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Cause and Effect in History

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name given to the relationship between an event, and the events before and after?

a)

effect and result

b)

cause and result

c)

cause and effect

d)

result and cause

2.

What are causes in history?

a)

long-term consequences

b)

impacts upon people and societies

c)

things that directly led to the historical event

d)

events that occur after the historical event

3.

Causes that existed for days, weeks, or months before an event are called...

a)

long-term causes

b)

short-term effects

c)

short-term causes

d)

long-term effects

4.

Causes that existed for years, decades or centuries before an event are called...

a)

long-term causes

b)

short-term effects

c)

short-term causes

d)

long-term effects

5.

Effects that lasted for days, weeks, or months after an event are called...

a)

long-term causes

b)

short-term effects

c)

short-term causes

d)

long-term effects

6.

Effects that lasted for years, decades or centuries after an event are called...

a)

long-term causes

b)

short-term effects

c)

short-term causes

d)

long-term effects

7.

What is an effect in history?

a)

A long term causes of an event

b)

The impact of an event upon people or society

c)

Things that directly led to the historical event

8.

Which of these are important steps in understanding the causes and effects of a historical event?

(hint: more than one correct answer)

a)

identifying the leader of the country at the time

b)

identifying the name of the event

c)

identifying what specifically happened during the event

d)

identifying the date of the event

9.

Which of these is a question you should ask to determine if something is the cause of an event?

a)

What happened before this event?

b)

Would the event have occurred if this one did not?

c)

Why did the event occur?

d)

What motivated people who were involved in the event?

10.

True or False: The effects of a historical event can also be the causes of another.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or false: Some causes are more significant than others.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What were two causes of the moon landing that we discussed during our lesson?

a)

The Cold War

b)

JFK's speech in May, 1961

c)

The creation of NASA

d)

The development of the supercomputer

13.

What were two effects of the moon landing that we discussed during our lesson?

a)

The study of lunar rocks

b)

Investment in new technologies

c)

More powerful rockets

d)

Humans landing on Mars

14.

Complete this famous quote by Neil Armstrong:

"That's one small step for man, one kind leap for (a)   ."

15.

True of False: Just because something occurred before the event does not mean it caused it.

a)

True

b)

False