LDOE 8TH GRADE LEAP PRACTICE TEST UNITS 1-6

Front

Which phrase best describes the Second Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s and early 1900s? Options: a return to strict labor laws, a time of major territorial expansion, a return to land conservation policies, a time of rapid technological advancement

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a time of rapid technological advancement

Front

Which factor most motivated people to migrate to the United States during the late 1800s and the early 1900s? Options: the freedom to live in a modern city, the demand for luxury consumer goods, the hope of better economic opportunities, the desire to create new cultural traditions

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the hope of better economic opportunities

Front

Where did the majority of immigrants most likely find jobs in the late 1800s and the early 1900s? Options: the Northwest, the Northeast and Midwest, the Southeast, the Southwest and West Coast

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the Northeast and Midwest

Front

Which statement best explains a reason for the answer to Part A? Options: The area had many factory jobs that required little skill. The area had many raw materials that were valuable. The area had many railroad lines for transporting goods. The area had many agricultural jobs on large farms.

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The area had many factory jobs that required little skill.

Front

Which statement best explains how the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 contributed to the Great Depression? A. It caused the stock market to crash. B. It decreased the U.S. money supply. C. It decreased the demand for U.S. exports. D. It caused widespread unemployment.

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It decreased the demand for U.S. exports.

Front

What was the New Deal?

Back

programs and projects established during the Great Depression

Front

Which phrase describes a goal of the New Deal? Options: to improve the infrastructure in northeastern cities, to supply loans to consumers for the purchase of new goods, to provide relief for the unemployed and promote economic recovery, to inspire patriotism and limit dangerous speech against the government

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to provide relief for the unemployed and promote economic recovery

Front

Which concept is most closely related to the photograph?

Back

de jure segregation

Front

Which phrase best describes the answer to Part A?

Back

segregation that is established by law

Front

During the Industrial Revolution, life changed in what basic way? Options: people migrated from villages to work on large farms, people began selling their goods instead of trading them, people learned to use machines to make their own clothes, people migrated from rural areas to cities

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people migrated from rural areas to cities