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NAEP US History Grade 8 - Question List

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71. Near the end of the Second World War, the United States military dropped atomic bombs on cities in
  1. China
  2. Germany
  3. Japan
  4. the Soviet Union
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72. In Montgomery, Alabama, African Americans were required by law to sit in the back of city buses. From 1955 to 1956, African Americans organized a bus boycott, refusing to ride on the city buses. Why was the Montgomery bus boycott important?
  1. It helped African American workers to get higher pay.
  2. It helped begin the modern civil rights movement.
  3. It forced southern bus lines to close.
  4. It led people to be more conscious of conserving energy.
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73. The United States fought one of its longest wars, from 1964 to 1973, in
  1. Germany
  2. Japan
  3. Kuwait
  4. Vietnam
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74. What was a major effect of the introduction of the cotton gin?
  1. A decline in the southern slave population
  2. A decline in the size of southern farms
  3. An increase in cotton production
  4. An increase in the import of manufactured goods
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75. Susan B. Anthony was a leader of the movement to
  1. guarantee women the right to vote in national elections
  2. guarantee former slaves the right to vote
  3. ensure that harsher laws against criminals were passed
  4. reduce the authority of the Constitution of the United States
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