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8th Grade Review 1

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An oil tycoon who made deals with railroads to increase his profits
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
John D. Rockefeller
2.
First of the “Robber Barons” who made his fortune in railroads
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
JP Morgan
3.
Exclusive control by one company over an entire industry
a)
monopoly
b)
trust
c)
sweatshop
d)
Social Darwinism
4.
A group of companies that are placed under the ⋇⋇control by a board of electors ⋇⋇in order to form a monopoly
a)
sweatshop
b)
child labor
c)
monopoly
d)
trust
5.
This man was known for his success in consolidating the railroads
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
Gustavus Swift
6.
What is a Captain of Industry?
a)
a powerful industrialist who uses his wealth in a positive way
b)
a powerful industrialist who steers a ship
c)
A hardworking supervisor in a large factory
d)
a powerful industrialist who uses his wealth in a negative way
7.
In this political cartoon, how do monopolies (like Standard Oil Trust) impact competition?
a)
Competition is encouraged by monopolies
b)
competition is prevented by monopolies
c)
there is no impact
d)
I don't know whats happening here 
8.
According to this cartoon, Standard Oil company (and its owner) have
a)
too much influence over the federal government
b)
too many offices to be efficient
c)
too many child/immigrant employees
d)
too much profit
9.
Steel changed people's lives in making possible the...
a)
Building of Skyscrapers
b)
Establishment of Time Zones
c)
Development of Electricity
d)
Use of Kerosene
10.
The method of melting iron & blowing air to remove impurities, creating steel, is called the 
a)
Kelly Process
b)
Carnegie Steel Method
c)
Bessemer Process
d)
Steel Folding Process
11.
A monopoly is the total or complete control of a service, product or industry. Unfortunately for consumers, this prevents _______________. 
a)
Unions
b)
Capitalism
c)
Competition
d)
regulation
12.
"The rich and successful have an obligation to take their rewards and help those that have been less fortunate"
The quote represents the opinions of a Captain of Industry who practices
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Social Darwinism
(we can talk about this)
c)
Chemistry
d)
Philosophy 
13.
⊚ mass produced products quickly
⊚ products become more affordable
⊚ quick and easy assembly
⊚ If part of a product breaks, it can easily be replaced with an identical part matching the item (interchangeable parts)
⊚ no need for skilled, high-paid workers, since they only need to complete a simple task
a)
Positive consequences of using the assembly line
b)
Negative consequences of using the assembly line
14.
Industrialization allowed for our country to go from  _______ to ________
a)
consumer, producer
b)
handmade production , machine made production
c)
Captain of Industry, Robber Baron
d)
Rich, poor
15.
_______ is when workers refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet their demands.
a)
labor unions
b)
party
c)
strike
d)
sweatshop
16.
Formation of national labor unions in the late 1800's was mainly because of
a)
passage of laws that supported workers
b)
laws restricting immigration
c)
poor working conditions and low wages
d)
economic depression that led to high unemployment
17.
Which of the following is a method that unions use to allow mass numbers of workers to negotiate as one body?
a)
Lockouts 
b)
Strikes 
c)
Boycotts 
d)
Collective Bargaining 
18.
Electricity was not always good for workers...
a)
with light bulbs, workers could now be required to work at night
b)
they were in danger of electrical surges
c)
they lost jobs to electricians and other skilled workers
d)
automation meant more workers were needed
19.
I am the founder of the Standard Oil Company. I am ___________
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Wright Brothers
d)
Thomas Edison
20.
Why did labor unions first form?
a)
To protect the rights of business owners
b)
To protect the rights of workers
c)
To protect the rights of customers
d)
Allof the above
21.
Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Angel Island
d)
Baltimore
22.
What is the term for the mixture of people of different cultures and races together into Americans?
a)
Mixing Bowl
b)
Angel Food Cake
c)
Fish Tank
d)
Melting Pot
23.
19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
a)
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Work in New York factories
c)
Contributions to the steel industry
d)
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
24.
What processing station did Immigrants go through on the WEST coast?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Angel Island
c)
Devil Island
d)
Alcatraz
25.
War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Jump Factors
d)
Falling Factors
26.
Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...
a)
Push Factors
b)
Pull Factors
c)
Falling Factors
d)
Jump Factors
27.
Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?
a)
Melting Pot
b)
Birds of Passage
c)
Nativism
d)
All of the above
28.
What is the Quota System?
a)
A system created to limit the number of immigrants who could be in America
b)
The end of the Civil War
c)
The Basic rules of Immigration
d)
The first rule of immigration
29.
Who immigrated to Angel Island?
a)
Mexican
b)
Chinese
