5th Grade Social Studies

Cold War to Present

Unit 4


Practice Post

Try these practice questions before taking your Chapter Challenge Quiz!

Question #1

Which system of government places power in the hands of the state and makes sure property is not private?

Communism!

Question #2

Why did the Berlin airlift begin in 1948?

The Soviet Union cut off all supplies to the rest of Berlin which forced American troops to drop food and other resources into the area.

Question #3

What did Jim Crow laws do?

Jim Crow laws segregated people by race in the South and unfairly treated African Americans. It was ended under the Civil Rights Movement.

Question #4

What led to the September 11th bombings on the World Trade Center in 2001?

The U.S. played an important role in Middle Eastern politics and through bad ruling, Middle Easterners resented the U.S. and some wanted revenge.

Observation Station

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March on Washington

Religious terrorism

Internet

Chapter Challenge

Time to test your knowledge of the end of the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement and current events!

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Feelings Forward

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