GED Social Studies - GED-Social-Studies Exam Practice Test
Question 1
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At the end of the Civil War, at a time period called Reconstruction, the U.S. government planned to rebuild and re-establish the states that had been a part of the Confederacy. Supporting the former slaves as free citizens (freedmen) was one important goal of the federal government. Radical Republicans, mostly Northerners, pushed for federal legislation that granted the vote to freedmen. Gradually, by the 1880s, however, many states enforced policies that restricted the freedmen's right to vote. In that instance, Reconstruction has been evaluated as a failure.
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Which statement best describes the significance of the picture shown on the Harper's Weekly cover on November 16, 1867?
At the end of the Civil War, at a time period called Reconstruction, the U.S. government planned to rebuild and re-establish the states that had been a part of the Confederacy. Supporting the former slaves as free citizens (freedmen) was one important goal of the federal government. Radical Republicans, mostly Northerners, pushed for federal legislation that granted the vote to freedmen. Gradually, by the 1880s, however, many states enforced policies that restricted the freedmen's right to vote. In that instance, Reconstruction has been evaluated as a failure.
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Which statement best describes the significance of the picture shown on the Harper's Weekly cover on November 16, 1867?
Correct Answer: B
Question 2
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Which is the best reason for using the bar graph rather than the map?
Which is the best reason for using the bar graph rather than the map?
Correct Answer: C
Question 3
Although food is relatively cheap in the United States, Americans pay a high price-with many hidden costs.A person can find American raspberries on sale in Britain at cheaper prices than those charged for British-grown raspberries.Some retailers prefer suppliers who can provide a year-round flow of produce, rather than switch to local raspberry producers who can only supply berries during one season.
Furthermore, because fuel costs are relatively low, big supermarkets can get a better deal from countries where wages are low.Thus, for a few cents of savings at the supermarket, local rural economies are weakened.
Based on this information, which statement describes a hidden effect of the sale of foreign-grown food on a local economy?
Furthermore, because fuel costs are relatively low, big supermarkets can get a better deal from countries where wages are low.Thus, for a few cents of savings at the supermarket, local rural economies are weakened.
Based on this information, which statement describes a hidden effect of the sale of foreign-grown food on a local economy?
Correct Answer: E
Question 4
Which statement about personal finances best represents the views expressed in the passage?
Correct Answer: B
Question 5
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Which statement expresses one of Andrew Carnegie's main points?
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Which statement expresses one of Andrew Carnegie's main points?
Correct Answer: D
Question 6
In 1947, the United Nations (UN) tried to resolve the conflict over land between Arabs and
Jews living in the former British mandate of Palestine.The UN recommended that Palestine be partitioned into two states-Arab and Jewish-and that the city of Jerusalem become a UN trusteeship.The majority of people living in Palestine were Arabs, and Arab leaders in Palestine rejected the plan.Jewish leaders accepted the plan and proclaimed the state of Israel within their part of Palestine. Almost immediately, war broke out between seven Arab nations and Israel.
Based on the information above, which was the main reason for the 1948 war in the Middle East?
Jews living in the former British mandate of Palestine.The UN recommended that Palestine be partitioned into two states-Arab and Jewish-and that the city of Jerusalem become a UN trusteeship.The majority of people living in Palestine were Arabs, and Arab leaders in Palestine rejected the plan.Jewish leaders accepted the plan and proclaimed the state of Israel within their part of Palestine. Almost immediately, war broke out between seven Arab nations and Israel.
Based on the information above, which was the main reason for the 1948 war in the Middle East?
Correct Answer: A
Question 7
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How has the Alliance to Save Energy used the information in the table at the left to persuade people to conserve energy?
How has the Alliance to Save Energy used the information in the table at the left to persuade people to conserve energy?
Correct Answer: A
Question 8
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LOOKING BACKWARD
THEY WOULD CLOSE TO THE NEW - COMER THE BRIDGE THAT CARRIED THEM
AND THEIR FATHERS OVER.
Source: "Looking Backward." Joseph Keppler, colored proof for Puck, 11 January 1893.
Reprinted courtesy of the Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Arts, Prints, and Photographs,
The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation.
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By the 1880s in the continental United States, most of the desirable farmland was already owned and settled.This development and the population trend implied in the cartoon caused problems for U.S. cities at that time that continue in U.S. metropolitan areas today.
Which was a major public problem that existed in the 1880s and continues to exist in U.S. metropolitan areas?
LOOKING BACKWARD
THEY WOULD CLOSE TO THE NEW - COMER THE BRIDGE THAT CARRIED THEM
AND THEIR FATHERS OVER.
Source: "Looking Backward." Joseph Keppler, colored proof for Puck, 11 January 1893.
Reprinted courtesy of the Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Arts, Prints, and Photographs,
The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation.
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By the 1880s in the continental United States, most of the desirable farmland was already owned and settled.This development and the population trend implied in the cartoon caused problems for U.S. cities at that time that continue in U.S. metropolitan areas today.
Which was a major public problem that existed in the 1880s and continues to exist in U.S. metropolitan areas?
Correct Answer: A
Question 9
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According to the map, an airplane flying directly from Chicago to Los Angeles on February 25 would most likely experience turbulence caused by which condition?
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According to the map, an airplane flying directly from Chicago to Los Angeles on February 25 would most likely experience turbulence caused by which condition?
Correct Answer: E
Question 10
In 1950, the Soviet Union and China supported North Korea in the war against South Korea.
This support implies that North Korea had which type of government at the time?
This support implies that North Korea had which type of government at the time?
Correct Answer: D
Question 11
How did President Roosevelt's national radio addresses bring the issue of U.S. civic responsibility directly to the daily lives of schoolchildren?
Correct Answer: A
Question 12
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Which of the following developments contributed to the overall change in gasoline prices between 1973 and 1985 shown in the graph above?
Which of the following developments contributed to the overall change in gasoline prices between 1973 and 1985 shown in the graph above?
Correct Answer: B
Question 13
Which statement is a standard explanation in support of a property tax?
Correct Answer: E
