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US History STAAR review, 2nd semester
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1
Which is
NOT
a description of the United States during the 1950s?
Reduction in the amount of money spent on defense
Increase in the popularity and ownership of television
Economic prosperity and affluence
Growth of the suburbs
2
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 eliminated -
age discrimination and voting rights
barriers to voting for women
literacy tests as a requirement for voting
identification requirements for voting
3
In the U.S.´s capitalist economy, private businesses compete, leading to -
wage stagnation
unfair employment practices
lower prices and higher quality of goods
eventual government seizure of the businesses
4
What is one present-day negative effect of an aging Baby Boom generation?
decrease in healthcare costs
Increase in Social Security spending
a balanced federal budget
decrease in the mortality rate in the U.S.
5
Why did the U.S. adopt the motto ´´In God We Trust´´ in 1956?
to honor the financial contributions of religious groups
to celebrate its bicentennial
to distinguish it from nations with atheist principles
to commemorate social changes led by Christians
6
Which practice helped ensure scarce goods were fairly distributed during wartime?
Scavenging
Rationing
Interning
Embellishing
7
Which entrepreneur founded Microsoft, the operating system used by most businesses in the ´90s?
Steve Jobs
Sam Walton
Bill Gates
Lionel Sosa
8
To which event did the U.S. react by increasing funding and research in math and science?
Losing a chess tournament to the Russian grandmaster
the British developing the 1st atomic bomb
the Tet Offensive
Launch of the 1st artificial satellite - Sputnik I
9
Which of the following did
NOT
occur as a part of the Islamic Iranian Revolution of 1979?
Iran declared war against the U.S.
The U.S. embassy in Iran was attacked
An Islamic leader - Ayatollah Khomeini - was put in power
Americans from the U.S. embassy were taken hostage
10
Which is
NOT
an example of the government hiding information from the public?
Truman´s decision to use atomic bombs on Japan
Atrocities in Vietnam, such as the My Lai Massacre
Pentagon Papers
Watergate Audio Tapes
11
Which policy did Truman use to prevent the spread of communism?
blockading missiles from reaching Cuba
rationing fuel usage
integrating the armed forces
containment
12
American citizens' 4th and 14th amendment rights were violated with the -
Red Scare of the 1950s
Japanese internment
Iran-Contra Affair
growth of the counter-culture movement
13
What was an immediate result of the U.S. dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Japan retaliates with a nuclear attack on the U.S.
Japan surrenders and ends WWII
the Soviet Union collapses
Germany develops atomic weapons with the help of the USSR
14
Which law, passed as a result of events in the Vietnam War, limits the power of the president?
Civil Rights Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Environmental Protection Act
War Powers Act
15
What federal program developed technologies for spaceflight that also applied to everyday life?
NASA
EPA
HUAC
OPEC
16
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?
to ship supplies to Berlin when it was blockaded by Soviets
to rescue refugees trapped by the Soviets
to invade Nazi-occupied Berlin
To rapidly withdraw American troops from Berlin
17
Which woman opposed an ERA and was a conservative leader of an interest group?
Rosa Parks
Phyllis Schlafly
Betty Friedan
Estee Lauder
18
How did the U.S. respond to the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks?
it stopped buying oil from OPEC nations
it cut off military aid to Pakistan
it joined Israel in their invasion of Iran
it launched a War on Terror beginning in Afghanistan
19
Which war was fought to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi control?
Campaign in Kosovo
Operation Enduring Freedom
Persian Gulf War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
20
What was the main purpose of the U.S. joining the Vietnamese civil war?
To stop North Vietnam from spreading communism
to promote reconstruction of Asia after WWII
to assist its French allies in Indochina
to ease tensions with communist nations
21
Which
best
describes the role Nixon played in the Watergate scandal?
he was proven not guilty and exonerated
he appealed to the Supreme Court to cancel his impeachment
he personally broke into the hotel to spy on the Democrats
he denied involvement and hid 18 1/2 minutes of audio tape
22
Which Supreme Court case decided that the accused must be told their Constitutional rights?
Miranda v. Arizona
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Lopez v. Texas
23
Which best summarizes the protest strategies used by Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Violent retaliation to brutal police tactics
Compromising on values to get some bills passed
Nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience
Encouraging a black separatist movement
24
Who was most
directly
affected by an escalation of forces during the Vietnam War?
Young women
Young men
Elderly women
Elderly men
25
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?
requiring all private businesses to hire African Americans
reducing the voting age from 21 to 18
an end to racial and gender discrimination in the workplace
requiring all public places to have handicap accessibility
26
Who invented the vaccine that helped stop the spread of polio?
Jonas Salk
John T. Scopes
Harry Truman
Chuck Berry
27
Which pop culture movement led to a cultural generation gap in the 1950s?
Flappers
Hippie Movement
Rock and Roll
Yuppies
28
What is the nickname of the Red Scare of the 1950s?
Domino Theory
Nativism
McCarthyism
Containment
29
Which president
most
believed in tax cuts and less government regulation of the economy?
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
Barack Obama
Jimmy Carter
30
How did Ross Perot affect the outcome of the 1992 presidential election?
He became the first 3rd party candidate to win
he became the first minority elected president
he split the conservative vote and helped Clinton to win
He split the liberal vote and helped Bush to win
31
What major event occurred on December 7th, 1941?
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Bataan Death March
V-E Day
D-Day invasion of Normandy
32
Which cultural group is most associated with challenging conformity through poetry and novels?
Beat Generation
Rock and Roll stars
Counter-culture movement
Feminists
33
Which leader led a boycott of farm products to fight for the rights of migrant farmers?
Betty Friedan
Hector P. Garcia
Cesar Chavez
Martin Luther King, Jr.
34
How did JFK help prevent missiles from arriving in Cuba?
he asked Congress to declare war on Cuba
he ordered a naval blockade of Cuba
he ordered an embargo on all Cuban goods
he asked Congress to declare war on the Soviet Union
35
Which event caused the deaths of many Americans and other Japanese prisoners of war?
Battle of Midway Island
Bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Bataan Death March
island-hopping strategy
