Transcript Pass Practicex - Anderson School District Five

5th Grade social studies
PASS PRACTICE
 Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by
a. a dissatisfied theater attendant
b. an actor who supported the
Confederacy
c. a wounded soldier
d. a senator that wanted to be the new
president
 What was President Lincoln’s goal for
Reconstruction?
A . to punish the southern states for seceding
B. to bring the southern states back to the
Union quickly
C. to keep southern states from electing
representatives to Congress
D. to break up the southern states and create
new states.
 Abraham Lincoln wanted to be fair to the
South in defeat because
a. he wanted to be a sharecropper
b. he had suitcases made of carpet
pieces
c. everyone was able to vote
d. he wanted to reunite the country
 How did Lincoln’s assassination change t he
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course of Reconstruction?
A. It made Reconstruction easier for the
southern states
B. It forced president Andrew Johnson to
focus on other issues.
C. It allowed southern states to develop
their own reconstruction plans
D. It allowed Congress to have more control
over Reconstruction policies.
 The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the
Constitution gave rights and freedom to
a. women
b. Native Americans
c. African Americans
d. Chinese Americans
 Which is true about the 13th, 14th, and 15th
Amendment to the Constitution?
 A. They kept African Americans in the same
status as slaves.
 B. They tried to help African Americans
achieve equal rights
 C. They led to the end of Reconstruction in
the south
 D. They made Reconstruction popular among
white Southerners.
 What was the main purpose of the
thirteenth amendment?
a. to give African Americans
citizenship
b. to abolish slavery
c. to give all male citizens the right to
vote.
d. to give women the right to vote
 The most important goal of the Freedmen’s
Bureau was to
a. build new churches
b. provide education for the former
slaves
c. take land and give it to the slaves
d. provide funds to build back the
large plantations
What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s
Bureau?
A. To help newly freed slaves start a new life
B. To make sure white Southerners could vote
C. to encourage businessmen to build new
factories
D. to give money to veterans of the Civil War
 How were African Americans’ lives changed
after the Civil War?
a. they were forced to move to Kansas
b. they had to sign pledges to obey the
law
c. they were restricted by what they
could or could not do
d. they were not affected
 Why did Congress disagree with President
Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction?
a. they did not want to include all the
southern states
b. they did not want slavery
c. It punished the South
d. they thought it was too easy on the
South
Which best summarizes this
part of the 14th Amendment?
“ nor shall any state deprive
any person of life, liberty, or
property without due process
of the law; nor deny to any
person within its jurisdiction
the equal protect of the laws.”
14th Amendment
allowed to
A. All citizens should be
allowed to vote.
B. All citizens must attend
school
C. All citizens must be
given free land.
D. All citizens should be
treated fairly
 Laws that were passed to keep African
Americans from fully being free were called
a. Freedmen Bureau
b. amendments
c. black codes
d. reconstruction
 Andrew Johnson became the president
after Abraham Lincoln and is best known
for__________________.
a. totally rebuilding the South
b. building major factories in the North
c. being the first president to be
impeached
d. starting a war
 A group of people who terrorized the newly
freed slaves were___________________.
a. members of the Ku Klux Klan
b. northern carpetbaggers
c. southern scalawags
d. northern soldiers
Which title best completes
this web diagram?
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Also called
Radical
Reconstruction
Extended the
Freedmen’s
Bureau
?
Required states
to ratify the
14th, 15th,
Amendments
Divided the South
into five military
districts
A. Congressional
Reconstuction
B. Black Codes in the
South
C. Lincoln’s 10% plan
D. President
Johnson’s
Reconstruction
Plan
After the Civil War, how did
most African Americans in
the South earn a living?
 A. Working in factories
 B. Sharecropping
 C. Building the railroad
 D. Gold mining
How did groups such as the
KKK stop African Americans
from having equal rights?
 A. They wrote letters to Congress
requesting laws be changed.
 B. They formed their own political party
and elected new leaders.
 C. They used violence and threats to scare
