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WorksheetsSocial Studies Review
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The South's system of forced labor force in which people were treated as property
a)
slavery
b)
states' rights
c)
tariffs
d)
factories
2.
More factories, population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
3.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
4.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
5.
A person who believes all men are created equal and does not believe in slavery.
a)
Annexation
b)
Abolitionist
c)
Northerners
d)
Sovereignty
6.
Who was the the President of the Confederacy?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
7.
The President during the Civil War was ______________________.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Henry Clay
d)
Robert E. Lee
8.
This gave slaves their freedom.
a)
The Compromise of 1850
b)
The Gettysburg Address
c)
The Battle of Antietam
d)
The Emancipation Proclomation
9.
When did the civil war end?
a)
1945
b)
2013
c)
1864
d)
1865
10.
When did the Civil War begin?
a)
1861
b)
1860
c)
1754
d)
1987
11.
Women served during the Civil War as
a)
nurses, spies, and fundraisers
b)
postmasters and telephone operators
c)
bootleggers and flappers
d)
news reporters and photographers
12.
Which amendment banned Slavery for the United States?
a)
10th
b)
12th
c)
13th
d)
14th
13.
This amendment granted citizenship to all persons born in the United States and guaranteed them equal protection under the law....
a)
14th
b)
6th
c)
12th
d)
9th
14.
The Freedmen's Bureau provided what things to the newly freed men and women....
a)
medical supplies
b)
food
c)
legal services
d)
all of the above
15.
These laws were passed in the early 20th century to discriminate against African Americans. What were they know as?
a)
Buddy Smith Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Bob Eagle Laws
16.
In addition to Jim Crow Laws, these were also enforced to add onto the laws. What were they called?
a)
Blue Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Colored Laws
d)
White Codes
17.
The 15th amendment to the Constitution was the last of the "Reconstruction Amendments," and it was ratified in 1870. What was the purpose of this amendment?
a)
to give African Americans the right to vot
b)
to establish a federal income tax
to establish a federal income tax
c)
to give women the right to vote
to give women the right to vote
d)
to officially end the "Reconstruction Era"
18.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
19.
Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was known as:
a)
Wade-Davis Bill
b)
14th Amendment
c)
Ten Percent Plan
d)
Radical Republican Reunification
20.
A period of time when the U.S. was rebuilding after the Civil War?
a)
Reconstruction
b)
segregation
c)
Freedmen's Bureau
d)
impeachment
21.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
22.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
23.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
24.
Which statement is true?
a)
Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly.
25.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
26.
Which 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
wood and peat
b)
oil and natural gas
c)
coal and iron
d)
cotton and tobacco
27.
160 acres of public land given to people for little is called _________.
a)
homestead
b)
ranch
c)
farm town
d)
city
28.
_______________________ is the belief that the United States should keep moving west all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
The Great Escape
c)
Conquer and Divide
d)
Pacific Railway Act
29.
The ______________________ was a railroad that went across the country.
a)
Continental Railroad
b)
Underground Railroad
c)
Thomas the Train
d)
Pioneer
30.
The ___________ led people to California who wanted to find gold and become rich.
a)
Diamond Mines
b)
Prairie Fields
c)
Gold Rush
d)
Ocean Mines
31.
The 19th amendment says that....
a)
buying and selling alcohol is illegal
b)
woman can vote in all of the states
c)
slavery is illegal
d)
American's have the right to bear arms.
32.
What is prohibition?
a)
Giving the woman the right to vote.
b)
Making the buying, selling, and transporting of alcohol illegal.
c)
Raising the standard of living
d)
another word for Jim Crow Laws
33.
Which one correctly describes life in the 1920'S?
a)
Most people lost their money in the stock market.
b)
Most people did not have jobs while business and banks failed.
c)
Most people experienced an economic boom due to technology.
d)
All people experienced an economic boom due to technology.
34.
The Great Migration refers to the...
a)
Native Americans that moved north.
b)
African Americans that moved south.
c)
African Americans that moved east.
d)
African Americans that moved north.
35.
What is an urban area?
a)
life in the city
b)
life on the farm
c)
life in between the farm and city
36.
