History/Social Science
Daily Warm-ups
Middle School
Revised July 2006
DSSR #1
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Use the map below to answer questions 1 –4.
1. Which of the following states does not border on the Great Lakes?
A Iowa (IA)
B Michigan (MI)
C Minnesota (MN)
D Ohio (OH)
2. Which two bodies of water shown on the map border an ocean and lie in a coastal area?
A Hudson Bay and Gulf of Mexico
B Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
C Lake Superior and Lake Michigan
D The Columbia River and the Colorado River
3. Which of the following statements are true about the east and west coasts of the United States?
A Both coasts are fringed with high mountains
B The east coast is hillier than the west coast.
C The region along the east coasts is much closer to sea level than the region along the west coast.
D Unlike the west coast, the lands along the east coast lie below sea level.
4. The Mississippi River forms a border between all of the following except-
A Arkansas (AR) and Mississippi (MS)
B Illinois (IL) and Missouri (MO)
C Iowa (IA) and Wisconsin (WI)
D Kentucky (KY) and Tennessee (TN)
DSSR #2
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- People were exploring and settling Tennessee even before the Revolutionary War, but it didn’t become a state until 1796. Which number identifies Tennessee?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
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- Which of the following groups of cities would be considered in the Southwest?
A San Antonio, Santa Fe, and Phoenix
B Chicago, St. Louis, and Detroit
C New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia
D San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle
- Which of the following is an example of an industry in the New England area after the Civil War?
A Textile industry
B Automobile industry
C Steel industry
D Farming industry
- All of the following are influences transportation had on the natural resources except-
A Moving natural resources (e.g., copper and lead) to eastern factories
B Moving iron ore deposits to sites of steel mills (e.g., Pittsburgh)
C Transporting finished products to national markets
D Transporting finished products to Asian markets
DSSR #3
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Use the photograph below to answer questions 1 and 2.
- Besides the caption, what most helps you to date this photograph?
A the buildings
B the trees
C the vehicles
D the weather
- How would you guess the main street of Nebraska City differed from the main streets of
cities like New York and Chicago in 1908?
A Nebraska City had no shops on its sidewalks.
B Nebraska City had very few vehicles.
C The main streets of New York and Chicago were much wider, flatter, and straighter.
D The main streets of New York and Chicago had far fewer street signs.
DSSR #4
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1. AWe trembled because of the strangeness, but we are happy to breathe free and have an opportunity for adventure. I can finally say what I want.” Who most likely would have spoken these words?
A African Americans
B American Indians (First Americans)
C Suffragists
D European Immigrants
Use the chart below to answer question 2.
Conflict between cultural groups / Problems in Urban AreasNew Inventions / ?
2. Which statement most accurately completes the chart?
A The Industrial Revolution
B Results of Reconstruction in America
C Impact of Great Depression
D Growth of Cities
Use the chart below to answer question 3.
Progressive Movement Reforms
3. Which of the following would be best to replace the question mark?
A Equal rights for children
B Escape form religious freedom
C Increased aid for farmers
D Improved working conditions
DSSR #5
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Use the chart below to answer question 1.
1. What event would most accurately follow the sequence of events that impacted American life following the Civil War?
A Passage of the 19th Amendment
B Creation of a minimum wage
C Annexation of Texas
D Formation of a command economics system
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2. How did “Jim Crow” laws change life for African Americans?
A They put African Americans back into slavery.
B They separated blacks and whites in work, housing, and education.
C They brought blacks and whites together.
D They only influenced immigrants.
3. Andrew Carnegie was an entrepreneur who -
A used his mills, mines, and ships to produce more steel at lower cost than his competitors.
B created a telegraph system that allowed trains and stations to communicate.
C used steel frames to build skyscrapers.
D used steel cables and beams to build suspension bridges.
4. Mass production of automobiles was made possible only after the introduction of-
A the assembly line.
B steam engines.
C organized labor.
