8th Grade History Test 9

Question 1

In the ___ Boundary Dispute, the United States determined to enforce the Monroe Doctrine without relying on Britain

Answer 1

Venezuelan Boundary Dispute

Question 2

known as the father of modern socialism

Answer 2

Karl Marx

Question 3

George Washington Carver developed hundreds of uses for the

Answer 3

peanut

Question 4

great evangelist who was a former salesman

Answer 4

D. L. Moody

Question 5

What was Louis Sullivan’s occupation

Answer 5

architect

Question 6

letter written by the Spanish ambassador to Cuba infuriated the American people

Answer 6

Delome letter

Question 7

man who helped rid the Panama Canal Zone of infections diseases

Answer 7

William Gorgas

Question 8

Whose presidency suffered the Teapot Dome scandal

Answer 8

Warren G. Harding

Question 9

The Spanish-American War grew out of a conflict in

Answer 9

Cuba

Question 10

led the volunteer American forces called the Rough Riders

Answer 10

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 11

The United States purchased ___ for $20 million in 1898.

Answer 11

the Philippines

Question 12

wealth industrialist and philanthropist who made his fortune in the steel business

Answer 12

Andrew Carnegie

Question 13

President who sent the Great White Fleet around the world

Answer 13

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 14

D. L. Moody’s song leader

Answer 14

Ira Sankey

Question 15

amendment that prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol

Answer 15

18th

Question 16

a common type of housing for settlers on the prairie

Answer 16

sod houses

Question 17

chief leader oft eh Apache Indian tribe

Answer 17

Geronimo

Question 18

led the American expeditionary force during World War I

Answer 18

General Pershing

Question 19

the amendment that made income tax legal

Answer 19

16th

Question 20

Dr. Walter Reed and Carlos Finlay worked together to control which disease

Answer 20

yellow fever

Question 21

D. L. Moody founded the Moody Bible Institute in the city of

Answer 21

Chicago

Question 22

Senator ___ was known as “Battlin’ Bob” by early Progressives

Answer 22

Robert La Follette

Question 23

the “Lone Eagle” was a nickname for

Answer 23

Charles Lindbergh

Question 24

the Populist Party included those who supported a ___ policy

Answer 24

free silver

Question 25

the Scopes "monkey trial" was a ___ for evolutionists

Answer 25

defeat

Question 26

the Brooklyn Bridge was designed and built by

Answer 26

the Roeblings

Question 27

Theodore Roosevelt became President after the assassination of which president

Answer 27

President William McKinley

Question 28

President Roosevelt won a Nobel Prize for helping to end the __ War.

Answer 28

Russo-Japanese War

Question 29

the most popular American poet in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Answer 29

James Whitcomb Riley

Question 30

Germany, Bulgaria, and Austria-Hungary formed the ___ Powers

Answer 30

Central

Question 31

founded Union Oil Company

Answer 31

Lyman Stewart

Question 32

made the first solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic

Answer 32

Charles Lindbergh

Question 33

sponsored the Pendleton Civil Service Act

Answer 33

Chester A. Arthur

Question 34

his death led to the Pendleton Civil Service Act

Answer 34

James Garfield

Question 35

his assassination sparked World War I

Answer 35

Archduke Ferdinand

Question 36

President during World War I

Answer 36

Woodrow Wilson

Question 37

wrote a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

Answer 37

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 38

first President to serve two non-consecutive terms

Answer 38

Grover Cleveland

Question 39

promoted free trade in China

Answer 39

Open Door Policy

Question 40

opened the Great Plains for settlement

Answer 40

Homestead Act

Question 41

regulated railroads

Answer 41

Interstate Commerce Act

Question 42

assured product safety and quality

Answer 42

Pure Food and Drug Act

Question 43

provided for examinations for political office seekers

Answer 43

Pendleton Act

Question 44

the composer who wrote "Blessed Assurance" and many other famous hymns

Answer 44

Fanny Crosby

Question 45

the only U.S. President to be inaugurated by his father

Answer 45

Calvin Coolidge

Question 46

the best-known hero of World War I

Answer 46

Alvin York

Question 47

Oliver Kelly founded a national organization of farm families known as

Answer 47

the Grange

Question 48

the Zimmerman Note promised land to __ in return for helping Germany in the war

Answer 48

Mexico

Question 49

What calvary commander was killed at the battle of Little Bighorn?

Answer 49

George Custer

Question 50

What ocean liner struck an iceberg and sank in 1912?

Answer 50

Titanic

Question 51

Between what years did World War I take place?

Answer 51

1914-1918

Question 52

What was the first automobile produced on an assembly line?

Answer 52

Model T

Question 53

What was a popular nickname for American infantrymen during World War I?

Answer 53

doughboys

Question 54

Who invented the incandescent light bulb?

Answer 54

Thomas Alva Edison

Question 55

Who said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick"?

Answer 55

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 56

What American battleship blew up in the harbor at Havana, Cuba?

Answer 56

the Main

Question 57

How were the philosophies of John Dewey harmful to American education?

Answer 57

Dewey applied evolution to the classroom. Because he felt that man was an animal and shaped by his environment, permissiveness in the classroom would, in Dewey's thinking, lead to higher development. To Dewey, social adjustment was more important than academic learning; this eliminates individual accountability and responsibility. Academic and moral breakdown soon followed.

Question 58

Identify the following locations on the map of Central America.

Answer 58

``` Belize Gulf of Panama Lake Nicaragua Panama Canal Gulf of Honduras Guatemala Honduras Costa Rica ```