Social Studies Review

Question 1

After the Spanish American War, the U.S. gained control of...

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the Black Cowboys of Texas?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 3

Which of these describes the work of the Wright Brothers?

Accepted Answer

They developed the first airplane.

Question 4

Which of these is described in the box?

Accepted Answer

the Treaty of Versailles

Question 5

What MAIN event contributed to the men standing in line in the photograph?

Accepted Answer

the Stock Market Crash

Question 6

T or F: cattle trails and railroads provided beef to cities in the East.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

A cattle trail that started in Texas and went to Abilene, Kansas.

Accepted Answer

Chisholm Trail

Question 8

Which of these describes a function of a private business?

Accepted Answer

producing goods and services for the public

Question 9

Who was the president of the U.S. when the stock market crashed?

Accepted Answer

Herbert Hoover

Question 10

Why did ranchers want to move cattle to the eastern United States?

Accepted Answer

supply of beef was low but demand was high in the East

Question 11

A person immigrating to the U.S. from Europe most likely traveled through...

Accepted Answer

Ellis Island

Question 12

What was the impact of the Spanish American War?

Accepted Answer

The United States became a world power

Question 13

Which is a reason the population in these cities changed between 1870 and 1920?

Accepted Answer

new industries provided jobs for people

Question 14

Which of these describes Theodore Roosevelt?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 15

Which of these was an accomplishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority?

Accepted Answer

it brought electricity to thousands of people

Question 16

Why were U.S. leaders MOST concerned about the event shown in the photograph?

Accepted Answer

German strategies could cause the U.S. to join the war

Question 17

Where did the Wright Brothers conduct their first successful flight?

Accepted Answer

Kitty Hawk, NC

Question 18

Which of these people is credited with inventing the first practical telephone?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Graham Bell

Question 19

Which of the following caused the Spanish-American War?

Accepted Answer

The explosion of the USS Maine, Yellow Journalism

Question 20

This inventor developed a long lasting filament for the electric light bulb

Accepted Answer

Thomas Edison

Question 21

How did specialization on assembly lines affect workers?

Accepted Answer

production rates increased because workers became skilled

Question 22

Why was the supply of cattle high in Texas?

Accepted Answer

Most of the men were fighting in the Civil War in the East

Question 23

Which of these events caused the U.S. to join the fight against Germany in World War I?

Accepted Answer

sinking of the Lusitania

Question 24

Based on the quote, what did America MOST LIKELY represent to immigrants during the early 1900s

Accepted Answer

a way to have personal freedom

Question 25

What would MOST LIKELY increase a store's sales of a product?

Accepted Answer

lowering the price of a product

Question 26

This cattle trail existed north and south of Dodge City, Kansas.

Accepted Answer

Great Western Cattle Trail

Question 27

The president during the Spanish American War

Accepted Answer

William McKinley

Question 28

What did the opening of the Panama Canal accomplish?

Accepted Answer

It created a new route for trade between nations

Question 29

Which of these are reasons that people immigrated to the U.S. at the Turn of the Century?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 30

Examine the table. Which two groups face the greatest financial risk when a business is started

Accepted Answer

entrepreneurs starting the business, banks providing the loan

Question 31

Who is BEST known for being an Olympic athlete in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

Jesse Owens

Question 32

What was the MAIN reason Pittsburgh became an industrial center during the late 1800s?

Accepted Answer

It had good access to waterways

Question 33

Which actions by President Roosevelt during the Great Depression MOST helped meet the goals?

Accepted Answer

He created a program to build public buildings and highways., He created dams that provided electricity

Question 34

What was one way President Roosevelt worked to accomplish this promise?

Accepted Answer

by establishing the Works Progress Administration

Question 35

Which famous inventor is described in the box?

Accepted Answer

George Washington Carver

Question 36

Why is Ms. Weston a part of the private business function in the U.S. economy?

Accepted Answer

She provides a service.

Social Studies Review

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Social Studies Review

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