7th grade Social Studies practice sheet
Arizona Academic Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
The Magna Carta (1215) limited the power of…
- the pope
- the Roman emperor
- the English king
- Parliament
the English king
Hint: Nobles forced King John to sign it.
Question 2
The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) was led by formerly enslaved people such as…
- Toussaint Louverture
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Simón Bolívar
Toussaint Louverture
Hint: It ended slavery in Haiti.
Question 3
Mohandas Gandhi led India's struggle for independence through…
- a large navy
- nonviolent protest
- buying the colony
nonviolent protest
Hint: His ideas later inspired Martin Luther King Jr.
Question 4
President Wilson's Fourteen Points included a plan for…
- a new US state
- a League of Nations to keep the peace
- a canal across Europe
- a German empire
a League of Nations to keep the peace
Hint: His plan for a just peace.
Question 5
The Axis powers were…
- Canada and Mexico
- Germany, Italy and Japan
- the Soviet Union and China
- Britain, France and the US
Germany, Italy and Japan
Hint: The Allies fought them.
Question 6
The domino theory said that…
- all wars end quickly
- if one country fell to communism, its neighbors would follow
- trade always stops war
- games could settle wars
if one country fell to communism, its neighbors would follow
Hint: It shaped US policy in Southeast Asia.
Question 7
De facto segregation means separation…
- by custom, housing patterns or practice rather than by law
- that never happened
- required by written law
- only in the military
by custom, housing patterns or practice rather than by law
Hint: Brown ended segregation by law, not all segregation.
Question 8
NATO is an alliance of countries that agree to…
- stop trading
- use one money
- defend each other
- share one president
defend each other
Hint: Collective defense.
Question 9
People who must flee their country because of war or danger are…
- refugees
- commuters
- tourists
refugees
Hint: Refugees seek safety in another country.
Question 10
Globalization means…
- countries are more connected through trade, travel and ideas
- countries stop trading
- everyone lives in one city
- the internet disappears
countries are more connected through trade, travel and ideas
Hint: A connected world.
Answer key
- 1. the English king (Science & the Enlightenment)
- 2. Toussaint Louverture (Age of Revolutions)
- 3. nonviolent protest (Industry & Empire)
- 4. a League of Nations to keep the peace (World War I)
- 5. Germany, Italy and Japan (World War II)
- 6. if one country fell to communism, its neighbors would follow (The Cold War)
- 7. by custom, housing patterns or practice rather than by law (Civil Rights)
- 8. defend each other (The World Since 1945)
- 9. refugees (Population & Migration)
- 10. countries are more connected through trade, travel and ideas (Economies & Global Trade)
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