STAAR US History High School 2014 - Past Paper
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High School - U.S. History
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- Q 1/68Score 0How did these features affect New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina?29Mud slides trapped residents in the city.Storm waters flooded the city after several levees broke.Tornadoes gained momentum in open land areas.Storm surges caused a massive shift in tectonic plates.
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- Q1How did these features affect New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina?Mud slides trapped residents in the city.Storm waters flooded the city after several levees broke.Tornadoes gained momentum in open land areas.Storm surges caused a massive shift in tectonic plates.30sH.12.A: Physical & Human Geographic Factors
- Q2An employee contacts his supervisor to request time off guaranteed to him under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Under which circumstance do the provisions of this law apply?The employee qualifies for time off to care for a newborn child.The employee qualifies for an extended vacation due to airline delays.The employee qualifies for assignment to a different work location.The employee qualifies for time off to complete a college degree.30sH.19.D: Contemporary Government Legislation
- Q3The creator of this political cartoon was expressing his concerns about -the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomasthe U.S. declaration of war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harborthe involvement of U.S. government officials in the Iran-Contra scandalthe expansion of executive power during the Great Depression30sH.16.C: Effects Of Great Depression
- Q4This organization most likely encourages Congress to pass legislation that -reduces regulation of the coal-mining industryfinances oil exploration in domestic watersfocuses on finding clean and renewable energy sourcesgives substantial tax breaks to natural-gas companies30sH.14.B: Governmental Entities & Private Citizens
- Q5Which statement best describes a major impact Bill Gates has had on U.S. business and technology?He set up the first computer network systems for the military.He created an online store that changed the way people purchase consumer goods.He started the company that provides operating software for most personal computers.He designed the heat-shield technology used on space shuttles.30sH.18.A: American Entrepreneurs
- Q6What was a primary purpose of the program being promoted by this poster?To encourage women to join the workforceTo reduce health problems among working womenTo promote the purchase of organically grown produceTo increase the food supply during a farm-labor shortage30sH.7.G: Home Front & American Patriotism
- Q7Which situation demonstrates one way that U.S. culture has spread to other parts of the world?A teenage girl buys a hip-hop CD in China.A college athlete in Brazil trains for the Olympics.A young boy in Great Britain watches anime.A businesswoman eats at a sushi restaurant in Canada.30sA.25.C: Popular American Culture
- Q8The political activism of the group described in the excerpt contributed directly to -the repeal of the 18th Amendmentthe outlawing of child laborthe ratification of the 19th Amendmentthe elimination of poll taxes30sA.26.D: Contributions Of Women
- Q9Which action occurred as a result of the Supreme Court decision excerpted above?The expansion of science in school curriculaThe implementation of requirements for federal certification of private-school teachersThe requirement of equal access to school facilities for disabled studentsThe desegregation of public schools30sH.21.A: Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
- Q10The Roaring Twenties were characterized by -brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containmentinstallment plans, Prohibition, and flappersinternment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bombbank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines30sH.2.B: Major Eras In U.S. History
- Q11How did the military innovation shown in this photograph affect the course of World War I?It made communications with officers on the front lines possible.It made the use of land mines obsolete.It helped break the stalemate of trench warfare.It helped transport large numbers of troops to the battlefield.30sH.4.E: Technological Innovations In WWI
- Q12Which quotation could most likely be attributed to Sandra Day O'Connor?"I came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain common workingmen.""The power I exert on the Court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender.""Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.""I only knew that, as I was being arrested, that it was the very last time I would ever ride in humiliation of this kind."30sH.24.B: Significant Political & Social Leaders
- Q13This excerpt illustrates Harding's campaign promise to be a president who would -help the country recover from the turmoil of the previous decadeimprove economic growth by promoting unrestricted immigrationrefuse to allow the continuation of laissez-faire economic policiesuse diplomacy to establish alliances with other countries30sH.6.B: Significant Individuals
- Q14Senator Boxer supported the legislation mentioned in this excerpt most likely because she was concerned that -foreign production companies might not make films of the same quality as domestic companiesthe price of DVDs would increase if they had to be imported from other countriesforeign production companies might not release their movies in the United Statesthe loss of domestic production work would result in fewer job opportunities for Americans30sA.25.D: Global Diffusion Of American Culture
- Q15Which of the following was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to U.S. culture?It brought the most significant beat poets together.It focused attention on the antiwar literary genre.It led to the increased popularity of vaudeville stage performers.It established jazz as a prominent musical form.30sA.25.B: Cultural Movements
