WorksheetsReview for P.A.S.S - Social Studies
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which of the following best describes the aim of Reconstruction for Andrew Johnson?
Andrew Johnson wanted to continue slavery.
Andrew Johnson's aim was to preserve the Union.
Andrew Johnson wanted to continue Lincoln's policy.
Andrew Johnson's aim was to help Southerners that were in debt.
Which of the following best describes the main idea of the 14th Amendment?
All African Americans were given citizenship rights.
All citizens of the United States were given the right to vote.
All citizens of the United States were denied the right to vote.
All male citizens of the United States were given the right to vote.
Why was the Freedman's Bureau so important to the South during Reconstruction?
It worked to enforce Jim Crow laws.
It worked to stop westward expansion.
It worked to put an end to the Civil War.
It worked to provide schools throughout the South.
Which of the following best describes the 15th Amendment?
It declared that African Americans were able to vote and hold office.
It recognized the right of all citizens to due process and equal protection.
It freed the slaves in the North and South from plantations and factory work.
It provided African Americans forty acres and a mule if they knew how to farm.
Which of the following best explains the effect of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) on the rights and opportunities of African Americans during Reconstruction?
The KKK fought for African Americans to have the right to vote.
The KKK provided African Americans with food, education, and hopsitals.
The KKK intimidated African Americans to keep them from exercising their rights.
The KKK intimidated White southerners to keep them from exercising their rights.
What were the results of the Compromise of 1877?
Reconstruction began and African Americans were supported by the federal government.
Reconstruction ended and African Americans were abandoned by the Federal government.
Federal troops were sent to the South to protect all Southerners including Native Americans and African Americans.
Federal troops were removed and no longer protected terrorist groups like the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and other radical groups.
Compare the differences between Southerners before and after the end of slavery.
Southern elite stopped using African Americans for labor.
Southern planters felt no effect due to the end of slavery.
Southern elite were better off financially after the end of slavery.
Southern planters were forced to find alternate ways to work their fields.
How were carpetbaggers viewed by Southerners?
The Southerners welcomed the carpetbaggers because they helped with the election.
The Southerners did not welcome the carpetbaggers because they look their sharecroppers.
The Southerners welcomed the carpetbaggers because they brought much needed supplies.
The Southerners did not welcome the carpetbaggers because they thought they were taking advantage of them.
Which of the following best describes how the railroad helped the development of the West?
It increased travel on the east coast in major cities.
It did not have a major impact on trade in the West.
It attracted new immigrant settlers to the western United States.
It transported people from Europe to the United States and Canada.
Explain the development of the Great Plains.
Land was left to develop on its own to make the plains into great seaports.
Land was plowed and irrigation was created to make the plains a great farming region of the country known as the breadbasket.
Land was timbered and logs were hauled to make the plains into a timber area of the country known as the timber king region.
Land was cleared and large cities were built to make the plains into an area of commerce featuring factories of all kinds.
Which of the following is an example of conflict in the West?
cowboys and farmers
slaves and owners
Spain and England
the carpetbaggers and the sharecroppers
What was NOT a reason the United States government passed a law excluding the Chinese from entrance as immigrants?
The Chinese had a different religion.
The Chinese would not help build a railroad.
The Chinese attempted to compete with white men in mining.
The Chinese were in competition with white men for scarce resources and jobs.
How did settlement of the West impact Native American life?
There was no impact on Native American life.
They were forced to fight in battles and won their land back.
They lost land, were forced onto reservations, and had to give up their traditional ways of life.
They gained land, chose to move onto reservations, and continued to celebrate their traditional way of life.
How did the incandescent light bulb further the Industrial Revolution and impact the lives of Americans?
This invention made life more difficult for most Americans.
This invention made factories and homes at risk for fires.
This invention lit factories and homes more safely the kerosene lamps.
This invention did not further the Industrial Revolution or affect the lives of Americans.
Mass production was used to turn raw materials into consumer products during the Industrial Revolution. What were two examples of mass production?
Agriculture and urbanization
Agriculture and cattle drives
Cattle drives and the transcontinental railroads
Meat packing and the process of converting iron to steel
What was the main reason discriminatory laws, known as Jim Crow laws, were passed by all southern state governments.
To maintain African Americans supremacy by giving them free land.
To maintain white supremacy by keeping the races socially separated.
To integrate white and African Americans students so they go to school together.
To integrate Native Americans and African Americans groups so they go to school together.
What was the result of Plessy vs. Ferguson [1896]?
African Americans were allowed to vote.
African Americans and whites went to school together.
African Americans and whites could not be separated.
