US History STAAR Warm-Up

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Which Andrew Carnegie quotation best explains why he funded libraries?

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“The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise.”

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Why did Chicano migrant workers establish the United Farm Workers?

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To obtain fair wages and improve labor conditions

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What was the initial response of the U.S. government to the attacks of September 11, 2001?

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To begin military operations in Afghanistan

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The primary objective of the Dawes Act was to -

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promote cultural assimilation of American Indians

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The event described in this headline resulted in:

• decreased federal funding of student loans
• increased support for the antiwar movement
• the reinstatement of the draft
• an end to federal investigations of student organizations

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increased support for the antiwar movement

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Which theme formed the basis of the Chicano Mural Movement? Options: environmental preservation, assimilation, education, cultural pride

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cultural pride

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Which technological advance from World War II fulfilled this mission? Options: Sonar, Jet engines, Radar, Cipher machines

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Radar

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Mahan's books influenced U.S. efforts to become a world power primarily by -

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advocating overseas expansion

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Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights?

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The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Which words correctly complete this excerpt? Options: 1: chicken pox, 2: antibiotics; 1: tuberculosis, 2: iron lung treatment; 1: polio, 2: vaccines; 1: whooping cough, 2: serum

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1: polio, 2: vaccines