US HISTORY STAAR REVIEW Pt 3

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Which factor contributed to the rapid industrial development of the United States in the decades after the Civil War? Options: a decrease in tariff rates, a decrease in the nation's total population growth, new technologies like the Bessemer process and electric light bulb, an increase in the price of several farm products

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new technologies like the Bessemer process and electric light bulb

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Which law was passed as a result of the muckraking literature of Upton Sinclair?

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Meat Inspection Act

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Which statement identifies a major reason for the increased migration of African Americans out of the rural South during and following World War I? Options: the availability of cheap farmland in the West, the opportunity for factory jobs in the North, the elimination of the Ku Klux Klan in Northern states, the chance to escape racial segregation by enlisting in the army

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the opportunity for factory jobs in the North

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The New Deal changed American thinking about the role of government because it was based on the belief that the --

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the federal government should lead in solving economic problems

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How were the Interstate Commerce Act (1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) similar?

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They increased the federal government's power to regulate business practices.

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Which group was most affected by the Supreme Court decisions in Delgado v. Bastrop ISD (1948) and Hernandez v. Texas (1954)? Options: African Americans, homeless Americans, women in the military, Mexican Americans

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Mexican Americans

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One factor that promoted industrialization in the United States in the late nineteenth century was the --

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expansion of the railroads

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The 19th century Social Gospel Movement came about as a response to the --

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abuses of great wealth and unregulated business

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What effect did Teapot Dome, Watergate, and President Clinton's impeachment have on citizens of the United States?

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They damaged popular trust in the federal government and its leaders.

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What has been one effect of legal and illegal immigration on demographic patterns in the United States?

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The total U.S. population has increased at a rapid pace.