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