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US History Semester 1 Review
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US History STAAR semester 1 review
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1
Which describes a feeling of resentment and dislike of foreigners?
Imperialism
Patriotism
Nativism
Expansionism
2
What situation best describes the Western Front during World War I?
Espionage
Blitzkrieg
Stalemate
Lopsided Victory
3
Which is NOT a progressive era reform designed to increase voter participation?
Referendum
Recall
Initiative
Assimilation
4
Which is
NOT
a cause of World War I?
Alliances
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Militarism
The invention of the tank
5
Which foreign policy is characterized by the U.S. desiring an isolated western hemisphere?
Open Door Policy
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Moral Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy
6
Which foreign policy is described by the U.S. wanting to participate in Chinese trade?
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Open Door Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
7
What reporting technique is described by exaggerated, embellished, sensational news stories?
Fireside Chats
Propaganda
Yellow Journalism
Investigative Journalism
8
What event was sparked by nativism & identified by the rounding up of Communists within the US?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Mexican Repatriation
Red Scare
Great Migration
9
Which muckraker is associated with
The Jungle,
exposing the dangers of meat-packing industry?
Susan B. Anthony
W.E.B. DuBois
Upton Sinclair
Ida B. Wells
10
Which law encouraged settlers to move west by offering cheap land for settlers to improve?
Selective Service Act
Espionage and Sedition Acts
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The Homestead Act
11
Which time period is identified with factories, monopolies, and large-scale immigration?
The Progressive Era
Emergence of the U.S. as a World Power
The Industrial Revolution
The Roaring Twenties
12
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
16th
17th
18th
19th
13
Which time period is identified with social reforms, anti-trust laws, and political reform?
The Roaring Twenties
Emergence of the U.S. as a World Power
The Industrial Revolution
The Progressive Era
14
Which amendment, active during the 1920s, caused an increase in organized crime?
19th
17th
18th
16th
15
Which scandal involved the first Cabinet member to be arrested for corruption and bribery?
Teapot Dome
Sinking of Lusitania
Court-packing Scheme
Sinking of U.S.S. Maine
16
Which definition best describes laissez-faire?
Strict laws and regulations in the stock market
Government-provided unemployment insurance
The outlawing of monopolies
Government stays out of business affairs
17
Which time period is identified with the Spanish-American War and World War I?
The Industrial Revolution
Emergence of the U.S. as a World Power
The Roaring Twenties
The Progressive Era
18
Which describes a positive impact of the Harlem Renaissance?
Lynching is outlawed
Impressionist art
Jazz as an American music form
W.E.B. DuBois increases his influence
19
Which time period is identified with low taxes, high tariffs, and growth of investments?
The Progressive Era
The Roaring Twenties
Emergence of the U.S. as a World Power
The Industrial Revolution
20
Which is
NOT
a cause of the Great Depression?
Stock market crash
Stock market speculation
High tariffs
Unemployment
21
Which best describes the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
to limit the power of the national government
to limit personal freedoms
to declare our independence from Great Britain
to create a system of checks and balances
22
Which laws were meant to discourage criticism against the United States during World War I?
Selective Service Act
Anti-Trust Laws
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Espionage and Sedition Acts
23
Which political group desired free coinage of silver and was popular among poor farmers?
Progressives
Republicans
Bull Moose
Populists
24
Which best describes a lasting impact of the Treaty of Versailles?
The U.S. eliminated all war debt
Germany and France became allies
The U.S. joined the League of Nations
Germany was severely punished
25
Which invention directly allowed for the mass-production of manufactured goods?
Model T
Bessemer Process
Assembly Line
Steam Power
26
Which amendment would have been supported by populists, because it created an income tax?
18th
17th
19th
16th
27
Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan are closely associated with the struggle between -
Freedom and Tyranny
Progressivism and the Gilded Age
Expansionism and Isolationism
Modernism and Fundamentalism