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5th Social Studies EOG 1

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Twenty-sixth Amendment guarantees a US citizen's right to vote at what age?

a)

21

b)

18

c)

16

d)

25

2.

People who start new businesses are called

a)

entrepreneurs

b)

specialists

c)

inventors

d)

bureaucrats

3.

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?

a)

stock market crash

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

the great drought

d)

the Dust Bowl

4.

The line dividing Eastern and Western Europe after World War II was known as the

a)

Communist shield

b)

Great Divide

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

Berlin Wall

5.

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?

a)

Rebecca saves more than half of her income.

b)

Rebecca's expenses equal about $1800 a month.

c)

Rebecca spends more than she makes.

d)

Rebecca's expenses equal $2500 a month.

6.

Which of the following is the BEST example of citizen participation in government?

a)

attending a school

b)

driving a car

c)

owning a business

d)

running for elected office

7.

After the Civil War, the South continued to specialize in

a)

corn

b)

potatoes

c)

cotton

d)

cattle

8.

The entire region depicted in the map is often referred to as

a)

Palestine

b)

The Middle East

c)

al Qaeda

d)

the Persian Gulf

9.

Study the map. Where is Montgomery, Alabama located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Which of the following BEST describes the United States' role in the formation of the United Nations?

a)

The United States was very involved, hosting several meetings and becoming one of the permanent members of the UN Security Council.

b)

The United States discussed the possibilities of an organization but never showed after World War II ended.

c)

The United States had no involvement in the formation of the United Nations.

d)

The United States refused to join the United Nations

11.

The part of our economy that produces the goods and services people buy is the

a)

government

b)

business sector

c)

banks

d)

household sector

12.

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?

a)

The Fifteen Amendment to the US Constitution

b)

the ideas of due process of law

c)

the establishment of the Electoral College

d)

the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution

13.

What city's location by Lake Michigan made it the most important transportation and manufacturing hub in the Midwest?

a)

Chicago

b)

New York City

c)

Atlanta

d)

Montgomery

14.

During World War I, what did Germany use to attack ships?

a)

paratroopers

b)

secret planes

c)

U-boats

d)

nuclear weapons

15.

What do Gettysburg and Pittsburgh have in common?

a)

They are both in the West

b)

They are both located in Pennsylvania

c)

They are equal in size and population

d)

They are both famous for inventions.

16.

What city's location where three rivers come together made it a steel manufacturing center?

a)

Chicago

b)

Montgomery

c)

Pittsburgh

d)

Gettysburg

17.

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

a)

He led a boycott of the Montgomery bus system

b)

He urged his followers to riot

c)

He refused to appear on television

d)

He led the March on Washington in 1963

e)

He was arrested for fighting a police officer.

18.

Which of the following can lead to a new amendment to the Constitution?

a)

jury duty

b)

constitutional convention

c)

campaign volunteering

d)

due process

19.

Where did the Allied Powers begin their invasion of Western Europe?

a)

Normandy, France

b)

North Africa

c)

southern Italy

d)

Midway

20.

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?

a)

Effects of the Civil War on the North

b)

Effects of the Civil War on the South

c)

Reasons the Civil War ended

d)

Causes for the start of the Civil War

21.

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...

a)

violated Mark's right to due process

b)

violated the principle of E pluribus Unum

c)

violated the Twenty-fourth Amendment

d)

failed to fulfill its civic responsibility

22.

The poster is MOST LIKELY made during

a)

the Soviet scare

b)

the Cold War

c)

the World Crisis

d)

the War on Terror

23.

When Trey sells his house to Jose and Japan sells products in the United States, what are these examples of?

a)

voluntary exchange

b)

increased competition

c)

monetary policy

d)

fiscal policy

24.

Franklin Roosevelt died while he was president and WWII was still going on. Who was his vice president, who then became president?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

25.

In the late 1800s, immigrants in cities often lived in overcrowded, dirty apartments called...

a)

tenements

b)

ghettoes

c)

Dust Bowls

d)

internments

26.

What does the image MOST LIKELY represent?

