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Milestone social studies review GA

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
2.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
3.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
4.
This word means support for different sides during war; there were the Allied and Central powers during WWI.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Militarism
5.
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
6.
Who won WWI?
a)
Allied powers
b)
Central Powers
7.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)

Treaty of Paris

c)
Treaty of World Wars
8.
Germany had to pay $33 billion dollars in _______________.
a)
land
b)
military
c)
reparations
9.
Germany also lost millions of square miles of ______.
a)
money
b)
land
c)
colonies
10.
Germany also had to ______ their military.
a)
disarm
b)
disband
c)
give up
11.
WWI sets the stage for the rise of what German leader?
a)
FDR
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
12.
Russia, Great Britain, and France were all ?
a)
Besties 
b)
Alliances 
c)
Enemies 
d)
Entente
13.
What sparked World War I?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Assassination of Archduke Marmaduke
c)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdahand
d)
Assassination of Archduke Kaiser Wilhelm
14.
What country was neutral at the beginning of the war?
a)
France
b)
United States
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
15.
What new technology sank allied and neutral supply ships?
a)
Dreadnoughts
b)
U-Boats
c)
Airplanes
16.
What answer is NOT a reason why America joined WWI?
a)
Zimmerman Telegram
b)
Unrestricted Subwarfare
c)
Member of the allies
d)
Lusitania sinking
17.
In what ways did women help with the war effort at home?
a)
Worked in factories and conservation
b)
Joined the Army
c)
Drive tanks and Airplanes 
d)
Join the American Red Cross
18.
Which 14 point did Wilson create to prevent future wars?
a)
League of Nations
b)
No secret alliances
c)
Removal of economic barriers
d)
Absolute freedom of seas
19.
Which nation did Germany invade resulting in Britain joining the war?
a)
Belgium
b)
France
c)
Switzerland
d)
Luxembourg 
20.
A friendship between two countries.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Alliance
21.
The president of the United States during WWI. He believed in isolationism.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
William McKinley
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
22.
This British ship was sunk by a German U-Boat, killing many people including Americans.
a)
USS Maine
b)
Lusitania
23.
America joined which alliance during WWI?
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
24.
This was signed at the end of WWI to outline the terms of the losers.
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
19th Amendment
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
15th Amendment
25.
The time period during the 1920s in which Americans enjoyed life.
a)
World War I
b)
Jazz Age
26.
The cultural movement in which many African Americans became excellent in art, music, writing, and sports.
a)
The African American Cultural Heritage Movement
b)
Equal Rights Movement
c)
Specialization
d)
Harlem Renaissance
27.
One of the greatest baseball players of all time. He helped Professional Sports become popular.
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Babe Ruth
28.
A great jazz musician who helped the 1920s become known as the "Jazz Age."
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
Charles Lindbergh
29.
A great aviator who became the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
Charles Lindbergh
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Henry Ford
30.
He began mass production of his automobiles using the assembly line, making them affordable for the average American.
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Babe Ruth
d)
Charles Lindbergh
31.
Someone who risks everything they own to start a business.
a)
Competitors
b)
Laborers
c)
Specialists
d)
Entrepreneurs
32.
During the 1920s, the stock market _____.
a)
boomed
b)
crashed
33.
Which amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
19th
34.
When businesses keep finding ways to lower their prices in order to beat other companies who sell the same product.
a)
Competition
b)
Laborers
c)
Specialists
d)
Entrepreneurs
35.
All of the following are true about trench warfare EXCEPT:
a)
trenches provided protection to soldiers from gun fire
b)
trench warfare was uncommon in World War I
c)
each side built extensive networks of trenches
d)
 soldiers were forced to live in terrible conditions and share the trenches with dead bodies
36.
The Zimmerman Telegram can best be described by which of the following?
a)
Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
b)
Mexico vowed to help the U.S.  and the Allies in World War I
c)
Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories
d)
Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country
37.
Who used the assembly line to manufacture cars and paid his workers relatively high wages? 
a)
Charles Lindbergh
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
Clarence Darrow
d)
Henry Ford
38.
What was important about the 19th Amendment? 
a)
Women could vote.
b)
Women became citizens.
c)
African Americans became citizens.
d)
African Americans could vote.
39.
Harlem Renaissance allowed African Americans the opportunity to celebrate culture EXCEPT: ?
a)
Music and Songs 
b)
Clothing
c)
Writing and plays 
d)
Art Work 
40.
Which is the Best reason the stock market crashed?
a)
People bought more stocks
b)
Mass production increased stocks
c)
No goods for consumers 
d)
Factory overproduction and lay off workers 
41.
Why was there unemployment during the Great Depression?
a)
consumers put money back in banks
b)
people bought goods Business boomed
c)
No one wanted to buy anything 
d)
Consumers sold out of items
42.
What is an appropriate title for the chart below? 
-Helped people with housing and food
 -Money went to consumers
 -Tried to fix the system and prevent another market crash
a)
Roaring 20's 
b)
Great Depression 
c)
New Deal 
d)
Causes for WW II
43.
President Franklin Roosevelt won the election of 1932. The country was in the Great Depression, and Roosevelt introduced the New Deal. Which was the MOST important goal of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
a)
to strengthen the economy 
b)
to avoid going to war 
c)
to improve public education 
d)
to end racial discrimination 
44.

