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Cumulative Social Studies Review 2019-2020

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What President declared war on Spain?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
William McKinley
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
2.
Why did American go to war with Spain?
a)
We accused them of blowing up our battleship, the U.S.S. Maine.
b)
We felt like it.
c)
Because Cuba wanted their freedom and we wanted them to have it.
d)
Cuba made us.
3.
What was the name of the peace treaty signed that ended the Spanish-American War?
a)
Treaty of France
b)
Treaty of Spain
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Treaty
4.
What are the names of the 3 territories that we acquired in the treaty from the Spanish-American War?
a)
Puerto Rico, Georgia, Cuba
b)
Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico
c)
Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba
d)
Puerto Rico, Guam, Phillipines
5.
How did Roosevelt become President?
a)
McKinley was assassinated
b)
McKinley was impeached
c)
McKinley quit.
d)
McKinley went missing
6.
Who invented the telephone?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Wright Brothers
7.
Who helped invent the light bulb?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Wright Brothers
8.
Who invented hundreds of products from peanuts?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Wright Brothers
9.
The trail that went from Bandera, TX to Dodge City, KS.  It was used to guide cattle north to new railroad lines across the Great Plains.
a)
Chisholm Trail
b)
The Great Western Trail
c)
The Great Cattle Trail 
d)
Black Cowboys
10.
The first cattle trail that began in San Antonio, TX and ended in Abilene, KS
a)
Chisholm Trail
b)
Great Western Trail
c)
The Great Cattle Trail
d)
Black Cowboys
11.
Men who were able to get jobs in Texas after the Civil War (most were former slaves)
a)
Wright Brothers
b)
Freedmen's Bureau
c)
Black Cowboys
d)
Panama Canal
12.
26th President of the United States - was President during construction of the Panama Canal
a)
Theodore Roosevelt 
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
William McKinley
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
13.
A belief that a country should have a strong military and use it to gain power
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Militarism
14.
The spark that ignited World War 1 
a)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Germany attacking Belgium
c)
Russian support of Serbia
d)
The sinking of the Lusitania
15.
More land, more money, more power
a)
Nationalism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
16.
The U.S.'s policy regarding the war in 1914 
a)
Imperialism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Militarism
d)
None of these
17.
Which continent did World War 1 take place on?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
18.
Which of the following events helped change the U.S.'s policy on World War 1?
a)
French armies defeated Germany's forces in Belgium
b)
Italy joined the side of the Allies
c)
Great Britain asked the U.S. to help
d)
German u-boats sank three U.S. trade ships
19.
1,198 people including 128 Americans were killed by which event?
a)
Invasion of Belgium
b)
Bombing of Sarajevo
c)
The Serbian Revolt
d)
The sinking of the Lusitania
20.
Which of the following are responsible for World War 1?
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Alliances
d)
All of these
21.
Who were the Axis Powers?
a)
Germany, Great Britain, and France
b)
Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union
c)
Germany, Italy and Japan
d)
Germany, Italy and the United States
22.
Which leader switched from the Axis powers to the Allied powers?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Hiroshima Nagasaki
23.
Why did Adolf Hitler want Germany to invade other counties?
a)
To expand Germany's land and power
b)
To gain more people for his Nazi army.
c)
To give money and resources to Africa
d)
To help surrounding counties get out of the depression.
24.
What kind of leader was Benito Mussolini from Italy?
a)
He was the leader of a democracy.
b)
He was the king of Italy.
c)
He was a dictator who used military aggression to accomplish his goals.
d)
He was a member of the Allied powers.
25.
Where was the atom bomb dropped?
a)
Hirtimo and Pearl Harbor
b)
Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima
c)
Hiroshima and Normandy
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
26.
How did WWII help the US get out of the Great Depression?
a)
This led to the US sending money to the Allies.
b)
The war led to more jobs, new technology and the creation of atomic energy.
c)
People spent more money to buy as much as possible.
27.

