GED Social Studies Test #7 2

Question 1

The primary cause of the Great Depression (1929) was:

Accepted Answer

A combination of stock market crash, bank failures, and reduced consumer spending

Answer

The Great Depression resulted from multiple factors: the 1929 stock market crash wiped out investments; bank failures destroyed savings; reduced consumer spending further reduced demand; and the Smoot-Hawley Tariff hurt international trade.

Question 2

The Women's Suffrage Movement in the U.S. achieved its goal with the ratification of:

Accepted Answer

The Nineteenth Amendment (1920)

Answer

The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote in the United States. The movement was led by figures like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton over decades of activism.

Question 3

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) was designed to:

Accepted Answer

Eliminate trade barriers and tariffs between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico

Answer

NAFTA (1994), replaced by USMCA in 2020, eliminated most tariffs on goods traded between the three North American countries. It aimed to boost trade and economic growth, though critics argued it led to job losses in manufacturing.

Question 4

The system of government in ancient Athens is historically significant because it was one of the first examples of:

Accepted Answer

Direct democracy, where citizens voted on laws themselves

Answer

Athenian democracy (5th century BCE) allowed male citizens to directly vote on laws and policies. While limited (excluding women, slaves, and foreigners), it was an early model of democratic governance that influenced modern systems.

Question 5

A political map of Europe in 1914 shows many multi-ethnic empires (Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman, Russian). By 1920, these empires had:

Accepted Answer

Collapsed, creating many new independent nation-states

Answer

World War I and its aftermath (especially the Treaty of Versailles) caused the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman, and Russian empires. New nations like Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and the Baltic states emerged from their territories.

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GED Social Studies Test #7 2