c)
Italian
d)
Jewish
30.
What is a tenement?
a)
A new form of transportation
b)
Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings
c)
The end of immigration
d)
A revolutionary war in Africa
31.
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
a)
Letting Chinese in America with open arms
b)
Banning Chinese people from immigrating to the United States for 10 years
c)
The Europeans taking over China
d)
Italians Immigrating to China
32.
 Which factor contributed to the shifting of population from rural to urban areas from 1870-1900?
a)
Not enough families took advantage of the Homestead Act
b)
Great Plains Indians left their reservations to buy new farmland
c)
Houses in cities were less expensive than those in the counttryside
d)
 Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and laborers to cities
33.
All of the following are ways that immigrant groups dealt with discrimination except
a)
maintaining a strong support group
b)
Living in communities with immigrants of the same ethnicity
c)
Their children adapted to the new environment
d)
taking jobs of native born citizens
34.
Which of the following was NOT a Pull factor of immigration?
a)
Job Opportunities
b)
Religious Freedom
c)
Land Shortages
d)
Political Freedom
35.
Who wrote the poem on the base of the Statue of Liberty?
a)
Emma Lazarus
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Jane Addams
d)
Andrew Carnegie
36.
All immigrants who were processed at Ellis Island were required to take a _________________.
a)
literacy test
b)
medical test
c)
metal health test
d)
criminal background test
37.
What was the biggest barrier for immigrants at the turn of the century trying to assimilate into American society?
a)
they had no skills
b)
they were poor
c)
they did not speak English
d)
they ate different food
38.
Most immigrants entering the U.S. at the turn of the century were coming from ____________________________
a)
Northern and Southern Europe.
b)
Southern and Eastern Europe.
c)
Western and Eastern Europe.
d)
Midwestern Europe.
39.
Reporters, journalists, photographers, and authors who used the media to raise concerns about the negative effects of industrialization were known as
a)
muckrakers
b)
suffragists
c)
immigrants
d)
abolitionists
40.
This event was one major factor leading to the need for building codes and government regulation of businesses
a)
Haymarket Riot
b)
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
c)
founding of the Tuskegee Institute
d)
attempted assassination of President Garfield
41.
A period of time when social, economic and political problems caused by rapid industrialization were exposed and in some cases reformed
a)
Industrialization
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Prohibition
42.
Prohibition began with the 
a)
15th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
43.
Progressive reformers, or muckrakers  known for taking photographs to expose unsafe or unsanitary conditions
a)
Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair
b)
WEB DuBois and Booker T Washington
c)
Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine
d)
Alice Paul and Carrie Catt
44.
Amendment that gave women the right to vote
a)
15th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
45.
The Sherman anti-trust act was passed to
a)
break up monopolies
b)
give equal rights to women
c)
help people living in poverty
d)
end racism
46.
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is credited with exposing the unsanitary conditions in the food industry and helping to pass the
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
18th Amendment
c)
Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
Equal Rights Amendment
47.
Who wrote about and exposed the corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines 
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
48.
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
a)
Dangers faced by coal miners
b)
Corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
c)
Unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
d)
Illegal deals between special interests and the government
49.
Roosevelt’s Square Deal refers to:
a)
Fair treatment of people in society
b)
Using the government’s power to help citizens
c)
Settling issues for the betterment of society
d)
All of the above
50.
Which of the following best states the goal of prohibitionists?
a)
To eliminate the sale of alcohol to children
b)
To eliminate the use of alcohol in society
c)
To reduce accidents in the workplace
d)
To reduce the availability of alcohol to minors
51.
Suffrage refers to:
a)
Discrimination
b)
Women’s Rights
c)
The Right To Vote
d)
The Denial of Voting
52.
What did the Meat Inspection Act accomplish?
a)
Banned the use of assembly lines
b)
Allowed the government to have unlimited power
c)
Cleaned up food producing factories
d)
Advocated for minority groups
53.
Which idea of Theodore Roosevelt’s led to the creation of National Parks?
a)
Meat Inspection Act
b)
Preservation
c)
Conservation
d)
Intimidation
54.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
55.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines 
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
56.
Which of the following is a Recall?
a)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
b)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto
57.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
58.

