5th Grade S.S. Milestones Review

What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?

Who became President during 1932 and introduced the New Deal?

Louis Armstrong was a ...............

What was the final result of the bus boycotts in Montgomery, Alabama? 

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred when......

Langston Hughes was a ............

What is a boycott?  (relate to Civil Rights Movement)

The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?

Who wrote the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation?

What were the villages, full of shacks, with unemployed Americans called?

Which of the following was not a new weapon/technology during WWI?

Although the Cold War never involved fighting, it was a state of tension between the U.S. &

No rain (drought) in the Great Plains was called what

Pride or devotion to your country

What Union general is known for his march to the sea?

Who changed the car industry through the use of the assembly line to help make the Model T

African Americans that served as pilots in WWII

First country Germany invaded

Which was not a member of the Axis Powers

Who was the President when the Great Depression began?

Which document punished Germany after World War I?

The dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War was called 

Which of the following best describes the cause of the Korean War?

This New Deal program built dams, which provided hydroelectric power to Tennessee and Georgia

Which of the following is the best definition for the word immigrant?

What did Brown v Board of Education do?

President T. Roosevelt wanted to improve U.S. by making travel and trade easier. How?

who flew a plane, non stop, from New York to France

Which amendment gave equal protection of the law to African Americans, it made them Citizens?

Which one is NOT a reason people immigrated to America?

Adolf Hitler was dictator of 

John Brown was hanged for leading a raid on 

Hirohito was dictator of 

A revival in African American arts (music, dance, poetry) was called

Thomas Edison was an inventor and businessman most well known for his development of the...

Japanese surrender to the US

The 19th amendment is very important in history be cause it____________

This African-American became to first athlete to win 4 gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1936

Benito Mussolini was the dictator of

Germany surrenders to the US

Joseph Stalin was dictator of 

The name given to the north soldiers during the Civil War?

During the Great Depression, people who couldn’t find work or buy food went to 

Women began working where during World War II?

Which Civil War battle lasted three days and was the turning point of the war?

The Vietnam War was another attempt by the U.S. and Allied troops to ...

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in which of the following?

Father of the Civil Rights Movement, "I have a dream" speech at the March on Washington

Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?

The lawyer who represented Linda Brown and her family in their case against the school system.

What is one of the MAIN benefits of the Internet?

The Korean war occurred when North Korea attacked:

This is a plan on how to spend money.

The Atomic Bombs were dropped on which two Japanese cities?

The Wright Brothers forever changed travel by inventing the...

After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.

Which is NOT a reason for U.S. entering WWI

Which of the following is a reason that the United States entered WWI?

What is the first major step to amending the Constitution?

Where did the south finally surrender unconditionally?

Which amendment abolished slavery in the whole United States?

Which was not a member of the Allied Powers

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?

In WWI, countries built their armies and also agreed to defend each other. They were forming 

What is an abolitionist?

Abraham Lincoln and this other President were the only ones to be assassinated

The United State joined World War II because

Author of Gone with the Wind

What symbol encouraged women to enter the workforce?

Who was the lead general of the Union army and the 18th President?

Babe Ruth was a...............

The Chisholm Trail started and ended where?

Who is best known for the Jessup Wagon and his agricultural experiments with peanuts?

Hoovervilles were also called

The name given to the South during the Civil War?

Which of the following WAS NOT a major cause of World War I?

Soldiers in WWI, fought crouched down in narrow ditches that were used for protection called

What is the Bill of Rights?

Joseph McCarthy was a U.S senator that:

9/11/2001, terrorists attacked the U.S. in New York and Washington, D.C..  Our response?

Who was the first state to secede from the Union?

Allied soldiers invaded northern France on the beaches of Normandy. This is known as:

Who threatened to leave the Union after President Lincoln was elected? 

Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?

belief that one must build a strong military