Grade 8: History (2003 VDOE Released Items)
Multiple-Choice Exercise
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Choose the correct answer for each question.
Which of these immigrant groups came
to America late in the 19th century and
helped build the railroads?
- Germans
- Chinese
- Polish
- Haitians
The economy of the Southern colonies
was based primarily on which of the
following?
- Agriculture
- Fishing
- Manufacturing
- Mining
Which type of economic system is
based on private ownership of
property and the profit motive?
- Traditional
- Command
- Subsistence
- Capitalism
Prices should begin to increase
whenever --
- demand and supply are both high
- supply is high and demand is low
- demand is high and supply is low
- supply and demand are both low
Money paid to the federal government
by individuals comes mostly from taxes
on their --
- homes
- income
- gasoline purchases
- food purchases
Which was a common characteristic of
Nazi Germany, fascist Italy, and the
communist Soviet Union?
- They had similar economic policies.
- They had the same religious beliefs.
- They were ruled by dictatorships.
- They had fought on the same side in World War I.
- environmental pollution
- the growth of fascism
- trade barriers
- the spread of communism
Which was not one of the Axis powers
during World War II?
- Germany
- Japan
- China
- Italy
Persons born in the United States
automatically become --
- taxpayers
- citizens
- registered voters
- candidates for military service
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy
blockaded Cuba because of the
presence there of --
- Soviet missiles
- illegal drugs
- Spanish battleships
- infectious diseases
