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8th-grade Vocab Stars
Mixed Bag
Only the strong!
100

What two countries are currently in a major conflict with one invading the other?

Russia and Ukraine

100

Which US President was held responsible for the stock market crash of 1929?

Herbert Hoover

100

This free speech case took place in Des Moines, Iowa and resulted in students rights being protected in school.

Tinker V Des Moines

100

What's the top color of the rainbow?

Red

100

List the 3 branches of government!

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial!

200

What is the name of the president of Russia?

Vladimir Putin

200

This President won the 1933 Election in a "landslide", and is seen as a savior for the U.S. during the Depression.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt?

200

This is the idea of expanding one territory by taking over another country through some use of power.

Imperialism

200

What are the two elements that make up water?

Hydrogen and oxygen

200

The Congress is apart of this branch!

Legislative

300

What is the name of the current vice president of the United States?

Kamala Harris (first woman to ever hold office of President or Vice president of the United States)

300

What was the name of the president's plan to get us out of the great depression?

New Deal

300

This is the idea that the United States was destined by god to expand their domain through westward expansion

Manifest Destiny

300

How many sides are there in a triangle?

3 sides

300

This President's main goal was to keep the union together, however, he eventually abolished slavery.

Abraham Lincoln

400

What comedian and actor just got in a scuffle on the Oscars?

Will Smith and Chris Rock

400

What is a name of one of the Alphabet Soup agencies?

We will let you know if you're correct 

400

The act of adding a state or domain into one's own country and assimilating to the new country's policies. 

Annexation

400

What animal species is a frog?

Amphibian

400

This law was created to ensure that if a runaway slave was caught, they must be returned to the south. 

Fugitive Slave Act

500

What is the name of the movie we are watching about the Great Depression? Hint: it also shares the name with a Disney princess. 

Cinderella Man

500

This movement was following a great migration of African Americans from southern to northern cities, where music, culture and life flourished.

Harlem Renaissance 

500

Cause of World War I: Having the armed forces being at the forefront of a country's priorities

Militarism

500

Name two of the seven continents

Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antartica, Australia, Europe

500

This was the first government of the United States, which failed because it could not tax the citizens, or fix state problems. 

Articles of Confederation