SOCIAL STUDIES IN ELEMENTARY
EDUCATION CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
EXAMS SET FULL QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTION
●● French and Indian War (1754-1763)
Answer: An extension of European 7 years war. Battle over colonial
territory and wealth by French and English. Ended French
cultural/political influence in N. America. England gained land but
weakened rapport with Native Americans. Led to Revolutionary War.
●● The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
Answer: American war of independence. 13 colonies: Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia. Wanted right of self-governance. Treaty of Paris
recognized sovereignty in US.
●● Declaration of Independence (1776)
Answer: Author Thomas Jefferson. Adopted by Second Continental
Congress. Starts with necessity for document and why sought freedom.
Laid foundation for new government.
●● The Industrial Revolution (1830's)
,Answer: Transition from manual labor to machines. Creation of textiles,
iron, and steam
●● The Civil War (1861-1865)
Answer: Conflict between the Union and Confederacy. 11 slave states
wanted to secede. It ended slavery. 1862 Lincoln's Emancipation
Proclamation and strengthened the fed. Gov.
●● Westward Expansion (1807-1912)
Answer: Louisiana Purchase. Lewis and Clark/pioneer families swept
westward. Removal of Native Americans under Andrew Jackson.
●● WWI (1914-1918)
Answer: Initiated by conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia.
Between Entente (Allied) powers: (Russian Empire, UK, France,
Canada, Australia, Italy, Japan, Portugal, US) and Central Powers:
German, Austria-Hungarian, Ottoman Empire (Turkey), and Bulgaria.
Led to WWII.
●● WWII (1939-1945)
Answer: Between Allies: Great Britain (Churchhill), USA
(Roosevelt/Truman), Russia (Stalin), France (De Gaulle), China (Chiang
Kai-shek). Axis Powers: Germany (Hitler), Italy (Mussolini), Japan
(Hirohito). U.S. and USSR emerged as world superpower. Led to Cold
war for 45 years. United Nations formed to prevent further global
conflicts.
, ●● Korean War (1950-1953)
Answer: - Division in Korea (communist North and American occupied
south) caused by WWII. Peach treaty signed at Panmunjom.
●● Civil Rights Act of 1964
Answer: Ended a 100 year quest by African Americans for racial
equality. Outlawed racial segregation in US. Voided Jim Crow laws in
southern states, prohibited racial discrimination in schools, public
places, and places of employment.
●● Vietnam War (U.S. involved 1959-1975)
Answer: - Fought between communist North Vietnam and government
South Vietnam. U.S supported south until 1973 until Congressed passed
Case-Church Amendment for anti-war movement. N. Korea captured S.
Korea Saigon (Fall of Saigon). Marked end of war and beginning of
reunified Korea under communist rule.
●● Persian Gulf War (Aug. 1990-Feb. 1991)
Answer: Authorized by United Nations between Iraq and 34 Nations.
Purpose to liberate Kuwait and expel Iraqi forces. Operation Desert
Storm was USA name for land and air operations involved in war.
●● Alexander the Great
EDUCATION CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
EXAMS SET FULL QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTION
●● French and Indian War (1754-1763)
Answer: An extension of European 7 years war. Battle over colonial
territory and wealth by French and English. Ended French
cultural/political influence in N. America. England gained land but
weakened rapport with Native Americans. Led to Revolutionary War.
●● The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
Answer: American war of independence. 13 colonies: Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia. Wanted right of self-governance. Treaty of Paris
recognized sovereignty in US.
●● Declaration of Independence (1776)
Answer: Author Thomas Jefferson. Adopted by Second Continental
Congress. Starts with necessity for document and why sought freedom.
Laid foundation for new government.
●● The Industrial Revolution (1830's)
,Answer: Transition from manual labor to machines. Creation of textiles,
iron, and steam
●● The Civil War (1861-1865)
Answer: Conflict between the Union and Confederacy. 11 slave states
wanted to secede. It ended slavery. 1862 Lincoln's Emancipation
Proclamation and strengthened the fed. Gov.
●● Westward Expansion (1807-1912)
Answer: Louisiana Purchase. Lewis and Clark/pioneer families swept
westward. Removal of Native Americans under Andrew Jackson.
●● WWI (1914-1918)
Answer: Initiated by conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia.
Between Entente (Allied) powers: (Russian Empire, UK, France,
Canada, Australia, Italy, Japan, Portugal, US) and Central Powers:
German, Austria-Hungarian, Ottoman Empire (Turkey), and Bulgaria.
Led to WWII.
●● WWII (1939-1945)
Answer: Between Allies: Great Britain (Churchhill), USA
(Roosevelt/Truman), Russia (Stalin), France (De Gaulle), China (Chiang
Kai-shek). Axis Powers: Germany (Hitler), Italy (Mussolini), Japan
(Hirohito). U.S. and USSR emerged as world superpower. Led to Cold
war for 45 years. United Nations formed to prevent further global
conflicts.
, ●● Korean War (1950-1953)
Answer: - Division in Korea (communist North and American occupied
south) caused by WWII. Peach treaty signed at Panmunjom.
●● Civil Rights Act of 1964
Answer: Ended a 100 year quest by African Americans for racial
equality. Outlawed racial segregation in US. Voided Jim Crow laws in
southern states, prohibited racial discrimination in schools, public
places, and places of employment.
●● Vietnam War (U.S. involved 1959-1975)
Answer: - Fought between communist North Vietnam and government
South Vietnam. U.S supported south until 1973 until Congressed passed
Case-Church Amendment for anti-war movement. N. Korea captured S.
Korea Saigon (Fall of Saigon). Marked end of war and beginning of
reunified Korea under communist rule.
●● Persian Gulf War (Aug. 1990-Feb. 1991)
Answer: Authorized by United Nations between Iraq and 34 Nations.
Purpose to liberate Kuwait and expel Iraqi forces. Operation Desert
Storm was USA name for land and air operations involved in war.
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