S.S. 5th Grade Milestones Review

Author of Gone with the Wind

The lawyer who represented Linda Brown and her family in their case against the school system.

Which amendment abolished slavery in the whole United States?

What is a boycott?  (relate to Civil Rights Movement)

The 19th amendment is very important in history be cause it____________

What did Brown v Board of Education do?

Which was not a member of the Axis Powers

The dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War was called 

Joseph Stalin was dictator of 

Which document punished Germany after World War I?

The Chisholm Trail started and ended where?

Although the Cold War never involved fighting, it was a state of tension between the U.S. &

African Americans that served as pilots in WWII

The Vietnam War was another attempt by the U.S. and Allied troops to ...

9/11/2001, terrorists attacked the U.S. in New York and Washington, D.C..  Our response?

Louis Armstrong was a ...............

Benito Mussolini was the dictator of

Adolf Hitler was dictator of 

In WWI, countries built their armies and also agreed to defend each other. They were forming 

Joseph McCarthy was a U.S senator that:

This is a plan on how to spend money.

Hoovervilles were also called

The Atomic Bombs were dropped on which two Japanese cities?

After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.

who flew a plane, non stop, from New York to France

Langston Hughes was a ............

Japanese surrender to the US

Which of the following best describes the cause of the Korean War?

What symbol encouraged women to enter the workforce?

Abraham Lincoln and this other President were the only ones to be assassinated

Father of the Civil Rights Movement, "I have a dream" speech at the March on Washington

The Wright Brothers forever changed travel by inventing the...

A revival in African American arts (music, dance, poetry) was called

This New Deal program built dams, which provided hydroelectric power to Tennessee and Georgia

Which is NOT a reason for U.S. entering WWI

belief that one must build a strong military

This African-American became to first athlete to win 4 gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1936

Who changed the car industry through the use of the assembly line to help make the Model T

Which of the following WAS NOT a major cause of World War I?

Thomas Edison was an inventor and businessman most well known for his development of the...

Pride or devotion to your country

Who was the President when the Great Depression began?

Which of the following is the best definition for the word immigrant?

Who became President during 1932 and introduced the New Deal?

The Korean war occurred when North Korea attacked:

What were the villages, full of shacks, with unemployed Americans called?

Which amendment gave equal protection of the law to African Americans, it made them Citizens?

What is the Bill of Rights?

Women began working where during World War II?

Germany surrenders to the US

What was the final result of the bus boycotts in Montgomery, Alabama? 

Babe Ruth was a...............

No rain (drought) in the Great Plains was called what

The United State joined World War II because

Which was not a member of the Allied Powers

What is one of the MAIN benefits of the Internet?

Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?

Hirohito was dictator of 

Soldiers in WWI, fought crouched down in narrow ditches that were used for protection called

President T. Roosevelt wanted to improve U.S. by making travel and trade easier. How?

Which of the following was not a new weapon/technology during WWI?

Which of the following is a reason that the United States entered WWI?

Who is best known for the Jessup Wagon and his agricultural experiments with peanuts?

Allied soldiers invaded northern France on the beaches of Normandy. This is known as:

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred when......

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in which of the following?

Which one is NOT a reason people immigrated to America?

First country Germany invaded

During the Great Depression, people who couldn’t find work or buy food went to 

What is the first major step to amending the Constitution?