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WorksheetsGeorgia Milestone Social Studies Practice 2018 Part 2
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
What impact on society did the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. have? Select TWO of the following.
Relationships immediately improved between people of different races.
Congress introduced stricter laws against guns.
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968.
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave African Americans the right to vote.
Some people who were angry about the assassination rioted.
What impact did the events of September 11, 2001 have on travel within the United States?
People were allowed to travel without a passport.
Stricter airport security rules were created.
Prices for train travel went down greatly.
Electric cars were invented.
How did the invention of personal computers, or PCs, change how offices in the United States operated?
Many tasks that were done by humans were instead done by computers.
Many offices resisted using computers and instead hired more workers.
Many computers were too big for offices so companies built larger offices.
Many new taxes came into effect and this hurt companies' profits.
What impact did the invention of television have on family life in the United States during the 1950s?
People spent time together watching favorite shows.
People got second jobs to be able to afford a television.
People formed organizations to protest television content.
People began going to more movies featuring popular television stars.
Which Soviet leader was in power when the Soviet Union began to break up?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Viadimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Read the Fifteenth Amendment - "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
This amendment was meant to grant voting rights to which group of people?
formerly enslaved African Americans
tax-paying plantation owners
newly arrived immigrants
white women
Why are households MOST important to the U.S. economy?
Corporations sell stock mostly to households.
Real estate agents help households buy homes.
Entrepreneurs test products in households.
Households are made up of consumers.
Why is following the law a responsibility of good citizens?
Breaking the law can result in punishment.
The U.S. Congress passes laws for citizens.
Following the law helps keep everyone safe.
Anyone who does not follow the law cannot vote.
As personal computers have evolved, they have become smaller and more mobile. For example, laptops and tablets were invented. How has this evolution affected American life?
Personal computers have become less powerful so people do not use them as much.
People use computers in more places including outside of their homes.
People can no longer afford to purchase personal computers.
Personal computer companies have gone out of business.
In the late 1800s, which of the following groups found new freedom by becoming cowboys and by driving cattle from Texas into railroad towns in Kansas?
white men
white women
black men
black women
Which amendment granted women the right to vote?
First Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Twenty-First Amendment
What was Alexander Graham Bell's MOST important invention?
telephone
peanut oil
cotton gin
airplane
Soil, trees, and other plants are different across the United States. Which state is MOST LIKELY to produce corn as a major crop?
New York
Connecticut
Nebraska
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt led a band of soldiers called the Rough Riders to fight in the Spanish-American War. What was the MOST important reason Roosevelt fought this war?
to fight Spanish colonial rule in Cuba
to get written up in newspaper accounts of the day
to see the Panama Canal
to connect the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic Ocean
Which of the following cities was attacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001?
Boston, MA
Chicago, IL
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
How did the terrorists attack the city of New York?
They took hostages and demanded money.
They stole secret government information.
They set off bombs in crowded subway stations.
They hijacked airplanes and crashed them into buildings.
Around the year 1900, most immigrants lived in large cities. Few had much money. Their homes were not in good condition. What is the MOST LIKELY reason that immigrants came to the United States, even though they had to live this way?
The world war forced them to move to a safer country.
They had more opportunities in the United States.
They already lived that way in their home countries.
The U.S. government paid them to move to this country.
The police and courts must give every person accused of a crime due process of law. What is due process of law?
The government must follow its own laws.
People can break the law, as long as they are not caught.
People must follow the law or else go to jail.
People who go to jail must be able to get out one day.
What is the MOST LIKELY reason that the sinking of the Lusitania led to U.S. involvement in World War I?
The Lusitania sunk in New York harbor.
The Lusitania was an important war ship.
Americans were killed when the Lusitania sank.
British and French people were killed when the Lusitania sank.
What does due process guarantee?
Everyone must be able to have a trail that follows fair guidelines.
Some prisoners can be punished in cruel ways, depending on what laws they broke.
The government can bring someone to trail for a crime over and over until they are convicted.
The government does not have to tell anyone where it is keeping prisoners.