African Americans.
 D. They wrote books encouraging people
to discriminate against African Americans.
Why did many white plantation owners
force slaves to become sharecroppers?
A. The plantation owners were concerned the
former slaves would not find other jobs.
B. The plantation owners wanted the former
slaves to have more freedom.
C. The plantation owners felt the former
slaves needed to learn new skills before
seeking other jobs.
D. The plantation owners wanted to remain
politically, socially, and economically
superior to the former slaves.
Which is true about life for
African Americans in northern
states during Reconstruction?
A. They did not experience any
discrimination
B. They were able to get high paying jobs in
factories
C. They experienced discrimination but it
was not as bad as in the South.
D. They outnumbered white families so they
had a lot of political power.
Despite the passage of the 13th
Amendment, what prevented many
African Americans from voting?
 A. Many African Americans did not believe
voting was important
 B. Southern states passed laws to make it
difficult for African Americans to vote.
 C. Most African Americans did not know
they had been given voting rights.
 D. The Radical Republicans refused to
allow African Americans to run for
Congress.
How did Reconstruction affect
the lives of poor white farmers
in the South?
 A. They were able to purchase land and
start their own plantations.
 B. They were able to move out of the
South and get jobs in the North.
 C. They gained a lot of political power, and
some were even elected to office.
 D. They gained some voting rights but
remained inferior to wealthier white
farmers.
The terms caret baggers and
scalawags were used to describe
whom?
 A. Individuals who wanted to help improve
life for the newly freed slaves.
 B. Businessmen who built factories in the
South and refused to hire former slaves.
 C. legislators who refused tp pass the 13th,
14th, and 15th Amendments.
 D. White farmers who forced their former
slaves to become sharecroppers.
Which is true about farming on
the Great Plains in the late
1800’s?
 A. Trees had to be removed in order to plant
crops.
 B. New technology helped farmers adapt to
the environment.
 C. Many settlers used sharecroppers to
help with the farming.
 D. The plantation system used in the South
was adopted.
How did the federal government
support the building of
railroads in the West?
 A. By paying the salaries of railroad
workers
 B. By having the army clear land for the
railroad
 C. by sending prisoners to work on the
railroad
 D. by giving free land to the railroad
companies
Why did settlers build sod
houses on the Great Plains?
 A. Settlers built the same type of house
that was built on the East Coast
 B. Settlers copied the building style of the
Native Americans in the area.
 C. A shortage of trees caused people to
build homes out of dirt and grass.
 D. The houses were more waterproof than
those built from wood.
 What benefits did the homesteaders face?
a. thick trees
b. bitter cold temperatures
c. insects such as grasshoppers
d. free land
 Why did families build sod houses on the
Great Plains?
a. Sod allowed animals to come through
the walls
b. there were not many trees
c. the trees were too large to cut
d. homes made of sod were easier to
clean
 Which of the following caused hardships for
pioneers traveling during the Westward
Expansion?
a. rivers and mountains
b. climate and government
c. English and Germans
d. goats and deserts
 Which was a positive effect for settlers of
settling in the West?
a. Native Americans were displaced
b. Buffalo were killed
c. There was more land
d. The grass was tough
How did Native Americans react
to white settlement on the
Great Plains?
 A. They asked Congress to give them land
for farming.
 B. They sometimes used violence to defend
their land.
 C. They happily adapted to the lifestyle of
the settlers.
 D. They felt that the government was fair
to them.
What was the job of a cowboy on
the Great Plains?
 A. planting corn and wheat
 B. leading wagon trains of settlers
 C. driving cattle across the plains
 D. mining for gold and silver
 Which is a way the railroad affected
development of the West?
a. There were more buffalo
b. Traveling west was easier and
more affordable
c. Fewer people traveled west
d. More people found gold
 The railroad helped end the cattle drives.
Why did this happen?
a. The farmers could use the railroad to
transport crops
b. The railroad workers could take over
for the ranchers
c. Farmers and ranchers disagreed over
land issues
d. The ranchers could transport cattle
on the trains
