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WorksheetsSocial Studies 8R Final Exam Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
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1.
Before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, what did Osama Bin Laden/ Al Qaeda do against the United States?
a)
Bombed the World Trade Center
b)
Bombed the U.S. Embassies in Africa
c)
Bombed the U.S.S. Cole
d)
All of the above
2.
What reason did President Bush give for entering the Iraq War (2003-2011)?
a)
Iraq was connected to 9/11
b)
Iraq was planning to attack the U.S.
c)
Iraq might have weapons of mass destruction
d)
Iraq refused to sell oil to the U.S.
3.
Path taken by cowboys driving cattle herds to railroads
a)
Long Drive
b)
Open Range
c)
Transcontinental Railroad
4.
In 1851, the Fort Laramie Treaty
a)
reestablished peace after the Chivington Massacre
b)
established reservations for the Kiowas and Comanches of the southern Plains
c)
asked Native American nations to keep to limited areas that would be theirs forever
d)
forced Lakota children to attend white schools and cut their hair
5.
Railroad companies hired immigrants to build transcontinental railroad because
a)
the government would not let them use United States citizens
b)
labor was scarce during the Civil War, the job was dangerous, and the pay was low
c)
they preferred dealing foreign labors
d)
many immigrants had experience doing railroad work
6.
Which development led to the other three?
a)
United States troops fought a series of battles with Native American Indians
b)
The buffalo population was decreased
c)
Thousands of settlers migrated west of the Mississippi River
d)
Native American Indians were forced to move to reservations
7.
Which expression most accurately illustrates the concept of nativism?
a)
"Help Wanted-Irish Need Not Apply"
b)
"Go West, young man."
c)
"America-first in war and peace"
d)
"The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself."
8.
The movement of people from rural areas to the cities is called
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Urbanization
c)
Nativism
d)
Capitalism
9.
Which best explains why immigration laws were passed in the 1920s?
a)
Industrialization reduced the demand for immigrant labor.
b)
Many nativist groups and unions opposed continued immigration.
c)
Labor Unions favored unlimited immigration.
d)
Urbanization was on the decline.
10.
When immigrants landed on Ellis Island, they had to
a)
pass a health inspection
b)
prove that they could speak English
c)
prove that they had relatives living in America
d)
pass a citizenship test
11.
Push or Pull Factor:
"the streets are paved with gold"
"the streets are paved with gold"
a)
Push
b)
Pull
12.
Push or Pull Factor:
A long lasting war
A long lasting war
a)
Push
b)
Pull
13.
Old or new immigration:
from Northern and Western Europe
from Northern and Western Europe
a)
Old Immigration
b)
New Immigration
14.
When the government runs a market it is called
a)
Market Economy
b)
Command Economy
c)
Traditional Economy
d)
Democratic Economy
15.
Which of the following is an example of a good?
a)
A repair on a car
b)
A car
c)
A car wash
d)
An oil change
16.
Resources are privately owned and operated
a)
Market Economy
b)
Traditional Economy
c)
Command Economy
d)
Mixed Free Enterprise Economy
17.
To lend out money
a)
Interest
b)
Loan
18.
In the 1890s, the powerful banker who bought up railroads and steel companies was
a)
J.P. Morgan
b)
Terence Powderly
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
Samuel Gompers
19.
Refrigerated rail cars had a big impact on
a)
steamboat transportation of goods
b)
the electric power industry
c)
railroad passenger service
d)
the meat industry
20.
Mass production of automobiles was made possible largely because of the introduction of
a)
steel engines
b)
organized labor
c)
the assembly line
d)
child labor
21.
What is a fundamental idea of laissez-faire capitalism?
a)
Workers should own the means of production
b)
Employers should provide social benefits for all workers
c)
Government should control output and wages
d)
Businesses should be free to gain and lost according to their own efforts
22.
In the decades after the Civil War, the major result of the shift from single proprietorship to corporate organization was that business was able to
a)
make more efficient use of natural resources
b)
concentrate of improving the quality of manufactured goods
c)
provide workers with higher wages
d)
raise large sums of money or capital
23.
Industrialists such as Ford and Carnegie in the late 1800s contributed most to economic growth by
a)
supporting the efforts of labor unions
b)
establish large corporations
c)
encouraging government ownership of banks
d)
opposing protective tariffs
24.
The slogan "Eight hours for work, eight hours for sleep, eight hours for what we will" was used in the late 1800s to promote a major goal of
a)
farmers
b)
politicians
c)
industrialists
d)
organized labor
25.
In the United States, the main purpose of antitrust legislation is to
a)
protect the environment
b)
increase competition in business
c)
encourage the growth of monopolies
d)
strengthen the rights of workers
26.