What were the MOST important factors to bringing about the Harlem Renaissance? Select TWO of the following.
the invention of the telephone
the increase of immigration from Africa
the end of slavery
the invention of electricity
the prosperity of northern cities
The Dust Bowl was a problem with farmland that happened during the Great Depression. What were the MAIN reasons the Dust Bowl happened? Select TWO of the following.
Farmers overplanted fields
Farmers left their farms unattended to fight in World War I.
There was an unusual amount of tornados.
There was a drought.
President Hoover ended the New Deal.
Why is the Constitution made to be amended?
Its framers wanted the Constitution to be able to meet the needs of a changing nation.
The U.S. Congress has the power to pass or repeal federal laws.
The first U.S. president wanted to be able to change the Constitution whenever he wanted.
Its writers knew that they were not able to get it right the first time around.
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the largest program of the New Deal. It employed 8.5 million people. What did the WPA programs create?
public buildings, roads, parks, and the arts
electrical power plants in the Tennessee Valley
kitchens to feed the hungry
elevators in tall office buildings and shantytowns
Why did President Ronald Reagan increase spending on the U.S. military?
to create more jobs in the United States
to prepare for a war against terrorism
to add more troops to protect the borders
to put more pressure on the U.S.S.R.
How did Margaret Mitchell contribute to U.S. culture during the 1930s?
She educated people about the New Deal through her radio show.
She wrote a popular novel called Gone with the Wind.
She took photographs that showed life in the Dust Bowl.
She was a musician who took part in the Harlem Renaissance.
How did the 24th Amendment help expand voting rights?
It gave African Americans the right to vote.
It granted women's suffrage.
It ended the practice of charging a poll tax.
It lowered the voting age.
What was one main goal of Germany during the late 1930s?
taking over other countries across Europe
forcing any foreigners to leave Germany
restoring good relations with France and Britain
opposing expansion by Japan in East Asia
Why did the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 begin U.S. involvement in the war?
American manufacturers had loaned many resources to Pearl Harbor.
U.S. allies had an interest in keeping Pearl Harbor safe.
The U.S. military controlled the naval base at Pearl Harbor.
U.S. soldiers planned the Pearl Harbor bombing to anger Japan.
What is an example of good citizenship?
crossing the street against the light
staying home from school
leaving your trash can in the street all week long
voting when there is an election
On August 6, 1945, President Harry Truman ordered an atomic bomb to be dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, on August 9, he ordered another bomb to be dropped on Nagasaki. What was the MAIN reason President Truman decided to use atomic bombs on Nagasaki?
The Japanese had not yet surrendered in World War II.
France and Japan were able to form a secret alliance.
The Japanese were bombing U.S. cities with equal force.
Truman knew the Soviet Union would declare war on Japan.
Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?
Winston Churchill
Emperor Hirohito
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
How has the internet impacted the world's economy?
It caused a recession because too many people bought goods online.
It made more people buy products from their home countries.
More companies began doing business with people from other parts of the world.
More countries began taxing goods that were sold on the Internet.
During World War II, the U.S. government limited the amount of certain goods Americans could buy. What was this practice known as?
blocking
rationing
hoarding
specializing
Why did so many Americans plant "Victory Gardens" and carefully manage resources during the early 1940s?
The Great Depression limited access to goods and services.
People were wiling to give up some goods in order to help the war effort.
Drought and overuse of farmland greatly lowered food output.
U.S. foreign policy was against trade with other nations.
Put these events in order...
- World War II ended.
- The League of Nations was formed.
- The U.N. headquarters was built in New York City.
1, 2, 3
3, 2, 1
2, 1, 3
1, 3, 2
Supply and demand are related. If there is a shortage of basketballs on the market, what should happen to the price of basketballs?
Basketballs will become more expensive until the shortage ends.
People will produce more basketballs regardless of price.
The price of basketballs will change in some places but not others.
Fewer people will play basketball so the price will drop.
Specialization on Henry Ford's assembly line allowed cars to be produced faster and cheaper. How did this specialization help to improve the standard of living for Americans?
It made cars safer, so fewer Americans were getting into accidents.
It made cars better, so people could drive longer distances.
It made cars more affordable, so more Americans could buy them.
It made cars bigger, so whole families could ride in them.
What was the original purpose of NATO?
to put an end to HItler's rule
to stop the spread of communism
to help countries recover from World War II
to set rules for trading amongst different countries
On September 11, 2001, terrorists crashed four planes in the United States. What did the United States do to fight back?
It ended flights to cities that were attacked.
It passed laws making terrorism illegal.
It arrested and jailed the people who crashed the planes.
It fought a war against people who helped terrorists.
How does the Panama Canal boost economic activity between countries?
It helps countries outside of Europe get involved in trade.
It allows Panama to tax all goods that pass through the canal.
It shortens shipping routes to increase the movement of goods.
It employs inspectors who are allowed to buy goods from multiple countries.
Which describes Nikita Khrushchev? Select THREE of the following.
He was the leader of the U.S.S.R.
He fought for capitalism in his home country.
He ordered the construction of the Berlin Wall.
He led his country to become a member of NATO.
He wanted to put nuclear missiles in CUba.
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John F. Kennedy's presidency?
Cuba stopped being part of the United States.
Kennedy succeeded in preventing a nuclear war.
It began the Spanish-American War.
The U.S.S.R. broke apart into nation-states.
The Twenty-Third Amendment granted the right to vote in presidential elections to the citizens of Washington, D.C. Why was this amendment needed?
Citizens of Washington, D.C., were not considered U.S. citizens.
Citizens of Washington, D.C., had to leave the city limits to vote for president.
Washington, D.C., had not originally been under the power of the federal government.
Washington, D.C., was not part of any state, so it had no Electoral College representation.
In the 1950s, Rosa Park's actions helped lead to which major event in the Civil Rights Movement?
school segregation
the Montgomery Bus Boycott
the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
the Vietnam War
Why does the government provide public goods such as roads?
Citizens can all benefit from public goods so all contribute through taxes.
Public goods are too expensive for corporations to build on their own.
People disagree about the need to build and maintain some public goods.
Government competes with private companies to keep prices low for public goods.
Which of the following is an example of a person selling his or her labor to a business in exchange for income?
A computer company sells its computers to a large banking company.
A volunteer donates her time to the local food bank to prepare meals.
A student goes to college to earn a degee in a specialized field.
A person who fixes cars gets hired to fix cars at a car dealership.
What is the MAIN benefit of having a checking account?
carrying cash wherever you go
keeping your cash safe from theft or loss
being able to borrow money from the bank anytime
saving up money for a large purchase in the future
What was one MAIN benefit of developing the technology to explore space for the United States in the 1960s and 1970s?
Development of space technology helped other military and scientific projects.
Rocks from the moon have special resources not found on Earth.
The people who went to the moon are able to give firsthand accounts of its features.
The technology for walking on the moon helps scientists understand global warming.
The internet has changed life for many Americans. What are some benefits if the internet? Select THREE of the following.
It makes communication between people safer.
It makes communication faster.
People no longer have a need to send mail.
People can purchase goods from home.
People can find information more easily.
What effect did Jim Crow laws have on U.S. society?
They forced communities to treat all people as equals.
They helped to integrate schools across the country.
They caused inequalities in the services and facilities available to African Americans.
They enabled Southern whites to start companies in order to hire African Americans.
Why is it a risk for an entrepreneur to start a new business?
It is against the law for entrepreneurs to start new businesses.
Entrepreneurs work in dangerous situations where they could be injured.
It is difficult to be an entrepreneur and a business owner at the same time.
Entrepreneurs do not know if the new businesses will make money.
Which of the following services are paid for by taxes collected from residents?
banks and private businesses
roads, schools, hospitals, and parks
delivery services, taxis, and the postal service
the growing and shipping of food from farms
On September 11, 2001, why did terrorists choose to attack the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.?
It was where the President of the United States was staying.
It was where the Department of Homeland Security was located.
It was where Congress meets to pass laws.
It was the center for the U.S. Department of Defense.
"Old enough to fight. Old enough to vote."
This protest slogan helped lead to the passing of which amendment?
First Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Twenty-Fourth Amendment
Twenty-Sixth Amendment
Which of the following factors directly contributed to the breakup of the Soviet Union.
the U.S.S.R's struggling economy
the death of Nikita Khrushchev
the development of the Internet
the growth of China as a rival
