TASC Social Studies 5

Question 1

The Cold War was primarily a rivalry between the United States and which nation?

Accepted Answer

The Soviet Union

Answer

The Cold War was a decades-long standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a fixed cost for a business?

Accepted Answer

Monthly rent for a building

Answer

Rent stays the same regardless of how much is produced, making it a fixed cost.

Question 3

A peninsula is best defined as what?

Accepted Answer

Land bordered by water on most sides

Answer

A peninsula is a body of land nearly surrounded by water but connected to a mainland.

Question 4

The principle that the government's power comes from the people is known as what?

Accepted Answer

Popular sovereignty

Answer

Popular sovereignty holds that political power resides in the people.

Question 5

The Great Depression of the 1930s was triggered in part by what 1929 event?

Accepted Answer

The stock market crash

Answer

The 1929 stock market crash helped set off the Great Depression.

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