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Grade 8 Exploration
Who was the first explorer to attempt to circumnavigate the globe?
  1. Hernando de Soto
  2. Curious George
  3. Vasco da Gama
  4. Ferdinand Magellan
Grade 8 Exploration
Who was the French explorer that explored the St. Lawrence region of Canada?
  1. Jacques Cartier
  2. Giovanni Verrazano
  3. Henando de Soto
  4. Samuel de Champlain
Grade 8 Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution began in which country?
  1. Germany
  2. England
  3. Spain
  4. Italy
Grade 8 WWI
What year did the First World War begin?
  1. 1867
  2. 1914
  3. 1918
  4. 1939
Grade 8 WWI
What year did the First World War end?
  1. 1867
  2. 1914
  3. 1918
  4. 1945
Grade 8 French Revolution
The Treaty of Versailles ended which war?
  1. World War I
  2. World War II
  3. Algerian War
  4. Franco-Prussian War
Grade 8 Latin America and Caribbean
What was the name of the Aztec capital city?
  1. Texcoco
  2. Tlacopan
  3. Purepecha
  4. Tenochtitlan
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 WWI
The Archduke was from which country?
  1. England
  2. Germany
  3. Belgium
  4. Austria-Hungary
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 WWII
The Battle of Britain took place during which war?
  1. World War I
  2. World War II
  3. Cold War
  4. Korean War
Grade 8 Industrial Revolution
Who invented the steamboat?
  1. Robert Fulton
  2. Eli Whitney
  3. Elizabeth Stanton
  4. Samuel Morse
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
Grade 8 World History
Identify each early civilization of the Americas with its correct criteria. Each can be used more than once/multiple times.
Maya Aztec Inca Olmec
Fierce warriors with superior military ability
Built the first pyramids
Strong central government
Known for sculptures of huge stone heads
Paid by conquered people with gold, cotton, and food
Built canals to control flow of water through cities
Capital was Tenochtitlan
Known for building and art
Made alliances to build the empire
Had palaces, stone temples, bridges, and large plazas
Grade 8 Exploration
In 1488, which explorer became the first European to reach the Indian Ocean by sea?
  1. Vasco de Gama
  2. Hernan Cortes
  3. Amerigo Vespucci
  4. Bartolomeu Dias
Grade 8 World History
The Ottoman Empire reached its height under which emperor?
  1. Murad IV
  2. Ahmed III
  3. Mehmed the Conqueror
  4. Suleiman the Magnificent
Grade 8 Russian Revolution
Which leader in the Russian Revolution was the most responisble for shaping the Russian version of Communism?
  1. Karl Marx
  2. Joseph Stalin
  3. Vladimir Lenin
  4. Nikita Krushchev
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