segregation against African Americans
b)
laws that guaranteed equal rights to all African American citizens
c)
laws that legalized slavery
d)
laws that gave more rights to African Americans
21.
What was the purpose of the 13th amendment?
a)
Abolish slavery
b)
Abolish poll taxes
c)
Grant citizenship to all people born in the United States
d)
Legalize segregation
22.
How was slavery replaced with sharecropping?
a)
Newly freed slaves were treated unfairly.
b)
Newly freed slaves continued to work in fields and received little pay.
c)
Newly freed slaves still had to depend on their masters in their new lives.
d)
All answers are correct.
23.
Black Codes are
a)
a coded language African Americans used
b)
laws that told people what they could wear
c)
Laws that restricted African American rights
d)
Curfew laws for African Americans
24.
A Northerner who moved to the South to take advantage of the poverty is called a...
a)
Carpetlegger
b)
Carpetmatcher
c)
Carpetflyer
d)
Carpetbagger
25.
Who took the office of President after President Lincoln was assassinated?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
Andrew Livingston
d)
Andrew Young
26.
Which of the following men assassinated President Abraham Lincoln only two weeks after the Civil War ended?
a)
John Wilkes Booth
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Jim Crow
d)
Robert E. Lee
27.
When farmers rented land in exchange for crops, this was known as ___________________.
a)
carpetbagging
b)
segregation
c)
sharecropping
d)
crop sharing
28.
What was the name of the railroad that crossed the United
States and connected the East and West coasts
States and connected the East and West coasts
a)
Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Trans-American Railroad
c)
Pan-American Railroad
d)
Vanderbilt-American Railroad
29.
What is the term for African Americans who used the Homestead Act to escape the Jim Crow South
a)
Sharecroppers
b)
Homesteaders
c)
Exodusters
d)
Black Coders
30.
The Central Pacific built the Transcontinental Railroad from West to East and used what kind of workers?
a)
Irish
b)
Chinese
c)
Mexican
d)
German
31.
The Union Pacific built the Transcontinental Railroad from East to West and used what group as workers?
a)
Chinese
b)
Irish
c)
Mexican
d)
German
32.
How did westward expansion impact Native Americans?
a)
They lost most of their land and freedoms
b)
They became wealthy.
c)
They voluntarily moved into the west and became more independent.
d)
They
33.
Which statement best describes how the Native Americans were treated by the US government?
a)
The government kept its promise and didn't force Native Americans to move off of their land.
b)
The government purchased land specifically for the Native Americans.
c)
The government respected Native Americans and left them alone.
d)
The government made many promises to the Native Americans, but they were mostly broken.
34.
This person fought for womens right to vote?
a)
Sojourner Truth
b)
Dolly Madison
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
35.
Which of these was a result of the Californian Gold Rush?
a)
California became a state
b)
Everyone found gold and became rich
c)
Lewis and Clark became national heroes
d)
Francis Scott Key wrote the National Anthem
36.
A _____________ was a place where the population grows very quickly.
a)
wagon train
b)
boomtown
c)
Underground Railroad
d)
building full of dynamite
37.
Why did settlers move to the Great Plains?
a)
They were looking for gold.
b)
They were hoping to farm the rich land found there.
c)
They liked the towns found there.
d)
They wanted a factory job there.
38.
What act gave 160 acres to any family who would linve on the land and farm it for 5 years?
a)
The Homestead Promise
b)
The Homestead Neighborhood
c)
The Homestead Act of 1862
d)
The Homestead farmland
39.
What did many homesteaders live in?
a)
wooden houses
b)
sod houses
c)
farm houses
d)
apartments
40.
What is the vast region of dry grassland in the middle of the United States?
a)
Great Plains
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Sodbuster
d)
Homesteader
41.
The Great Western Cattle Trail, like the Chisholm Trail, started in Texas. The cattle were driven north to Kansas before they could be taken to the East to sell. Why did the cattle have to go north to Kansas?
a)
Texas wasn't close to water.
b)
Texas was part of Mexico.
c)
Kansas had steam boats.
d)
Kansas had railroads.
42.
Nat Love was an African American cowboy in Texas at the turn of the 20th century. Which of the following best explains why many Africans Americans, like Nat Love, went to work as cowboys in the years after the Civil War?
a)
They faced less discrimination in the West.
b)
They liked that Texas fought for the Union.
c)
They could own land in the West.
d)
They were sold to Texas ranchers.
43.
Cattle trails developed in the West when people realized cattle could be raised in the Great Plains. Most trails started in Texas and went north to railway lines. The Chisholm Trail was a famous cattle trail which started in Texas, and ended in which city?
a)
Kansas City
b)
Sedalia
c)
Abilene
d)
Denver
44.
Who is well known for his work in agriculture and science, especially for his experiments with peanuts?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Booker T. Washington
45.
The Wright Brothers forever changed travel by inventing the...
a)
bicycle
b)
automobile
c)
railroad
d)
airplane
46.
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
47.
Who invented the telephone?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
48.
When William McKinley was president, the United States declared war on Spain. What was one of the results of the Spanish-American War?
a)
Cuba became a United States territory.
b)
The U.S. lost land in the Caribbean Sea.
c)
The Spanish gained control of Cuba.
d)
The U.S. began to rise as a world power,
49.
Which territories did the United States gain at the end of the Spanish-American War?
a)
Philippines, Cuba, Spain
b)
Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines
c)
Cuba, Guam, Philippines
d)
Spain, Cuba, Guam
50.
President Teddy Roosevelt believed one of the best ways to increase America's world power was through...
a)
building a stronger army
b)
giving up territory in the Caribbean
c)
staying out of European affairs
d)
building the Panama Canal
51.
Which conflict, also known as Custer's Last Stand, took place in Montana territory in 1876?
a)
Wounded Knee Massacre
b)
Sand Creek Massacre
c)
Black Hawk War
d)
Battle of Little Bighorn
52.
What resulted from Americans beginning to have more free time during the 1920s?
a)
more people began owning homes
b)
more people started working longer days
c)
more people began migrating to cities
d)
more people started taking part in sports
53.
Where did those effected by the Dust Bowl move?
a)
New York City
b)
Mexico
c)
California
54.
Which of the following is most associated with the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Jazz Music
b)
Baseball
c)
Scopes Trial
55.
Which of the following was the President during the Stock Market crash?
a)
Frankling Roosevelt
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Herbert Hoover
56.
The overproduction that doomed the American economy in the 1920s was influenced by
a)
WWI
b)
Imperialism
c)
Progressivism
57.
Which 1920s celebrity's fame was boosted mainly through the use of the Radio?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Al Capone
c)
Marcus Garvey
d)
Charles Lindbergh
58.
World War started in _______ in 1914.
a)
Australia
b)
Europe
c)
South America
d)
Antarctica
59.
Which of the following countries was not an Allied Power in World War 1?
a)
Germany and Italy
b)
the United States and France
c)
Britain and France
d)
Germany and Austria-Hungary
60.
Militarism means....
a)
Building up armed forces and getting ready for war
b)
Having pride in your nation
c)
Trying to build an empire
d)
Agreements to help others
61.
9) WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:
a)
Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.
b)
Serbia burned their flag.
c)
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.
d)
Serbia won more Olympic medals.
62.
11) The U.S. entered the war in 1917 because the Germans
a)
attacked Pearl Harbor.
b)
sank several U. S. passenger ships
c)
won American Idol
63.
Most of the fighting in Europe took place in...
a)
muddy trenches
b)
the air
c)
deserts
d)
the lunch room
64.
13) The U.S. sent thousands of troops to France in 1918 and this was a major cause for the Allied Powers to win the war. The Germans surrendered and signed a treaty at
a)
Appamattox Court House
b)
Versailles
c)
London
d)
Gettsyburg
65.
14) The Treaty of Versailles required ____________ to admit that they had started the war and to pay back the Allies the amount of 32 billion dollars.
a)
Russia
b)
The U.S.
c)
Germany
d)
Georgia
66.
15) After WWI, in the year 1920, which amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
the 13th
b)
the 14th
c)
the 15th
d)
the 19th
67.
Having pride in your country is known as
a)
militarism
b)
nationalism
c)
imperalism
d)
alliances
68.
Who was the President during World War 1?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Willy Wonka
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
69.
I was a famous writer and poet during the Harlem renaissance
a)
Charles Lindbergh
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Langston Hughes
70.
I brought Jazz Music to the US during the "Roaring Twenties.
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Duke Ellington
d)
Margaret Mitchell
71.
I flew solo across across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris
a)
The Wright Brothers
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Babe Ruth
d)
Louis Armstrong
72.
I made automobiles more accessible by producing them in mass using the assembly line
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Dervia
c)
Henry Ford
d)
The Wright Brothers
73.