Which US president began WW2 but died while in office before the end of the war?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Winston Churchill

28.

What was the name of the British Prime Minister during WW2?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Harry S. Truman

29.

What was the purpose of Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?

a)

To force the US to leave the Allies

b)

To limit the strength of the US Navy

c)

To set up a base on US soil

d)

To destroy the US Army base located there

30.

What individual gained popularity and then power in Germany due to his speeches promising to restore the country to its former glory after the devastating reparations of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

31.

What was the purpose of this flyer?

a)

To encourage women to join the US Army

b)

To encourage women to join the workforce

c)

To encourage women to ration supplies like gas and coffee

32.

This memorial depicts US troops raising the U.S. flag on which Pacific island during WW2?

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Phillipines

c)

Guam

d)

New Zealand

33.
What was the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that was a struggle between their ideologies of democracy and communism?
a)
World War III
b)
The Cold War
c)
The Marshall Plan
d)
Russian American War
34.
Which act launched the Cold War and prevented Russia from taking over all of Berlin following WWII?
a)
Cold War
b)
WWII
c)
The Marshall Plan
d)
Berlin Airlift
35.
Which term described how the Soviet Union's effort to control some countries in Eastern Europe by not allowing their people to communicate with others outside of the Soviet Union?
a)
The Iron Curtain
b)
Soviet Union Control
c)
The Berlin Airlift
d)
The Warsaw Pact
36.
What was the alliance between the United States and nations of Western Europe that opposed the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
NATO
c)
The Allies
d)
The Central Powers
37.
What was the name of the organization that hoped to promote peace and global cooperation following WWII?
a)
League of Nations
b)
The U.S. Congress
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
United Nations
38.
What was the conflict between John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, and Fidel Castro?
a)
The Berlin Airlift
b)
The Iron Curtain
c)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
The Berlin Wall
39.
How did the Soviet Union show its disregard for personal freedoms in Europe during 1961?
a)
By building the Berlin Wall
b)
They built the Iron Curtain
c)
Causing the Berlin Airlift
d)
Threatening to start WWIII
40.
Who warned Americans that communists might take over the USA from inside the United States government?
a)
John McCarthy
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
41.
Where is the Korean peninsula devided?
a)
The 38th parallel
b)
In the middle
c)
West of Seoul Korea
d)
Near the southern tip
42.
Which part of Korea is communist?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
43.
Which war began in 1950 with a communist government invading its southern neighbor?
a)
World War II
b)
The Vietnam War
c)
The Cold War
d)
The Korean War
44.
Who built the Berlin Wall?
a)
Germany
b)
The United States
c)
France
d)
The Soviet Union
45.
Which two contries conducted the Berlin Airlift?
a)
The United States and France
b)
Great Britain and the United States
c)
Germany and Russia
d)
The United States and the Soviet Union
46.
This type of government is ran by the people.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
47.
This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country. 
a)
Communism
b)
Socialism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
48.
In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain "when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?
a)
•European nations needed to build more factories
b)
•Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.
c)
•The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.
d)
•There was a division between the communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe. 
49.
In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?
a)
•North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
b)
•South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
c)
•North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
d)
•South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.
50.
This man was responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis and was a leader of the Soviet Union. 
a)
JFK
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Adolf Hitler
51.
Was the Cold War an actual war?
a)
Yes
b)
No
52.
Who was the "mother" of the civil rights movement?
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Coretta Scott King
c)
Michelle Obama
d)
Oprah Winfrey
53.
The civil rights movement began in 1955 with the _________________.
a)
Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education
b)
"I Have a Dream" speech
c)
March on Washington
d)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
54.
_______________ wrote "I Have a Dream" and delivered it to thousands in Washington, DC. 
a)
Harry Belafonte
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
d)
Jesse Jackson
55.
To separate one group from another is ___________________.
a)
integration
b)
segregation
c)
Civil Rights Movement
Jim Crow
56.
Court case that ruled that segregated schools are inherently unequal, ending the separate but equal doctrine.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Sweatt v. Painter
d)
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
57.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
58.
This banned the use of literacy tests.
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Civil Rights Movement
c)
Voting Rights Act
d)
Jim Crow Law
59.
What do John F.Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Kennedy all have in common?
a)
they were all assassinated.
b)
All of them went in to space.
c)
They all ran for president.
d)
All spoke at the March on Washington.
60.
After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to
a)
let African Americans ride the bus.
b)
deny someone of a job because of their race.
c)
fire someone for not doing their job.
d)
kick someone out of the military.
61.

