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District Test #5
Units 9, 10, and 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the women who would not give up her seat on the bus? | Rosa Parks |
| The U.S. sent troops to which two countries to prevent the spread of communism? | Korea and Vietnam |
| If a product is in low demand, and there is a high supply, what happens to the price? | The price will decrease. |
| How did the New Deal programs help people who had lost their jobs during the Great Depression? | Jobs were created to build roads, dams, plant trees and help the environment. |
| The Great Depression began after what event? | The Stock Market Crash of 1929 |
| The "New Deal" policies were created by President Roosevelt to do what? What is the title of the person who | To help the U.S. recover from the Great Depression. |
| What is the title of the person who leads the House of Representatives in the national government in Washington, D.C? | The Speaker of the House |
| What is the best way to contact your government of | by email |
| The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of what? | Freedom |
| What important landmark is part of the executive branch? | The White House |
| Who helped migrant workers improve their lives, is Mexican American, formed the National Farm Workers Association ? | Cesar Chavez |
| The democratic party symbol is the? | donkey |
| The republican party symbol is the? | elephant |
| What is the Civil Rights Movement? | It is the struggle by African Americans, Mexican Americans, American Indians and women for equal rights or equality. |
| September 11, 2001 terror attack is the beginning of what? | The War on Terror |
| Space exploration and the arms race was a competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during what time period? | The Cold War |
| Dropping of the two atomic bombs on Japan helped end what? | WWII |
| Who are the 442nd Infantry Regiment? | These were mainly Japanese American men who fought in WWII for the U.S., while their families were held in relocation camps. |
| Who was the first African American president elected in 2008? | Barack Obama |
| Who were the first African-American fighter pilots? | Tuskegee Airmen |
| Which countries were allies with America in World War I and World War II? | France, Britain and Russia (Soviet Union) |
| What holiday was established when WW I ended? | Veterans Day |
| What landmark shows the contributions of leaders that made our nation great? | Mount Rushmore |
| Who was the first man to walk on the moon? | Neil Armstrong |
| What are some of Martin Luther King Jr's accomplishments? | He won the Noble Peace Prize, civil rights speaker and leader, led peaceful protests, led the Montgomery bus boycott. |
| In WWII, women helped the war effort by performing what kinds of jobs that were done by men? | Truck drivers, nurses, repairing planes, and making war supplies, weapons, airplanes and ships |
| Roosevelt said "a date which will live in infamy". What event was this? | the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941 |
| What does it mean to be a citizen? | You have rights to protect you and a responsibility to do good for your community and country. |
| Why were women used as characters on posters during WWII? | to recruit women to help the war effort by working in the factories while the men went to war |
| When we vote in an election as a citizen, it is a what? | A right and a responsibility |
| What does due process of the law mean? | fair treatment for all citizens by law |
| What is the name of the residence of the President? | the White House |
| How did the U.S. become a superpower? | They created a powerful military and re-established a strong economy after the Great Depression. |
| Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt? | Created the "New Deal" policies as the 32nd President |
| What is the Cold War? | The race between the United States and the Soviet Union to build as many weapons as possible but never actually go to war. |