The topsoil of fields dried up and blew up in huge storms throughout the Great Plains. The Dust Bowl happened for two MAIN reasons . These two reasons were
a)
Farmers plowed up all the grassland and there was a drought
b)
New Deal programs
c)
Farmers sent too much food to soup kitchens and did not save enough for themselves
74.
Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression?
a)
The invention of the radio
b)
People buying goods with credit
c)
WWI
d)
Hoovervilles
75.
Which New Deal program put unemployed people to work building highways, bridges, public buildings, public parks, and airports?
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
TVA
d)
Social Security
76.
Margaret Mitchell wrote a book in 1935 that became a best seller. It was made into a movie that won it Academy Awards in 1939. What was the name of the book?
a)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
Gone with the Wind
c)
Pink and Say
d)
The Poetry of Langston Hughes
77.
This New Deal program put American men back to work preserving the nations natural resources. Men planted trees and worked with soil conservation
a)
WPA
b)
TVA
c)
CCC
d)
QVC
78.
The US became involved in WWI in 1917. What event was one of the causes of the US getting involved?
a)
German U-Boats bombing the US
b)
sinking of the Titanic
c)
sinking of the Lusitania
d)
Hitler killing Americans
79.
After WWI, the US economy rose, many people had jobs and money, and the mood was good. What was this period called?
a)
Harlem Renaissance
b)
Roaring 20s
c)
Jazz Age
d)
WWII
80.
In 1929, the United States entered the Great Depression. What started the Great Depression?
a)
Stock Market crash of 1929 on Black Tuesday
b)
WWII
c)
WWI
d)
stock yard crashes
81.
Franklin D. Roosevelt beat Herbert Hoover in 1932. What was the name of his plan for getting out of the Depression?
a)
New Promise
b)
Great Deal
c)
New Deal
d)
Great Promise
82.
___ was the period of great African American artistic creativity that originated in New York
a)
Jazz Age
b)
WWI
c)
New York Renaissance
d)
Harlem Renaissance
83.
_____ was an African American runner who won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics
a)
Jesse James
b)
Margaret Mitchell
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
Charles Lindbergh
84.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food. These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
85.
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
86.
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
87.
What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?
a)
a government program that gave free land to homesteaders
b)
a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country
c)
a government program designed to help people during the depression
d)
a government program that helped women get the vote
88.
The Works Progress Administration was an enormous program that put unemployed people back to work ...
a)
building highways and bridges
b)
painting murals and creating sculptures that decorate public buildings across the nation
c)
building public buildings, parks, and airports
d)
all of the answers are correct
89.
Why was Franklin D. Roosevelt not around to celebrate the Allies' victory at the end of World War II?
a)
He was too sick with Polio.
b)
He didn't feel like celebrating.
c)
He wanted to give Harry S. Truman all the credit for the victory.
d)
He died before the war ended.
90.
Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War II?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
91.
When war broke out in Europe, how did the US Congress ask Franklin D. Roosevelt to respond?
a)
Remain neutral and not get involved
b)
Bomb Pearl Harbor
c)
Invade Normandy, France
d)
Drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
92.
Cause: The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
What is the effect?
What is the effect?
a)
Adolf Hitler invaded Poland
b)
The United States entered WWII
c)
Britain entered WWII
d)
The USA immediately dropped the atomic bombs on Japan.
93.
What was the strategy the Allied Powers used to get closer to its goal in Japan?
a)
lend-lease
b)
shared-power
c)
island-hopping
d)
unconditional surrender
94.
What caused the Japanese to finally surrender?
a)
losing too many soldiers in Pacific battles
b)
running out of soldiers and military supplies
c)
two atomic bombs dropped on cities in Japan
d)
being forced to surrender to Germany and Italy
95.
What was V-J?
a)
Germany invaded Poland.
b)
Japan surrendered to the US.
c)
The German army surrendered.
d)
Allied armies landed in France
96.
Why did Harry S. Truman make the difficult decision to drop the atomic bombs?
a)
He wanted Germany to finally surrender.
b)
He wanted the war to last longer.
c)
He wanted to be a good president.
d)
He wanted to save American lives and end the war quickly.
97.
What was the name of African American soldiers who helped during the war?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Rosie the Riveter
c)
Freedmen's Bureau
d)
Jim Crow Laws
98.