In response to public concern over issues raised by Upton Sinclair's the Jungle, the federal government expanded its role in -

a)

working with labor unions to increase worker salaries

b)

taking responsibility for the safety of consumers

c)

setting limits on the growth of private industry

d)

implementing social welfare programs

59.

What were photographs such as this one taken by Lewis Hine primarily intended to accomplish?

a)

Encourage leaders to make segregation in schools illegal

b)

Document labor conditions during an economic crisis

c)

Depict the evils of capitalism in communist propaganda

d)

Focus attention on the need for child labor reforms

60.

Why did many industrialized or advanced countries need to takeover less advanced countries?

a)

For better climate and cleaner environment

b)

To create a democratic government

c)

To teach the local population about recycling

d)

To claim or takeover natural resources located in those countries

61.

Which of the following is true about the Boxer Rebellion?

a)

The rebellion took place in Japan.

b)

The Boxers were trying to keep Christianity in China.

c)

The Boxers were unhappy with foreign influence in China.

d)

The Boxers were able to drive out the foreigners from China.

62.
What territories did the US gain as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War?
a)
Philippines, Puerto Rico, Panama
b)
Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba
c)
Puerto Rico, Panama, Haiti
63.
Who was the leader of the Philippine Insurrection (Bolo War) against the US?
a)
William Taft
b)
William McKinley
c)
Emilio Aguinaldo
d)
Valeriano Weyler
64.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
65.

Buying Alaska was beneficial to the U.S. when what was found there?

a)

a new river connecting the oceans

b)

New types of weapons

c)

a faster route to Asia

d)

Natural resources, like gold, timber and oil

66.

Which of these would best describe how Hawaii became part of the United States.

a)

The Queen was removed and then Hawaii added

b)

Hawaii has always been part of the U.S.

c)

U.S. added it after the Boxer Rebellion

d)

Won it during the Spanish American War

67.

Which was not a reason the U.S. wanted to get involved in the Spanish-American War?

a)

to gain colonies with a Pacific port

b)

the U.S.S. Maine exploded

c)

to build the Panama Canal

d)

the Spanish were being mean in Cuba

68.

What was the event that started the Spanish-American War?

a)

explosion of the U.S.S. Maine

b)

Boxer Rebellion in China

c)

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

Spanish colonization in Alaska

69.

How did the U.S. benefit from winning the Spanish American War?

a)

adopted Spanish as a second language

b)

won colonies, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines

c)

Got control of the Panama Canal

d)

Added new states from Asia

70.

When newspapers exaggerate the stories to get more readers it is called....

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Carpetbagging

c)

Muckraking

d)

Freeloading

71.

The army base Guantanamo Bay, that we created after the Spanish-American war is in what country?

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Philippines

d)

Spain

72.

When one country takes control of another for economic, political or military gain it is called?

a)

Colonialism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Nationalism

73.

After the Spanish American war, what area did the U.S. keep as a territory to have a Pacific Port, causing a three year war?

a)

Guam

b)

Philippines

c)

Panama

d)

Japan

74.

What country owned the isthmus of Panama

a)

Colombia

b)

Panama

c)

Philipines

d)

Japan

75.

Why did the U.S. want to build the Panama Canal?

a)

To allow Canada and Mexico to be connected easier

b)

In order to take over and gain more territory for the U.S.

c)

For shorter travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

d)

Because it allowed the U.S. to gain more pineapples

76.

What did the U.S. create to expand their power around the world?

a)

More canals

b)

Newspapers that said good things about the U.S.

c)

Amendments to the Constitution

d)

Ports and Navy Bases

77.

What country wanted to fight disrespectful foreigners with the Boxer Rebellion?

a)

The Philippines

b)

Japan

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

China

78.

What was the main goal of the U.S.'s Open Door policy?

a)

To create the Panama Canal

b)

To cut off all trade with China

c)

To make sure the U.S. could trade with China

d)

To help stop the Boxer Rebellion

79.

This policy prevented Europeans from establishing colonies in Western Hemisphere.

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Imperialism

d)

Monroe Doctrine

80.

A group of volunteers led by Teddy Roosevelt that gained fame in the Spanish-American War.

a)

Carson's Platoon

b)

Riley's Riders

c)

Rough Riders

d)

