Worksheets8th Grade S.S. Summer 61517
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In 1877, which President ended reconstruction and stopped enforcing new laws and amendments?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Rutherford B Hayes
c)
George Washington
2.
In the 1870s most southern states adopted laws which
a)
returned slavery
b)
created a legal form of segragation
c)
improved living and working conditions for African-Americans
3.
Jim Crow was
a)
President of the United States
b)
Donald Duck's best friend
c)
a white actor who put charcoal on his face
d)
a bird
4.
True or False - there were limits on whom people could marry, adopt, or attend school.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Don't know
5.
The segregation laws lasted from the
a)
1840-1940s
b)
1850-1950s
c)
1860-1960s
d)
1960-1970s
6.
Who is black?
a)
Anyone who has one great grandparent who was black
b)
Anyone who has two great grandparents who was black
c)
Anyone who had one great grandmother who was black
7.
Miscegenation means
a)
Missing one chromosome
b)
Mixing water and food colouring
c)
Mixing races
d)
Missing a limb
8.
Between 1871 - 1889 almost all southern states passed laws that
a)
allowed African Americans' the right to vote
b)
allowed African Americans' the right to an education
c)
allowed African Americans' to ride bikes
d)
restricted the African Americans' the right to vote
9.
Plessy v. Ferguson said it was ok to
a)
discriminate against African Americans
b)
create separate but equal public settings
c)
create poorer quality settings for African Americans
10.
A freedman was able to vote and participate in government thanks to ....
a)
the 3rd,4th and 5th Amendments
b)
the 11th,12th and 13th Amendments
c)
the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments
11.
De jure segregation refers to which of the following?
a)
Segregation in common practice.
b)
Segregation in the South.
c)
Segregation in the law.
d)
Integrating public spaces.
12.
De facto segregation refers to which of the following?
a)
Segregation in common practice.
b)
Segregation in the South.
c)
Segregation in the law.
d)
Integration of public schools.
13.
In what city did the SCLC first organize a massive and successful boycott of public transportation, specifically buses?
a)
Selma, Alabama
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Birmingham, Alabama
d)
Memphis, Tennessee
14.
What role did television play in the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
Television played little to no role in the movement.
b)
Televised violence against peaceful protesters helped draw awareness to the realities of the situation.
c)
Television crews did not show up at the protests.
d)
Americans did not yet watch a lot of television.
15.
Which of the following is the correct long form of SNCC?
a)
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
b)
Southern Non-Violent Coordinating Commission
c)
Southern Non-Violent Christian Conference
16.
Which of the following is true about SNCC?
a)
Members of SNCC were young and planned public nonviolent protests such as sit-ins.
b)
Members of SNCC were mostly older adults who wanted to stay home.
c)
SNCC was not successful as a group.
d)
SNCC only lasted one year.
17.
Which is the best description of the SCLC?
a)
The SCLC was a student organization.
b)
The SCLC coordinated nonviolent civil rights protests across the South.
c)
The SCLC fought legal battles for people of color.
d)
The SCLC did not agree with the methods of Dr. King.
18.
Which of the following is true about Rosa Parks?
a)
She was a secretary for the NAACP.
b)
She was arrested after refusing to give up her seat.
c)
She worked as a seamstress.
d)
All of the above.
19.
Who was the lead NAACP attorney who successfully argued the Brown case?
a)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Stokely Carmichael
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Malcolm X
20.
What was the result of the case Brown v. Board of Education?
a)
The Supreme Court was split.
b)
The Supreme Court unanimously declared school segregation to be unconstitutional.
c)
The Supreme Court ruled that school segregation was constitutional.
d)
The Supreme Court upheld the earlier decision of Plessy v. Ferguson.
21.
Which of the following is true about sit-ins?
a)
A sit-in is a protest in which people sit in a place and refuse to move.
b)
Sit-ins began in Greensboro, NC with a group of students.
c)
Sit-ins were often successful at desegregating lunch counters.
d)
All of the above.
22.
Which of the following is true of Booker T. Washington's childhood?
a)
He never knew his mother.
b)
He was born a slave.
c)
He was homeless.
d)
He was sick throughout most of his childhood.
23.
As a child, what did Washington imagine school would be like?
a)
fun and games
b)
torture
c)
hell
d)
paradise
24.
What is the name of the school that Washington started attending at the age of 16?
a)
The Hampton Institute
b)
The Tuskegee Institute
c)
The West Virginia School for Colored People
25.
What year did Booker T. Washington die?
a)
1919
b)
1925
c)
1929
d)
1915
26.
The Tuskegee Institute was used to train what group during the 1930's & 1940's?
a)
Black fighter pilots
b)
Teachers
c)
Surgeons
d)
Constructionworkers
27.
Which activist believed that college educated African-Americans should lead speak out against discrimination and argue for full political, civil and social rights?
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Tom Watson
d)
Lugenia Burns Hope
28.
What set of laws were passed to segregate the South?
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Separation Laws
c)
Black Codes
d)
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
29.
Henry Grady was the spokesman for the New South. What did he want to bring to Georgia?
a)
industry
b)
school
c)
farming
d)
railroads
30.