What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

a)

a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

b)

a government program that helped women get the vote

c)

a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

d)

a government program designed to help people during the depression

45.
President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?
a)
It gave all people the right to vote. 
b)
It created programs to put people back to work.    
c)
It let all new immigrants become American citizens. 
d)
It let people travel around the country freely. 
46.
The Great Depression was an economic slowdown in the 1920s and 1930s. Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States?
a)
the end of the gold rush 
b)
the crash of the stock exchange 
c)
the ending of World War II 
d)
the high price of oil 
47.
The Great Depression that began in 1929 hit farmers especially hard. Farmers had not been doing well in the 1920s and several years of severe drought turned the land into a "dust bowl." What was an immediate result of this?
a)
Many farmers decided to grow crops that did not use as much water. 
b)
The government built large dams in the West for irrigation. 
c)
Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west. 
d)
The government helped farmers by buying their land and equipment. 
48.
When the stock market crashed in 1929, Herbert Hoover was president of the United States. The president who followed President Hoover began the New Deal, a program to help people during the Great Depression. This president was
a)
Warren Harding
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
49.
In 1929, the United States entered an economic slowdown called the Great Depression. One of the early events was the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash?
a)
Stock prices went up so fast that investors could not keep up with the changes. 
b)
Stock prices fell, investors panicked and sold their stocks, which led to more panic. 
c)
The government decided to close the stock market in New York. 
d)
People decided to invest their money in stock markets in Europe. 
50.
a)
Margaret Mitchell
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
Duke Ellington
51.
This famous author wrote one of the most popular novels known as Gone With the Wind. They were born in Atlanta and won a Pulitzer Prize for this amazing book.  Who is this famous author? 
a)
Margaret Mitchell
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
Duke Ellington
52.
a)
Margaret Mitchell
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
Duke Ellington
53.
How did the 1929 stock market crash affect the United States economy in the 1930s?
a)
Unemployment reached its highest level in United States history. 
b)
Congress voted to reject New Deal policies. 
c)
 Stock prices were higher than investors could afford.    
d)
Agriculture replaced manufacturing as the primary industry. 
54.
Because of the Dust Bowl, many farmers moved to California 
a)
True
b)
False 
55.
Homes that were in parks and built out of cardboard boxes were called Hoovervilles. 
a)
True
b)
False
56.

At the end of the 1920s

a)

people bought more items on credit.

b)

a cycle of layoffs and business failures began.

c)

people bought more stock.

d)

World War II began.

57.

stock prices dropped in the fall of 1929 because

a)

there was new stock available.

b)

no one was selling their stock.

c)

too many people were selling their stock.

d)

the stock market was stable.

58.