Which term best describes the economic system of the United States?
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Imperialism
27.
Henry Bessemer's contribution to industrialization was
a)
creation of the cotton gin
b)
development of the steamboat
c)
vulcanization of rubber
d)
a better way to make iron into steel
28.
These people were hired to replace workers who were on strike
a)
Scabs
b)
Vaqueros
29.
This person set up the first settlement house, also known as the Hull House
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Thomas Nast
d)
Jane Addams
30.
This law was passed after Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, a book that showed the abuses in the meatpacking industry.
a)
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
b)
Meat Inspection Act
c)
Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
Both the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act were passed
31.
Which president was a conservationist?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
William Howard Taft
32.
What was a major political goal of the Progressive Movement?
a)
To guarantee government jobs to the unemployed
b)
To help blacks end Jim Crow Laws
c)
To get rid of the Electoral College
d)
To give voters, especially women, more power
33.
Which of the following slogans would a prohibitionist agree with?
a)
"Say No to Alcohol"
b)
"Bust Those Trusts"
c)
"Railroads must be regulated"
d)
"City Bosses Must Go"
34.
Speaker A: "The U.S. government should own all business in America. Citizens should not be allowed to do this."
Speaker B: "Strict regulation of businesses is a way to ensure the public good."
Speaker C: "The U.S. government should not interfere with business."
Which speaker best describes the idea of laissez-faire? Progressive Movement?
Speaker B: "Strict regulation of businesses is a way to ensure the public good."
Speaker C: "The U.S. government should not interfere with business."
Which speaker best describes the idea of laissez-faire? Progressive Movement?
a)
Speaker C: Progressive Movement
Speaker B: Laissez-Faire
Speaker B: Laissez-Faire
b)
Speaker A: Progressive Movement
Speaker C: Laisezz-Faire
Speaker C: Laisezz-Faire
c)
Speaker B: Progressive Movement
Speaker C: Laissez-Faire
Speaker C: Laissez-Faire
35.
Which of the following industrialists did Ida Tarbell disagree with in "The History of Standard Oil"?
a)
J.P. Morgan
b)
Ronald McDonald
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Andrew Carnegie
36.
What is Carrie Chapman Catt best remembered for?
a)
Her efforts organizing labor unions
b)
Her efforts to end the spoils system
c)
Her efforts to get suffrage for women
d)
Her efforts to limit immigration
37.
President Roosevelt's Square Deal was created to help which of the following groups?
a)
Minorities
b)
Native Americans
c)
Workers/Laborers
d)
Women
38.
Which action was necessary to change from the indirect to the direct election of United States Senators?
a)
ratification of a constitutional amendment
b)
passage of a Federal law
c)
a Supreme court decision
d)
a national referendum
39.
Why did the Progressive Movement come to an end by 1920?
a)
Most of the goals had been reached and the U.S. entered WWI.
b)
No more problems existed
c)
Immigration stopped suddenly
d)
U.S. was bombed
40.
What did Roosevelt and his supporters become known as?
a)
Know Nothing Party
b)
Chicken Head Party
c)
Clayton Anti-Trust Party
d)
Bull Moose Party
41.
This policy gave the United States equal trading rights in China.
a)
Open Door Policy
b)
Big Stick Policy
42.
In the early 1900s, one reason the United States favored building a canal across Panama was that the canal would
a)
reduce shipping costs on routes that linked the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
b)
help unify the nations in Latin America
c)
improve United States relations with Latin America
d)
end the need for "big stick" policy
43.
In the United States, the belief in Manifest Destiny was most similar to the demands for
a)
restrictions on immigration
b)
a laissez-faire economic policy
c)
regulation of interstate commerce
d)
imperialistic expansion
44.
A major reason the United States began to seek colonies during the late 1890s was that
a)
Monroe Doctrine required it
b)
tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union had heightened
c)
expansion of American industry made acquiring new markets and additional resources desireable
d)
population pressures within the United States had become more severe
45.
Information about the rebellion in Cuba, the sinking of the battleship Maine and "yellow journalism" would be found in a textbook chapter on the
a)
Spanish-American War
b)
Progressive Movement
c)
Boxer Rebellion
d)
World War I
46.
The principle that the United States has the right to act as the "policeman of the Western Hemisphere" and intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American nations was established by the
a)
Good Neighbor Policy
b)
Open Door Policy
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Marshall Plan
47.
Throughout United States history, the most important aim of the country's foreign policy has been
a)
participation in international organizations
b)
advancement of national self-interest
c)
containment of communism
d)
development of military alliances
48.
Which was a major result of the Spanish-American War?
a)
The U.S. emerged as a colonial power
b)
The power of the federal government decreased
c)
Cuba became a new state in the U.S.
d)
U.S. expansion overseas came to an end
49.
