stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
U. S. History Study Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
U. S. History Study
U. S. History Study
15 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
132 plays
STAAR EOC Questions for U.S. History
Flashcards
15 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
15
Answers
1
One action that influenced tghe U.S.-Soviet signing of SALT I treaty in 1972 was Pres. Nixon
withrawal of military forces from Vietnam
opening of diploatic relations with China
support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War
involvemente in the Watergate scandal
2
How did President Truman's decision to drop atomic bomb affect international relations?
enabled the UN to administer territory in Japan
led to the establishment of the first global peacekeeping
iitiated the arms race with Soviet Union
prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes
3
Which was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to U.S. culture?
focused attention ono the antiwar literary genre
led to increased vaudeville stage performers
established jazz as a prominent musical form
brought most significant beat poets together
4
The primary reason given by U.S. leaders to justify military involvement in Vietnm was that it
keep communism from spreading throughout region
fulfill prior United Nations obligations
maintain the policy of detente
promote reconstruction after WW II
5
Which of the following occurred as a result of Sherman Antitrust Act?
federal government could dissolve business monopolies
influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced
businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas
workers secured greater share of company's profits
6
What role did Arkansas governor Orval Faubus play in the Little Rock Crisis?
helped minimize race-related violence
vetoed legislation to establish separate school system
refused assistance from federal government
challenged authority of federal government to desegregate
7
Why did the Populist Party want free coinage of silver?
reduce economic inflation
to increase amount of money in circulation
raise campaign contribution limits
decrease the bargaining power of labor unions
8
Which of these contributed to the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment
growing number of workers organizing labor unions
Veteran soldiers protesting to obtain benefits
politicians campaigning for education reform
growing political influence of women
9
The Roaring Twenties were charcterized by --
internment camps, rationing of goods, first use atomic bomb
installment plans, Prohibition, Flappers
brinkmanship, McCarthism, policy of containment
bank failures, the New Deal, bread lines
10
Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?
economic opportunities in industrialized cities
Better soil coditions in previously uncultivated areas
lower cost of living in urban areas
availability of land grants for homesteaders
11
Employee request time off guaranteed under the Family/Medical Leave Act. which circumstance:
for an extended vacation due to airine delays
for time off to care for a newborn baby
for tie off to complete a college degree
for assignment to a different work location
12
Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in
Civil Rights movement of the 1960s
the war effort of the 1940s
the political scandals of the 1970s
the Red Scare of the 1950s
13
Which statement best describes a major impact of Bill Gates on U.S. business/technology
Created online store that changed way people purchase goods
set up first computer network systems for military
Designed the heat-shield technology used on space shuttles
started company that provides operating software for PCs
14
How did the military innovation of the tank affect the course of WW I
made the uwes of land mines obsolete
helped transport large numbers of troops
helped break stalemate of trench warefare
made commuications with officers on front line possible
15
Which situation demonstrates one way that U.S.culture has spread to other parts of world?
college athlete in Brazil trains for the Olympics
young boy in Great Britain watches anime
teenage girl buys a hip-hop CD in China
businesswoman eats a sushi restaurant in Canada