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Soc Studies UIL #1
Invitational 2010-11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What leader is described with characteristics as a young minister, powerful speaker, leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and led a strong civil rights movement? | Martin Luther King |
| What changes were the women's rights movement trying to make? | Fair play and equal opportunities in the workplace. |
| Who became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth? | John Glenn |
| What Soviet leader is credited with the above accomplishments? | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| Why was the Vietnam War so divisive in the United States? | Conflicting views on why the United States was involved in the war |
| What is the best definition of free enterprise system? | Economic system in which people are free to start their own businesses and own their own property |
| What means of transportation best completes the timeline? (1860)Pony Express begins delivering mail. (1914) Airline service starts. (1956)_?____________________________. | Interstate Highway system created |
| What effect do the following inventions have on the economy of the United States? >Electronic TV system Philo Taylor Farnsworth >Car radio Paul Galvin >World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee | Helped raise awareness of goods and services |
| What is the greatest benefit the internet has on our economy? | Makes great quantities of information easily available |
| What device brought about the need for the following inventions? (Electrical ignition system, Traffic signal, and Power steering) | Automobile |
| What event made historians describe the 1960s as the ten years having the most significant changes? | Space Race |
| What instrument was named in honor of Astronomer Edwin Hubble? | Telescope |
| What would be a benefit of cell phones? | Easier access for people to others and services |
| What can be concluded from this excerpt? "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard" John F. Kennedy | The United States is willing to face challenges and produce results. |
| What honor did Rice University bestow on President Kennedy on his trip to Houston on September 12, 1962? | Honorary visiting professor |
| Which federal agency is in charge of the space efforts? | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| What historical feature serves as part of the division between East and West Berlin? | Brandenburg Gate |
| What is the best definition for the European Community? | An international organization of European countries formed to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members. |
| What effect did the following actions have on the German economy in the 1950s? | |
| What event will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation? | |
| What decree "came as a great beacon light of hope to the millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice"? | |
| In what manner, did King feel that the Negro needed to go about seeking equality? | |
| What level of economic activity takes natural resources from the earth-mining, forestry, fishing and agriculture? | |
| A canning plant that processes fish is an example of what level of economic activity? |
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