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WorksheetsSocial Studies Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 24mins
Which was an effect of British settlement of Australia?
Aborigines remained in their homelands.
Many Aborigines became factory workers in order to survive.
Thousands of Aborigines died of smallpox and other diseases.
Aborigines were elected to representative positions in the colonial government.
In the late 1700s the British government used the colony of Australia as what?
New location for prisoners. (penal colony)
Place for fisheries.
The British government wanted to establish their new capital in Australia.
Gold mining colony.
Which official do citizens in Australia vote into office?
monarch
prime minister
governor-general
member of Parliament
What responsibility do Australians have after their 18th birthday?
voting
marriage
military service
running for office
Which resource attracted thousands of immigrants to South Australia in the 19th century?
coal
gold
uranium
iron ore
Where do most people live in Australia?
Most live in larger cities.
Most live in rural areas on farms.
Most live in the interior of the country.
Most live on islands surrounding the mainland.
Legislature is to parliament as president is to a _______.
Dictator
King
Prime Minister
Czar
How are the three religions (Judaism, Christianity, & Islam) alike?
They each refer to their followers as Jews.
They each worship one God.
They each celebrate the same religious holidays.
They derived from the same city.
How do the ports of the U.K. and Russia differ?
The ports of the U.K. are open year round, & Russia's are not.
Russia has no port cities, while the U.K. is an island with many.
There is no difference in the year-round use of the ports in the U.K. and Russia.
The ports of the U.K. are influenced by a mild climate, but Russia's ports are all subtropical.
Which solution began to reduce air pollution in the United Kingdom?
the ban on coal fires
acid rain in Western Europe
the development of cleaner coal
the link between asthma and vehicle exhaust
How does nature play a role in Germany's acid rain problem?
The poisonous emissions from cars cause acid rain.
Air currents carry toxic smoke from other countries' factories to Germany.
The rivers of southwestern Germany are used to make electricity for other countries.
Germany has many buildings that are being destroyed by the chemicals in the acid rain.
What part of the Treaty of Versailles was the most damaging to the German economy?
Germany lost its colonies.
The German emperor was to be put on trial.
Germany had to pay the Allies large sums of money.
Germans were not allowed to have a large army & navy.
What type of government was in Russia after Czar Nicholas' fall?
Republic
Autocracy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Which describes a right of the people in Canadian provinces in the federal system of Canada?
They can choose a new victory.
They can print their own money.
People can elect a new king or queen.
People can elect their representatives to provincial parliaments.
One way that Brazil's government is different from the U.S. government is that it __________________.
has a president as chief executive
does not allow 16-year-olds to vote
requires citizens aged 18-70 to vote
has a legislature called the Congress
Canada has to work with the U.S. to solve the problem of acid rain because the U.S. _______________________.
is the source of much of Canada's air pollution.
purchases many of the goods that Canada produces in its factories.
has reduced the amount of acid rain and understands how to solve the problem.
is careful to keep air pollution from leaving the U.S. & entering Canada.
Where do most Canadians live?
Most Canadians live within 90-100 miles of the U.S. border (southern Canada).
Most Canadians live in the northern part of Canada.
Most Canadians live in the Rocky Mountains.
Most Canadians live on the west coast.
The goal of independence movement was for Quebec to _____________________ .
have its own monarch
be an independent country
become a part of France again
make the rest of Canada become French-speaking
What are the main sources of pollution in Mexico City?
intense sunlight
the high altitude
factories and cars
cars that produce little or no air pollution
Spanish and Portuguese are important to Latin America because they are ___________________.
the two primary languages
the easiest languages to learn
the two official religions
the languages of the largest countries in South America.
Which country had a nuclear disaster?
United Kingdom
United States
Germany
Ukraine
Besides differences in words, what other challenge do Europeans face in communicating with each other?
Europe’s population is double the size of the United States.
People in the United States speak mostly English.
They use two alphabets.
Most of the people in Europe do not want to learn another language.
This is the oldest of the three religions, and its followers were nearly wiped out during the Holocaust.
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Which country had the most significant impact of the LANGUAGE and RELIGION of Latin America? (Hint: Think about exploration)
United Kingdom
Spain
France
Portugal
Which statement best summarizes the reasons for European exploration?
European explorers were trying to prove that the earth was not flat.
Europeans were looking to find ways to ease overcrowding in their cities.
The monarchs of Europe were trying to develop and use new sailing techniques.
The Europeans were trying to expand their territories, gather riches, and spread their religion.
Which religion did explorers hope to spread?
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity - Roman Catholic
What war was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand Franz?
World War I
World War II
Cold War
Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution had what effect on World War I?
It increased the number of Russian troops against Germany.
It stopped Russia’s participation in the war.
It helped end the war for every nation involved.
It provided a place for U.S. troops to fight.
During the Russian Revolution__________ took power in Russia.
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Fidel Castro
Czar Nicholas II
The Russian Revolution had what effect on World War I?
It increased the number of Russian troops against Germany.
It stopped Russia’s participation in the war.
It helped end the war for every nation involved.
It provided a place for U.S. troops to fight.
What part of the Treaty of Versailles was most damaging to the German economy after World War I?
Germany lost its colonies
The German emperor was to be put on trial
Germany paid the Allies large sums of money
Germans were not allowed to have a large army and navy
The economic depression in Germany_____.
is one reason Hitler was able to come to power
began several years before World War I
only lasted for about two years
actually had its beginnings in Great Britain
In the 1930’s Adolf Hitler blamed his country’s financial problems on the ______.
Communists
British
Jews
Americans
The Treaty of Versailles provided for all of the following except__________.
Reduction of the German army.
Hitler’s execution
War reparations paid by Germany
No changes in countries’ borders
Who was the leader of the Nazi Party?
Joseph Stalin
Czar Nicholas II
Vladimir Lenin
Adolf Hitler
The US and the USSR had major conflicts over how to reestablish the government of Germany. The US wanted it to be _____, while the USSR wanted it to be _____.
socialist, communist
democratic, socialist
democratic, oligarchic
democratic, communist
Because so many people left East Berlin for West Berlin, the leaders in East Berlin _____.
built the Berlin Wall to stop people from crossing over.
gave up and joined W. Berlin
went to war against W. Berlin
charged a high tax for crossing the border.
The US and the USSR were involved in a _____ for many years following WWII. This was a time of distrust, misunderstandings, and spying between these two nations.
WW III
Revolution
Cold War
Space Wars
In 1948, the country of _____ was established to give a homeland back to Jews who had been torn from their homes during the Holocaust.
Palestine
Israel
Judah
West Germany
The Warsaw Pact was to the Soviet Union as NATO was to the _________________.
Eastern Bloc
European Union
United States
West Germany
What type of government did Fidel Castro create in Cuba?
communist
confederacy
democratic
oligarchy
Which country helped Castro build Cuba into a strong nation?
Mexico
Germany
United States
Soviet Union
Under Fidel Castro’s leadership an historic event that lasted for 13 days happened. What was it?
Cold War
Russian Revolution
WWII
Cuban Missile Crisis
Russian regular citizens (serfs) were happy and wealthy under Czar Nicholas II.
True
False
The Bolshevik, or Communist Party, took over after the Russian Revolution.
True
False
