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Grade 8 Great Depression
Who was the President of the United States during the Wall Street Crash of 1929?
  1. Franklin D. Roosevelt
  2. Herbert Hoover
  3. Theodore Roosevelt
  4. Woodrow Wilson
Grade 8 Great Depression
Which group of people was particularly hard-hit by the Wall Street Crash and its aftermath?
  1. Wealthy investors
  2. Middle-class workers
  3. Farmers
  4. Government officials
Grade 8 Great Depression
What effect did the Wall Street Crash have on the U.S. economy?
  1. It led to a period of economic growth and prosperity.
  2. It triggered the Great Depression, a severe economic downturn.
  3. It had no significant impact on the economy.
  4. It caused a brief recession that quickly recovered.
Grade 8 Modern Era
Which two superpowers were the primary competitors in the Space Race?
  1. United States and France
  2. United States and China
  3. United States and Soviet Union
  4. United States and United Kingdom
Grade 8 World History
What was the main cause of the Franco-Mexican War?
  1. Territorial disputes
  2. Religious conflicts
  3. Mexico’s refusal to pay its foreign debt
  4. France’s desire to colonize Mexico
Grade 8 Civil War
               was a famous female spy for the South, during the Civil War.
  1. Clara Barton
  2. Dorothea Dix
  3. Rose Greenhow
  4. Julia Ward Howe
Grade 8 Civil War
The first shot of the Civil War was fired at                  
  1. Gettysburg
  2. Fredericksburg
  3. Chancellorsville
  4. Fort Sumter
  5. None of the above
Grade 8 The Presidents
Which crisis in 1962 brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war during JFK's presidency?
  1. Cuban Missile Crisis
  2. Berlin Blockade
  3. Suez Crisis
  4. Korean War
Grade 8 WWII
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Battle of Britain?
  1. Winston Churchill
  2. Neville Chamberlain
  3. Clement Attlee
  4. Anthony Eden
Grade 8 Democratic Foundations
Shays' Rebellion made many Americans believe that a stronger central government would have
  1. prevented that kind of popular uprising.
  2. given the farmers what they demanded.
  3. asked other nations for military aid.
  4. held new elections to resolve the issue.
Grade 8 American Revolution
Which was the battle that changed the course of the war because the Patriots were victorious?
  1. Battle of Trenton
  2. Battle of Long Island
  3. Battle of Princeton
  4. Battle of Saratoga
Grade 8 Great Depression
The Social Security Act was designed to do what?
  1. provide jobs to the unemployed
  2. protect farms damaged during the Dust Bowl
  3. provide government insurance to bank deposits
  4. provide unemployment insurance and funds for the elderly
Grade 8 Great Depression
When did the Wall Street Crash occur?
  1. 1925
  2. 1927
  3. 1929
  4. 1931
Grade 8 The Frontier
What did members of The Donner Party resort to for survival during the winter?
  1. Hunting wild game
  2. Eating their pack animals
  3. Cannibalism
  4. Trading with nearby Native American tribes
Grade 8 Cold War
What was the name of the American program to rebuild Western Europe's industries and economy after World War II?
  1. Warsaw Pact
  2. Marshall Plan
  3. European Union
  4. League of Nations
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