Captain Alfred Mahan urged the United States to
a)
build a strong Navy
b)
make all people Christian
c)
spread democracy throughout the world
d)
halt immigration from Asia
50.
An immediate result of Commodore Matthew Perry's visit to Japan in the mid-19th century was that Japan wanted
a)
to increase its exports of farm products
b)
to acquire Western technology
c)
to sell its industrial products
d)
to conquer all of Asia
51.
"You make the pictures and I'll make the war" is an example of
a)
The Open Door Policy
b)
Watchful Watching
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
Checks and Balances
52.
How did President Teddy Roosevelt display the nations naval power in 1907?
a)
The Great White Fleet
b)
Gentlemen's Agreement
c)
Annexation of Hawaii
d)
The presidential trip to Japan
53.
Which Latin American island is still a United States territory, and all the people are American citizens?
a)
Panama
b)
Cuba
c)
Guam
d)
Puerto Rico
54.
The purpose of alliances such as the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente was
a)
to create a free trade association
b)
to provide defense and support in case of attack
c)
to share resources in African colonies
d)
to avoid war
55.
All were causes of WWI except
a)
the alliance system
b)
Militarism
c)
Pacifism
d)
Imperialism
56.
When WWI began, the United States
a)
torpedoed the Lusitania
b)
declared war on Germany
c)
joined the Triple Entente
d)
chose to remain neutral
57.
After WWI, the opposition of some Members of Congress Treaty was based largely on the idea that the Treaty
a)
did not punish the Central Powers harshly enough
b)
did not give the United States an important role in world affairs
c)
would require the United States to join the League of Nations and might result in the United States being pulled into entanglements
d)
would require the United States to assume the cost of rebuilding the war-torn European economies
58.
The Zimmerman Telegram gave the U.S. reason to consider
a)
war against Germany
b)
war against Russia
c)
a stronger policy of neutrality
d)
lending more money to Germany
59.
To gain support for the war, both the Allies and the Central Powers used
a)
propaganda
b)
nationalism
c)
democracy
d)
militarism
60.
The Espionage Act and Sedition Acts were passed to
a)
jail all Germans
b)
legalize the draft
c)
stop anti-war speeches and actions
d)
end ratical intolerance
61.
Before signing the armistice, Wilson said that
a)
Germany must pay for the cost of the war
b)
all prisoners of war must be freed
c)
Germany must end its blockade of Berlin
d)
the German Kaiser must give up or abdicate his power
62.
After the Russian Revolution and the Bolsheviks seized power, Russia
a)
made peace with Germany
b)
joined the Central Powers
c)
fought France
d)
signed the Treaty of Versailles
63.
Through the 14 points, President Wilson hoped to
a)
weaken Germany so she could never fight again
b)
divide Europe into two parts
c)
make a treaty that would prevent further war
d)
set up democratic governments in Europe and Asia
64.
All of the following nations were created by the Treaty of Versailles EXCEPT
a)
Poland
b)
Czechoslovakia
c)
Finland
d)
Bosnia
65.
This person was a famous baseball player from the 1920s
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
66.
18th Amendment
a)
Women get right to vote
b)
Prohibition
c)
Freedom of Speech
d)
Right to Bear Arms
67.
Which was an immediate effect of the use of new production techniques during the period from 1900 to 1929 in the Unites States?
a)
a loss of commitment to the work ethic
b)
a flood of consumer products on the market
c)
an increase in the rate of unemployment
d)
a sharp decline in business profits
68.
One side effect of Prohibition was
a)
a decrease in the amount of murder and organized crime
b)
a decrease in the amount of people claiming unemployment
c)
an increase in the amount of muder and organized crime
d)
an increase in the amount of people claiming unemployment
69.
In the 1920's, the Sacco and Vanzetti Case, the Red Scare, the activites of the Quota Act all represented
a)
growing fear of foreigners
b)
victories over discrimination and persecution
c)
support for the Prohibition movement
d)
greater freedoms for Americans
70.
All of the following groups had setbacks in the 1920s except
a)
farmers
b)
foreigners
c)
workers
d)
business leaders
71.
In the 1930s, the enactment of the New Deal programs demonstrated the belief that
a)
corporations were best left to operate without government
b)
state government should give up control over commerce inside their states
c)
the Federal Government must concern itself with people's economic well-being
d)
The Constitution is no longer relevant
72.
Speaker A: "Government ownership of business is superior to private enterprise."
Speaker B: "Strict government regulation of business practices is a means to insure the public good."
Speaker C: "Only through personal effort can wealth and success be achieved. People have to help themselves"
Which speaker expresses the main idea of rugged individualism?
