8th Grade U.S. History review

Rosa Parks was a figure in the Civil Rights movement who became famous for?

In WWI,why did Germany feel it was justified in attacking the British passenger ship Lusitania?

The leaders of which three countries were known as the "Big Three" during World War II?

W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the founders of the NAACP. Which idea did the NAACP promote?

Which is an example of a cause-and-effect pairing of events that occurred during the 1920s?

Which of these people played a major role in helping women gain the right to vote?

What is the economic belief that the government should stay out of the business world?

Through what country did the U.S. build a canal at the beginning of the 20th century?

What role did children often play in the labor force in the early 1900s?

Which of the following was one of the results of the Spanish-American War?

Extending Americas political and economic control over other contries

Which Supreme Court ruling began the process of integrating public schools throughout the U.S?

The business arrangement in which a company controls different stages along the supply chain

Which was a message to European countries to stop colonizing the Western Hemisphere?

Who wrote the book, The Jungle, which exposed the horrors of meat packing industry?

The United States' strategy to rebuild Europe after World War II was called?

Which president was responsible for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan at the end of WWII?

How did industrialization in the late 1800s contribute to the development of organized labor?

Which of these best describes the U.S. foreign policy of containment used during the Cold War?

The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine led to the start of what war?

The voting reforms Initiative,Referendum,Recall are associated with which era?

Which of the following is one of the reasons the United States invaded Iraq in 2003?

In WWII, what was the reason for moving Japanese-Americans to government-run internment camps?

Boss Tweed is mostly associated with which of the following?

Ida Tarbell was a _, or investigative journalist who set out to expose the "wrongs" in society.

Who is mostly associated with the assembly line?

Which treaty brought an end to World War I but failed to maintain a lasting peace in Europe?

The concept of "Big Stick Diplomacy" is most associated with which person's presidency?

What president was involved with the water gate scandal?

Reasons that individuals might emigrate from their homes

What are robber barons like Andrew Carnegie and John Rockefeller most known for?

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, what was the major reason for lowering the voting age to 18?

Which President created the New Deal?

This poor housing was often the only living space immigrant families could afford.

Which factor was a major cause of the Dust Bowl in the Great Plains?

"Speak softly and carry a big stick" was the motto of what trustbusting President?

Who was known for his Fourteen Points and desire to create a League of Nations?