GA Fifth Grade Social Studies 1st Semester Review

Question 1

Who is credited with inventing the long lasting filament for the electric light bulb?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Edison

Question 2

Why did the Framers of the US Constitution include an amendment process in the document?

Accepted Answer

changes would need to be made due to changes in society

Question 3

Employers pay employees in exchange for the employees'

Accepted Answer

labor.

Question 4

The "Black Cowboys" of nineteenth-century Texas are MOST associated with...

Accepted Answer

cattle drives from Texas and across the Great Plains.

Question 5

George Washington Carver made important contributions to the advancement of...

Accepted Answer

crop science.

Question 6

The constitutional amendment process includes which of the following two components?

Accepted Answer

proposal and ratification

Question 7

What was the main purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) when it was founded?

Accepted Answer

to guarantee the security of its members

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a price incentive?

Accepted Answer

Henry Ford's assembly line made automobiles more affordable.

Question 9

Which of the following is a responsibility of US citizens?

Accepted Answer

paying taxes

Question 10

Which immigrant group settled in the northeast of the U.S. in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Accepted Answer

Eastern European immigrants

Question 11

US forces in Europe played a key role in which of the following during World War I?

Accepted Answer

preventing Germany from conquering France

Question 12

Which THREE developments contributed to the Harlem Renaissance in the early twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

the shared cultural experiences of many African Americans, the migration of African Americans to northern cities, the popularity of African American artists/authors/musicians

Question 13

US introduced rationing (limited supply-WWI). What was the opportunity cost of rationing?

Accepted Answer

Consumers could not have all of the goods that they wanted.

Question 14

Which of the following offers the BEST price incentive?

Accepted Answer

Cattle in California sell for $200 per animal.

Question 15

Which major buildings were attacked on September 11, 2001? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

the Pentagon, the World Trade Center

Question 16

Which sector demands goods/services from product markets, provides labor to resource markets?

Accepted Answer

households

Question 17

The due process clause of the Fifth Amendment was designed to

Accepted Answer

ensure fair treatment for those accused of crimes.

Question 18

What is the significance of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to the aviation industry?

Accepted Answer

world's first powered, sustained flight by Wright brothers

Question 19

What was the purpose of the Twenty-fourth Amendment?

Accepted Answer

to limit the ability of the states to tax their citizens

Question 20

Which factor made Pittsburgh, PA important to the development of the U.S. in the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

the availability of resources used in the creation of steel

Question 21

Which city does letter W represent?

Accepted Answer

Montgomery, AL

Question 22

The sinking of the Lusitania had which TWO direct effects on World War I?

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Versailles addressed freedom of the seas., The United States eventually entered the war.

Question 23

Why did the United States go to war with Spain during the presidency of William McKinley?

Accepted Answer

to establish dominance over the Western Hemisphere

Question 24

Which inventor made the historic phone call referenced in The New York Times?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Graham Bell

Question 25

What effect did specialization of labor have on Henry Ford's car manufacturing process?

Accepted Answer

It lowered the cost of labor per car.

Question 26

What did NOT have a large influence on Chicago's industrial growth in the late 1800s?

Accepted Answer

the radio

Question 27

The Great Western Cattle Trail had an important role in moving goods in which direction?

Accepted Answer

from Texas toward the Northeast

Question 28

Under President Theodore Roosevelt, the U.S. increased its reach in the Pacific Ocean by

Accepted Answer

building a canal.

Question 29

How did the opening of the Panama Canal stimulate long-term economic activity in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

it allowed for increased trade by reducing physical barriers

Question 30

Which technological innovation was MOST responsible for increases in productivity/efficiency?

Accepted Answer

the assembly line

Question 31

How did Charles Lindbergh come to be a celebrated American figure?

Accepted Answer

by completing a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean

Question 32

In the 1920s, Louis Armstrong played a major role in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

the emergence of jazz as a mainstream art form

Question 33

What was the MAIN purpose of many nineteenth-century cattle trails such as the Chisholm Trail?

Accepted Answer

to provide food to eastern cities

Question 34

The household sector of the US economy sells its labor to the business sector in exchange for

Accepted Answer

income.

GA Fifth Grade Social Studies 1st Semester Review

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GA Fifth Grade Social Studies 1st Semester Review

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