Thurgood Marshall:

a)

Was a student in Linda Brown's class

b)

Led the March on Washington

c)

Was the sheriff of the Albany during the Albany Movement

d)

Argued the Brown v. Board of Education case in front of the Supreme Court

62.

Which court cause over-turned Plessy v. Ferguson

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Marbury v. Madison

63.

What was the Civil Rights Movement

a)

Civil lawyers voted to move the courts to cities

b)

African Americans fought against racial discrimination and segregation

c)

Whites fought to preserve segregation

d)

Hispanics voters fought for the right to vote

64.

The March on Washington

a)

Was led by Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Was a march FROM Washington TO Selma

c)

Called for President JFK to pass a law promising equal rights/education for ALL citizens

d)

Both A and C

65.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964:

a)

The law banned the use of civil lawyers in a court room

b)

Law that banned Civil Rights protests in Washington

c)

A play performed on Broadway about Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

This law banned discrimination against any American because of race/color/religion

66.
American Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush worked with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev worked together to end the Cold War.  What symbolizes the end of the Cold War?
a)
The building of the Berlin Wall
b)
The tearing down of the Berlin Wall
c)
The end to creating space technology
d)
Ridding both countries of all nuclear weapons
67.
In 1991, George Bush sent soldiers into Kuwait to rid it of Iraq forces led by Saddam Hussein. This was called:
a)
Persian Gulf War/Desert Storm
b)
Iraq/Kuwait War
c)
Cold War
d)
World War III
68.
9/11 attacks were planned and carried out by 
a)
Soviet terrorist
b)
ISIS
c)
KKK
d)
Al-Qaeda 
69.
After 9/11, _____________increased dramatically in the United States. 
a)
patriotism
b)
economy
c)
construction
d)
education reforms
70.
After 9/11, the United States declared war on terrorism and attacked this country. 
a)
Iraq
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Turkey
d)
Afghanistan
71.
Quick communication and access to information are results of the 
a)
telephone
b)
space shuttle
c)
television
d)
personal computer and internet
72.
One difference between the Vietnam War and Korean War is
a)
Lives were lost only in Vietnam War
b)
Both countries became democracies
c)
Vietnam became a communist country
d)
Korea united and became a democracy while Vietnam stayed divided
73.

Which nation collapsed because its economy was failing?

a)

The USSR

b)

The US

c)

Ukraine

d)

Estonia

74.

Which of the following events is an example of terrorism?

a)

the breakup of the Soviet Union

b)

the September 11 Attacks

c)

the assassination of President Kennedy

d)

the Cuban Missile Crisis

75.

Computers and Internet

a)

responsible for changing the economy

b)

Caused the Cold War to end; Many countries became independent

c)

Challenged the Soviet Union

d)

Terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda

76.

After the Civil War, what was passed that made segregation legal?

a)

14th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Civil Rights

77.
In January of 1991, the United States started "_______ ______ ______", a military mission to regain Kuwait.
a)
Operation Middle East
b)
Operation Tank
c)
Operation Desert Storm
d)
A Military Effort
78.
This is the amount of product available.
a)
Demand
b)
Scarcity
c)
Opportunity Cost
d)
Supply
79.
If there are 25 students that need a social studies textbook, but the teacher only has 20, this is an example of what?
a)
Demand
b)
Scarcity
c)
Opportunity Cost
d)
Supply
80.
A new toy came out before the holidays and they cannot keep enough on the shelves! This is an example of:
a)
High Supply
b)
High Demand
c)
Low Supply
d)
Low Demand
81.
If Susan is trying to sell lemonade for $1.50 per glass, what is one way she could get more customers?
a)
Raise her price
b)
Give it away for free
c)
Yell at people to buy her lemonade
d)
Lower her prices
82.

