
STAAR US History High School 2023 - Past Paper
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This list highlights some facts from a U.S. Supreme Court case during the 1960s.
Based on the facts of this case and your knowledge of constitutional rights, which outcome resulted from this U.S. Supreme Court decision?

This time line represents select events in the life of former congressman John Lewis.
Based on the time line and your knowledge of U.S. history, why did John Lewis receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom?

This excerpt is from an analysis of U.S. policy.
Why did the U.S. government take this action during the Great Depression?

This excerpt is about the effect of Green Party candidate Ralph Nader on the 2000 presidential election.
Based on this excerpt, how did Ralph Naderâs third-party candidacy affect the 2000 presidential election.

Read the list and answer the question that follows.
Which era is associated with these characteristics?

Which political button reflects the connection between the Vietnam War and the passage of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
Identify the cause and effect of an important event during the United Statesâ involvement in the Middle East between 1970 and 1990.
Part 1/3
EVENT:Â The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members announce a production embargo.
Identify the cause and effect of an important event during the United Statesâ involvement in the Middle East between 1970 and 1990.
Part 2/3
EVENT:Â The Camp David Accords are brokered by President Jimmy Carter.
Identify the cause and effect of an important event during the United Statesâ involvement in the Middle East between 1970 and 1990.
Part 3/3
EVENT:Â Peacekeeping forces are stationed to enforce the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
This excerpt is from a letter written by a former president to a friend in the early 1800s.
How does this reflection by Adams symbolize the motto E Pluribus Unum?

This time line describes events during the late 1940s.
Which statement describes the response of the U.S. government during this time period?

How did levee failures affect New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina?
Read the excerpt and answer the question that follows.
How did the American Liberty Leagueâs mission differ from New Deal policies?

How did the creation of NASA influence the U.S. economy during the 1960s?
This excerpt is from an address by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941. Which phrases from President Rooseveltâs address reveal a turning away from U.S. isolationism during World War II?
Select TWO correct answers.

This diagram shows the effects of the Great Depression on local governments.
How did the states work to lessen the effects of the Great Depression shown in this diagram?

This excerpt is from a presidential speech.
Which sentence describes a result of the situation addressed by President Nixon?

This graph shows Vietnam Warârelated songs that became hit singles between 1960 and 1975.
Which statement BEST explains the brief popularity of Vietnam Warârelated songs?

This excerpt is from a presidential message to Congress regarding displeasure with Supreme Court rulings against some New Deal legislation.
Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, what did President Roosevelt want Congress to do?

This excerpt is from an article published by the National Archives.
What was one way Executive Order 9066 affected Japanese Americans AND what was one way it violated their constitutional rights?

This excerpt describes an encounter with a Bedouin tribe in the Middle East.
Which claim is BEST supported by this excerpt?

This table shows the country of origin for immigrants in 1960 and 2000.
Based on this table and your knowledge of U.S. history, which conclusion could be made about U.S. immigration between 1960 and 2000?

Which actions are examples of President Theodore Roosevelt carrying out his Big Stick policy?
Select THREE correct answers
Selected U.S. National Parks
Why were parks like those on this list established?

This diagram highlights an economic issue during the 1920s and 1930s.
How did this trend contribute to the Great Depression?

Read the excerpt and answer the question that follows.
How did the federal government respond to the 1963 march described in this excerpt?

How did rock and roll musicians like Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, and Elvie Presley influence American culture in the 1950s?
This excerpt is from a presidential speech.
Which statements describe the effects of the policy described in the excerpt?
Select TWO correct answers.

This excerpt is from a womenâs suffrage leaflet.
Based on this leaflet, which statement describes the methods used by the women's suffrage movement?

Choose the correct answer from each drop-down menu to complete the sentences.
The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 established the Office of Economic Opportunity to implement education, employment, and training programs as part of the Great Society initiative.
This cause-and-effect diagram describes events in Southwest Asia.
Which statement correctly replaces the question mark in this diagram?

Which statement describes one way that the Bessemer process contributed to the economic development of the United States?
This question has two parts.
This excerpt is about the effects of the Nineteenth Amendment.
Part A
Based on the excerpt, which effect did this amendment have on women in U.S. society?