What happened to Germany & Japan after WWII?
a)
Germany was divided into six parts and Japan was left alone.
b)
Japan was totally destroyed and was not punished for being in the war.
c)
Germany was divided into four parts and the US helped Japan to become a democratic nation.
d)
The Soviet Union took control of Germany and Japan because they were close neighbors.
99.
Why did the United States make political alliances after the war?
a)
The US hoped that this would help control the spread of Communism.
b)
The US liked being a super power and controlling the rest of the countries.
c)
The US needed to build up its poor economy after fighting the long war in Europe.
d)
The US didn't want to have to help alone rebuild all the countries damaged by war.
100.
Who made the statement "An Iron Curtain has descended across the continent"?
a)
President Roosevelt
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
President Harry Truman
101.
What major country was behind the "Iron Curtain"?
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
102.
Who was the leader of Russia when the phrase "Iron Curtain" was phrased?
a)
President Roosevelt
b)
President Truman
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Joseph McCarthy
103.
What is the purpose of N.A.T.O?
a)
Countries joining together to end democracy
b)
Countries joining together to stop trade between the East and West
c)
Countries joining together to fend off attacks by other communist countries
d)
Countries joining together to create one kind of currency (S)
104.
Why did Joseph Stalin block the city of Berlin from getting supplies after WWII?
a)
He wanted to make the people dependent on communist Germany for their needs
b)
He hated Berlin
c)
The railroads were broken and still needed to be fixed after the war
d)
The people of Berlin were very wealthy and did not need his help
105.
Which country was the aggressor that started the Korean War?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Neither - they were forced into war by Germany
d)
Japan
106.
Which country did the U.S. send military aid to during the Korean War?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
107.
Who was the Senator who started rumors of the Red Scare?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Neil Armstrong
d)
Joseph McCarthy
108.
Which country was Nikita Khrushchev the leader of in the 1950's?
a)
United Stated
b)
France
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
109.
What type of race was the U.S. involved in with Russia in the 1950's?
a)
Naval
b)
Arms
c)
Foreign Aid
d)
Land expansion
110.
Which 2 superpowers were involved in the Cold War?
a)
Britain and the Soviet Union
b)
France and Germany
c)
Japan and the Soviet Union
d)
The U.S. and the Soviet Union
111.
Why did the U.S. enter the Korean War?
a)
It did not want another country to fall to communists
b)
It did not want another country to be split
c)
It wanted to attack North Korea
d)
It wanted to sell more weapons to its allies
112.
Why did the U.S. want the Soviet Union to remove its nuclear weapons from Cuba?
a)
It wanted to protect Cuba from communism
b)
Cuba is close to the U.S. border
c)
It was protecting nearby countries in Central America
d)
The U.S. did not have any missiles of its own
113.
What best describes the Soviet satellite Sputnik?
a)
The first satellite launched into space
b)
The first satellite to reach the moon
c)
The first satellite to carry a person into space
d)
The first satellite to carry a laboratory rat into space
114.
Which of the following caused the Vietnam War?
a)
Japan attacked South Vietnam
b)
North Vietnam wanted all of Vietnam to be communist
c)
South Vietnam wanted to remain communist
d)
The Soviet Union attacked South Vietnam
115.
What symbolizes the end of the Cold War?
a)
U.S. President Bush worked toward easing tensions
b)
The Soviet Union broke up into 15 independent republics
c)
People in Easter Europe were gaining more freedom
d)
The Berlin Wall was built
116.
Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
117.
Which side ended up winning the Vietnam war and taking control of the entire country?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
North Vietnam
c)
United States
d)
South Vietnam
118.
Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Yuri Gagarin
d)
Charles Lindbergh
119.
Which U.S. President challenged America to be the first to put a man on the moon?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Harry S. Truman
120.
What action caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
The Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba that could be used against the U.S.
b)
The U.S. placed missiles in Cuba to be used again the Soviet Union
121.
What important entertainment industry influenced Americans the most in the 1950's and 1960's?
a)
Internet
b)
Newspapers
c)
Movies
d)
Television
122.
In what year did the Persian Gulf War start?
a)
2002
b)
1985
c)
1990
d)
2015
123.
Why did this war begin?
a)
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
b)
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
c)
The Stock Market crashed
d)
The Japanese bombed North Korea
124.
Who was the Iraqi leader?
a)
Hunter Walker
b)
Saddam Hussein
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Marilyn Monroe
125.
Why did Iraq attack Kuwait?
a)
Oil
b)
Uranium
c)
Silver
d)
Diamond
126.