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Great Lakes Waterway

d)

Industrial Canal

27.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott occurred in 1955. Which of the following was a direct outcome of the is event?

a)

Rosa Parks was murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan.

b)

The Supreme court ruled that any African Americans refusing to give up their bus seats would be arrested.

c)

The Supreme Court ruled that Montgomery could no longer segregate its buses.

d)

Martin Luther King Jr. became leader of the Black Panthers.

28.

How did the development of railroads impact industrialization?

a)

It led to the establishment of the first US city.

b)

Railroads did not impact industrialization at all.

c)

Transportation to more areas became easier and industry expanded.

d)

Railroads led to the discovery of California.

29.

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?

a)

Hank Aaron

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Babe Ruth

d)

Jackie Robinson

30.

How did the 1929 stock market crash affect the United States economy?

a)

Unemployment reached its highest level in United State history.

b)

Stock prices were highter than investors could afford

c)

Congress voted to reject New Deal policies.

d)

Agriculture replaced manufacturing as the primary industry.

31.

What happens when households have less income?

a)

They save more.

b)

They spend less.

c)

They get more loans from banks.

d)

They pay more taxes.

32.

What major event happened on September 11, 2001?

a)

US soldiers bombed Lebanon.

b)

The Soviet Union collapsed.

c)

The Persian Gulf War began.

d)

Terrorists attacked the United States.

33.

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?

a)

the Berlin Airlift

b)

The Iron Curtain

c)

the Berlin bomber

d)

the Marshall Plan

34.

Many African Americans moved to what city to escape Jim Crow laws and find jobs?

a)

Chicago

b)

Montgomery

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Kitty Hawk

35.

What is the MAIN purpose of the amendment process?

a)

to elect delegates to the Electoral College

b)

to deny any changes to the US Constitution

c)

to make sure the Constitution remains current

d)

to ensure due process is always followed

36.

Where should VE-Day be listed on the timeline?

a)

letter W

b)

letter X

c)

letter Y

d)

letter Z

37.

What two national leaders were assassinated within months of each other in 1968?

a)

John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr and John F. Kennedy

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy

d)

Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.

38.

Kelly owes the government seven hundred dollars in taxes. She pays the government the money she owes. Kelly is ...

a)

obeying the Seventh Amendment

b)

fulfilling a civic role

c)

having her civil rights violated.

d)

protecting herself from double jeopardy

39.

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?

a)

Wal-Mart

b)

Bank of America

c)

Target

d)

International Department of Revenue

40.

-poor farming practices

-drought

-windstorms

What do the events listed above MOST LIKELY describe?

a)

the War on Terror

b)

The Dust Bowl

c)

the Great Depression

d)

Collapse of the Soviet Union

41.

-poor farming practices

-drought

-windstorms

What happened as a result of the events listed above?

a)

The Tennessee Valley Authority was created.

b)

Stalin spread communism around the world.

c)

The Stock Market crashed.

d)

Many people had to leave their homes.

42.

All of the following made it more difficult for African Americans to be politically active EXCEPT...

a)

The Fifteenth Amendment

b)

poll taxes

c)

literacy tests

d)

racial violence

43.

Cowboys drove cattle long distance to railroads using...

a)

the Transcontinental Railroad

b)

cattle trails

c)

the Texas-Kansas Highway

d)

the Buffalo Path

44.

Hitler conquered...

a)

Japan and China

b)

Austria, Poland and France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Italy, France, and Great Britain

45.

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the US becoming a world power after World War I?

a)

A lot of fighting took place on US soil.

b)

European industries were destroyed or badly damaged.

c)

Many foreign nations were trying to recover.

d)

US production increased and US industries thrived.

46.

Why did President Truman decide to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

a)

Japan was about to win the war.

b)

Japan refused to surrender unconditionally and ground invasion would kill too many soldiers.

c)

Japan had just bombed Pearl Harbor.

d)

The United Nations ordered him to drop the bomb during the Korean War.

47.

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?

a)

The Titanic

b)

the Lusitania

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

the USS Maine

48.

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?

a)

specialization

b)

price incentive

c)

opportunity cost

d)

name-brand incentive

49.

What made it possible for instant communication and information available on computer, tablets, and cell phones?

a)

specialization

b)

the Internet

c)

the New Deal

d)

the four sectors of the economy

50.

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?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William McKinley

d)

George Washington Carver

51.

