Welcome to your Grade 8 Social studies chapter 4
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
Which nation was the first to establish trading posts in India?
2.
Who proved that the world is round by leading the first circumnavigation?
3.
Which plant was introduced to the rest of the world from Ethiopia?
4.
The Renaissance began in which European country?
5.
Who invented the printing press with movable type around 1450?
6.
In 1517, who condemned the sale of indulgences, starting the Reformation?
7.
The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) was founded by:
8.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin around 1750?
9.
Which resource was a chief reason for England's leadership in the Industrial Revolution?
10.
What was the immediate cause of the First World War?
11.
Which treaty ended the First World War?
12.
In 1917, Russia withdrew from WWI after accepting which treaty?
13.
The Second World War began in 1939 when Germany invaded:
14.
On which two Japanese cities did the USA drop atomic bombs in 1945?
15.
A state where the government controls every aspect of the lives of its people is:
16.
The period of tension between the USA and USSR after WWII is known as:
17.
Which military alliance was formed by the USA and its Western allies in 1949?
18.
The Soviet counterpart to NATO was the:
19.
Which Russian president is credited with ending the Cold War?
20.
During the Age of Discovery, what proved concretely that the world is round?
21.
Which of the following was a social consequence of the Industrial Revolution?
22.
One of the major problems caused by the Industrial Revolution was:
23.
Which Renaissance individual played a pivotal role in science?
24.
Predominantly Catholic countries after the Reformation included:
25.
The main factor that inspired the great geographical discoveries was:
26.
Which of the following was a result of the Great Geographical Discoveries?
27.
The second stage of the Industrial Revolution featured the development of:
28.
Why did the USA enter the First World War in 1917?
29.
What was a political consequence of WWII?
30.
The Great Geographical Discoveries led to the contact of:
