1st Semester 6th Grade Social Studies Review

Question 1

What were the 2 primary nations involved in the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

US & Russia

Question 2

What is genocide?

Accepted Answer

the killing of large group of people

Question 3

Many of the European cities & industrial centers are located where?

Accepted Answer

Western Europe

Question 4

What was the main cause of WW11?

Accepted Answer

Germany invaded Poland

Question 5

What effect did the Treaty of Versaillies have on Germany at the end of WW 1?

Accepted Answer

Made money worthless in Germany - lost government

Question 6

What is the coordinate of the Prime Meridian?

Accepted Answer

0 degrees Longitude

Question 7

What was the spark that started WW11?

Accepted Answer

assassination of Ferdinand

Question 8

Judaism, Christianity, & Islam all are monotheistic. What does that mean?

Accepted Answer

They believe in many Gods

Question 9

Environmental concern facing UK due to it having a large number of people living in cities

Accepted Answer

Air pollution

Question 10

What is the physical feature in Russia that separates Asia in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Ural Mountains

Question 11

Which are the 2 countries that make up the Iberian Peninsula?

Accepted Answer

Portugal & Spain

Question 12

Which war is the Holocaust associated with?

Accepted Answer

World War 11

Question 13

What is the country that is flat, has alot of forest & the Rhine River flows through?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 14

What 3 countries make up the Axis Powers?

Accepted Answer

Germany, Japan, Italy

Question 15

Which is NOT a reason explorers set out to explore other lands in the 15th century?

Accepted Answer

Spread education to other people

Question 16

The industrialization of what country is causing MAJOR concerns due to acid rain

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 17

Which is NOT a major religion in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 18

Which is NOT a landform in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River

Question 19

What was the symbol for the collapse of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

the collapse of the Berlin Wall

Question 20

Who gain control after the Russian Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Joseph Stalin

Questions 20