Which of the lists includes only NEEDS?

a)

Cell phone, Xbox, Headphones

b)

Water, Cell Phone, Shelter

c)

a House, Water, Food

d)

Food, Books, Computers

83.

Which item is a service?

a)

iPhone

b)

Car

c)

Car Mechanic

d)

Money

84.

When Mr. Little goes to buy Ice Cream, he is a:

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Omnivore

d)

Natural Resource

85.

What is an EXPORT?

a)

bringing in goods from another country

b)

sending goods to another country

c)

buying new goods

d)

producing new goods

86.

What is Specialization?

a)

producing ONE kind of good or providing ONE kind of service

b)

a system of trade

c)

the value of the next best option (what you give up)

d)

having unlimited wants and needs with limited resources

87.

What is Supply and Demand?

a)

having unlimited wants and needs with limited resources

b)

a system of trading and bartering

c)

the amount of a good or service available and how much the product is wanted by the people

d)

creating ONE good or providing ONE service

88.

What is Opportunity Cost?

a)

the amount of a good or service a person/business has

b)

system of trade

c)

the value of the next best option when you make an economic choice

d)

providing ONE service, or creating ONE good

89.
Which statement BEST describes how banks make a profit?
a)
banks borrow money from the government
b)
banks charge interest on money from loans
c)
banks charge fees on personal savings accounts
d)
banks borrow money from people in the community
90.

What is the name of the location where the yellow star is?

a)

Montgomery, AL

b)

Pittsburgh, PA

c)

Chicago, IL

d)

Kitty Hawk, NC

91.

What is the name of the location of the yellow star?

a)

Pearl Harbor, HI

b)

Montgomery, AL

c)

Chicago, IL

d)

Kitty Hawk, NC

92.

What is the name of the location with the yellow star?

a)

Kitty Hawk, NC

b)

Montgomery, AL

c)

Pittsburgh, PA

d)

Pearl Harbor, HI

93.

What is the name of the location with the yellow star?

a)

Pearl Harbor, HI

b)

Kitty Hawk, NC

c)

Pittsburgh, PA

d)

Chicago, IL

94.

What is the name of the location with the yellow star?

a)

Kitty Hawk, NC

b)

Pearl Harbor, HI

c)

Chicago, IL

d)

Pittsburgh, PA

95.

What is the name of the location with the yellow star?

a)

Kitty Hawk, NC

b)

Montgomery, AL

c)

Chisholm Trail

d)

Pearl Harbor, HI

96.

Rosa Parks refused to give her seat up to a white man and went to jail. This started the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Civil Rights Movement

a)

Montgomery, AL

b)

Pittsburgh, PA

c)

Kitty Hawk, NC

d)

Chisholm Trail

97.

A trail from Texas to Kansas where cattle were herded to railheads to ship North and East for more money

a)

Montgomery, AL

b)

Pearl Harbor, HI

c)

Chisholm Trail

d)

Pittsburgh, PA

98.

Andrew Carnegie put his Carnegie Steel Co. here because of waterways, population, and transportation

a)

Montgomery, AL

b)

Pittsburgh, PA

c)

Chicago, IL

d)

Pearl Harbor, HI

99.

Wright Brothers flew the first engine powered airplane for 12 seconds on the beach

a)

Montgomery, AL

b)

Chicago, IL

c)

Chisholm Trail

d)

Kitty Hawk, NC

100.

Large city with population, transportation, and waterways to support the factories and the big city

a)

Pittsburgh, PA

b)

Chicago, IL

c)

Kitty Hawk, NC

d)

Pearl Harbor, HI

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