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8th Grade Modern History Pre-Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which decade saw bank failures, the Dust Bowl, and the New Deal?
a)
1910s
b)
1920s
c)
1930s
d)
1940s
2.
Back to the Future,    E.T.  ,     John Lennon shot, Carter, Reagan and Bush,   Another one Bites the Dust. Space Shuttle Disaster.
a)
1960s
b)
1970s
c)
1980s
d)
1990s
3.
During this decade, Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous speech, "I Have a Dream."
a)
1950
b)
1960
c)
1970
d)
1980
4.

Pennicilin and Kool Aid invented, Prohibition increased crime, women gained the right to vote.

a)

1910s

b)

1920

c)

1930s

d)

1940s

5.
The decade of the hula hoop, barbi doll. Charlotte's Web, poodle skirts, Elvis, Peanuts cartoon, prohibition ending in Oklahoma, Korean war ending.
a)
1930s
b)
1940s
c)
1950s
d)
1960s
6.

Lion King was at the theatre, DVD's were invented, People were dancing the Electric Slide and Macarena, Clinton was president and the Cold War ended.

a)

1960s

b)

1970s

c)

1980s

d)

1990s

7.
Martin Luther King was assasinated, CDs were invented, Walt Disney's Wonderful World appeared on TV, JFK was assasinated, and the Vietnam war consumed the entire decade
a)
1950s
b)
1960s
c)
1970s
d)
1980s
8.
The Harlem Renaissance occured flappers were in style, sun glasses were invented, sliced bread was invented, Jazz was popular, The style of architecture and furniture was Art Deco, and the presidents were Coolidge and Hoover.
a)
1900s
b)
1910s
c)
1920s
d)
1930s
9.
What sparked World War I?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Assassination of Archduke Marmaduke
c)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdahand
d)
Assassination of Archduke Kaiser Wilhelm
10.
What type of fighting was used in WWI?
a)
Guerrilla Warfare
b)
Total Warfare
c)
Subwarfare
d)
Trench Warfare
11.
Which event is responsible for pushing the US into WWII?  
a)
Hitler's attack on Stalingrad 
b)
The British victory over Hitler in 1940
c)
The sinking of the Louisiana 
d)
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 
12.
What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?
a)
To spread communism
b)
To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
c)
To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
d)
To contain communism and promote democracy
13.
Where did the United States drop 2 atomic bombs finally bringing an end to WWII?
a)
Pearl Harbor and Midway
b)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
c)
Midway and Iwo Jima
14.
What was the big event that started WWII?
a)
invasion of Austria
b)
invasion of Poland
c)
invasion of Hungary
d)
invasion of Czechoslovakia 
15.
Who "Fought" in the Cold War?
a)
U.S. & Japan
b)
Japan & Germany
c)
U.S. & Soviet Union
d)
Germany & U.S. 
16.
This U.S. president was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis and supported the Civil Rights Movement. He was also assassinated for his support. 
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Robert F. Kennedy
c)
MLK
d)
FDR
17.

When did the Afghanistan war start?

a)

2003

b)

2001

c)

1991

d)

2020

18.

Who started the Persian gulf war?

a)

Saddam Hussein

b)

Nagito Komaeda

c)

Osama bin laden

d)

George Bush

19.

He started the War on Terrorism after the attacks of September 11th.

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Barack Obama

d)

George W. Bush

e)

Bill Clinton

20.

He was president when Osama bin Laden was killed and the Iraq War ended.

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Barack Obama

d)

George W. Bush

e)

Bill Clinton

21.

President that took a strong stand against communism and increased our military weapons.

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Barack Obama

d)

George W. Bush

e)

Bill Clinton

22.

He resigned from the office of President after the Watergate Scandal.

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Barack Obama

d)

George W. Bush

e)

Bill Clinton

23.

President during the Great Depression, WW2, and served 4 terms.

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Harry Truman

24.
All of the following were members of the Axis powers EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
25.

One reason the USA was involved in the Vietnam War was to

a)

prevent the spread of communism in Indochina

b)

reduce French influence in Vietnam

c)

stop china from seizing Vietnam

d)

support the government of North Vietnam

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