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Social Studies CAT
Question | Answer |
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Who was a politician who served as an adviser, Secretary of State, and secretary of treasury? | James Addison Baker |
Which of the following was NOT a way people contributed to the home front during WWII? | Women registering for the draft |
Which war was associated with the sinking of the Lusitania? | WWI |
Who was the first African American womanly elected to the Texas senate in 1973? | Barbara Jordan |
Which major city is located in South Carolina? | Charleston |
Name 3 colonies- | Jamestown, Plymouth, and Roanoke |
Which era saw an increase in the equal rights movement? | Civil rights and conservatism |
Name 3 major US rivers- | Mississippi River, Colorado river, and the Rio Grande river |
Which amendment in 1972 gave woman the same rights as men? | Equal rights amendment |
Who wrote many books about Texas and preserved Texas folklore? | Frank J. Dobie |
Teacher and civil rights activist. She was also a state director for NAACP. | Lulu Belle Madison White |
One of the first astronauts in space when he was aboard the Apollo 7. | Ronnie Walter Cunningham |
First Hispanic/American member of the San Antonio City Council | Henry B. Gonzales |
World renowned cardiac surgeon who invented a part in the heart-lung machine. | Michael Debakey |
What helped end the Great Depression? | The new deal |
A world leading heart surgeon and the first to successfully remove blood clots. | Denton Arthur Cooley |
Capitalized on the Spindletop oil discovery. | Howard Hughes Sr. |
Founded the American GI Forum that increased benefits for Mexican/American veterans | Hector P. Garcia |
First woman to become a pediatric surgeon in Texas. | Benji Brooks |
What major city is located in Massachusetts? | Boston |
Creator/CEO of Dell, Inc. | Michael Dell |
What was the dispute between the US and the Soviet Union known as? | The Cold War |
First Hispanic mayor of a major city in the United States. He was also a US ambassador to Costa Rica during the Kennedy administration. | Raymond L. Telles |
First woman to be elected to the US senate from Texas | Bailey Hutchinson |
Which mayor city is located in Virginia? | Richmond |
First commanding officer of the women's army corps (WAC) | Oveta Culp Hobby |
Leader of the women's suffrage movement in Texas | Jane McCallum |
Passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as President of the United States after Kennedy was assassinated | Lyndon B Johnson |
Which program instilled hope and purpose and people became more productive citizens? | Works Progress Administration (WPA) |
32nd Vice President of the United States. Served as a state legislature and was later the speaker of the house. | John Nance Garner |