What is a rural area?
a)
Life on the farm
b)
Life in the city
c)
Life in between the farm and city
37.
The 1920s are referred to as
a)
the Roaring Twenties.
b)
the Dust Bowl.
c)
the economic twenties.
d)
the jazz twenties.
38.
New technologies such as automobiles, airplanes, radios, and movies were
a)
mass produced on assembly lines
b)
were handmade one by one
c)
were invented before World War I
d)
were cheap and everyone could afford them
39.
African-American writing, art, and music was celebrated during a rebirth of African culture called the
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
New Deal
d)
Roaring Twenties
40.
What type of music became popular during the 1920s?
a)
classical
b)
country
c)
jazz
d)
rock
41.
This amendment made it legal for women to vote.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
20th Amendment
42.
The years from about 1910 to 1940 when great numbers of African American moved away from the South was called
a)
The Roaring Twenties
b)
The Great Migration
c)
The Jazz Age
d)
The Harlem Renaissance
43.
What did Germany send to Mexico that offered to help them win land back from the United States if Mexico would start a war with the US?
a)
The Zimmerman Telegram
b)
The Outlandish Letter
c)
The Surprising Phone Call
44.
Germany used their U-boats to sink ships of the Allied powers; this British passenger liner was destroyed in 1917.
a)
Lusitania
b)
USS Maine
45.
Who won WWI?
a)
Allied powers
b)
Central Powers
46.
This started World War I
a)
an assassination
b)
a revolution
c)
the invasion of a neutral country
d)
a formal treaty
47.
Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Atomic Bomb
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
No-Man's Land
48.
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
49.
Who was the President during World War 1?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Willy Wonka
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
50.
World War 1 was also known as the:
a)
The War to end all wars
b)
The War between the states
c)
the Great War
d)
Both a and c
51.
Which of these are causes of the Great Depression?
a)
over-grazing
b)
the stock market crash
c)
unemployment rate rose to 25%
d)
investors panicked on Black Tuesday
52.
The name given to October 29, 1929 when the stock market crashed
a)
Great Depression
b)
New Deal
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
WWI
53.
The program of President Franklin D. Roosevelt meant to promote economic recovery and social reform to end the Great Depression was called
a)
Great Depression
b)
New Deal
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
WWI
54.
This is a photo of which event?
a)
WWII 1939-1945
b)
New Deal 1933-1941
c)
Black Tuesday Oct. 29,1929
d)
Dust Bowl 1930s
55.
When did the Great Depression Begin?
a)
1829
b)
1889
c)
1929
d)
1999
56.
Who was the president of the United States at the start of the Great Depression?
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
57.
This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest
a)
Tornados
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Hurricanes
58.
The most popular home appliance in the 1930's
a)
Television
b)
Radio
c)
Movies
d)
Telephone
59.
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
60.
Towns of cardboard houses popped up during the depression that werecalled_______________.
a)
Franklynvilles
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
Obama towns
d)
Washington Heights
61.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
a)
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
b)
U.S., Great Britain, and France
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, France, and Japan
62.
What happened December 7th 1941?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
Sinking of the Titanic
c)
WWI
d)
Battle of Britain
63.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
64.
Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
65.
British Prime Minister during WWII that worked closely with President Roosevelt
a)
Adolph Hitler
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Benito Mussolini
66.
What event marks the "official" beginning of World War II?
a)
The invasion of the USSR by Germany
b)
The invasion of Italy by Germany
c)
The invasion of Poland by Germany
d)
The invasion of Austria by Germany
67.
The extermination of 11 million people, including 9 million Jews, was called
a)
Holocaust
b)
Reichtag
c)
Third Reich
68.
WWII was fought from:
a)
1941-1947
b)
1939-1941
c)
1939-1945
d)
1933-1941
69.
a government that controls the economy, culture and all parts of people's lives is called
a)
fascism
b)
nationalism
c)
isolationism
d)
mobilization
70.
This poster was an icon for
a)
women factory workers during WWII
b)
housewives
c)
transgender soldiers
d)
suffragettes
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