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Worksheets5th Grade SS Mixed Review
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 38mins
Which of the following was a goal Abraham Lincoln had for Reconstruction?
Give harsh punishments to Southerners
Avoid giving money to Southern States
Pass the 15th Amendment
Unite the country as quickly as possible
Which of the following was a goal Radical Republicans had for Reconstruction?
Ratify the 13th Amendment
Elect former Confederates to Congress
Sent the Army to the Southern states that were violating the civil rights of former slaves
Require Southern Landowners to ask for pardons
Why were former slaves willing to participate in sharecropping?
The 13th Amendment said that they had to sharecrop
The scalawags told them that they should become sharecroppers because they would get wealthy quickly
They thought that they would miss the landowners if they left
They knew how to do the work, it didn’t cost money to start, and it was more freedom than they had had before
Why was it difficult for former slaves and poor whites to stop sharecropping?
The KKK would not let them leave
The 14th amendment required them to work as a sharecropper
They were often in debt to the land owner, and were stuck working for them
Working as a sharecropper was a great life and they didn't want to leave.
What did the Compromise of 1877 do?
Removed the Army from the South and marked the end of the Reconstruction Era
Sent the Army to the Southern states to protect the Civil Rights of former slaves
Ended Slavery
A deal that allowed former Confederates to be elected to Congress if they first asked for pardons from President Johnson
How did building the Transcontinental Railroad improve travel and trade?
Giving Native Americans a way to travel
Allowing all people to travel across the country easily
Getting crops and livestock from the farms/ranches in the west to the markets in the east
Providing reasons for people to immigrate to the United States
What type of work did Chinese Immigrants have to do while building the Transcontinental Railroad? Why did they have to do this?
They had to crawl into tunnels and hang in baskets to put dynamite into the rocks. They had to do this because they were small and light.
They had to work on the weekends. They had to do this because white workers had the day off.
They had the easiest jobs, that required the least amount of physical work. They had these jobs because they were small and weak.
They mostly worked on the Great Plains. They had to do this because they worked of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, which built the railroad across the plains.
The Transcontinental Railroad had all of the following effects on Native Americans EXCEPT....?
It took their land in the Great Plains
It killed the buffalo that they relied on for their food, clothing, shelter, and tools
It forced them to move to reservations and leave their traditional ways of life behind
It gave them an easier way to travel across the country
Click on all of the following pairs who cooperated with each other during Westward Expansion.
Southern Whites & African Americans
Settlers & U.S. government
Prospectors (miners) & Prospector (miner)
Rancher & Farmers
European Immigrants & European Immigrants
Why did Native Americans have conflicts with the U.S. government?
The government took Native American children away to boarding schools to force them to act like white people
The Native Americans wanted to work on the Railroads and the government wouldn't let them
The U.S. government took their land to build the railroad and give away as homesteads and moved the tribes onto reservations
More and more people were following Native American culture, so the government stopped letting white people visit the reservations to not let their culture spread
Who were reformers and what did they do?
Reformers were Irish Immigrants who built towns along the railroad
Reformers were people who were sent by the government to help Native Americans apply to the Homestead Act
Reformers were people who wanted to "help" Native Americans by taking the children to boarding schools and making them act like white people
Reformers were poor people who got rich by finding silver or gold in the west
By 1920, more Americans lived in cities than in rural areas. What is one explanation of this change?
The growth of railroads caused small towns to be built along the railways.
Industries developed and grew in cities. Factories needed large numbers of workers, so people moved to cities to work in those factories.
Most farmers moved from rural areas into cities to by small plots of land. They grew food for their own families there.
The government wanted cities to grow, so it paid immigrants from Europe to move into the cities.
Living in poverty is an example of a:
Push factor
Pull factor
The immigrants passing through Ellis Island were ___________ immigrants:
Chinese
European
Asian
Australian
Which words make this statement TRUE? After the Civil War, the United States' economy shifted from ________ to the production of __________________ goods.
urban, rural
factories, farming
railroads, gold
agriculture, manufactured
What is the difference between a monopoly and a trust?
A monopoly is when one company controls what can be sold, and a trust is when a group of companies work together to control what can be sold
A trust is when one company controls what can be sold, and a monopoly is when a group of companies work together to control what can be sold
They are synonyms; there is no difference
A monopoly was legal, while trusts were controlled by the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Which of the following was not a goal for Progressives in the early 1900s?
No child labor
Shorter working hours
More production in factories
Higher wages
How did Big Business impact immigration to the United States?
Working conditions in these businesses were so bad, it discouraged people from immigrating to the U.S.