Regulators

81.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?
a)
Communism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
82.
Who would be blamed for WWI?
a)
Serbia
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
83.
Who was responsible for triggering the war through an assassination? 
a)
Franz Ferdinand
b)
Gavrilo Princip
c)
Kaiser Wilhelm
d)
Woodrow Wilson
84.
The attack on this ship killed over 100 AMericans in WWI.
a)
Titanic
b)
Santana
c)
Sullivan
d)
Lusitania
85.
What is the purpose of propaganda? 
a)
to educate 
b)
to persuade
c)
to punish
d)
to entertain
86.
Who was the most powerful country of the Central powers? 
a)
Germany 
b)
Bulgaria
c)
France
d)
Serbia
87.
Who was the most powerful country of the Central powers? 
a)
Germany 
b)
Bulgaria
c)
France
d)
Serbia
88.
Expanding ones country into other areas to grow or gain economic wealth is called 
a)
jingoism
b)
Communism
c)
imperialism
d)
militariam
89.
Which was most influential in the US joining WWI? 
a)
Attacks in Serbia
b)
Attacks at sea
c)
pity for those who were suffering in Europe
d)
to gain world power
90.
Conscription  or drafting began in WWI due to this law.
a)
Sedition Act
b)
Propaganda Act
c)
Selective Service Act
d)
Treaty of Versailles 
91.
The US hoped to stay out of the war. This was called
a)
isolationsim
b)
neutrality
c)
socialism
d)
militarism
92.
Why did the US Congress refuse to join the League of Nations? 
a)
They feared Hitler.
b)
They feared being drawn into foreign wars.
c)
Their distrust of Pres. Wilson
d)
They disagreed with all of the 14 points.
93.
Why did Germany's economy deteriorate after WWI ? 
a)
weapons spending
b)
They had to pay for the war.
c)
An increase in Jewish population.
d)
High numbers had died from the Spanish flu
94.
What is a German submarine?
a)
subway
b)
uboat
c)
blitzkrieg
d)
dreadnought 
95.
Which of the following countries was not an Allied Power in World War 1?
a)
Germany and Italy
b)
the United States and France
c)
Britain and France
d)
Germany and Austria-Hungary
96.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
97.
What treaty officially ended WWI?
a)
Brest-Litovsk
b)
Paris
c)
Versailles
d)
Trafalgar
98.
Which organization was created after WWI to deal with world problems, and prevent future wars?
a)
The League of Champions
b)
The United Nations
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The Justice League
99.
U-boats were German
a)
submarines used against Allied supply ship
b)
supply ships with armored hulls
c)
submarines used to find and dismantle mines
d)
supply ships that blocked Allied ports
100.
Which boat was sunk by the Germans?
a)
U.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
Titantic
d)
Princess
101.
Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Atomic Bomb
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
No-Man's Land
102.
This Allied leader brought his "Fourteen Point Peace Plan" to the treaty conference to end WWI.
a)
David Lloyd George
b)
Georges Clemenceau
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Vittorio Orlando
103.
Which event sparked World War I?
a)
the German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine
b)
Russia’s quest for a warm water port
c)
assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
d)
sinking of the Lusitania
104.
What is a devotion to the interests and culture of ones's nation?
a)
Imperialism
b)
Alliance
c)
Nationalism
d)
Militarism
105.
Which one of these was NOT one thing that Germany did to cause the United States to enter into World War One? 
a)
Germany sank the USS Maine 
b)
Germany sent a telegram to Mexico asking them to join the allied powers in return they will help Mexico take back land from the US 
c)
Germany sank 3 US ships 
d)
Germany sank the Lusitania. 
106.
Which one of these is 3 new technologies introduced during WWI? 
a)
Atomic bombs, rifles, machine guns 
b)
Tanks, repeating rifles, gas masks 
c)
Poisonous gas, atomic bombs, airplanes 
d)
Airplanes, poisonous gas, machine guns
107.
Where was WWI fought at? 
a)
Ireland 
b)
Australia 
c)
United States 
d)
Europe
108.
This is a county that was on the Central Powers side. 
a)
France 
b)
Belgium 
c)
Great Britain 
d)
Austria- Hungary
109.
Which country declared war on Serbia to begin WWI? 
a)
Austria-Hungary
b)
Russia 
c)
France 
d)
Germany
110.

Europe is divided into which two alliances?

a)

Triple Entente (Allied Powers) & Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

b)

Warsaw Pact & NATO

c)

Axis Powers & Allied Powers

d)

Roundheads & Cavilers

111.

Who is assassinated in 1914 to start WWI?

a)

Archduke Ferdinand

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Sultan Mehmed V

d)

Prince Henry of Wales

112.

Which of the following countries does not lose their empires after WWI?

a)

Ottoman

b)

Germany

c)

Austro-Hungarian

d)

British

113.

Which country takes the blame of WWI and has to pay reparations (war debt)?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

114.

Which country leaves WWI in 1917?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Britain

115.

What was the goal of the Zimmerman Telegram?

a)

A German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the US

b)

An offer to split up colonized land in Africa

c)

A letter declaring war between Germany and France

d)

The telegram that spread news that WWI has begun

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