Speaker B: "Strict government regulation of business practices is a means to insure the public good."
Speaker C: "Only through personal effort can wealth and success be achieved. People have to help themselves"
Which speaker expresses the main idea of rugged individualism?
a)
Speaker A
b)
Speaker B
c)
Speaker C
73.
A significant cause of the Great Depression of the 1930's was that
a)
some banking policies were unsound and had led to the overexpansion of credit
b)
a decrease in protective tariffs had opened American business to competition
c)
A wave of violent strikes had paralyzed the major industries
d)
Consumer goods were extremely expensive and unavailable to the average worker
74.
Black Tuesday
a)
Stock Market crashed
b)
Dust Bowl began
c)
banks were all closed
d)
Dust Bowl ended
75.
Soviet Leader who ordered the building of the Berlin Wall
a)
Mikhail Gorbachev
b)
Nikita Khrushchev
c)
Joseph Stalin
76.
The term Cold War refers to
a)
U.S. neutrality before World War II
b)
attempts to appease Hitler
c)
hostility between U.S. and China
d)
disputes between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
77.
One major cause of the Cold War was
a)
trade competition between the U.S. and Europe
b)
differences in political beliefs between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
c)
the formation of the United Nations
d)
the forced relocation of Soviet-Americand in internment camps
78.
Senator Joseph McCarthy created an atmosphere of fear and suspicion by his charges of
a)
racism in the government
b)
hawks in the government
c)
excess spending in the government
d)
communists in the government
79.
The Vietnam War resulted in
a)
the defeat of South Vietnam
b)
the defeat of North Vietnam
c)
Vietnam becoming a colony
d)
Americans uniting support of the fight against communism
80.
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty..."
-President John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, 1961
This statement by President Kennedy suggests a continued commitment to the foreign policy of
-President John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, 1961
This statement by President Kennedy suggests a continued commitment to the foreign policy of
a)
isolationism
b)
appeasement
c)
containment
d)
imperialism
81.
The term "iron curtain" used by Winston Churchill in 1946:
a)
was a call for the use of military force to end the rule by czars in Russia
b)
was the closing off of ideas between Eastern and Western Europe
c)
suggested the trade agreements between the United States and Britain could help rebuild Britain's economy
d)
was a first step in restoring diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Britain
82.
Which type of economic system is part of communism?
a)
Traditional
b)
Command
c)
Free Enterprise
d)
Market
83.
President Reagan and Soviet leader, Gorbachev signed a treaty in which both sides
a)
pledged to destroy some of their nuclear weapons
b)
promised to aide each other in war
c)
pleged to give economic aid to each other
d)
promised to remove all biological weapons
84.
Civil Rights leader who was the leader of the Black Muslims
a)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Malcolm X
85.
Author of "The Feminist Mystique", a book that stated that women should have equal rights as men
a)
Betty Friedan
b)
Ernesto Miranda
86.
Students organized a silent protest of the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands
a)
Tinker vs. Des Moines
b)
Brown vs. Board of Education
87.
Traveled from D.C. to Alabama in desegregated buses that were both bombed
a)
Black Panthers
b)
Freedom Riders
88.
Business leader who used ruthless tactics to destroy competition and form monopolies
a)
Captain of Industry
b)
Robber Baron
89.
Weekly speeches given by President FDR between 1933 and 1934
a)
I Have A Dream Speeches
b)
Fireside Chats
90.
A political scandal that followed a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters that caused president Nixon to resign
a)
Watergate Scandal
b)
Teapot Dome Scandal
91.
Which of the following locations did not experience a plane crash on 9/11?
a)
New York
b)
Virginia
c)
New Jersey
d)
Pennsylvania
92.
Approximately how many people died on 9/11?
a)
30
b)
300
c)
3,000
d)
30,000
93.
What caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
a)
Killing of President FDR
b)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Sinking of the Titanic
d)
Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
94.
Cartoon Character that encouraged women to work in the defense industry
a)
Uncle Sam
b)
Rosie the Riveter
95.
U.S. policy between WWI and WWII
a)
Neutrality/Isolationism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Detente
d)
Feudalism
96.
Which was not a cause of the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Installment Buying
b)
Buying on Margin
c)
Recall on 10 million Ford Model T's
d)
Laissez-Faire
97.
If one nation falls under communism, then the surrounding nations will follow
a)
Hitlerism
b)
McCarthyism
c)
Stalinism
d)
Domino Theory
98.
A group of companies run by a single board of directors
a)
Trust
b)
Monopoly
99.
Leader of the Oil Industry
a)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
J.P. Morgan
100.
Place on West Coast where immigrants were processed
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
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