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SSWH20

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

on the map is which nation-state from the following?

a)

J. Ivory Coast

b)

F. Ghana

c)

G. Kenya

d)

N. Guineau-Bissau

2.

on the map is which nation-state from the following?

a)

Ivory Coast

b)

Senegal

c)

Algeria

d)

Angola

3.

on the map is which nation-state from the following?

a)

J. Ivory Coast

b)

L. Democratic Republic of Congo

c)

M. Republic of Congo

d)

Q. South Africa

4.

on the map is which nation-state from the following?

a)

R. West Germany

b)

S. East Germany

c)

B. USSR

d)

O. Angola

5.
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Match the following

a)

13th Amendment

1.

abolished slavery

b)

14th Amendment

2.

all persons born or naturalized in U.S. were entitled equal rights

c)

15th Amendment

3.

gave people right to vote regardless of race

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

4.

Allowed "separate but equal" facilities.

e)

Brown v. Board of Education

5.

Ended segregation in public schools

6.
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Match the following person with the event they spearheaded...

a)

Rosa Parks

1.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Little Rock Nine

2.

Integration in Little Rock H.S.

c)

Freedom Riders

3.

civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States

d)

Herman Sweatt

4.

Black law student who challenged UT LAW

e)

Jackie Robinson

5.

first African-American baseball player to cross the "color line" and join MLB

7.
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Match the economic systems to its characteristics or meaning.

a)

Command economy

1.

Centrally owned by the government

b)

Mixed economy

2.

Public and private sectors

c)

Traditional economy

3.

Customs, family, and historical basis

d)

Free Market

4.

Private sector, profit, and minimal gov.

8.

on the map is which nation-state from the following?

a)

H. Zimbabwe

b)

K. Algeria

c)

G. Kenya

d)

F. Ghana

9.

on the map is which nation-state from the following?

a)

K. Algeria

b)

O. Angola

c)

C. Israel/ Palestine

d)

P. Mozambique

10.

on the map is which nation-state from the following?

a)

F. Ghana

b)

G. Kenya

c)

H. Zimbabwe

d)

I. Senegal

11.

on the map is which nation-state from the following?

a)

M. Republic of Congo

b)

O. Angola

c)

P. Mozambique

d)

L. Democratic Republic of Congo

12.

on the map is which nation-state from the following?

a)

P. Mozambique

b)

G. Kenya

c)

Q. South Africa

d)

H. Zimbabwe

13.

What vocabulary term can be defined as "a conflict and series of wars that began in 1948 characterized by political tensions, military conflicts, and land disputes between a number of Arab countries and Israel?"

(a)  

14.

What vocabulary term can be defined as "the state of diplomatic hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union in the decades following World War II?"

(a)  

15.

What vocabulary term can be defined as "a general name for the international movement to oppose white minority rule in South Africa?"

(a)  

16.

What vocabulary term can be defined as "the Jewish nation that was established in Palestine in 1948?"

(a)  

17.

What vocabulary term can be defined as "a huge public space in Beijing, China; in 1989, the site of a student uprising in support of democratic reforms?"

(a)  

18.

What vocabulary term can be defined as "A physical barrier that separated West Berlin, Germany, from East Germany, which surrounded it until 1989 when it was torn down with the fall of Communism in the USSR?"

(a)  

19.

Which was an immediate result of the European Age of Exploration?

a)

 Islamic culture spread across Africa and Asia

b)

European influence spread to the Western hemisphere

c)

independence movements developed in Asia and Africa

d)

military dictatorships were established throughout Europe 

20.

Which of the following explorers is given the credit as the first to circumnavigate the world?

a)

Magellan

b)

Columbus

c)

da Gama 

d)

Hudson 

21.

Which of the following best describes the motivation that caused European explorers to find a way to sail to Asia, otherwise known as the “three G’s”

a)

Gifts, Gold, and Glory 

b)

 God, Glory and Silver

c)

God, Gold, and Glory

d)

Gold, God and Gluten 

22.

What vocabulary term can be defined as 'a political and economic theory advocating for class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs?'

a)

A) Communism

b)

B) Socialism

c)

C) Capitalism

d)

D) Feudalism

23.

What vocabulary term can be defined as 'a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force?'

a)

A) Imperialism

b)

B) Nationalism

c)

C) Isolationism

d)

D) Federalism

24.

What vocabulary term can be defined as 'a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god?'

a)

A) Theocracy

b)

B) Democracy

c)

C) Monarchy

d)

D) Oligarchy

25.

What vocabulary term can be defined as 'a political system in which the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible?'

a)

A) Totalitarianism

b)

B) Authoritarianism

c)

C) Libertarianism

d)

D) Anarchism