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Worksheets5th Social Studies EOG 1
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 38mins
The Twenty-sixth Amendment guarantees a US citizen's right to vote at what age?
21
18
16
25
People who start new businesses are called
entrepreneurs
specialists
inventors
bureaucrats
I'm an Oklahoma farmer, and my crops are not doing well. The Midwest is experiencing a horrible drought, making the soil very dry. Windstorms are ravaging the area, carrying the soil high into the air. Some of these storms are so big that they bury entire homes.
What is the quote above MOST LIKELY describing?
stock market crash
Pearl Harbor
the great drought
the Dust Bowl
The line dividing Eastern and Western Europe after World War II was known as the
Communist shield
Great Divide
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
Rebecca makes about $2500 a month. She pays $800 a month in rent and at least $1000 a month on other things. The remaining $700 a month goes in the bank. Which of the following statements is MOST accurate?
Rebecca saves more than half of her income.
Rebecca's expenses equal about $1800 a month.
Rebecca spends more than she makes.
Rebecca's expenses equal $2500 a month.
Which of the following is the BEST example of citizen participation in government?
attending a school
driving a car
owning a business
running for elected office
After the Civil War, the South continued to specialize in
corn
potatoes
cotton
cattle
The entire region depicted in the map is often referred to as
Palestine
The Middle East
al Qaeda
the Persian Gulf
Study the map. Where is Montgomery, Alabama located?
A
B
C
D
Which of the following BEST describes the United States' role in the formation of the United Nations?
The United States was very involved, hosting several meetings and becoming one of the permanent members of the UN Security Council.
The United States discussed the possibilities of an organization but never showed after World War II ended.
The United States had no involvement in the formation of the United Nations.
The United States refused to join the United Nations
The part of our economy that produces the goods and services people buy is the
government
business sector
banks
household sector
A woman in the early 1900s who believed she should have the right to vote would have been MOST excited about which of the following?
The Fifteen Amendment to the US Constitution
the ideas of due process of law
the establishment of the Electoral College
the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution
What city's location by Lake Michigan made it the most important transportation and manufacturing hub in the Midwest?
Chicago
New York City
Atlanta
Montgomery
During World War I, what did Germany use to attack ships?
paratroopers
secret planes
U-boats
nuclear weapons
What do Gettysburg and Pittsburgh have in common?
They are both in the West
They are both located in Pennsylvania
They are equal in size and population
They are both famous for inventions.
What city's location where three rivers come together made it a steel manufacturing center?
Chicago
Montgomery
Pittsburgh
Gettysburg
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's Goals:
1. end to segregation
2. Civil Rights legislation
3. that people would be judged by their character
Which actions did Dr. King use to meet the goals listed in the box? Choose TWO
He led a boycott of the Montgomery bus system
He urged his followers to riot
He refused to appear on television
He led the March on Washington in 1963
He was arrested for fighting a police officer.
Which of the following can lead to a new amendment to the Constitution?
jury duty
constitutional convention
campaign volunteering
due process
Where did the Allied Powers begin their invasion of Western Europe?
Normandy, France
North Africa
southern Italy
Midway
Read the list below and answer the following question.
-the economy prospered
-manufacturing and industries grew
-more jobs became available
What is the BEST heading for the list above?
Effects of the Civil War on the North
Effects of the Civil War on the South
Reasons the Civil War ended
Causes for the start of the Civil War
Mark is arrested for a serious crime and sent to prison. After reviewing his case, the court realizes that the rules of the Constitution were not followed during Mark's trial. The court rules that the state...
violated Mark's right to due process
violated the principle of E pluribus Unum
violated the Twenty-fourth Amendment
failed to fulfill its civic responsibility
The poster is MOST LIKELY made during
the Soviet scare
the Cold War
the World Crisis
the War on Terror
When Trey sells his house to Jose and Japan sells products in the United States, what are these examples of?
voluntary exchange
increased competition
monetary policy
fiscal policy
Franklin Roosevelt died while he was president and WWII was still going on. Who was his vice president, who then became president?
Winston Churchill
Jimmy Carter
Harry Truman
Teddy Roosevelt
In the late 1800s, immigrants in cities often lived in overcrowded, dirty apartments called...
tenements
ghettoes
Dust Bowls
internments
What does the image MOST LIKELY represent?
