5th Grade SS CRCT Review 1

Question 1

Henry Ford invented a new way of making things. What was used to make the Model T?

Accepted Answer

mass production

Question 2

In his lifetime Dr. King led many protests and marches fighting against what idea?

Accepted Answer

segregation

Question 3

The D-Day attack began on the beaches of France. Why did the Allies choose this location?

Accepted Answer

The Nazis were not expecting an attack there.

Question 4

The use of terrorism has become common in the world. What is the purpose of using terrorism?

Accepted Answer

to control people with fear

Question 5

The Confederacy was winning battles in the beginning of the war. Why did they begin to loose?

Accepted Answer

The death of Stonewall Jackson

Question 6

New states had to be voted in as slave or free states. Why might blacks have moved to Kansas?

Accepted Answer

It was a new state with opportunity and anti-slavery.

Question 7

WW II ended when 2 atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. Which president ordered this?

Accepted Answer

Harry Truman

Question 8

The U.S. and its allies fought communism in Korea in the mid-1950s. This war was fought as part

Accepted Answer

of the policy of containment

Question 9

He was from Illinois. He was president in 1860, and assassinated in 1865. The person was

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 10

The Civil War did not end with a battle, but a surrender. Where did this occur?

Accepted Answer

Appomattox Court House

Question 11

After the end of slavery, what type of music was invented at this time?

Accepted Answer

jazz

Question 12

The New Deal was a government policy that changed people's lives. Why was the New Deal created?

Accepted Answer

to help people during the Great Depression

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