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US History - STAAR Review

Quiz by Shelby Morris

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  • Q1

    Why were Americans outraged when a German submarine torpedoed the British ship Lusitania?

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    The survivors of the ship became German prisoners of war.

    Germany had pledged to allow passenger ships to cross the war zone.

    The ship was torpedoed in American waters near New York.

    American lives were lost when the ship was sunk.

    30s
  • Q2

    In the late 1800s, the MAIN cause of the rise of the middle class was

    westward expansion

    political reform

    economic growth

    ethnic pride

    30s
  • Q3

    Complete the analogy

    The Great Migration: _____________

    Colonization: settlement

    labor unions

    slavery

    innovation

    urbanization

    30s
  • Q4

    How did the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution give MORE political power to the individual voter?

    It allowed for two senators per state to be elected by popular vote.

    It allowed citizens to vote regardless of race.

    It allowed for the number of senators per state to be determined by population.

    It allowed citizens to vote without paying a poll tax.

    30s
  • Q5

    Which American Indian tribe contributed to the war effort in the Pacific by using their language as a code the Japanese couldn't break?

    Utes

    Skinwalkers

    Navajo

    Crow

    30s
  • Q6

    During the time of the Vietnam War, what did the idea of a “credibility gap” mean in American culture?

    confusion toward the attitudes of younger generations

    anger toward the abuses of the popular press

    openness toward other kinds of government systems

    skepticism toward the claims of political leaders

    30s
  • Q7

    Study the photography and answer the question that follows. 

    Which development made it possible to construct this type of building?

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    The government's focus on educating engineers

    The manufacturing of glass that blocks ultraviolet sunray's

    The invention of a new process for manufacturing steel

    30s
  • Q8

    Which time period is represented by this information?

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    1970's

    1990's

    2000's

    1980's

    30s
  • Q9

    What was one way that the role of women in society changed during the 1920's?

    Women were allowed to own property

    Women were granted the right to attend public schools

    Women were granted the right to serve in military combat units

    Women were allowed increased participation in the political process

    30s
  • Q10

    Which action BEST prepares a responsible citizen to vote? 

    Getting a high-paying job with healthcare and retirement benefits 

    Participating on a grand jury on a regular basis

    Defending the country through military service if the need arises

    Staying informed about issues affecting the country and communities

    30s
  • Q11

    How does the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) continue to affect U.S. citizens? 

    By changing interest rates to prevent people from paying higher prices for goods

    By regulating loans made to investors who buy stocks on margin

    By providing financial assistance to elderly people who are retired

    By protecting the savings of bank customers during an economic crisis

    30s
  • Q12

    These photographs show a group of Chiricahua Apache students on their first day of school aat the Carlisle Indian School and the same students four months later, 1886-1887. 

    These photographs provide evidence that one goal of the Carlisle Indian School was to - 

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    assimilate American Indians into U.S. culture

    restore U.S. citizenship to American Indians

    encourage the study of American Indian religious practices

    30s
  • Q13

    Which event prompted this speech by President Bush?

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    The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon

    The attack on the USS Cole

    The bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City

    The mail-bombing campaign of the Unabomber

    30s
  • Q14

    In the 1960's which action of the Black Panthers was MOST DIFFERENT from the philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

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    Writing a ten-point platform that demanded decent housing

    Using armed patrols to protect neighborhoods

    Operating the Free Breakfast for Children Program

    Creating "survival" programs that included medical and legal aid

    30s
  • Q15

    What is the meaning of unalienable rights?

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    Rights that change over time

    Rights that cannot be taken away or denied

    Rights that only governments can provide

    Rights that cannot be defined or protected

    30s

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