D child labor.
DSSR #6
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Use the chart above to answer question 1.
1. Which title would be best to replace the question mark?
A A Rise in Immigration
B Reasons for Westward Expansion
C Great Migration
D Effects of the Civil War
2. Which American Indian (First American) culture group included the Iroquois?
A Northwest Coast
B Plains
C Southwest
D Eastern Woodlands
3. Geography and climate affected how various American Indian (First American) groups met their basic needs. All of the following are examples of this except-
A The Iroquois used the James, Ohio and Potomac rivers to fish for food.
B Buffalo skins were used by the Sioux to make for shelter.
C The Inuit inhabited present-day Alaska and Canada.
D The trees of the Pacific Northwest were plentiful for the Kwakiutl to build massive homes.
4. Which statement below is false?
A Booker T. Washington accepted social separation and supported vocational education.
B Jim Crow laws made discrimination practices legal in many states.
C W.E.B. DuBois believed in full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans.
D Racial discrimination has political, social, cultural, and economic effects.
DSSR #7
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Use the photograph below to answer questions 1 – 3.
1. What kind of work are the men shown in this photograph doing?
A Bricklaying
B Cooking
C Sewing
D Teaching
2. What would you guess a sweatshop was?
A A crowded room where poorly paid workers work long hours.
B A large factory filled with up-to-date machinery.
C A modern office where workers created and filed business records.
D An underground room used for storage.
3. The men in the photograph were immigrants. What do you think drew them to the
New World?
A Better health care
B Cultural opportunities
C Jobs
D The climate
DSSR #8
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1. Which of the following quotes is an example of Ayellow journalism@?
A AYou may fire when you are ready.@
B ANo matter how long it may take us to overcome the invasion, we will win through victory.@
C AHalf of the wealth of the world is concentrated in U.S. hands.@
D AThe warship shot and sank the enemy=s last vessel.@
2. What was the most immediate result of the Spanish American war?
A The U.S. gained the respect of European nations.
B The U.S. emerged as a world power.
C It led to new technological advances.
D Economic conditions led to the rise of fascism.
3. Which was a major factor in the United States= decision to enter World War I?
A They wanted to end racism in the world.
B Britain set up a blockade against Germany=s navy.
C Germany was using submarine warfare.
D They wanted to stop the spread of communism.
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Use the cartoon below to answer question 4.
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4. How are U-Boats represented in the cartoon?
A waves of the ocean
B German hand
C tiny ships
D there is no reference
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DSSR #9
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Use the cartoon below to answer questions 1 – 3.
This cartoon ran in American newspapers in 1916. Later that year Wilson was running for re-election with the campaign slogan, "He kept us out of war." He was re-elected, but by April 1917 he was asking Congress to declare war on Germany: nearly one year after this cartoon first appeared.
1. What does the sinking ship represent?
A turbulent waters
B America’s frustration with problems with Germany
C increased problems with the manufacturing of ships
D increased spying by secret agents
2. How is the U-Boat represented in the cartoon?
A periscope
B the sinking ship
C smokestacks
D the dark water
3. Which of the following statements is a correct prediction of events to follow?
A Americans will insist on getting involved in the war.
B The President will persuade Congress to not get involved in the war.
C Anti-war protests will begin in the nation’s capital.
D Germany will eventually leave Americans out of the conflict if they don’t
retaliate.
DSSR #10
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Read the passage below to respond to questions 1-3.
For nearly a century, reformers worked to ban alcoholic beverages. They finally achieved this when the states ratified the 18th Amendment. In 1920, as today, alcohol abuse was a serious problem. Many Americans hoped the ban on liquor would improve American life. However, the ban did not work.One reason Prohibition failed was that many Americans found ways to get around the law. Some people manufactured their own alcohol. Others smuggled in liquor from Canada and the Caribbean. Because these smugglers sometimes hid bottles of liquor in their boots, they were known as bootleggers.
