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