STAAR - U.S. HIST - 2013 RELEASE A

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This 1972 poster depicts an organization originally formed to advocate --

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better economic treatment of migrant workers

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This demonstration described in this article was MOST LIKELY prompted by --

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escalated deployment of military forces to Vietnam

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The introduction of vaccines to the United States helped --

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limit the spread of infectious diseases

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Why did the federal government create this program in 1933?

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to provide jobs and improve the regional standard of living

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Jackie Robinson first rose to national prominence in the late 1940s when he --

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helped bring an end to racial segregation in the Major Baseball League

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Senator Joseph McCarthy is BEST known for his involvement in --

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the Red Scare of the 1950s

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Which government poster is directly related to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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How did the legislation excerpted above affect the relationship between the U.S. government and its citizens?

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it made the government more responsible for the people's economic welfare

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The government issued ration books during World War II in order to --

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ensure the fair distribution of scarce goods

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The primary reason given by U.S. leaders to justify military involvement in Vietnam was that it would --

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keep communism from spreading throughout the region