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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
shut down all factories and industries
C
expose corruption and abuses in industry
D
prevent integration in cities
2) In 1892, the United States government opened Ellis Island primarily to
A
defent New York City from attack
B
check the safety of imported products
C
serve as the first federal prison in New York State
D
process immigrants arriving from overseas
3) What was an immediate economic result of the use of mass-production techniques in American factories?
A
increased use of homeade goods
B
expanding membership in labor unions
C
reduced cost of goods
D
improved safety conditions
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
based their writing on unsupported opinions
D
supported changes in farming methods
5) Which event led to the passage of laws that created safer working conditions?
A
Pullman strike
B
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
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
belief that League decision would involve the United States in foreign conflicts
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
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
calls to eliminate racial prejudice
B
concerns for economic prosperity
C
demands for equal civil rights
D
expression through jazz and dance
9) One reason the stock market collapsed on October 1929 was that
A
many companies stopped selling shares of stock
B
banks refused to loan money to purchase stocks throughout the 1920s
C
many stocks had been purchased on credit
D
the prices of most stocks wee too low
10) Which New Deal agency was set up to provide unemployment insurance and pensions for retired workers?
A
National Recovery Administration NRA
B
Social Security Administration SSA
C
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC
D
Works Progress Administration WPA
11) What was one way United States participation in World War II affected the American economy?
A
Military supplies were produced instead of some consumer goods.
B
Imports of products from Europe significantly increased.
C
Many factories were forced out of business.
D
Shortages caused by the war contributed to the start of the Great Depression.
12) The Cold War developed following World War II as a result of the
A
Cuban missile crisis
B
Berlin blockade
C
Vietnam War
D
Communist takeover of China
13) Most historians agree that the world came closest to nuclear war during which event?
A
invasion of Poland by Germany
B
conflicts between communist and democratic governments
C
space race between the United States and the Soviet Union
D
renewed threats from Nazi leaders
14) One long-term result of the creation of an interstate highway system was that it
A
supported the growth of American industry
B
caused a decline in the automobile industry
C
improved relations with Canada and Mexica
D
led to the passage of the GI Bill
15) Which document was the first to specifically propose equal rights for American women?
A
Seneca Falls Declaration
B
Emancipation Proclamation
C
Bill of rights
D
Declaration of Independence
16) One reason the United States fought in the Persian Gulf War (1991) was to
A
honor its commitments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance
B
protect the United States supply of Middle East oil
C
increase food distribution to Kuwait
D
contain the spread of communism in the Middle East
17) The presidencies of Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, and Harry Truman were similar in that each president served during
A
national Prohibition of alcoholic beverages
B
times when women could not vote
C
United States participation in world wars
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
protect important civil rights
C
prevent African Americans from voting
D
restrict immigration
19) The separate but equal principle established by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson resulted in the
A
loss of citizenship for African Americans
B
elimination of Jim Crow laws
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
decreasing the influence of big business
B
rapid rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
C
eliminating overseas trade with Europe
D
expanding interstate commerce nationwide
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