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5th Grade Social Studies Review
5th Grade Social Studies Review
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A #review of 5th grade social studies standards
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1
What was the purpose of Reconstruction of the Civil War?
create new laws against African Americans
attempt to elect a new President
rebuild the southern states reentering the Union
bring and end to Civil War
2
Which US President played a role in getting access to Panama Canal?
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
William Taft
3
Which amendment abolished slavery?
19th
14th
13th
15th
4
Television had a larger impact on people's perception of which US conflict?
WWII
Korean War
Vietnam War
Arab-Israeli War
5
Why was Oregon Trail so important in the mid-1800s?
only way to reach Oregon
used by settlers moving west
used to move army troops
it was an important trade route
6
What was one reason for the Great Migration between 1920-1930?
factories in the South were closing
southern farmers needed fewer people to work
Northern farmers were more productive and paid more
Factories in the North offered jobs and better wages
7
President Eisenhower developed what to benefit growth of cities after WWII?
Civilian Space Program
Interstate System
railroads
airline industry
8
Why were the US and USSR involved in a Cold War?
they had different political and economic ideas
they both wanted to control the Middle Eastern oil
they were fighting over land in Africa
they were fighting against Germany and Nazis
9
The American economy was stimulated in 1920s by producing Henry Ford's__________.
telephones
automobiles
lightbulbs
airplanes
10
The Holocaust during WW II refers to what?
US entering WW II
Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor
Hitler killing millions of European Jews
Mussolini invading Ethiopia
11
The Civil Rights of 50s and 60s wanted to end segregation. What is segregation?
process of keeping people separate based on race
people deciding issues by democratic rule
act of people moving from one place to another
process of bringing people together
12
The 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution were significant to__________.
establish procedures to impeach the president
brought and end to the Civil War
created the Freedman's Bureau
granted freed slaves political rights
13
Which area became controlled by US after Spanish-American War?
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Spain
14
Which transportation method impacted westward expansion in the 1800s?
highways
rail roads
airplanes
cars
15
What year did stock market crash?
1945
1929
1941
1918
16
Identify an event for which Martin Luther King, Jr. is most well known.
creating anti-slavery laws
not giving up his seat on the bus
leading march on DC for civil rights
writing Emancipation Proclamation
17
who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WW II and part of Cold War?
Joseph Stalin
Adolph Hitler
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
18
What caused the cuban missile crisis?
Cubans threatened the Soviet Union
US was trying to protect Cuba
Soviets placed missiles in Cuba
US started to blockade Cuba
19
What was one result of industrialization that took place in US in late 1800s?
large decrease in population of cities
people became rich working in factories
large increase in population of cities
people became poorer as they worked on farms
20
In the 1800s Chinese immigrants found jobs in which industry?
ranching
factories
farming
railroad