African Americans and whites could be separated as long as facilities were separate but equal.
In the early 1900s, immigrants had many opportunities when they came to the United States. Select the best summary of those opportunities.
Immigrants had the opportunity to help rebuild the nation since this was the time of Reconstruction.
Immigrants had the opportunity to fight against the British by participating in the Boston Tea Party.
Immigrants had the opportunities to vote, to start their own businesses, and to send their children to public schools.
Immigrants had the opportunities to vote and to start their own businesses. However, their children were NOT allowed to go to public schools.
When immigrants arrived in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, they faced resistance. Which of the following statements summarizes this resistance.
All native-born Americans enjoyed having new foods and customs in their communities and welcomed immigrants with open arms.
Native-born Americans welcomed some immigrants and not others. They welcomed immigrants from Ireland but not from Japan & Italy.
Native-born Americans were afraid the immigrants would not be able to find jobs and would then want to go back to their home countries.
Native-born Americans were prejudiced against immigrants because they feared the immigrants would take their jobs and believed were corrupt and immoral.
Progressives were concerned about improving society by controlling what moral behavior of all Americans?
The prohibition of people smoking cigarettes.
The prohibition of people drinking alcoholic beverages
The prohibition of people dancing and singing in public places.
The prohibition of people under 21 years of age staying out past midnight.
What factors led the United States to the beginning of the Spanish-American War?
The explosion of the battleship Maine, yellow journalism, and humanitarian concerns for Cuba.
The explosion of the battleship Pilot, yellow journalism, and humanitarian concerns for Spain.
The explosion of the battleship Vermont, yellow journalism, and humanitarian concerns for France.
The explosion of the White House, yellow journalism, and humanitarian concerns for France.
Why were Hawaii and the Philippines places of interest to the United States at the time of the Spanish-American War?
The Spanish like pineapples.
All immigrants wanted to live there.
The climate was warm and inviting for tourism.
They were significant due to their geographic location for trade.
How are both the destruction of the Maine and the sinking of the Lusitania similar?
Neither event was followed by war.
Both events were used to create public support for war.
Both events were used to discourage public support for war.
Neither event had a significant impact on US involvement overseas.
Which of the following explains one role the US played in World War I?
American troops refused to help Great Britain and France.
American troops stopped the final attacks of German troops.
American troops supported the Central Powers including Germany.
Woodrow Wilson did not play a part in peace negotiations following in the war.
What was the effect of new technologies on Americans in the 1920s?
Americans began to use less electricity.
Many Americans enjoyed a higher standard of living.
All Americans were able to take advantage of air travel.
Factory workers could now afford to buy products they were producing.
How did the Harlem Renaissance impact America in the 1920s?
Farmers, store owners, and factory workers celebrated a strong economy.
Jewish, Irish, and English immigrants worked together to create a new form of art.
Soldiers, citizens, and government representatives celebrated democracy in America.
Writers, musicians, and artists celebrated African American contributions to the arts.
What was the effect of unemployment during the Great Depression?
Consumers kept their money in banks.
Consumers made fun purchases so businesses boomed.
Consumers were unable or unwilling to buy so businesses failed.
Consumers rushed to buy as many goods as they could before they sold out.
What caused the great depression to happen?
Dust Bowl, bread lines, increased farm prices, and higher wages.
Stock Market Crash, farm failures, bank failures, and lower wages.
Buying stocks, installment buying. Stock Market boom, and credit.
Under production of goods, too many jobs, bank failures, and the FDIC.
President Franklin Roosevelt proposed a wide range of programs, called the New Deal, which focused on what three goals?
The three goals relief, recovery, and reform.
The three goals were jobs, better health care, and lower taxes.
The three goals were raising taxes, closing banks, and building more highways.
The three goals were building better schools, bigger banks, and more efficient factories.
What was the purpose of Social Security?
It was designed to ensure that African Americans would have adequate housing, food, and medical care.
It was designed to ensure that workers in agriculture and domestic service would have funds to help them.
It was designed to ensure that women could get better jobs and take care of their families in times of crisis.
It was designed to ensure that the disabled and elderly would have some income and that the unemployed were protected against lay-offs.
What was the significant mind set of Adolf Hitler that ultimately led to WWII?
Hitler was a gentle leader and did not believe war would accomplish anything.
Hitler thought that the treaty that ended WWI was fair to Germany but unfair to the rest of Europe.
Hitler thought that Germany was an inferior country, and he sought to overcome this with war.
Hitler thought that the German people were a superior race, and he sought to rule over all of Europe
Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Josef Stalin were all dictators. Which of these leaders opposed Germany's dictator?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Josef Stalin
Theodore Roosevelt
Which of the following was a result of advances in the computer industry during and after WWII?
