Which characteristics accurately describe the Buffalo Soldiers? (Choose TWO)

African American Soldiers, a military unit that protected settlers on the Great Plains from Indians.

Which statement best describes the results of Northern investments in Southern industries?

Southern businesses thrived and new factories were built across the South.

What did the Old Stone Fort and the Pinson Mounds have in common?

They were built by the Woodland people.

Which statements MOST accurately describe the significance of T.V. in U.S. society from 1950 to 1957? (Choose TWO)

It created new entertainment options for families., It changed the way Americans received news.

What crisis did Southern plantation owners face at the end of the Civil War?

Plantation owners no longer had slaves to work on their farms.

How did the United States benefit from the space race? (Choose TWO)

The United States developed advances in communication and navigation., The United States developed new products from related research.

Mark Twain first used the name "Gilded Age" in a novel. Why was this name used to describe the United States?

Underneath its glittery success, U.S. society struggled with poverty.

Why was the FALL of the Berlin Wall symbolic?

It symbolized the collapse of the Soviet Union that occurred soon after.

Why didn't the United States join the League of Nations?

Senators believed the League of Nations would lead the U.S. into more wars.

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

The Soviet Union did not want people leaving East Berlin for West Berlin.

Why were Americans upset when the RMS Lusitania was sunk?

Americans were aboard the British passenger ship when it went down.

How were individual companies able to become so powerful during the Gilded Age? (Choose TWO)

Monopolies and trusts gave industry leaders more control., Advancements in advertising and transportation created national markets.

Which statement best describes what happened in the U.S. banking system after the stock market crash of 1929?

Banks failed when customers could not repay their debts.

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Social Studies Review Quiz #4

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1
Which characteristics accurately describe the Buffalo Soldiers? (Choose TWO)
African American Soldiers
a military unit that protected settlers on the Great Plains from Indians.
military unit to protect settlers in the Southwest from Mexico.
American Indian Soldiers
2
Which statement best describes the results of Northern investments in Southern industries?
Southern industries refused to accept Northern investment money.
Investors required a lot from struggling businesses and industries failed.
Southern businesses thrived and new factories were built across the South.
Northern citizens refused to buy goods and Southern businesses closed.
3
What did the Old Stone Fort and the Pinson Mounds have in common?
They were both built by the Archaic people.
They were built by the Woodland people.
They both have a walled settlement area.
They both have ceremonial and burial mounds.
4
Read the description in the box below. What inventor discovered the solution to this problem?
Henry Ford
George Washington Carver
Alexander Graham Bell
John D. Rockefeller
5
Which statements MOST accurately describe the significance of T.V. in U.S. society from 1950 to 1957? (Choose TWO)
It created new entertainment options for families.
It was widely criticized and not many were bought.
It allowed movie theaters to charge more for the movie.
It changed the way Americans received news.
6
What crisis did Southern plantation owners face at the end of the Civil War?
Northerners built factories on many Southern plantations.
Demand for cotton was higher than what Southern plantations could produce.
Freed slaves were given ownership of most of the South's large plantations.
Plantation owners no longer had slaves to work on their farms.
7
How did the United States benefit from the space race? (Choose TWO)
The United States developed a new Iron Curtain.
The United States developed advances in communication and navigation.
The United States developed the Marshall Plan.
The United States developed a response to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The United States developed new products from related research.
8
Mark Twain first used the name "Gilded Age" in a novel. Why was this name used to describe the United States?
U.S. society was in a Golden Era of new inventions and economic growth.
The U.S. joined European countries in backing its currency with gold.
Underneath its glittery success, U.S. society struggled with poverty.
Many U.S. citizens were becoming wealthy as a result of new inventions.
9
Why was the FALL of the Berlin Wall symbolic?
It symbolized the end of the Berlin airlifts that stopped soon after.
It symbolized the loss of the arms race that had led to too many missiles.
It symbolized the collapse of the Soviet Union that occurred soon after.
It symbolized the anger of West Berlin citizens who lived under communism.
10
How did Mississippians protect themselves?
They built ceremonial mounds.
They traded a special kind of stone.
They lived in fortified towns.
They performed elaborate ceremonies.
11
Why didn't the United States join the League of Nations?
Senators were angry that the U.S. signed the Treaty of Versailles.
Senators believed the 14 Points should be included in the League of Nations
Senators were angry because the U.S. lost territory after WWII.
Senators believed the League of Nations would lead the U.S. into more wars.
12
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
The Soviet Union did not want people leaving East Berlin for West Berlin.
The Soviet Union wanted to be part of the Marshall Plan.
The United States did not want to have another Berlin Wall.
The United States wanted to build an Iron Curtain.
13
Which phrase correctly defines "suffrage"?
the right to work
the right to education
the right to own property
the right to vote
14
Why were Americans upset when the RMS Lusitania was sunk?
It was a British ship that was sunk in American waters.
It was the first American ship to be sunk in World War I.
It was sunk after Germany signed a pledge promising not to sink U.S. ships.
Americans were aboard the British passenger ship when it went down.
15
How were individual companies able to become so powerful during the Gilded Age? (Choose TWO)
Monopolies and trusts gave industry leaders more control.
Specialization left owners with more time to invest in other businesses.
Labor unions were created to help protect workers.
Arbitration made a lot of industry leaders wealthy.
Advancements in advertising and transportation created national markets.
16
How did most immigrants get to the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
by airplane
by foot
by train
by boat
17
Why did American immigrants move to the Great Plains in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
to fight in a war
to get free land
to work in factories
to find gold
18
Which statement best describes what happened in the U.S. banking system after the stock market crash of 1929?
Banks experienced growth due to low interest rates and low unemployment.
Banks failed when customers could not repay their debts.
Banks failed due to poor marketing.
Banks experienced minor growth.
19
Which Tennessee tribe spoke the Algonquian language?
Cherokee
Creek
Chickasaw
Shawnee
20
During World War II, propaganda posters encouraged actions to support the war effort _________________.
around the world
at home
in the government
in Europe

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