US History STAAR Review

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Roaring 20's

This peacetime military alliance made post WW2 includes US + Canada + W. Europe nations

State of tension between the Soviet Union and the United States without actual war.

This man founded the NAACP

What was the purpose of the Sherman anti-trust act?

Soviet leader who increases work on the Berlin Wall and puts missiles in Cuba, leading to Crisis

Legal doctrine that supported racial segregation, as upheld by the 14th  Amendment

In response to NATO, the Soviet Union created this with its Eastern European satellite nations.

Phrase Nixon used to comfort the American people and justify Vietnamization 

Competitive military and weapon buildup (Nuclear) between the Soviet Union and U.S. 

Took over after JFK's assassination, his dream of a "Great Society" included a war on poverty

What Star Wars like program developed an anti-ballistic system to prevent missile attacks

The 19th amendment guaranteed

First African American President

American civil rights activist who co founded the National Farm Workers Association

Agency started by Teddy Roosevelt that investigates federal charges

The first African American to sit on the Supreme Court

After the launch of Sputnik the U.S. decided to increase education in these fields

Nixon's strategy for exiting the Vietnam conflict is known as ___________

The Homestead act did NOT require that homesteaders_______

Which statement best summarizes "Manifest Destiny"?

President that gave Nixon a full pardon

The mass movement of people out of the inner cities to where?

"Boss" Tweed was head of what Gilded age political organization?

This piece of legislation banned discrimination based on race, gender, and religion in public

This bill gave greater authority to law enforcement and government in matters of security after 9/11

What did the 26th amendment accomplish?

President who negotiated through the Cuban Missile Crisis, was assassinated 11/22/1963

This year was the first year the presidential debates were televised

Medicare/Medicaid, the War on Poverty, and Head start were all

The term "muckraker", as used during the progressive age, means

Which of the following is NOT associated with Ronald Reagan's presidency?

"The Jungle", written by Upton Sinclair, exposed

Who wrote "The influence of Seapower upon History"?

Softening of hostile relations between United States and China 

First satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957

Also known as D-day, this took place on June 6th, 1944

Which of the following is NOT a progressive age president?

Which of the following was NOT a part of FDR's "New Deal" program?

What did the 24th amendment accomplish?

What did the voting rights act of 1965 accomplish?

Which of the following, from the civil rights era, banned discrimination in the housing market?

Idea that if taxes are reduced= free market activity will increase, helping the economy- AKA Trickle Down Economics

Supreme Court case which declared "separate but equal" unconstitutional

The Rosenbergs were found guilty of this crime and executed for sharing atomic secrets

Domestic terrorist attack on the Murrah Federal Building. Killed 168 people 

Held by the SNCC, these peaceful protests occurred in libraries, theaters and restaurants

When two nations are on the verge of war/conflict

What was the purpose of the War Powers Act?

Plessy vs. Ferguson reinforced what segregational policy?

True or false: The United States joined the League of Nations after World War I.

The Rough Riders were led by ______ during ___________

JFK's presidency term was called this to symbolize his young and bold goals and policies

proposed that the U.S be “global policeman” + aid given to Greece/Turkey to oppose communism

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Spanish-American war?

What did the 16th amendment do?

Leader of the al Qaeda terrorist that attacked American on the 9/11 

This event was the end of the Vietnam war

The first Mexican American to sit on the Supreme Court

NAFTA and European Union are examples of 

Supreme court case that overturns Plessy vs Ferguson, "Separate but equal is inherently UNequal"

The movement of fear of communism that spread across America during the early Cold War

After World War I, President Harding wanted a _______- a reduced role of government.

This is a Progressive age reform that allows a law to be proposed by the people at local levels

This allowed LBJ to increase American involvement in the Vietnam conflict.

Failed CIA Invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro 

What did the Pendleton civil service act do?

Which of the following did NOT contribute to American entry into World War I?

Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the line of communism stretching across Europe

What happened on December 7, 1941?

Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt mediated by Jimmy Carter

U.S. policy of withdrawing troops out of Vietnam while training the S. Vietnam forces

First female Supreme Court Justice, appointed by Reagan

Senator who spoke out against communist influence in the gov and inspired fear in the US

13 Day period of negotiation in which the U.S. and the Soviets were on the brink of war over missiles

The practice of making accusations of subversion or threat without proper evidence is

What new style of music quickly became popular in the 50's?

The Pure Food and Drug act was passed as result of......

Post WWII meeting involving Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt

Theory that if one country becomes communist then the surrounding countries will follow

President during the 9/11 attacks that began the War on Terror

 The France and the U.S. support in which supplies were dropped to stranded West Berliners

Competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration

 Truman fired this general because he advocated attacking China to end stalemate in Korean War

Which of the following is not associated with FDR's presidency?

The 17th amendment called for...

Series of urban attacks on South Vietnam during the Vietnamese lunar holiday 

provided economic aid and reconstruction to those European Nations devastated by WWII

"Captains of Industry" and "Robber Barons" are terms used to describe...

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

This incident dramatically escalated US involvement in Vietnam.

President during the Oklahoma City Bombing, later impeached after lying under oath 

Huge political rally for human rights, where MLK Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech

Which of the following is considered a major turning point in the Vietnam War?

President who came into power after Nixon was impeached but lost popularity after pardoning him

4 students protesting here were killed during an anti draft protest 

JFK's attorney general who was later assassinated during his presidential campaign 

This law made it illegal to exclude hiring based on gender

Leader who implemented reforms in the Soviet Union, leading to the fall of the Soviet Union 

refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white woman and was arrested