 Which group moved West involuntarily?
a. Miners
b. homesteaders
c. Native Americans
d. ranchers
 Why did the U.S. government force Native
Americans in the west onto reservations?
a. Native Americans built fences
b. Buffalo crowded the farms
c. Their former lands were valuable for
mining and railroads
d. the Native Americans asked them to
leave
 Why did all miners not become rich?
a. there was no gold
b. Native Americans murdered them all
c. large gold discoveries were rare
d. large companies took their gold
 Rather than be moved off their traditional
lands to Idaho, Chief Joseph’s Native
American tribe in Oregon
a. fled to Canada
b. fled to Washington
c. went to battle
d. went peacefully to their new home.
The steel plow, windmill and
the mechanical reaper were
inventions that?
A. made it easier to farm on the Great Plains.
B. were invented by former slaves.
C. were given to farmers by the government.
D. were introduced by Native Americans.
What did the government do to
reduce conflict between white
settlers and Chinese
immigrants?
 A. They moved the Chinese immigrants to
reservations
 B. They sent the army to protect the Chinese
immigrants
 C. They passed a law to stop Chinese
immigrants from coming to America
 D. They made it illegal for Chinese immigrants
to own land
How did the Native Americans’
ideas about land ownership
differ from the ideas Americans
had about it?
 A. Native Americans believed in group
ownership of the land
 B. Native Americans believed that land should
never be farmed
 C. Native Americans believed only women
could own land.
 D. Native Americans believed land should only
be used by the rich.
Which best describes the
relationship between Native
Americans and settlers?
 A. They sometimes fought over land and
resources
 B. They lived close together and shared
land and tools
 C. They agreed on the way land should be
divided.
 D. They lived together peacefully with no
disagreements.
The United States government
made many treaties with Native
American tribes. What is true
about these treaties?
A. The government never broke one of these
treaties
B. The treaties resulted in Native Americans
gaining more land
C. The government did not honor many of these
treaties
D. The treaties were meant to preserve the
Native American culture
 Some entrepreneurs set up businesses in
mining towns. Examples include Stanley
Wilson with his restaurant and Levi Strauss
with his blue jeans. What is the best definition
for entrepreneur?
a. a person who starts a new business
hoping to make a profit
b. a person who works in a factory
c. a person who mines gold
d. a person who opens a gold mine
 What ended the traditional way of life for
the Plains Indians?
a. Their chief died.
b. Railroads moved in and settlers
killed the buffalo.
c. Settlers brought disease with them.
d. There was no room for them on the
reservations.
 Why did many “exodusters” move to the
Great Plains?
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a. They were paid extra money.
b. They were forced to leave the South.
c. They were seeking religious freedom.
d. They faced discrimination and lack of
opportunity in the East.
 Why did many “exodusters” move to the
Great Plains?
a. They were paid extra money.
b. They were forced to leave the South.
c. They were seeking religious freedom.
d. They faced discrimination and lack of
opportunity in the East.
 What was a danger faced by cowboys?
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a. They could be stampeded and trampled by
horses and cattle.
b. They could be hurt in dynamite explosions.
c. They could be killed by angry farmers.
d. They could run out of food on the trail.
 Which of the following promoted the early
1900s Industrial Revolution?
a. light bulbs and telephone
b. television and radio
c. Cotton Gin and railroads
d. computers and the Internet
 Which best describes Southern politics
during Reconstruction?
a. Freed slaves served as public officials
for the first time
b. Carpet baggers had difficulty voting or
holding elected office
c. The Democratic Party was in control of
most state legislatures
d. State government had more power
than the federal government
 What idea contributed to the success of
mass production?
a. plantations
b. assembly line
c. strikes
d. refrigeration
 The inventor that made an important
discovery in the period between the late
1800s and the early 1900s
________________.
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a. Steve Jobs
b. Mark Twain
c. Thomas Edison
d. Benjamin Franklin
 A new process that allowed steel to be
more rapidly produced for less money was
called _______________.