Businesses grew because there were so many immigrants
It gave people a reason to immigrate to the U.S.
It was both a cause and effect of immigration
Why was Theodore Roosevelt known as a "trust-buster?"
He expanded laws that made trusts illegal
He supported the growth of trusts
He was a muckraker
He was the part of the first trust in the U.S.
Many workers and Progressives both wanted safer working conditions in factories, but they worked towards this in different ways. Which best describes how these two groups were different?
Workers published articles that exposed terrible things that happened in factories, while Progressives went on strike
Progressives went on strike to demand change, while workers worked with the government to get new laws passed.
Workers went on strike, while Progressives published articles exposing terrible things that happened in factories.
Workers went on strike to demand change, while Progressives worked with the government to get new laws passed.
The decision of the United States to declare war on Spain was based on all the following EXCEPT...
economic interests in Cuba
wanting to annex Spain as a new territory
humanitarian concerns for the Cuban people
a desire to demonstrate American power in the world
How did the explosion of the USS Maine contribute to start of the Spanish American War?
It was confirmed to be a Spanish attack on the U.S. military
It killed many Cuban people, which made the U.S. want to save them
Journalists used the explosion to write exaggerated articles that made many Americans support the war
It was an example of Germans sinking neutral ships
The United States gained territory after the Spanish-American War. Which of these is not one of those territories?
Cuba
Guam
the Philippines
Puerto Rico
What was NOT a main factor in the United States entering World War I?
the publication of the Zimmerman Telegram
the sinking of a series of neutral ships, including the Lusitania
there was a direct attack on American soil
the unrestricted submarine warfare by Germans
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire were part of the:
Royal Powers
Allies
Axis Powers
Central Powers
All of the following are true about the end of WWI, EXCEPT...
The U.S. gained new territories in Europe
Germany had to officially take the blame for the war
President Wilson presented a 14 point plan to help restore peace in Europe
The US Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles because they were worried the League of Nations would restrict their power
Which is the correct order of the events that occurred during the early 20th century?
(1) Roosevelt is elected president, (2) Spanish American War starts, (3) U.S. enters WWI, (4) Panama Canal opens, (5) WWI ends
(1) U.S. enters WWI. (2) Roosevelt is elected president, (3) Panama Canal opens, (4) Spanish American War Starts, (5) WWI ends
(1) Spanish American War Starts, (2) Panama Canal opens, (3) U.S. enters WWI, (4) Roosevelt is elected President, (5) WWI ends
(1) Spanish American War Starts, (2) Roosevelt is elected president, (3) Panama Canal opens, (4) U.S. enters WWI, (4) WWI ends
What happened on D-Day?
It was the day most people died in the whole war
It was the day the atomic bombs were dropped
The Allied forces defeated the Axis Powers
Allied forced landed on the beaches of Normandy, France
President Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan was primarily based on
Invading Japan would result in excessive causalities
Japan was developing nuclear weapons
Germany would refuse to surrender in Europe
An alliance was developing between Japan and USSR
In what year did World War II end?
1939
1941
1945
1950
How did World War II impact the US economy?
Helped the US out of the Great Depression by increasing the need for manufactured goods
Made it worse because all the men were off fighting
Plunged the US into the Great Depression because they didn't have enough materials
Improved the economy by encouraging women and children to work
What was the outcome of World War II for Germany and Japan?
Germany was split into 4 parts and the US created a new government in Japan
Germany's government became democratic and Japan was split into 4 parts
The US annexed both Germany and Japan
Both countries signed peace treaties and were left alone
Which of the following is the best definition of the Cold War?
An armed war between the US and the Soviet Union
A war of threats between the US and the Soviet Union
A time period in which most countries in the world became communist
A war that happened in space
What is communism?
An economic and political system in which all property is owned by the government
A political system in which one person has total power over the government
A political system in which the people elect a leader to make decisions for a defined period of time
An economic system based on free enterprise and private ownership of property
What is the Red Scare?
A law that prohibited Chinese immigrants from entering the US
A time period in which the Soviet Union sent thousands of spies to other countries
A period of widespread fear of communism infiltrating American life
An era in which the US government became ruled by communist sympathizers
What is the difference between the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain?
The Iron Curtain was meant to keep people in, and the Berlin Wall was meant to keep people out
The Berlin Wall was imaginary and the Iron Curtain was a physical barrier
The Iron Curtain was imaginary and the Berlin Wall was a physical barrier
The Iron Curtain was guarded and the Berlin Wall was not
Select all of the following that were communist countries.
East Germany
West Germany
North Korea
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
What is the purpose of OPEC?