By the end of the decade, many Americans were calling for the repeal of Prohibition. In 1933, the states ratified the 21st Amendment, which repealed the 18th Amendment.
1. According to the passage, why did Prohibition fail?
A There were too many alcoholics.
B The laws were not enforced.
C People smuggled alcohol into the county and made their own.
D The government did not control the distribution of alcohol.
2. In order to repeal the 18th Amendment and ratify the 21st Amendment what process had to be completed?
A Sign a bill in law
B An amendment added Constitution
C Nine out of thirteen states had to approve
D 35 of the 50 governors had to approve
3. What would be the best title for this passage?
A The Repeal of Prohibition
B Evading the Law
C The History of Prohibition
D Amendments to the Constitution
4. To which time period does this quote refer?
AThese writers affirmed their pride in being black Americans and protested the unfair treatment of all people.@
A Progressive Movement
B Harlem Renaissance
C Prohibition
D New Deal
DSSR #11
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Use the passage above to answer questions 1 - 3.
1 What does Speaker B feel would be a better way for nations to improve and strengthen?
A Internal improvements and stronger economies
B Military buildup
C Joining NATO
D Disbanding NATO
2 Which speaker is most in favor of expanding NATO?
A Speaker A
B Speaker B
C Speaker C
D Speaker D
3 This conversation is taking place near the end of which of the following?
A Spanish-American War
B World War I
C World War II
D Cold War
4. What comes next in the sequence of events?
Jim Crow ------World War I ------Prohibition ------?
A. Great Depression
B Westward Movement
C Harlem Renaissance
D Manifest Destiny
DSSR #12
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1. What did U.S. policy makers fear most in Europe during the period before the Marshall Plan?
A Threat of Soviet invasion
B Unpaid European war debts
C Prospect that Germany would recover militarily
D Gradual Communist takeover
2. Which group of leaders is incorrectly matched with their country during WWII?
A Joseph Stalin: Soviet Union, Winston Churchill: Great Britain, Franklin Roosevelt: United States
B Hideki Tojo: Japan, Adolf Hitler: Germany, Benito Mussolini: Italy,
C Joseph Stalin:Great Britain, Harry Truman: Soviet Union, Winston Churchill, Great Britian
D Harry Truman: United States, Adolf Hitler: Germany, Joseph Stalin: Soviet Union
3. In a famous speech, Franklin Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, Aa date which will live in infamy.@ Which of the following events most likely happened the next day?
A The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
B The U.S. declared war on Japan
C Civil rights= marchers were attacked in Mississippi
D The stock market crash caused the Great Depression
4. Which of the statements is not true?
A The Battle of Midway was the turning point of the war in the Pacific.
B D-Day was the day the Allied forces invaded Normandy, France.
C The Soviet Union defeated Japan at Stalingrad.
D The Battle of the Bulge opened the door for the Allied invasion of Germany.
5. Which of these groups most likely led the crusade against the sale of alcohol beverages?
A National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
B National Woman Suffrage Association
C Women’s Christian Temperance Union
D Society of American Indians
DSSR #13
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Read the passage below to answer questions 1 – 2.
1. Which of the following lines describes why did President Roosevelt did not deliver this State of the Union message in person?
A “ The overwhelming majority of our people have met the demands of this war with magnificent courage and a great deal of understanding”
B “ . . .selfish agitation can be highly dangerous in wartime. It creates confusion. It damages morale. It hampers our national effort. It prolongs the war.
C “I have had the “flu” and, although I am practically recovered, my Doctor simply would not permit me to leave the White House to go up to the Capitol . . .”
D “Today I sent my Annual Message to the Congress, as required by the Constitution.”
2. Who are the “pests” President Roosevelt complains about in his message?
A Foreign agitators who want to harm the war effort.
B People who spend all their time having fun instead of working.
C People who want special favors for the groups they represent.
D Those American citizens who are opposed to the war.