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Great Lakes Waterway
Industrial Canal
The Montgomery Bus Boycott occurred in 1955. Which of the following was a direct outcome of the is event?
Rosa Parks was murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
The Supreme court ruled that any African Americans refusing to give up their bus seats would be arrested.
The Supreme Court ruled that Montgomery could no longer segregate its buses.
Martin Luther King Jr. became leader of the Black Panthers.
How did the development of railroads impact industrialization?
It led to the establishment of the first US city.
Railroads did not impact industrialization at all.
Transportation to more areas became easier and industry expanded.
Railroads led to the discovery of California.
It's the bottom of the third inning. He smacks the ball high in the air, and it's sailing towards right field. It's out of the park! This is the first home run in All-Star game history. The fans are going wild! This is one of those magic moments in baseball when time stands still and the crowd is filled with a sense of greatness.
What American hero of the 1920s is the announcement MOST LIKELY referring to?
Hank Aaron
Henry Ford
Babe Ruth
Jackie Robinson
How did the 1929 stock market crash affect the United States economy?
Unemployment reached its highest level in United State history.
Stock prices were highter than investors could afford
Congress voted to reject New Deal policies.
Agriculture replaced manufacturing as the primary industry.
What happens when households have less income?
They save more.
They spend less.
They get more loans from banks.
They pay more taxes.
What major event happened on September 11, 2001?
US soldiers bombed Lebanon.
The Soviet Union collapsed.
The Persian Gulf War began.
Terrorists attacked the United States.
Stalin wanted the western allies out of Berlin. His army surrounded West Berlin and would not let any supplies in or out. How did the United States continue to get supplies across Soviet lines?
the Berlin Airlift
The Iron Curtain
the Berlin bomber
the Marshall Plan
Many African Americans moved to what city to escape Jim Crow laws and find jobs?
Chicago
Montgomery
Gettysburg
Kitty Hawk
What is the MAIN purpose of the amendment process?
to elect delegates to the Electoral College
to deny any changes to the US Constitution
to make sure the Constitution remains current
to ensure due process is always followed
Where should VE-Day be listed on the timeline?
letter W
letter X
letter Y
letter Z
What two national leaders were assassinated within months of each other in 1968?
John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr and John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Kelly owes the government seven hundred dollars in taxes. She pays the government the money she owes. Kelly is ...
obeying the Seventh Amendment
fulfilling a civic role
having her civil rights violated.
protecting herself from double jeopardy
Danielle wants to buy a house, but she does not have enough money. Which of the following institutions would MOST LIKELY lend Danielle the money?
Wal-Mart
Bank of America
Target
International Department of Revenue
-poor farming practices
-drought
-windstorms
What do the events listed above MOST LIKELY describe?
the War on Terror
The Dust Bowl
the Great Depression
Collapse of the Soviet Union
-poor farming practices
-drought
-windstorms
What happened as a result of the events listed above?
The Tennessee Valley Authority was created.
Stalin spread communism around the world.
The Stock Market crashed.
Many people had to leave their homes.
All of the following made it more difficult for African Americans to be politically active EXCEPT...
The Fifteenth Amendment
poll taxes
literacy tests
racial violence
Cowboys drove cattle long distance to railroads using...
the Transcontinental Railroad
cattle trails
the Texas-Kansas Highway
the Buffalo Path
Hitler conquered...
Japan and China
Austria, Poland and France
Great Britain
Italy, France, and Great Britain
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the US becoming a world power after World War I?
A lot of fighting took place on US soil.
European industries were destroyed or badly damaged.
Many foreign nations were trying to recover.
US production increased and US industries thrived.
Why did President Truman decide to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Japan was about to win the war.
Japan refused to surrender unconditionally and ground invasion would kill too many soldiers.
Japan had just bombed Pearl Harbor.
The United Nations ordered him to drop the bomb during the Korean War.
On May 7, 1915, it was torpedoed without warning by a Germany U-boat. The ship sank within eighteen minutes. More than 1,000 people died. the sinking turned public opinion against Germany and most people in the US began to favor war.
What is the passage MOST LIKELY referring to?