This question has two parts.
This excerpt is about the effects of the Nineteenth Amendment.
Part B
Which statement from the excerpt BEST supports this effect?

This map shows political boundaries established by the 1954 Geneva Conference following the fall of French Indochina.
After the 1954 Geneva Conference, which action became a part of U.S. foreign policy?

Which policy did Governor Orval Faubus of Arkansas most strongly support in the 1950s?
Which situation motivated the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcohol?
Which ideas were included in the original U.S. Constitution and which were added through the Bill of Rights?
Move the ideas to the correct boxes.
The United States suffered more than 50,000 dead and wounded in the battle to capture the Pacific island of Okinawa. This photograph shows the effects of kamikaze attacks on a U.S. aircraft carrier during the battle in May 1945.
Based on the photograph and your knowledge of U.S. history, how did battles such as Okinawa influence U.S. strategy in World War II?

This excerpt is about the arrest of an important individual from the Civil Rights Movement.
Part 1/2: Why was there a boycott after this act of civil disobedience?

This excerpt is about the arrest of an important individual from the Civil Rights Movement.
Part 2/2: How did the boycott affect the Civil Rights Movement?

This time line shows the growth of television after World War II.
Which factor MOST LIKELY contributed to this growth?

This letter describes the acquisition of a territory in 1898.
How did this acquisition benefit the United States in the early twentieth century?

Which statement explains the historical significance of the Tuskegee Airmen?
This excerpt describes the circumstances surrounding President Bill Clinton's impeachment.
The American public was divided about President Clintonâs impeachment. What was one argument presented by people who disagreed with the impeachment proceedings?

Read the excerpt and answer the question that follows.
What issue was President Truman referring to in this address?

Complete the sentence.
In 1970, students at Kent State University gathered because of U.S. involvement in the ________________ War. Ohio National Guard troops fired on the crowd, and four students were shot. The incident at Kent State University weakened public support for the war.
This list describes some of the accomplishments of a well-known Asian American.
How did Bruce Leeâs accomplishments help shape U.S. culture?

Which situation influenced Harry S. Trumanâs decision to use atomic weapons against Japan?
This graph presents historical tax rates in the United States.
In which way did the trend represented in this graph result in economic growth during this time period?

How did the federal government attempt to assimilate American Indians in the late nineteenth century? Select TWO correct answers.
This excerpt summarizes the effects of two state court decisions, one from Colorado and one from Texas.
Which development MOST likely resulted from these court decisions?

Read the list and answer the question that follows.
Which statement describes how these improvements were originally developed?

In 1894, during the Progressive Era, Congress enacted a tax that less than 1 percent of U.S. households had to pay. This cartoon was published in 1895 in reaction to the new tax.
The people in line in this cartoon represent which group in U.S. society?

Which statement describes why the U.S. military developed protective masks during World War I?
Which position did the political action group known as the Moral Majority support in the 1980s?
This excerpt is from testimony given by an anonymous worker.
In the late 1800s, which action taken by American workers was MOST successful in addressing the problems described in this excerpt?

This excerpt is from a pamphlet that analyzed employment during World War II.
Part A:
Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, how did World War II affect the workforce?

This excerpt is from a pamphlet that analyzed employment during World War II.
Part B:
Which phrase from the excerpt provides evidence for the answer to Part A?

Which reason has the U.S. government given for supporting Israel?
This excerpt is from The Federalist Papers.
Based on the excerpt, which idea is important to the success of a constitutional republic?

This timeline describes events associated with the American Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).
What goals do organizations like the AFL-CIO seek to achieve in the United States?

Which statement describes a direct result of the Spanish-American War?
This table of contents is from a book published in 1915.
Which chapter titles identify the MOST DIRECT reasons that the United States declared war on Germany in 1917?

This excerpt describes some activities of political machines.
What was one additional way that urban political machines "controlled access to political power"?

This list describes facts related to the Pullman Strike of 1894.
Determine whether each federal government action helped private businesses or helped workers during the Pullman Strike of 1894.

This 1874 political cartoon expressed an opinion about a social issue.
Why did Progressive Era reformers support the goal illustrated in this 1874 political cartoon?

This excerpt describes population growth in the United States.
Based on the excerpt, how might population growth affect the environment?

This graph shows the number of industrial robots sold globally.
Which effect is the result of the information shown in the graph?
