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U.S. History STAAR Review
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Scandal revealing that the US had sold weapons to an anti-american government.
Watergate Scandal
Iran-Contra Affair
Clinton Scandal
White Water Scandal
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What is the Progressive Era?
War over states' rights to secede and emancipation.
Immigration. industrialization and urbanization
Reform-urban problems, temperance, women's right to vote
America becomes a world power, gains oversea colonies.
3
Many Progressives opposed social Darwinism because it promoted the idea that —
immigration weakened national unity
Poverty could be eradicated through increased eco.regulation
people in lower classes were not capable of economic success
Government should take responsibility for everything
4
During the Progressive Era, one goal of state-level political reformers was to
Increase the influence of business owners on legislation
promote the principle of direct democracy
limit the use of judicial review by cricuit courts
Prevent part leaders from amending campaign platforms
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What did the court case
Brown v. Board of Education
do?
evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in the courts
compel students to recite the pledge at school
overruled the "separate but equal" doctine
miranda rights
6
Which occurred between 1865-1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the US?
Concerns about air pollution led to stricter regulations.
Union membership went up,workers want better pay&conditions.
economic prosperity following World War II
Social and economic class divisions began to disappear.
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What is the 16th amendment?
Income Tax
Women's right to vote
Prohibition
Direct election of Senators
8
Hitler became the essential dictator of Germany in which decade?
1920s
1950s
1930s
1940s
9
When did the bombing of Pearl Harbor occur?
November 11, 1945
December 7, 1942
December 7, 1941
September 11, 2001
10
What was the code name for the secret informant during the Watergate Scandal?
Eagle Eye
Rawhide
Cobra
Deep Throat
11
The photograph best illustrates the need in 1943 to
increase federal funding for the Manhattan Project
maintain the US's military & industrial production levels
increase the regulatory power of the War Production Board
outlaw close-shop & collective-bargaining practice by unions
12
The passage of the pieces of legislation in this list resulted in —
the creation of programs to alleviate poverty
the regulation of cabinet-level agencies
limitations on government expenditures
federal guarantees of income
13
What is the 17th amendment?
Prohibition
Change the voting age to 18
Direct election of Senators
Women's right to vote
14
Why did gasoline prices spike during the 1970s and early 1980s?
Conflicts in the M. East disrupted the distribution of oil.
A natural disaster impeded offshore drilling for oil.
Congress imposed new regulations on foreign energy companies
Congress introduced new legislation to increase vehicle fuel
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What event brought the U.S into WWII?
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Sinking of the Lusitania
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Sinking of the Titanic
16
The main Axis powers of WWII consisted of
Germany, Italy and Japan
Germany, Italy and Romania
Germany, Finland and Japan
Germany, Russia and Japan
17
What was one reason Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor?
Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps
US trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas & rubber
US strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific routes
Japanese naval fleet was defeated at the Battle of Midway
18
Which three Presidents are the Progressive Presidents?
Washington, Lincoln and Kennedy
Bush, Obama and Trump
Harrison, Cleveland, Mckinley
T. Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson
19
Which document is know formally as the European Recovery Program?
Berlin Airlift
Marshall Plan
NATO
Truman Doctrine
20
What was the treaty that ended WWI that laid some unrest that would later explode into WWII?
Geneva Conference
Paris Peace Accords
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
21
What is the 19th amendment?
Income Tax
Direct election of the Senators
Women's right to vote
Prohibition
22
Which event is commonly associated with the type of music described in this excerpt?
The California grape boycott
The March on Washington
The Freedom Rides
Woodstock
23
The US would provide political, military & economic assistance to all democratic nations is?
Zimmerman Telegraph
Truman Doctrine
Versailles Treaty
Triple Entente
24
What event began WWI?
Sinking of Lusitania
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Sinking of Titantic
Pearl Harbor
25
Court case that stated students do not lose their constitutional rights in public schools.
Plessy v. Board of Education
Tinker v. Des Moines
Hernandez v. Texas
White v. Regester
26
The ruling in
Miranda v. Arizona
most affected procedure in which step of this process?
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2
1
4
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What is a initiative?
Preliminary Elections
Process for removing elected officials
Process for putting a proposed law on a ballot
Direct election of Senators
28
Who was the Italian dictator during WWII?
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Neville Chamberlain
29
What prompted Congress to pass the War Powers Resolution?
Banned deployment of US forces w/o a declaration of war
Fear of conflict in the M. East required US to defend Israel
Decision made by the executive branch during Korea & Vietnam
Limits on the authority of the chief executive
30
What is the 18th amendment?
Women's right to Vote
Direct election of Senators
Prohibition
Right to Bear Arms
31
Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?
Flash flooding and intense deforestation
Severe heat and rapid suburban development
Prolonged drought and poor farming practices
High winds and railroad construction
32
What was the main reason the federal government built this dam?
To provide resources for growing population
To prevent the Colorado River from drying up
To increase tourism in the region
To facilitate the transportation of goods in the region
33
What is a referendum?
Voting on an initiative, allowed people to enact legislation
Payment to workers or families for disability or death
Process giving voters the power to remove elected officials
Preliminary Election
34
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
Kruschev
Stalin
Trotsky
Lenin
35
The case established the "separate by equal" doctrine.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Gideon v. Wainwright
Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
36
Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik 1?
S.U. government collapsed because of economic competition.
The US began a period of technology sharing w/ the S.U.
The S.U. was unable to collect images of the US from space.
US govern. founded an agency dedicated to space exploration
37
What is the Gilded Age?
Jacksonian democracy; manifest destiny
Industrialization, Immigration and Urbanization
War over states' rights to secede, union preserved
Reform-urban problems; temperance; women's right to vote
38
The issue addressed by this poster is primarily associated with the
Progressive Era
Cold War
Roaring Twenties
Great Depression
39
Lines like the one shown above were partially the result of
the passages of the Selective Service Act
growing demand for payment of military pensions
a sudden increase in agricultural exports
widespread business failures
40
Which of the following best replace the "?" in this list of information about Puerto Rico?
Promised US military protection as part of Wilsons 14 points
Was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War
Became a US state during the Reconstruction era
Signed an annexation treaty with the US after WWI