The Titanic
the Lusitania
Pearl Harbor
the USS Maine
Mary Jane wants to go shopping for new shoes. She hears about a sale at a local store and decides to go there first. What encourages her to do this?
specialization
price incentive
opportunity cost
name-brand incentive
What made it possible for instant communication and information available on computer, tablets, and cell phones?
specialization
the Internet
the New Deal
the four sectors of the economy
A farmer in South Carolina plants sweet potatoes and peanuts every other year. The other years he plants cotton. Whose contribution has this farmer benefited from?
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
George Washington Carver
Which of the following is Thurgood Marshall MOST remembered for?
winning the Brown vs. Board of Education case
being the first African American to run for President
the assassination of John F Kennedy
being the first man on the moon
During the 1950s, which US senator became convinced the Communists were trying to gain control of the US government?
John F. Kennedy
Joseph McCarthy
Harry Truman
Nikita Khrushchev
The place where the Wright brothers flew the first flight was...
Savannah
Kitty Hawk
Montgomery
Pearl Harbor
What US president pushed to have the Panama Canal built?
John F Kennedy
George Bush
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin D Roosevelt
What did NOT happen during World War II?
African Americans and Japanese Americans fought in special military units.
Women went to work to help the war effort.
The US military was integrated.
People accepted rationing (the government limiting) the amount of food they had.
The first war to be shown on television was the ...
Vietnam War
World War II
Korean War
War on Terror
Voluntary exchange tends to help...
sellers
buyers
neither sellers or buyers
both sellers and buyers
Someone who moved from China to the United States in 1901 would have been considered a(n)
immigrant
expansionist
nativist
imperialist
During the early twentieth century, who became famous for his poems and stories about black life in America?
Louis Armstrong
Arthur Zimmerman
Langston Hughes
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who wrote the best-selling novel Gone With the Wind?
Pearl Buck
Margaret Mitchell
Sinclair Lewis
Jesse Owens
Taxes do NOT pay for...
national defense (soldiers, weapons)
the Internet
programs for poor people
schools
Brian lives in Atlanta, GA. He stands on a corner and preaches against the war in Iraq. He wears a shirt that reads, "Peace not War." Brian is practicing his...
First Amendment rights
Second Amendment rights
due process rights
volunteerism
What event helped make the US a world economic power?
the Civil War
the Cold War
World War I
World War II
What leader said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall"?
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
George Bush
Nikita Khrushchev
The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution states, "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
Based on the Fourth Amendment, which of the following is MOST accurate?
Citizens may not be searched without a warrant or probable cause
Law enforcement officers may search a citizen's house anytime they choose.
An accused person is entitled to a lawyer.
A person who is found "not guilty" may not be charged with same crime again.
How did the Twenty-third Amendment affect presidential elections?
It made Washington, D.C. a state.
It allows electors from Washington D.C. to participate in the Electoral College
It replaced the Electoral College with a popular vote.
It limits presidents to only two terms.
What was the MAIN purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps?
It provided employment for young, unmarried men during the Depression.
It gave money to single women with children.
It provided aid to freed slaves after the Civil War.
It organized peaceful protest during the Civil Rights Movement.
The person or business who pays the worker for what he or she does on the job is called the ...
functionary
employer
government
incentive
Jack is hungry and thirsty. He only has enough money for chips or a drink. He cannot buy both. If Jack buys a drink, what is his opportunity cost?
quenching his thirst
spending all his money
satisfying his hunger
stealing the chips
What do Pearl Harbor and Gettysburg have in common?
They are both located in Pennsylvania.
They are both desert regions.
They are both natural geographical features.
They are both sites where historic battles took place.
Many of the cowboys in the West were...
Chinese immigrants
former slaves
Irish immigrants
former slave owners
The belief that the US should stay out of the problems and conflicts in other countries is called...
imperialism
isolationism
the Roosevelt Corollary
Hooverism
What is one reason cattle drives ended?
People no longer wanted to eat beef.
Farmers used barbed wire to fence off their land.
People began to drive cars instead of ride horses.
Native Americans attacked the cattle and cowboys.
-Communicate with other people instantly
-Gather news and information from many sources
-Work from home
The best title for this list would be...
Benefits of the Vietnam War
Benefits of New Technology
What We Can Do on Personal Computers
Benefits from the Soviet Union
The poster was MOST LIKELY made during...
the Spanish-American War
World War I
World War II
the War on Terror
What event happened on December 7th?
the Rough Rider charge
the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
the 9/11 attack
Germany surrendered
