1. Instructions To use this template: –for each slide write the correct answer on the orange bar first –choose which option (A,B,C or D) and make sure you write the letter on the orange bar in place of the question mark –Now drag the orange bar on top of the correct option so it sits exactly over the top - now when you click through the onscreen animation, the correct answer will appear to be illuminated –View the next slide to see how it should look

2. $1,000,000 Example of how it looks when complete, click on-screen show to view the animations B - correct answer A - answer C - answer D - answer B - correct answer

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8. $100 How many content area standards does NY State have for social studies? B – three A - two C – four D - five

9. $200 In the Truman Doctrine, Pres. Harry Truman pledged to A - support Greece in its fight against Communist Aggression B – fight hunger in Africa and Asia D – reject a policy of containment C – Strengthen the US nuclear arsenal B – fight hunger in Africa and Asia A - support Greece in its fight against Communist Aggression C – Strengthen the US nuclear arsenal D – reject a policy of containment

10. $500 One similarity between the revolutions by Fidel Castro in Cuba and the Sandinistas in Nicaragua was both B – Followed Marxist principles A – Restored a Monarchy C – Protected freedom of press D – Destroyed a theocracy B – Followed Marxist principles

11. $1,000 Which battle was the turning point in the revolutionary war? B – Long Island A – Saratoga C – West Point D – Fort Ticonderoga A – Saratoga

12. $2,000 The 13 th 14 th and 15 th amendments were added to the constitution during the reconstruction period to D – grant legal rights to African Americans B Limit the powers of the president C – improve the electoral college A – bring an end to the civil war B Limit the powers of the president C – improve the electoral college A – bring an end to the civil war

13. $4,000 When is the 5 th Grade NY State Social Studies Test Administered? B – March A – January C – June D – November

14. $8,000 When is the 8 th Grade NY State Social Studies Assessment administered? B – January A – March C – June D – November C – June

15. $16,000 How many Social Studies NY State Assessments must students pass in high school to earn a Regents Diploma? B – One A – None C – Two D – Three C – Two

16. $32,000 Students should be introduced to “symbols of citizenship” in grade B - 1 A – K C – 2 D – 3 A – K

17. $64,000 Study of transportation and inventions such as Erie Canal, railroads, steamboats, and turnpikes is introduced in grade B - Three A – Two C – Four D – Five C - Four

18. $125,000 In which grades is “World Communities” a curricular focus? B – 3, 6, 9, 10 A – 2, 6, 9, 10 C – 3, 6, 10, 12 D – 9, 10, 11, 12 B – 3, 6, 9, 10

19. $250,000 NY State last updated the Social Studies Core Curriculum in B – 1999 A – 1997 C - 2001 D - 2002 B – 1999

20. $500,000 The Social Studies Coordinator at SED is B – Robert Ryan A – Joann Larson C – David Scalzo D – Julia Lorusso A – Joann Larson

21. $1,000,000 In which time period did the dinosaurs mainly live? B - Mesozoic A - Cenozoic C – Pre-Cambrian D – Paleozoic B - Mesozoic

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