Social Studies

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Social Studies Quiz Show
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Ethnic Religious Groups
South East Asia
Africa
Middle East (S.W. Asia)
Environment
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Topic 1 for 1

• What is Pan-Africanism?
• the uniting of a continents people to fight for
  their independence
• the uniting of a countrys people to fight for
  their independence
• laws created to enforce segregation in South
  Africa
• when one country takes control over another
  country and then sends its people to settle that
  country

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Definitions
Answer the uniting of people of Africa (the
entire continent) to fight for their
independence
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Topic 1 for 2
As Europeans colonized Africa, they abused
African wealth to their own advantage. Europeans
almost never treated Africans as fellow citizens.
Furthermore, African societies and cultures were
humiliated and viewed as inferior and strange. By
the end of WWII, Africans wanted to control their
own government and natural resources. The above
paragraph best describes the causes of a.
apartheid c. colonialism b. nationalism d.
slavery
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Topic 1 for 2
Answer nationalism
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Topic 1 for 3

• How did apartheid impact the non-white population
  of South Africa? (pick ANY that apply)
• Non-white South Africans . . .
• were only allowed to vote if they were educated.
• had to use separate facilities (ex. schools,
  hospitals) from whites.
• could not vote at all.
• were moved to poor, overcrowded areas far away
  from the cities.

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Topic 1 for 3

• Answer
• could not vote at all.
• were moved to poor, overcrowded areas far away
  from the cities.
• were moved to poor, overcrowded areas far away
  from the cities.

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Topic 1 for 4
In 1946 British colonial leaders combined
southern and northern Sudan into a single
country. The native people of southern Sudan
mostly practice Christianity and traditional
African religions. Northern Sudan is mostly Arab
Muslims. Combining the citizens in these
previously separate regions led to the first
Sudanese civil war and later caused political and
ethnic conflict. Based on the passage above,
what contributed to (caused) civil war in Sudan?
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Topic 1 for 4
Answer new political borders
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Topic 1 for 5
Who does the passage below describe? He was a
member of the African National Congress (ANC),
which fought against racism and apartheid. This
person also spent 27 years in prison for his
anti-apartheid protests. He later became the
first black president of South Africa in
1994. A. F.W. de Clerk C. Nelson Mandela B.
Jomo Kenyatta D. Saddam Hussein
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Topic 1 for 5
Answer Nelson Mandela
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Topic 2 for 1
What is anti-Semitism?
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Topic 2 for 1
Answer racism against Jewish people
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Topic 2 for 2

• Which one of these events was NOT a cause or
  basis for the idea of Zionism?
• Anti-Semitism (hatred of Jewish people)
• Holocaust
• Diaspora (Romans kicked the Jews out of Israel)
• D. WWI

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Topic 2 for 2
Answer D. WWI
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Topic 2 for 3

• Which one of the following statements best
  describes the current relationship between the
  Palestinian Arabs Israelis?
• The peace treaties signed by the Arabs and
  Israelis have solved all of their disagreements.
• B. The Palestinians have given up all of their
  land to the Israelis.
• C. The Israelis have given back all of the
  disputed land the Palestinians.
• D. Violent conflicts between Arabs and Israelis
  still happen today over disputed land like the
  West Bank and Gaza Strip.

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Topic 2 for 3
Answer Violent conflicts between Arabs and
Israelis still happen today over disputed land
like the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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Topic 2 for 4

• What effect did the breakup of the Ottoman Empire
  have?
• The Ottomans took over the rest of the Middle
  East.
• The Japanese took over the Middle East for its
  natural resources.
• European countries divided control of the Middle
  East and created new countries.
• African traders brought Islam to the Middle East.

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Topic 2 for 4
Answer European countries divided control of the
Middle East and created new countries
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Topic 2 for 5
Daily Double
A) Why did the U.S. invade Afghanistan in 2001?
B) Why did the U.S. invade Iraq in 2003?
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Topic 2 for 5
Answer A) Afghanistan the Taliban was
protecting Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda who were
responsible for 9/11 B) Iraq President Bush
thought Saddam Hussein was hiding WMDs (weapons
of mass destruction) and threatening U.S. oil
interests
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Topic 2 for 6
What are the United States 2 main interests in
the Middle East?
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Topic 2 for 6
Answer oil terrorism
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Topic 3 for 1
What was the United States main reason for
helping to rebuild Japan after WWII?
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Topic 3 for 1
Answer They wanted to contain communism, making
sure it did not spread into Japan from China or
the U.S.S.R.
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Topic 3 for 2
Why did the U.S.A. become involved in the Korean
and Vietnam Wars? What was their main concern?
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Topic 3 for 2
Answer They wanted to contain the spread of
communism.
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Topic 3 for 3
DAILY DOUBLE
A) Why was Gandhi so important to India? What did
he help India achieve? B) What American used
Gandhis non-violent tactics in fighting for
racial freedom in the U.S.?
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Topic 3 for 3