a. Homestead process
b. Bessemer process
c. Carnegie process
d. Steel melt process
 Samuel Morse invented the
_______________, a way of carrying
messages along wires.
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a. typewriter
b. telephone
c. telegraph
d. phonograph
 Thomas Edison invented many things. One
of them was the ____________.
a. cotton gin
b. Internet
c. airplane
d. electric light bulb
 In 1876, _______________ patented the
telephone.

a. Samuel F. B. Morse
b. Thomas Edison
c. Alexander Graham Bell
d. Bell South
 Which of the following was a characteristic
of the Industrial Revolution?
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a. Goods were being made in factories instead of
homes.
b. Many people moved away from the cities to
farms.
c. The U.S. was mostly a nation of farmers.
d. Workers produced fewer goods.
 What is an agrarian economy?
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a. car production
b. water purification
c. space exploration
d. farming
 Which of the following states a problem
that immigrants did not face in the U.S.
during the late 1800’s and early 1900s?
a. language barrier
b. poor living conditions
c. low wages
d. family connections
 During the Industrial Revolution, who built
a new mode of transportation that would
change how people traveled around the
world?
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a. Alexander Graham Bell.
b. Thomas Edison.
c. Albert Einstein.
d. Wright Brothers.
 Machinery and mass production used in
factories caused the prices of products to
_______________.
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a. decrease
b. increase
c. stay the same
d. change based on demand
 Why did Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone
company supply service to many cities but
few rural areas in the 1890s?
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a. No one lived in rural areas.
b. The phone lines could not reach that far.
c. It cost too much to supply telephone service to
rural areas.
d. People in rural areas did not need to use the
telephone.
 Which of the following describes the free
enterprise system?

a. The government owns all businesses and
land.
b. Business owners decide what to produce and
how much to charge.
c. There is no competition between businesses.
d. Consumers have few choices about where
they can buy goods.
 What was Henry Ford’s method to mass
produce cars?

a. the Bessemer process
b. the assembly line
c. cheap labor
d. child labor
 Albert Einstein is responsible for helping
with the research for ____________.

a. the hairdryer
b. the atomic bomb
c. the refrigerator
d. the television
 Choose the statement that best summarizes
the complaints of the factory workers during
the 1800s.
a. The dark and dangerous factories made it
impossible to produce quality work.
b. Wages were low and no time off was
allowed when workers were sick
c. Wages were low, hours were long, and
conditions in the factory were poor and often
dangerous.
d. Because the child laborers worked such
long hours, they were unable to attend school.
 _______________ is a feeling of dislike
immigrants were faced with when coming
to the United State because of their
different race or culture.

a. prejudice
b. religion
c. pride
d. surprise
 During the 1900s, immigrants came to the
United States from all of the following
countries except _______________.

a. China
b. Egypt
c. Germany
d. Mexico
 The term “melting pot” has been used to
describe the United States because
_______________.

a. of all the different cultures living here
b. it looks like a giant pot to cook in
c. people in the United States love to cook
d. of the steel melted in some cities
 During the 1900s, the largest group of
immigrants to come to the United States
was _______________.

a. Mexicans
b. Chinese
c. Europeans
d. Japanese
 During the years 1915 to 1930 many African
Americans also moved north to the industrial
cities. The main reason they migrated was
_______________.

a. their children had to work in the fields
b. their homes were too dusty
c. they had too much responsibility
d. the farms in the South were going through hard
times
 By 1920, more people lived in cities and
towns than in rural areas. Which of the
following best describes problems in the
city?

a. illness, crime, and fires
b. unemployment
c. traffic problems
d. new inventions
 Which of the following was a problem
immigrants faced in the U.S. during the
late 1800s and early 1900s?
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a. a language barrier and low wages
b. good living conditions
c. sickness
d. better housing
 Many children worked in factories during
the 1800s to 1910. Which of these is a
condition these children faced?
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a. accident insurance
b. comfortable working conditions
c. air conditioned factories
d. long work hours
 Factory owners did not listen to the
complaints of people who worked for them.
One way labor unions protested and caused
owners to take notice of their employees was
_______________.

a. writing a letter
b. sending an e-mail
c. a strike
d. an organized meeting
 Why did most immigrants come to the
United States during the late 1800s?

a. to make inventions
b. to improve their lives
c. to escape a jail sentence
d. to invest in the railroad industry
 During the late 1800s, the United States
shifted from an agrarian to an industrial
economy. What does this mean?