President Hoover believed that direct economic relief was not an answer to the Great Depression because

a)

it would hurt the American spirit.

b)

government should keep a balanced budget.

c)

relief should come from state and local governments.

d)

All of the above

59.
What was a economic impact of the Great Depression?
a)
Stock market crashed and millions of Americans lost their jobs
b)
Many Americans moved to California in search for Gold
c)
Many Americans began to become wealthy due to Oil being found in Texas
60.
How is the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression related?
a)
Both events caused Americans to struggle financially
b)
Both events caused riots throughout the nation
c)
Both events led to World War II beginning 
61.
What was created to end the Great Depression?
a)
The New Deal
b)
American Purchase
c)
Stock Market
d)
Economic control
62.
What was the effect of the Dust Bowl?
a)
New farming techniques were used to prevent erosion
b)
Many Americans moved to east Texas for proper soil
c)
The New Deal restricted farmers from buying future stocks
63.

What New Deal Agency provided insurance / partial pensions for people ages 65+?

a)

The SEC

b)

FDIC

c)

Social Security

d)

Medicare/Medicaid

64.

One of the goals of the WPA was to

a)

Preserve nature

b)

Inject money into the banks

c)

Promote arts and entertainment

d)

Industrialize impoverished areas

65.

FDR connected to the people in a way previous presidents weren't able to through his

a)

Television press conferences

b)

Letters to the editor

c)

Roadside discussions

d)

Fireside chats

66.
Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Securities and Exchange Commission
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
Social Security Admistration
67.

What is the Dust Bowl?

a)

a period when Congress and the president passed

many new laws

b)

a large area of the United States where the wind blew

away the soil

c)

Great Britain, France, and Russia

d)

another name for the 1920s

e)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

68.

What is the Jazz Age?

a)

a period when Congress and the president passed

many new laws

b)

a large area of the United States where the wind blew

away the soil

c)

Great Britain, France, and Russia

d)

another name for the 1920s

e)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

69.
One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
a)
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
b)
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
c)
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
d)
opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions
70.

In this New Deal program, workers constructed things like roads, bridges, public buildings and parks but it also employed artists and performers...

a)

Tennesee Valley Authority

b)

FDIC

c)

FERA

d)

Works Progress Administration

71.

The government planned to provide electricity to rural areas through which New Deal program?

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)

c)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

72.

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

a)

to help the economy

b)

to protect individual freedoms

c)

to strengthen the government

d)

to determine government leaders

73.

Read the newspaper headline.


Daily Herald Friday, May 7, 1915

More Than 1,400 Lives Believed Lost with Torpedoed Lusitania

Which event can be MOST directly linked to the event described in the headline?

a)

the invasion of Normandy, France

b)

the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

c)

the United States’ entry into World War I

d)

the election of Franklin Roosevelt as president

74.

Read the list in the box.

• Poll taxes

• Literacy tests

• Separate schools

• Separate restrooms

• Segregated restaurants


What is the BEST title for this list?

a)

Practices of Slavery

b)

Causes of the Civil War

c)

Examples of Jim Crow Laws

d)

Effects of the Freedmen’s Bureau

75.

Which of these describes a function of private business?

a)

collecting taxes for the government

b)

producing goods and services for the public

c)

providing loans and checking accounts to the public

d)

controlling the price of goods bought by consumers

76.

What was the MAIN reason the Northeast became an industrial center during the late 1800s?

a)

It had a mild climate

b)

It had rich soil for farming.

c)

It had good public education.

d)

It had good access to waterways.

77.

What did the 1914 opening of the Panama Canal accomplish?

a)

It brought about an end to World War I.

b)

It divided North America from South America.

c)

It created a new route for trade between nations

d)

It marked the beginning of a new period of industrialization

78.

What did the 15th and 19th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution change?

a)

They added the District of Columbia to the Electoral College

b)

They ended the practice of slavery.

c)

They helped the due process rights of citizens.

d)

They expanded voting rights

79.

The U.S. government had a food rationing program during World War II. This was an example of which economic concept?

a)

specialization

b)

opportunity cost

c)

supply and demand

d)

voluntary exchange

80.

