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US HIS EOC Review Part I
US HIS EOC Review Part I
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A comprehensive #ushistory #STAAR review.
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1
One factor that promoted industrialization in the US in the late 19th century was the...
Development of the airplane
Mass Production of automobiles
Expansion of the railroads
Widespread use of steam boats
2
Initiative, referendum, and recall were efforts to expanded democracy in which era?
The Progressive Era
The Jazz Age
Contemporary America
World War II
3
Which of the following is associated as the primary reason for the Stock Market Crash?
vertical integration
stagflation
speculation
horizontal integration
4
What has been one effect of legal and illegal immigration on demographic patterns in the US?
The average age of Americans is older than before
Women in American society now outnumber men
The size of the US population has decreased
The total population has increased at a rapid pace
5
Which statement describes a positive impact of the Beat Generation?
decorated the walls of building with murals
expressed a new pride in African-American heritage
encouraged independent thinking in age of conformity
brought sheet music halls to people's homes
6
What was the intent of the government in creating the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977?
Sought to rebuild infrastructure projects
Move funding from low-income to wealthy neighborhoods
Penalties for states who fail to invest in low-income areas
Required banks to open credit in poor, minority communities
7
Historian & naval officer who promoted the idea that powerful countries needed strong navies?
William Westmoreland
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Henry Cabot Lodge
Chester Nimitz
8
What effect did the Teapot Dome Scandal, Watergate & Clinton's impeachment have on the public?
Led citizens to demand limit to Presidential power
Brought about increased regulation of Government spending
Damaged popular trust in the federal govenrment
Demanded term limits for presidents
9
Which administration passed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
Obama
Clinton
Reagan
Ford
10
Why was the decision of the TX Supreme Court in Edgewood ISD v. Kirby of special importance?
It encouraged math & science class in Texas schools
It repealed Brown v BoE in Texas
It eliminated segregation in San Antonio public schools
It brought additional funds to schools in poor districts
11
What was the name of journalists who wrote about the ills of society?
yellow journalists
suffragists
Muckrackers
abolitionists
12
Name of the first all African American Air Force unit who flew combat missions during WWII?
The Manhattan Project
Tuskegee Airmen
Navajo Code talkers
The Flying Tigers
13
Which statement supports the claim that Reagan was instrumental in ending the Cold War?
Reagan hoped to reduce the number of nuclear warheads
Reagan decreased federal regulation on many industries
Gorbachev introduced internal changes in the Soviet Union
Reagan proposed a new anti-missile defense system
14
Protests like this led to the which government action?
Title IX
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Plessy V. Ferguson
Civil Rights Act of 1957
15
Which of the following was an important effect on the US econ because of the OPEC oil embargo?
collapse of the Stock Market
trade imbalances with China
the onset of stagflation
mounting federal deficits
16
Which legislation was passed over the objections of the Southern Democrats about segregation?
Equal Rights Amendment
14th Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
19th Amendment
17
Which group was most affected by the decisions in Delgado v. Bastrop ISD & Hernandez v. Texas?
Mexican Americans
African Americans
Women in the military
Homeless Americans
18
What does the cartoonist tell us about the US response to Soviet aggression after WWII?
Europeans were not going to use the Marshall Plan
Europe was slipping into chaos and revolution
The Marshall Plan provided aid to help rebuild economies
The Marshall Plan failed to stop Soviet expansion in WEurope
19
What was the significance of the Camp David Accords?
Stopped the spread of communism in Afghanistan
Egypt recognized and signed a peace treaty with Israel
The Panama Canal Zone was returned to Panama
The Shah of Iran was overthrown
20
Following the 9/11 attacks which bill was passed in an effort to track down & stop terrorists?
The Patriot Act
The Alien and Sedition Acts
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
The Pentagon Papers
21
The Harlem Renaissance was a period of accomplishment for which minority group?
African Americans
Pacific Islanders
Native Americans
Southern Europeans
22
Which constitutional amendment lead to the rise of organized crime in the 1920's?
18th Amendment
21st Amendment
19th Amendment
2nd Amendment
23
Allied strategy during WWII that eventually put Japan in the defensive position?
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
island hopping
appeasement
24
What was significant about the 2008 election?
there was a recount in Florida
4th in history someone won electoral but not popular vote
the people elected Obama as the first minority president
Sarah Palin could see Russia from her house
25
What form of civil disobedience was immediate outcome Rosa Parks arrest?
Amending the Constitution
Rioting
Boycott
Lobbying
26
The political cartoon above refers to opposition to FDR's--
court packing plan
entrance into WWII
building the Hoover Damn
Lend-Lease Act
27
The policy of remaining distance from the affairs of other nations is referred to as...
isolationism
Monroe Doctrine
imperialism
Roosevelt Corollary
28
What president selected Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female Supreme Court justice?
Reagan
Obama
Johnson
Nixon
29
Jane Addams most contributed to Progressivism by-
spreading the settlement house mvmnt by founding Hull House
promoting social reform on American Indian reservations
forming the Woman's Temperance Christian Union
supporting the emerging philosophy of Social Darwinism
30
What era is described: immigration, urbanization, industrialization & assimilation?
Gilded Age
The Depression Era
Contemporary America
Post War America