• Answer
• His non-violent protests helped India achieve
  independence from Britain.
• Martin Luther King Jr.

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Topic 3 for 4
DAILY DOUBLE

1. Was Chinas Great Leap Forward successful?
   Explain why or why not.
2. What the cause AND effect of Chinas Cultural
   Revolution?

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Topic 3 for 4

• No, it was not successful. It tried to speed up
  Chinas economic development but Chinese workers
  could not reach the production goals set by the
  Communist Party. It resulted in a terrible famine
  death.
• Cause to renew the spirit of communism (after
  the failure of the Great Leap Forward)
• Effect The Red Guard harassed
  uncommunist people and destroyed anything
  connected to foreign ideas old Chinese ideas

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Topic 3 for 5
Changes have been made to Chinas economy to help
the country become economically strong, but
changes have not affected every aspect of Chinese
life. The protests Tiananmen Square in 1989
demonstrate what about the government of China?
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Topic 3 for 5
Answer China still has a communist government
that does not allow its citizens to protest
against the government or have as many freedoms
as citizens of democratic countries might have.
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Topic 4 for 1
Which of these is an ethnic group? a.
Buddhist b. Hindu c. Kurd d. Muslim
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Topic 4 for 1
Answer Kurd
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Topic 4 for 2
Which concept relates to religion rather than
ethnicity? A. Kimba is Ashanti. B. Mustafa
follows the Quran. C. Kemal is a nomadic herder.
D. Jambo speaks Swahili.
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Topic 4 for 2
Answer Mustafa follows the Quran.
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Topic 4 for 3
Shara is Arab. Why cant it be assumed that Shara
is Muslim? A. All Arabs are not Muslim B. All
Arabs are Christian C. Muslims are not Arab D.
Christians are not Arab
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Topic 4 for 3
Answer All Arabs are not Muslim
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Topic 4 for 4

• What new belief did Judaism develop?
• animism
• ancestor worship
• polytheism
• monotheism

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Topic 4 for 4
Answer monotheism
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Topic 4 for 5

• The reason for division between Sunni and Shia
  Muslims is based on the issue of
• the leadership of Islam.
• the issue of womens rights within the religion.
• who should control the natural resources of the
  region.
• where the geographic center of the Islamic world
  should be located.

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Topic 4 for 5

• ANSWER leadership of Islam

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Topic 5 for 1

• Poor soil and deforestation cause more land to
  become
• useless for farming and agriculture
• unsuitable for building houses
• good areas for cattle farming
• a better place to raise a family

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Topic 5 for 1
Answer useless for farming and agriculture
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Topic 5 for 2
In sub-Saharan Africa, less than 50 of the
population has access to safe drinking water from
environmental pollution. How has this shortage of
safe drinking water affected sub-Saharan Africa
development? a. increased size of the Sahara
b. decreased economic growth c. increased
population growth d. decreased the size of the
rain forest
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Topic 5 for 2
Answer Decreased economic growth
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Topic 5 for 3
In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought have
resulted in a decrease in the grassland region.
What is this process called? A. Deforestation
B. Desertification C. Unequal distribution D.
Environmental pollution
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Topic 5 for 3
Answer Desertification
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Topic 5 for 4

• Explain why the population of the Sahara is low.
• limited access to water
• B. limited access to oil
• C. too much oil
• D. too much water

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Topic 5 for 4
Answer limited access to water
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Topic 5 for 5

• Turkeys dams on the Euphrates initially had what
  effect on the neighboring country of Iraq?
• led to an increase in oil export
• decreased available shipping routes from the
  Persian Gulf
• decreased the amount of travel on the respective
  waterways
• led to the unequal distribution of water

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Topic 5 for 5
Answer led to the unequal distribution of water
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