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SSWH8A

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

Georgia had a huge role in World War I. The state was home to more training camps than any other state, and more than 100,000 men and women from Georgia participated in the war effort. Georgia also had textile mills for fabric for military uniforms, farmers grew more food crops, railroads carried arms, ammunition, and soldiers to ports where ships waited to sail to Europe for the fighting. Georgia was also home to two out of three German POW camps.

What conclusion can be drawn about Georgia's role in the war effort for World War I?

a)

  • Georgia's role in the war was centered on its agricultural production, for it had plentiful land and labor with which to supply Allied forces with food.

b)

  • Georgia did not participate much in support of troops in going to war in Europe.

c)

  • Georgia refused to participate in war efforts by refusing to do rationing and other necessary deeds.

d)

  • Georgia was very involved in the war effort by sending troops and supporting the effort on the home front with goods and materials.

2.

During WW1 the US Armed Forces set up many of these around GA...

a)

MIlitary training Camps

b)

Internment Camps

c)

Weapons testing facilities

d)

medical facilities

3.

Georgia actively participated in WWI. Which of the following THREE are ways that Georgia contributed

a)

  • Provided mutiple training camps for soldiers

b)

  • Close to 100,000 of Georgia's citizens enlisted in the armed forces

c)

  • Georgia had more anti-war protestors than any other US state

d)

  • Many women grew victory gardens

e)

Several WWI battles were fought in Georgia

4.

How many Georgians fought in World War I?

a)

  • over 10,000

b)

  • over 500,000

c)

  • around 5,000

d)

  • over 100,000

5.

The state of Georgia contributed to World War I by having more ___________ than any other state.

a)

  • Weapons donated.

b)

  • Crops sent to Europe.

c)

  • Military Training Camps

d)

  • Food grown for soldiers.

6.

How did Georgia's textile factories contribute to the war effort?

a)

  • The shipped goods and soldiers to the ports.

b)

  • They produced the fabric for uniforms.

c)

  • They provided soldiers with vegetables.

d)

  • They produced a cure for the deadly flu.

7.

What would be the best title for the chart?

a)

  • The Causes of WWI

b)

  • Georgia's contributions to WWI

c)

  • The causes of the Cold War 

d)

  • Georgia's contributions to the Cold War 

8.

thing that Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas had in common

a)

complex civilizations

b)

not based in river valleys

c)

creative farming techniques

d)

all of the answers are correct

9.

term for a set of knotted strings used by the Incas to keep records

a)

codix

b)

quipu

c)

Cuzco

d)

terracing

10.

collective term for the civilizations of Central and South American before the European discovery of the Americas

a)

Latin America

b)

Mesoamerica

c)

South America

d)

America

11.

The Mesoamerican shad no ______ _____ to pull heavy loads, which makes it even more amazing that they built such HUGE monuments.

a)

draft animals

b)

farm animals

c)

Slaves

d)

big animals

12.

civilization which flourished between about 250 & 900 CE in the Yucatan Peninsula and Guatemala

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Olmec

13.

Which of the following best describes the significance of the Silk Road during the period of SSWH8A?

a)

A) It was a major trade route connecting Europe and Asia, facilitating cultural and economic exchange.

b)

B) It was a military route used by empires to expand their territories.

c)

C) It was a religious pilgrimage path for spreading Buddhism.

d)

D) It was a route exclusively for the spice trade.

14.

During the SSWH8A period, which empire was known for its advancements in mathematics and astronomy?

a)

A) The Roman Empire

b)

B) The Gupta Empire

c)

C) The Byzantine Empire

d)

D) The Ottoman Empire

15.

What was a significant cultural contribution of the Islamic Golden Age during the SSWH8A period?

a)

A) The development of the printing press

b)

B) The invention of the steam engine

c)

C) The translation and preservation of ancient Greek and Roman texts

d)

D) The discovery of the New World