a. The U.S. had fewer factories and more farms.
b. The U.S. had fewer farms and more factories.
c. The U.S. had more immigrants and fewer
Americans.
d. The U.S. had more Americans and fewer
immigrants.
 Why did many American children have to
work in the late 1800s?

a. There was no school.
b. They wanted spending money.
c. It was the law.
d. to help support their families
 What does it mean to own stock in a
corporation?
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a. to invest money in a corporation
b. to pay money to the business owner
c. to receive money from the corporation’s
employees
d. to buy equipment to help the corporation
 What caused people to become interested
in Alaska in 1867?

a. the natural resources that were found there
b. the pleasing climate that was just right for
raising a family
c. the U.S. wanted to take over the world
d. the land prices were reasonable
 What caused people to become interested
in Alaska in 1867?

a. the natural resources that were found there
b. the pleasing climate that was just right for
raising a family
c. the U.S. wanted to take over the world
d. the land prices were reasonable
 Why did Roosevelt commission the
building of the Panama Canal?

a. The French insisted that it was easy.
b. It was a challenge made by the United States.
c. It was needed in a war.
d. so that two oceans would be linked
 The French failed to build a canal in Panama
due to malaria which _______________.

a. was a disease caused by mosquitoes
b. was somewhat controlled later by flooding
swamps
c. was somewhat controlled by dumping trash in the
ditches
d. was an infection in the eyes
 A written agreement between two
countries to cease fighting is called a(n)
_______________.

a. armistice
b. siege
c. diagram
d. map
 What do historians believe caused the
Maine to explode and to start the SpanishAmerican War?

a. Spontaneous combustion.
b. It was a hoax.
c. Spain bombed it.
d. A gas leak caused it.
 Why did the U.S. go to war with Spain?

a. To protect the lives of the Americans living in
Cuba.
b. The Spanish had bombed Cuba.
c. They wanted to acquire Cuba.
d. Cuba had decided to use the United States to
get their freedom from Spain.
 Why did other countries accuse the United
States of being imperialistic after the Spanish
American War?

a. The United States told the other nations that they
were taking over the world.
b. The United States acquired the countries of
Guam, the Philippine Islands, Puerto Rico and
Cuba.
c. The United States used nuclear bombs on Spain.
d. The United States wanted to have a king and a
queen to rule the country.
 Why did Roosevelt get involved in other
disputes throughout the world?

a. He believed in imperialism.
b. He believed that we needed all countries to be
democratic.
c. He believed other countries were about to
attack the United States.
d. He believed that the rest of the world affected
the United States.
 After WWI, Woodrow Wilson wanted to join
the League of Nations while the U.S. Senate
did not. How did the system of checks and
balances keep the U.S. from joining?

a. Woodrow Wilson changed his mind.
b. Woodrow Wilson approved it, but it didn’t pass
the Senate.
c. They sent it through the bank and it bounced.
d. No other country would join the League of
Nations.
 What did the United States do to help end
World War I?

a. Theodore Roosevelt wrote the Treaty of
Versailles.
b. The United States formed the League of
Nations.
c. The United States sent soldiers and supplies.
d. The United States bombed Hiroshima.
 What event tested the European alliances’
loyalty?
a. Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war on
Serbia.
b. The United States declared war on Germany.
c. Other countries formed alliances.
d. People volunteered to be in the army.
 Which of the following was not part of the
Central Power Alliance?

a. Bulgaria
b. Russia
c. Austria-Hungary
d. Germany
 Which of the following weapons was not
used in WWI?

a. tanks
b. machine guns
c. nuclear bomb
d. poison gas
 No-man’s land dealt with land between
the barbed wire, land mines and heavy
gunfire that included _______________.

a. countries
b. trenches
c. factories
d. farms
 Because men went off to fight in World
War I _______________.

a. women took over men’s jobs in the United
States
b. all the families of American service men
moved to Europe
c. children took over as police officers
d. none of the above
 What impact did WWI have on the citizens
of the U.S.?