The creation of which country after WWII has caused conflict in the Middle East?
a)
Israel
b)
Egypt
c)
Iraq
d)
Saudi Arabia
127.
Who was the mastermind behind the September 11th attacks?
a)
Saddam Hussein
b)
Ariel Sharon
c)
Osama bin Laden
d)
Hideki Tojo
128.
How did the United States respond to al Qaeda's attacks on 9/11?
a)
Assassinated al Qaeda
b)
Dropped an atomic bomb
c)
Declared war on terror and invaded Afganistan
d)
Decided to make peace to prevent war
129.
Why did President Bush announce an invasion of Iraq in 2003?
a)
He suspected that Iraq was creating nuclear weapons
b)
He did not like Saddam Hussein
c)
Osama bin Laden was hiding in Iraq at this time
d)
He wanted to conquer another country so the
130.
In 1948, the United Nations carved land from the Palestinian region and gave it to the _______ people; they felt they needed a home after the Holocaust.
a)
Russians
b)
Italians
c)
Americans
d)
Jewish
131.
In 1978, Jimmy Carter (US) met with a representative from Middle East and a representative from Israel to try and make peace; this was called the _________ _________ __________.
a)
Camp David Accords
b)
United Nations
c)
NATO
d)
Saudi Arabian efforts
132.
Iraq lost access to Kuwait's _______ _________ and also lost access to the Persian Gulf; they declared war on Kuwait.
a)
gas stations
b)
oil reserves
c)
tanks and supplies
d)
water stations
133.
In January of 1991, the United States started "_______ ______ ______", a military mission to regain Kuwait.
a)
Operation Middle East
b)
Operation Tank
c)
Operation Desert Storm
d)
A Military Effort
134.
The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait resulted in the ___________________.
a)
Cold War
b)
War on Terror
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
WWII
135.
What symbol of communism was torn down in 1989?
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Great Divide
136.
What year did the Soviet Union collapse?
a)
1989
b)
1990
c)
1900
d)
1991
137.
What is the global computer network called that allows people to buy things, research, play games, etc.?
a)
Wifi
b)
Internet
c)
Google
d)
HP
138.
Which area in the US is home to many high-tech companies, like Apple and Google?
a)
Silicon Valley
b)
NYC
c)
LA
d)
Atlanta
139.
Which US president declared the War on Terrorism?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
George W. Bush
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
Richard Nixon
140.
The President is the head of which branch of government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
All 3 Branches
141.
The Supreme Court is in which branch of government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
All 3 Branches
142.
What is the main job of the legislative branch?
a)
head of the military
b)
interpret laws
c)
enforce laws
d)
make laws
143.
what is the main job of the judicial branch?
a)
head of the military
b)
interpret laws
c)
enforce laws
d)
make laws
144.
What is the system in place the guarantees that no one branch will become too powerful?
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Limited Government
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Majority Rule
145.
What is the first amendment?
a)
Freedom of Speech, religion, press, and assembly
b)
Right to bear arms
c)
Cannot be forced to house soldiers
d)
Protection from unreasonable search and seizure
146.
Why was the Bill of Rights established?
a)
To give us rules
b)
To give the government more power
c)
To ensure individual rights
d)
To help people vote
147.
What are two criteria for voting in the United States?
a)
You must be a citizen and at least 21 years old
b)
You must be a citizen and at least 18 years old
c)
Everyone who can read English can vote
d)
Citizens of the United States and Mexico can vote
148.
Money that the government collects from individuals and businesses to pay for public goods and services
a)
Profit
b)
Tax
c)
Service
d)
Loss
149.
The people who do the labor. Anyone who works.
a)
Human Resource
b)
Renewable Resource
c)
Supply
d)
Demand
150.
A person who comes up with a product or service, and finds the money and time to produce this new product.
a)
Entrepreneur
b)
Incentive
c)
Specialization
d)
Barter
151.
Resources found in nature like air, soil, sunshine, water, coal, plants, and animals.
a)
Human Resources
b)
Natural Resources
c)
Nonrenewable Resources
d)
Capital Resources
152.
Anyone who buys a good or service.
a)
Barter
b)
Loss
c)
Consumer
d)
Producer
153.
The sacrifice that is made when a person chooses between two goods or services.
a)
Profit
b)
Economics
c)
Productivity
d)
Opportunity Costs
154.
The money that remains after all the costs of production have been paid.
a)
Loss
b)
Supply
c)
Profit
d)
Tax
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