Which of the following is Thurgood Marshall MOST remembered for?

a)

winning the Brown vs. Board of Education case

b)

being the first African American to run for President

c)

the assassination of John F Kennedy

d)

being the first man on the moon

52.

During the 1950s, which US senator became convinced the Communists were trying to gain control of the US government?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

53.

The place where the Wright brothers flew the first flight was...

a)

Savannah

b)

Kitty Hawk

c)

Montgomery

d)

Pearl Harbor

54.

What US president pushed to have the Panama Canal built?

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

George Bush

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Franklin D Roosevelt

55.

What did NOT happen during World War II?

a)

African Americans and Japanese Americans fought in special military units.

b)

Women went to work to help the war effort.

c)

The US military was integrated.

d)

People accepted rationing (the government limiting) the amount of food they had.

56.

The first war to be shown on television was the ...

a)

Vietnam War

b)

World War II

c)

Korean War

d)

War on Terror

57.

Voluntary exchange tends to help...

a)

sellers

b)

buyers

c)

neither sellers or buyers

d)

both sellers and buyers

58.

Someone who moved from China to the United States in 1901 would have been considered a(n)

a)

immigrant

b)

expansionist

c)

nativist

d)

imperialist

59.

During the early twentieth century, who became famous for his poems and stories about black life in America?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Arthur Zimmerman

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

60.

Who wrote the best-selling novel Gone With the Wind?

a)

Pearl Buck

b)

Margaret Mitchell

c)

Sinclair Lewis

d)

Jesse Owens

61.

Taxes do NOT pay for...

a)

national defense (soldiers, weapons)

b)

the Internet

c)

programs for poor people

d)

schools

62.

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...

a)

First Amendment rights

b)

Second Amendment rights

c)

due process rights

d)

volunteerism

63.

What event helped make the US a world economic power?

a)

the Civil War

b)

the Cold War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

64.

What leader said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall"?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

George Bush

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

65.

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?

a)

Citizens may not be searched without a warrant or probable cause

b)

Law enforcement officers may search a citizen's house anytime they choose.

c)

An accused person is entitled to a lawyer.

d)

A person who is found "not guilty" may not be charged with same crime again.

66.

How did the Twenty-third Amendment affect presidential elections?

a)

It made Washington, D.C. a state.

b)

It allows electors from Washington D.C. to participate in the Electoral College

c)

It replaced the Electoral College with a popular vote.

d)

It limits presidents to only two terms.

67.

What was the MAIN purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps?

a)

It provided employment for young, unmarried men during the Depression.

b)

It gave money to single women with children.

c)

It provided aid to freed slaves after the Civil War.

d)

It organized peaceful protest during the Civil Rights Movement.

68.

The person or business who pays the worker for what he or she does on the job is called the ...

a)

functionary

b)

employer

c)

government

d)

incentive

69.

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?

a)

quenching his thirst

b)

spending all his money

c)

satisfying his hunger

d)

stealing the chips

70.

What do Pearl Harbor and Gettysburg have in common?

a)

They are both located in Pennsylvania.

b)

They are both desert regions.

c)

They are both natural geographical features.

d)

They are both sites where historic battles took place.

71.

Many of the cowboys in the West were...

a)

Chinese immigrants

b)

former slaves

c)

Irish immigrants

d)

former slave owners

72.

The belief that the US should stay out of the problems and conflicts in other countries is called...

a)

imperialism

b)

isolationism

c)

the Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Hooverism

73.

What is one reason cattle drives ended?

a)

People no longer wanted to eat beef.

b)

Farmers used barbed wire to fence off their land.

c)

People began to drive cars instead of ride horses.

d)

Native Americans attacked the cattle and cowboys.

74.

-Communicate with other people instantly

-Gather news and information from many sources

-Work from home

The best title for this list would be...

a)

Benefits of the Vietnam War

b)

Benefits of New Technology

c)

What We Can Do on Personal Computers

d)

Benefits from the Soviet Union

75.

The poster was MOST LIKELY made during...

a)

the Spanish-American War

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

d)

the War on Terror

76.

What event happened on December 7th?

a)

the Rough Rider charge

b)

the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor

c)

the 9/11 attack

d)

Germany surrendered