8th grade test 9

Whose assassination led to the beginning of World War 1

What name was given to the countries that sided with Germany in World War I

Passed the Pendleton Civil Service Act

The law which required all men from twenty one to thirty years old to register with a draft board was the

What is a rapid increase of prices due to an increase in the amount of money in circulation called

Served two nonconsecutive terms

Who formed the Standard Oil Company

What are the profits that are earned on stocks

What Country left World War I after signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Promoted A Square Deal

Where was the first battle of the Spanish-American War fought

When did the Great Depression begin

What nation was promised American land in return for helping Germany in World War I?

Who is the Author of Wealth of Nations

Promoted dollar diplomacy

Who invented the first successful incandescent light bulb

Proposed the League of Nations

Who built the largest steel company in the world?

The first successful national labor union was organized by Oliver Kelly

The first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean was

Led the American Expeditionary Force in World War I

Proposed the New Deal Program

Who was Baseball's first great home run hitter

The NAACP was founded by W.E.B. Du Bois

A fire in 1871 Destroyed the city of...

Who gave the Atlanta Compromise speech

The greatest American war hero from World War I was Eddie Rickenbacker

The amendment that banned the sale of alcohol was the Seventeenth Amendment

What Government project built roads, bridges, public buildings and other structures

Who invented the telephone

All member bank accounts were insured for up to $5,000 through the National Recovery Administration

What President was referred to as the Great Humanitarian

The practice of buying risky investments for the chance of making a quick profit is known as speculation

Where was the treaty that ended World War I signed

The famous baseball player who became an evangelist was

What amendment gave congress the power to tax personal incomes

When did World War I begin

Wrote the Grapes of Wrath

The lawyer that won the scopes Trial was

Remembered for the Teapot Dome Scandal

President McKinley favored what as the standard to back U.S. currency

What act created a government fund for unemployment and old-age insurance

What terrorist organization was dedicated to worldwide Communist revolution

A company that has complete control over a market is called a Monopoly

What idea promotes a utopian classless society where government is unnecessary

The first state to grant full political privileges to women was Wyoming

Investigated Communist activities in America

What government project brought hydroelectric power to the mid-South

What act further opened the Great Plains for settlement

Which State earned the title Centennial State