a. Women’s roles changed, the military draft was
started and factories began making war
supplies
b. The U.S. lost its standing as a superpower, and
was controlled by Germany.
c. Factories closed and the economy weakened.
d. The military allowed women into combat.
 When an alliance is formed between two
nations, it means that _______________.

a. they trade only with each other
b. they manufacture goods for each other
c. they help each other during attacks of war
d. they sell farm products to each other
 What did the United States do to end World
War I?
a. Theodore Roosevelt wrote the
Treaty of Versailles
b. America formed the League of
Nations
c. The United States sent soldiers and
supplies
d. The United States bombed
Hiroshima
 Which of these forms of entertainment
were popular during the 1920s?
a. television
b. in line skating
c. movies and sporting events
d. listening to rock and roll music
 Which of the following was not an effect of
the Great Depression?
a. the stock market crashed
b. banks closed
c. more businesses opened
d. people lost their jobs
 Which of the following was a result of the
New Deal?
a. more people lost their jobs
b. minimum wage
c. the Social Security Act was cancelled
d. bankruptcy laws
 Which of the following is a reason the
United States entered World War II?
a. Russia attacked Washington, D.C.
b. The Germans invaded South
America
c. The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
d. Great Britain declared war on
France
 Where did President Roosevelt order the
Army to move Japanese-Americans?
a. concentration camps
b. relocation camps
c. ghetto
d. tenements
 America dropped the atomic bomb
on___________________________.
a. Italy
b. Germany
c. Japan
d. Denmark
 What is pop culture?
a. Working in a soda factory
b. The type of music, dance, and
entertainment of the time
c. Culture dealing with pop
d. Music played on a radio
 Choose the invention that did not have a
social effect on the U.S. from the end of
World War II to the present.
a. lunar module
b. hydrogen bomb
c. rock-n-roll
d. skyscraper
 Brown vs. Board of Education dealt with
which of the following issues:
a. community rights
b. segregation
c. slavery
d. voting rights
 An easing of the tension between two
countries is known as a(n)
a. détente
b. superpower
c. arms control
d. agreement
 Which of the following countries changed
from communism to democracy?
a. United States
b. North Vietnam
c. Soviet Union
d. North Vietnam
 Which group has the greatest impact on the
cost of gasoline?
a. NATO
b. UN
c. OPEC
d. NASA
 What organization is located in New York
City?
a. OPEC
b. UN
c. NATO
d. NASA
Why was the United Nations formed
after World War II?
A. To spy on the former Axis power countries
B. to promote peace and prevent future wars
C. to stop the spread of communism
D. To regulate foreign trade.
What was the main goal of the Civil
Rights Movement?
 A. to end segregation and gain equal rights
for African Americans.
 B. to win voting rights for women
 C. to stop the spread of communism in the
U.S.
 D. to protest the Vietnam War
 The United States became politically involved
in other regions of the world. Politically
involved means_________.
a. electing leaders from the United States to
serve in other foreign countries.
b. electing foreign citizens to serve as
political leaders.
c. giving support to other nations of the
world for a variety of reasons, including
matters affecting world peace, addressing
terrorism, and advocating for human rights.
d. giving countries all of our political secrets
 America’s popular culture spreads to other
countries by______________________.
a. laws and rules
b. music and movies
c. government orders
d. censorship
 What did the United States do as a result of
the September 11, 2001?
a. United States took an increasingly
active role in addressing the issue of global
terrorism.
b. The United States decide to trade
with only countries that border us.
c. Our country made international
traveling easier.
d. The United States believed
Americans should not spend so much time
and money with other nations.
How did joining organizations such
as the United Nations and NATO
impact the United States?
 A. It made the United States more isolated
from other countries.
 B. It provided money to help poor Americans.
 C. It gave the U.S. allies in case of a global
conflict.
 It allowed America to start traveling into
space.
 Which country was the sole economic,
political, and military superpower after the
collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s?
a. Japan
b. Germany
c. Soviet Union
d. United States
Which organization plays a
major role in determining
oil prices?
A. OPEC
B. NATO
C. the United Nations
D. the Securities and
Exchange Commission