The former slave that owned barbershops, rental houses, and Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company was...
a)
Asa Candler
b)
Alonzo Herndon
c)
John Pemberton
d)
W.E.B. DuBois
31.
Who invented Coca-Cola?
a)
John "Doc" Pemberton
b)
Asa Candler
c)
Alonzo Herndon
d)
John Burns
32.
What did the 15th Amendment to the Constitution do?
a)
gave women the right to vote
b)
gave all males the right to vote
c)
outlawed the sale and consumption of alcohol
d)
freed the slaves
33.
What was the immediate cause of WWI?
a)
Millitarism
b)
The assassination of the Prince of Germany
c)
The assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary
d)
German greed
34.
What answer is NOT a reason why America joined WWI?
a)
Zimmerman Telegram
b)
Unrestricted Subwarfare
c)
Member of the allies
d)
Lusitania sinking
35.
What nation did not sign the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
United States
d)
Germany
36.
What caused the United States to enter the war on the side of the Allies?
a)
When Germany invaded France
b)
When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
c)
France declared war on Germany
d)
When Russia entered the war
37.
What event triggered the start of World War II?
a)
Hitler came into power
b)
Germany annexed Austria
c)
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
d)
Germany attacked Poland
38.
What is the policy of giving into the demands of a country in the hopes to avoid a war?
a)
fascism
b)
totalitarianism
c)
appeasement
d)
democracy
39.
Why did Hitler direct his anger towards Communists and Jews in the 1930s?
a)
They wrote the Treaty of Versailles, which forced Germany to make war reparations.
b)
He blamed them for Germany's economic depression and its defeat in World War I.
c)
They opposed the National Socialist Party.
d)
He was fearful they would band together and start another world war.
40.
How did the roles of Women change during WWII?
a)
They stayed home and cleaned the house.
b)
They took over jobs traditionally reserved for men.
c)
They went out dancing,drinking and cursing.
d)
They waited for the men to come home because they felt hopeless.
41.
What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolize?
a)
the fall of communism
b)
the fall of capitalism
c)
the end of the Vietnam War
d)
the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis
42.
What were the M.A.N.I.A. causes of WWI?
a)
monarchy, artillery, indoctrination, nationalism, assassination
b)
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, assassination
c)
militarism, alienation, industrialization, neutrality, assassination
d)
monopolies, alliances, imperialism, neutrality, assassination
43.
Which president went from "He kept us out of the war" to the slogan of "making the world safe for democracy" and would bring the US into World War I?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
44.
Germany formally surrenders in 1918 and negotiates terms of peace. What was the major treaty of WWI that was negotiated by the Allies and Germany called?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
The Berlin Armistice
c)
North Atlantic Treaty
d)
The Geneva Pact
45.
Although many factors would contribute to the Great Depression, what one significant event marks the starting point for the collapse of the US economy?
a)
The Dust Bowl
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
The collapse of the Trade Triangle with Europe
d)
Excessive profits and low unemployment
46.
Why is Black Tuesday so significant?
a)
It is the day WWI ended
b)
It was the day Germany paid off all debts
c)
It is the day the Allies made peace
d)
It is the beginning of the Great Depression
47.
Which type of government would emerge in Europe during the Great Depression because charismatic leaders would capitalize on the plight of suffering citizens by gaining support with grandiose promises of future prosperity and military conquest?
a)
Communism
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Totalitarianism
d)
Absolute Monarchy
48.
President Roosevelt proposed a series of programs aimed at reform, recovery, and relief designed to stimulate the economy, provide jobs, and prevent future economic meltdowns. What was the name of the series of domestic programs that he proposed and enacted?
a)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency
b)
The Relief and Recovery Act
c)
The New Deal
d)
The Great Deal
49.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a totalitarian regime?
a)
Peaceful means are used to control citizens and communication is allowed but limited
b)
Complete control of military, communication, and limits on personal liberty
c)
Rights of the individual are protected, fair, and free elections are encouraged
d)
lives of individuals are not heavily monitored and people encouraged to be active in the government
50.
Which European country faced the most economic problems after WWI?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
United States
d)
France
51.
President Roosevelt..
a)
On this date shared prices on the New York Stock Exchange and it completely collapsed
b)
helped the American people regain faith in themselves. He brought hope to the American people. He created a series of programs called the New Deal.
c)
He is the owner of the Carolina Panthers
52.
Economy is...
a)
the wealth and resources of a country or region
b)
the amount of food that you have for the winter months
c)
buying a credit card
d)
is when the stock market goes up and down quickly
53.
Joseph Stalin became...
a)
the leader of the Soviet Union in 1928
b)
the leader of Germany in 1929
c)
the leader of Japan in 1929
d)
the leader of the Soviet Union in 2010
54.
All of the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT...
a)
European nations having to rebuild after World War I (WWI)
b)
The USA not joining the League of Nations
c)
High rates of unemployment in the United States
d)
The crash of the Stock Market in the United States
55.
Which BEST explains why Germany had a harder time than other nations, rebuilding after WWI?
a)
Germany's government was unstable after the war
b)
Germany was blamed for the war and had to pay high reparations that crippled its economy
c)
Germany started rebuilding its military after the war instead of focusing on its economy
d)
Germany tried to create a democratic government after the war to improve relations with nations
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