Georgia 5th Grade End of Grade Social Studies Review

Cold War

100

This war was fought from 1950 - 1953. It began when communist North Korea invaded democratic South Korea. This was the first time that the US used military force to prevent the spread of communism.

What was The Korean War?

200

In an attempt to take over all of the city of Berlin, in June 1948, the Soviet Union closed highways, railways, and canals from west Germany into west Berlin. This event was an effort to provide the citizens of west Berlin with the materials and supplies they needed to survive the blockade of the city.

What was the Berlin Airlift?

300

Metaphor used by Winston Churchill to describe the division between democratic western Europe and communist eastern Europe after WWII.

What was "The Iron Curtain"?

400

An alliance of democratic nations created after WWII. A goal of this alliance was to prevent the spread of communism.

What was The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

500

An event of the Cold War, this event lasted 13 days in October 1962 and began when the US discovered Soviet nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba. President Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of Cuba and the country worried that they were on the brink of nuclear war.

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

America Since 1975

100

Which of the following is positive about the Internet?

1. People can lose more money. 

2. People can be mean to others. 

3. People can communicate faster.

4. People can trust everything they read online.

People can communicate faster.

200

 In what city was the World Trade Center, also called the Twin Towers, attacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001?

1. Washington, DC

2. Shanksville, PA

3. New York, NY

4. Atlanta, GA

New York, NY

300

How did President Ronald Reagan’s attitude toward the Soviet Union change during his two terms in office?

1. During his first term, he wanted peace, but during his second term he stopped supporting the Soviet Union.  

2. During his first term, he was more peaceful, but during his second term, he was harsher with the Soviet Union. 

3. During his first term, he wanted to be harsh, but during his second term, he was more peaceful with the Soviet Union. 

4. During his first term, he looked for ways to support the Soviet Union’s economy, but during his second term, he stopped helping

During his first term, he wanted to be harsh, but during his second term, he was more peaceful with the Soviet Union.

400

What nickname did President Reagan give the Soviet Union when he first became president?

1. Axis of Evil 

2. Evil Empire

3. Allies of Evil

4. Evil Communists

Evil Empire

500

Immediately following the events of September 11, 2001, to which country did the United States send troops to seek out those responsible for the attacks?

1. Iraq

2. Iran

3. Vietnam

4. Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Great Drepression

100

What was one major cause for the stock market crash of 1929?

1. Citizens quit buying stocks.  

2. Citizens did not buy enough stocks. 

3. Citizens borrowed money from banks to buy stocks. 

4. Citizens lost their jobs after the stock market crashed.

Citizens borrowed money from banks to buy stocks.

200

What did President Hoover believe would eventually happen to the U.S. economy?

1. He believed that the U.S. economy would never recover. 

2. He believed that New Deal programs would fix the economy. 

3. He believed that the U.S. economy would fix itself over time. 

4. He believed that Americans should work two jobs to help the economy.

He believed that the U.S. economy would fix itself over time.

300

During the Great Depression, the area of the Great Plains was struck by a severe drought that lasted almost 10 years. This nickname was given to that region.

What was "The Dust Bowl"?

400

. How did Jesse Owens help Americans forget their problems during the Great Depression? 

1. He wrote a popular novel in 1934.

2. He brought jazz music to the radio.

3. He fought for workers’ rights in the CCC. 

4. He won gold medals in the 1936 Olympics. 

He won gold medals in the 1936 Olympics.

500

An agency of the New Deal. This organization was responsible for reclaiming flood plains in Tennessee, building dams, and bringing hydroelectricity to the area it served.

What was the Tennessee Valley Authority?

World War 2

100

 Which event caused the United States to join WWII?

1. the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

2. the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese

3. the D-Day Invasion in France

4. the attack on Iwo Jima

the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese

200

. What was one reason for Germany’s aggression leading up to WWII?

1. Germany needed trees to build tanks and guns.

2. Germany feared that Japan wanted to attack Europe.

3. Germany wanted revenge for the Treaty of Versailles.

Germany wanted revenge for the Treaty of Versailles.

300

Which of the following BEST describes The Holocaust?

1. Hitler’s plan to take over all of Europe and the Atlantic Ocean.

2. Japan’s plan to take over Asia and control the entire Pacific Ocean.

3. Germany’s plan to kill millions of Jews and others the Nazis did not like.

4. Hirohito’s plan to take over China to use their natural resources for Japan.

Germany’s plan to kill millions of Jews and others the Nazis did not like.

400

Which of the following is one reason President Truman gave for dropping the atomic bombs?

1. to save American lives by ending the war in the Pacific    

2. to save American lives by ending the war in Europe  

3. to keep the war going in the Pacific  

4. to focus on the war in Europe

to save American lives by ending the war in the Pacific    

500

International peace keeping organization created after WWII. Eleanor Roosevelt served as the US's first ambassador.

What is The United Nations?

Civil Rights

100

What was the decision of the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court case?

1. Citizens had to vote in all elections.

2. States had to segregate public places.

3. States had to desegregate public schools.

4. Schools had to hire more white teachers for schools

States had to desegregate public schools.

200

Protest held in Washington DC in 1963 in support of a federal civil rights law. This was the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I have a dream" speech.

What was the March on Washington?

300

What was one impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

1. It allows separate schools for African Americans.

2. It makes it possible for women to join the military.  

3. It makes it illegal to discriminate against people based on race.

4. It allows the U.S. to continue the space race with the Soviet Union. 

It makes it illegal to discriminate against people based on race.

400

In December 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Alabama. This event was organized in support of Parks and in an attempt to change the segregation laws in the South. After almost 13 months, the Supreme Court decided that segregated buses were illegal.

What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

500

Which of the following presidents signed both the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act into law?

1. Franklin D. Roosevelt

2. Herbert Hoover

3. John F. Kennedy

4. Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson