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8th Grade Social Studies Review #1
Test Description: Review for the Eighth Grade Social Studies Final Exam
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Muckrakers were writers and critics of the early 1900s who wanted to
A
put an end to immigration
B
expose corruption and abuses in industry
C
shut down all factories and industries
D
prevent integration in cities
2) In 1892, the United States government opened Ellis Island primarily to
A
check the safety of imported products
B
process immigrants arriving from overseas
C
defent New York City from attack
D
serve as the first federal prison in New York State
3) What was an immediate economic result of the use of mass-production techniques in American factories?
A
expanding membership in labor unions
B
reduced cost of goods
C
improved safety conditions
D
increased use of homeade goods
4) Progressive Era writers such as Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarball were called muckrakers because they
A
were members of political machines
B
exposed corruption in business and government
C
supported changes in farming methods
D
based their writing on unsupported opinions
5) Which event led to the passage of laws that created safer working conditions?
A
Pullman strike
B
breakup of the Standard Oil Company
C
Haymarket riot
D
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
6) Which source of information is a primary source on trench warfare during World War I?
A
an encyclopedia article about World War I
B
a novel about World War I
C
a textbook map showing World War I battlefields
D
a diary kept by a soldier fighting on the western front during World War I
7) Senate oppostition to United States membership in the League of Nations was based mainly on the
A
assumption that the League would ask the United States to reduce the size of its army.
B
demand by President Woodrow Wilson that the nation not join the League
C
belief that League decision would involve the United States in foreign conflicts
D
fear that the United States would be forced to pay most of the costs of League operations
8) Which feature of the Harlem Renaissance best reflects the image of the Roaring Twenties?
A
concerns for economic prosperity
B
calls to eliminate racial prejudice
C
expression through jazz and dance
D
demands for equal civil rights
9) One reason the stock market collapsed on October 1929 was that
A
the prices of most stocks wee too low
B
many stocks had been purchased on credit
C
many companies stopped selling shares of stock
D
banks refused to loan money to purchase stocks throughout the 1920s
10) Which New Deal agency was set up to provide unemployment insurance and pensions for retired workers?
A
Social Security Administration SSA
B
Works Progress Administration WPA
C
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC
D
National Recovery Administration NRA
11) What was one way United States participation in World War II affected the American economy?
A
Shortages caused by the war contributed to the start of the Great Depression.
B
Imports of products from Europe significantly increased.
C
Military supplies were produced instead of some consumer goods.
D
Many factories were forced out of business.
12) The Cold War developed following World War II as a result of the
A
Vietnam War
B
Berlin blockade
C
Communist takeover of China
D
Cuban missile crisis
13) Most historians agree that the world came closest to nuclear war during which event?
A
space race between the United States and the Soviet Union
B
invasion of Poland by Germany
C
renewed threats from Nazi leaders
D
conflicts between communist and democratic governments
14) One long-term result of the creation of an interstate highway system was that it
A
led to the passage of the GI Bill
B
improved relations with Canada and Mexica
C
caused a decline in the automobile industry
D
supported the growth of American industry
15) Which document was the first to specifically propose equal rights for American women?
A
Seneca Falls Declaration
B
Bill of rights
C
Emancipation Proclamation
D
Declaration of Independence
16) One reason the United States fought in the Persian Gulf War (1991) was to
A
contain the spread of communism in the Middle East
B
protect the United States supply of Middle East oil
C
honor its commitments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance
D
increase food distribution to Kuwait
17) The presidencies of Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, and Harry Truman were similar in that each president served during
A
severe economic depressions
B
national Prohibition of alcoholic beverages
C
United States participation in world wars
D
times when women could not vote
18) Beginning in the late 1800s, poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used to
A
prevent African Americans from voting
B
improve public education
C
protect important civil rights
D
restrict immigration
19) The separate but equal principle established by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson resulted in the
A
elimination of Jim Crow laws
B
loss of citizenship for African Americans
C
continuation of racial segregation
D
forced integration of schools in the South
20) What was the most significant economic impact of the transcontinental railroads during the late 1800s?
A
expanding interstate commerce nationwide
B
rapid rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
C
eliminating overseas trade with Europe
D
decreasing the influence of big business
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