8th Grade Final Review

What type of government does the leader have complete control of everything.

What is the acronym that explains why World War 1 started?

What stance did the US first have when it came to both World Wars?

What was the purpose of the United Nations?

What type of government does the king or queen have complete control of the country?

What country is home to one of the world's worst refugee crisis?

What country was used as a prison for England?

Who was the Russian dictator responsible for killing millions of people during World War 2?

What terrorist group started during the Syrian Civil War?

All of the following religions were founded in the Middle East EXCEPT.....

What is where the government controls most of the economy, but allows some private ownership.

What means to have a pact with someone and agree to help if go to war?

Who was the president that dropped the atomic bomb during World War 2?

What was the legal separation of whites and all people of color in South Africa?

What present day country was Christianity founded in?

What means to make your armed forces larger?

How many countries are there in Africa?

What is the spreading of ideas that is designed to support a cause?

What type of government are officials elected to represent the voice of the people

A fruit vendor lit himself on fire in protest of his government. What event did this start?

What was the act of giving in to an aggressor to further avoid conflict?

What famous leader who recently died, spent 27 years in jail for protesting equality?

Who became president once JFK was assassinated?

What was the cycle of selling slaves to harvest materials and then sold for more slaves?

Where did Nelson Mandela spend 27 years in jail?

What chemical was used in the Vietnam War to help see the enemy better in the jungle?

What event led to the start of World War 1?

What event led the US into the Vietnam War?

In Hinduism, what is the name of the social class one is born into and can never change?

What means to take over land around the world and make it yours?

All of the following countries have been a part of the Arab Spring EXCEPT....

What famous battle happened on June 6, 1944 in Normandy France?

What event led the US into World War 2?

Who was the brutal dictator of China who started China's One Child Policy?

The League of Nations was formed because......

What were the 2 alliances that fought during World War 2?

What is the smallest country in the world?

What means to treat people differently based on race, religion, or sex?

Who was the African American who was a hero at Pearl Harbor?

What president served the longest in US history and got us out of the Great Depression?

Who was Vietnam's communist leader during the Vietnam War?

What is the largest country in the world?

Who became America's only female prisoner of war during World War 2?

Who was the Olympic athlete that survived prisoner camps during World War 2?

Which event led to the United States getting involved in World War 1?

What is the belief that if one country falls to communism, the surrounding countries will also.

Who is the communist leader of North Korea

What is an economic system in which private individuals own most businesses?

What is the name of a person who follows the religion of Islam?

How many countries are in the entire world?

What is an economic system in which the government owns land, businesses, and factories?

Who was your favorite 8th grade Social Studies teacher?

What means to have pride in one's country?

What type of government does the king or queen have limited power?

Who was the first US President to visit China and the first to resign from office?