E.O.C. STAAR Review 7.0

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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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Which method of achieving civil rights did Rosa Parks use when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?

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non-violent protest

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Jane Addams and Dolores Huerta contributed to American society by --

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attempting to help the urban poor and ethnic minorities

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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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Why did imperialists like Alfred Thayer Mahan and Theodore Roosevelt believe it was important for the United States to build a canal through Panama?

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The canal would provide a shorter route between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

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African-Americans fought for equal rights and the end of legal segregation in this time period. Leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X expressed different views on how African-Americans should fight for their rights. As a result of their fight, segregation was made illegal and the right of all Americans to vote is more protected than before. What is this time period? Options: Protests of the '60s and '70s, Progressive Era, Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War

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Civil Rights Movement

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What period involved the U.S. attempting to contain the spread of communism, with significant events like the Cuban Missile Crisis and the space race? Options: World War I, World War II, Cold War, 1950s

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Cold War