Which event led to changing roles for women as shown in the poster of Rosie the Riveter? A. involvement in World War II B. the beginning of the Cold War C. the formation of the United Nations D. establishment of the Works Progress Administration

a)

involvement in World War II

b)

the beginning of the Cold War

c)

he formation of the United Nations

d)

establishment of the Works Progress Administration

81.

Read this excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education.


We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of “separate but equal” has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. —Brown v. Board of Education (1954)


What was the MAIN result of this decision?

a)

Public schools were required to integrate.

b)

Public schools would offer the same courses

c)

Public schools were considered equal under the law.

d)

Public schools would receive the same amount of money

82.

Whose action initiated the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

83.

What are the two MAIN elements of a personal budget?

a)

capital and labor

b)

needs and wants

c)

supply and demand

d)

income and expenses

84.
At the beginning of WW1, President Woodrow Wilson believed that the United States should remain neutral. Which of the following is NOT a reason for this belief?
a)
Most Americans wanted to stay out of the war
b)
America wanted to continue trading goods with Europe
c)
After the sinking of the Lusitania, Germany promised not to attack U.S. ships
d)
The Treaty of Versailles blamed Germany for the fighting in Europe
85.
During what event did U.S. airplanes drop food and supplies to the people in West Berlin?
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
World War II
c)
British Air Raid
d)
Soviet Food Drive
86.
I was a senator in the 1950s.
I wanted to find Communists in the US.
My work was part of the Red Scare.
My ideas became unpopular.
Who am I?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Joseph McCarthy
d)
General Eisenhower
87.
In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did he US play in this war?
a)
The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
b)
The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
c)
The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
d)
The US and its allies fought to defend the North.
88.
I was born in 1894.
I was the leader of the USSR.
I wanted to put nuclear missiles on Cuba. I served as leader until 1964.
Who am I?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
89.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba.
b)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
c)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
90.
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?
a)
The US almost started a war with Cuba.
b)
The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.
c)
The US landed a person on the moon.
d)
The USSR broke apart into nation-states.
91.
Who built the Berlin Wall?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
NATO
c)
The UN
d)
China
92.
Why did the United States begin to send advisers and troops to Vietnam in the 1950s?
a)
to prepare for the United States invasion of Laos
b)
to defend American bases in the Gulf of Tonkin
c)
to help the South Vietnamese revolt against the French
d)
to prevent the spread of communism into South Vietnam
93.
What does NATO stand for? 
a)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b)
North American Treaty Organization
c)
North American Truce Organization
d)
North Asian Trust Order
94.
What does the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize? 
a)
The division between East Germany and West Germany
b)
The division between East Berlin and West Berlin
c)
The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe 
d)
The division between North Korea and South Korea
95.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Sputnik
c)
Apollo 11
d)
Apollo 13
96.
What was the spaceflight in July of 1969 conducted by America that landed Americans on the moon?
a)
Vostok 1
b)
Sputnik
c)
Apollo 13
d)
Apollo 11
97.

What did the United States institute to help rebuild Europe and Japan and prevent the spread of communism after World War II?

a)

Reconstruction

b)

League of Nations

c)

Cold War

d)

Marshall Plan

98.

What body was created for the nations near the end of World War II to try to prevent future global wars?

a)

League of Nations

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

United Nations

99.

Berlin Wall Falls! What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper headline?

a)

Communism spread in Europe

b)

Missiles were removed from Cuba

c)

Collapse of Communism in Europe

d)

Vietnam War ended

100.

The United States intervened to stop the spread of communism from North Vietnam into South Vietnam as a result of what?

a)

the Domino Theory

b)

the Marshall Plan

c)

United Nations orders

d)

Yellow Journalism

101.

Which of the following was created by the communists in response to the formation of NATO?

a)

Axis Powers

b)

United Nations

c)

League of Nations

d)

Warsaw Pact

102.

Eleanor Roosevelt - The First Lady shown in the picture played an important role in what?

a)

passing the G.I. Bill

b)

the Temperance Movement

c)

writing the 19th Amendment

d)

expanding human rights

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