To band small countries together to resist the Soviet Union
To prevent future world conflicts
To ensure that the US has enough oil
To stabilize the price of oil products
Why was NATO created?
To protect the weakened US from attacks after WWII
Out of fear that the Soviet Union would conquer small countries to spread communism
It was part of the treaty that ended WWII
To peacefully solve world conflicts
What is the main goal of the UN?
To resolve world conflicts peacefully
To punish the axis leaders after WWII
To protect small countries from Soviet invasion
To unite European countries under one leader
Which is NOT a reason that the Cuban Missile Crisis was an important event for Americans during the Cold War?
It was the closest the US and Soviet Union ever came to fighting
Cuba is very close to America and the Soviet Union could hit many places with missiles from there
It led to the assassination of President Kennedy
It forced President Kennedy to make the difficult decision to set up a naval blockade around Cuba
After WWII, American life changed significantly. Which of the following best describes what happened during the 1950s?
America entered another period of economic depression
There was an economic boom that allowed Americans to buy many more products
Many factories that had produced weapons during the war closed because the products they made were no longer needed
America had been largely destroyed during WWII, so the 1950s was a period of rebuilding.
The Women's Suffrage Movement:
Made selling and making alcohol illegal
Made women’s voting legal by passing the 19th amendment
Made alcohol legal
Gave African American men the right to vote
Why were the 1920s called the “Roaring ‘20s”?
because times were hard, and life was awful for most people
because it was the sound that Model T cars made
because it was another name for jazz music
because times were good, and life improved for most people
During the 1930s, the conditions shown in this photograph occurred mainly
In the Southeast
on the Great Plains
in the Rocky Mountains
in the Pacific Northwest
Select the "3 Rs" of the New Deal
Reform
Responsibility
Recovery
Relief
New Deal Programs that aimed to prevent another event like the Great Depression were...
Relief Programs
Recovery Programs
Reform Programs
What did Recovery Programs during the New Deal do?
Helped the poorest Americans by giving them food and housing
Ensured that something like the Great Depression could never happen again
Provided jobs for unemployed people so they could start earning money again to spend
How did the supreme court cases Brown v. Board of Education and Plessy v. Ferguson differ?
The Brown v. Board of Education case started the modern Civil Rights Movement, while Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark case at the end of the Civil Rights Movement
The Plessy v. Ferguson case started the modern Civil Rights Movement, while Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark case at the end of the Civil Rights Movement
Brown v. Board of Education desegregated public schools, while Plessy v. Ferguson legalized segregation
Plessy v. Ferguson desegregated public schools, while Brown v. Board of Education legalized segregation
All of the following is true about The Voting Rights Act of 1965, EXCEPT
Allowed African Americans to vote
Banned literacy tests
Ended the use of poll taxes
It was signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson
Select the locations where the US was involved due to humanitarian concerns.
Africa
The Balkans
The Middle East
Asia
Latin America
Select the locations where the US was involved due to economic interests.
Africa
The Balkans
The Middle East
Asia
Latin America
All of the following are impacts of the attacks on 9/11, except:
Creation of the Department of Homeland Security
Invasion of Afghanistan
Fear of encroachment of American values in the Middle East
The US searched for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
Put the following events in the correct order.
-Attacks of 9/11
-Iraq invades Kuwait
-US removes the governments in Iraq and Afghanistan and installs democratic ones
-Al Qaeda strengthens and prepares for war
-US leads liberation of Kuwait
(1) Iraq invades Kuwait (2) US leads liberation of Kuwait (3) Al Qaeda strengthens and prepares for war (4) Attacks of 9/11 (5) US removes the governments in Iraq and Afghanistan and installs democratic ones.
(1) Attacks of 9/11 (2) Iraq invades Kuwait (3) Al Qaeda strengthens and prepares for war (4) US leads liberation of Kuwait (5) US removes the governments in Iraq and Afghanistan and installs democratic ones.
(1) US removes the governments in Iraq and Afghanistan and installs democratic ones. (2) Iraq invades Kuwait (3) US leads liberation of Kuwait (4) Al Qaeda strengthens and prepares for war (5) Attacks of 9/11
(1) Iraq invades Kuwait (2) Al Qaeda strengthens and prepares for war (3) Attacks of 9/11 (4) US removes the governments in Iraq and Afghanistan and installs democratic ones. (5) US leads liberation of Kuwait
Which of the following is NOT an example of how globalization has helped to increase international trade but has had a negative impact on some industries and jobs in the United States
The rising influence of China
The development of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
The strengthening of the EU
The creation of a world-wide economic depression