Americans had little money to buy computers.
Americans knew very little about the war because of computers.
Americans gained access to information through computers.
America had a major decrease in the number of people in the work place and factories.
This poster shows Rosie the Riveter saying, "We can do it!" What was the character saying Women of the nation could do?
Join the military and fight alongside the men
Organize protests and bring an end to the war
Defend the country in case it was attacked by Germany.
Keep the economy running while the men were off at war.
What prompted President Truman to order that the army be desegregated after World War II?
European countries told Truman he needed to desegregate.
Women were working in factories to help in the war effort.
African Americans could not serve in the military during World War II.
African American soldiers served the country well and played an important role in the war.
During the course of the Cold War, what was the main policy of the United States?
The United States held a containment policy with the goal of containing the spread of communism.
The United States held a "closed lip policy" in which all civilians were not allowed to talk about the Cold war.
The Soviet Union held an "open door policy" which allowed people to emigrate easily from other countries.
The Soviet Union held a "don't ask, don't tell policy" so that civilians wouldn't know about the political unrest.
Led by Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy, the McCarthy hearings captured the attention of the public by acting on what fear?
the fear of terrorism
the fear of nuclear war
the fear of communism
the fear of racial equality
What economic change occurred in the United States after WWII?
The United States experienced a time of economic bust which resulted in high unemployment.
The United States experienced a decrease in the availability of consumer credit which hurt the economy.
The United States experienced a time of economic boom which lifted the nation out of the Great Depression.
The United States experienced an increase in the population of way materials which helped Americans to find jobs.
What effect did the Brown vs. The Board of Education Supreme Court case have on African-Americans?
Armed forces were desegregated
Public schools were desegregated
Professional sports were desegregated
Nothing changed for African-Americans
Which list of people was involved in the Civil Rights Movement
Carter, Ford, Obama
Magrath, Martin, Mullis
King, Parks, Malcom X
Washington, Lincoln, Davis
Trump, Clinton, Rubio
As a result of WWII, what organization was formed to avoid future wars?
OPEC
United Nations
Freedman's Bureau
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) created?
It was formed to promote the welfare between all nations.
It was formed to determine the rate of petroleum production.
It was formed in response to the growing threat of the Soviet Union.
It was formed in response to the space race between Cuba and the US
What is the major role of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
It tests nuclear weapons for countries.
It develops atomic bombs for future wars.
It determines the rate of petroleum production
It limits petroleum production in the United States.
In the years following World War II, the United States worked to contain communism. Which of the following did not play a role in this effort?
The U.S. fought wars in Asia.
The U.S. passed Jim Crow laws.
The U.S. played a more active role in world affairs.
The U.S. supported economic development of Wold War II enemies.
How did the United States and the Soviet Union protect themselves from each other.
They developed naval bases and army posts.
They developed treaties and lasting friendships
They developed nuclear weapons and space technology.
They developed diplomacy and trade partnerships together.
Which of the following best summarizes the changes that have taken place in the United States' foreign policy since the fall of the Soviet Union?
Before the fall of the Soviet Union, the United States focused on NATO. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the United Sates focused on eliminating OPEC.
Before the fall of the Soviet Union, the United States focused on containing democratic government. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the United States took a leading role in the globalization of trade and the war on terrorism.
Before the fall of the Soviet Union, the United States focused on containing communism. After the fall of the Soviet union, the United Sates took a leading role in the globalization of trade and the war on terrorism.
Before the fall of the Soviet Union, the United States took a leading role in the globalization of trade and the war on terrorism. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the United States focused on contatining communism.
What is the primary reason the United States is involved in the Middle East?
The Middle East has nuclear power
The Middle East has large reserves of oil
The Middle East has much technological advancement.
The Middle East has consistent military and diplomatic leadership
What issue does the United States continue to address as a result of the attacks of September 11th?
global warming
global terrorism
education of the poor
education of every citizen
President George W. Bush put into place a new governmental agency called "Homeland Security." What does the agency address?
increased security in churches
increased security in the Soviet Union
increased security in public facilities
increased security in private businesses
How has the increase in global trading impacted the U.S. economy?
Goods become more expensive, U.S. unemployment increased, and U.S. industries upsized
Goods become more expensive, U.S. unemployment decreased, and U.S. industries downsized
Goods become less expensive, U.S. unemployment increased, and U.S. industries downsized
Goods become less expensive, U.S. unemployment decreased, and U.S. industries upsized
Which significant technological development of the 1900s changed the culture in the United States?
radios
telephones
televisions
computers
