S.S. 5th Grade Milestones Review

The United State joined World War II because

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

First country Germany invaded

Who was the President when the Great Depression began?

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

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

Hoovervilles were also called

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

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

Which one is NOT a reason people immigrated to America?

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

Germany surrenders to the US

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

What symbol encouraged women to enter the workforce?

Joseph Stalin was dictator of 

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

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

Hirohito was dictator of 

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

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

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

The Atomic Bombs were dropped on which two Japanese cities?

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

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

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

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

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

What is one of the MAIN benefits of the Internet?

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

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

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

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

Author of Gone with the Wind

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

Which amendment abolished slavery in the whole United States?

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

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

Who became President during 1932 and introduced the New Deal?

This is a plan on how to spend money.

Joseph McCarthy was a U.S senator that:

Which document punished Germany after World War I?

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

Women began working where during World War II?

What did Brown v Board of Education do?

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

What is the Bill of Rights?

Adolf Hitler was dictator of 

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

belief that one must build a strong military

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

Japanese surrender to the US

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

Benito Mussolini was the dictator of

African Americans that served as pilots in WWII

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

Which was not a member of the Axis Powers

The Korean war occurred when North Korea attacked:

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

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

The Chisholm Trail started and ended where?

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

What is the first major step to amending the Constitution?

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

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

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

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

Pride or devotion to your country

Which was not a member of the Allied Powers

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

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