STAAR 2019

STAAR 2019

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Multiple Choice

Which application of a new technology can be attributed to an invention of Thomas Edison?

• Refrigerated railroad cars allowed food to be transported long distances

• Light bulbs made it efficient for factory workers to work at night.

• Diesel engines were used in the production of airplanes.

• Sonar technology was used to track submarines.

Multiple Choice

What was one factor that helped turn the Great Plains into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?

• Paying farmers to plant native grasses

• Increased demand for tobacco after World War I

• Numerous tornadoes occurring in the region

• Intense drought in the region

Multiple Choice

How does this excerpt reflect a significant turning point in American history?

• It depicts the reaction to victory in the Spanish-American War.

• It portrays the changing social norms of the Jazz Age.

• It describes the experiences of immigrant workers during the Gilded Age.

• It details the industrial progress of the post–World War I era.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best explains how bank failures contributed to the Great Depression?

• People lost their savings because the government did not insure bank deposits

• Business could not be done when President Franklin Roosevelt declared a bank holiday.

• The interest rates on bank loans were too high.

• Foreign investors did not invest enough in U.S. banks.

Multiple Choice

How did the event in this headline impact the Civil Rights movement?

• The focus of the movement shifted to the struggle of migrant workers.

• The movement lost credibility with the American public.

• The focus of the movement shifted to protesting U.S. involvement in foreign wars.

• The movement lost an important national leader.

Multiple Choice

What was the primary reason the exodusters left the South?

• To escape drought conditions

• To reunite with family members

• To find employment in U.S. wartime industries

• To escape oppression and discrimination

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In the World War II era, what was the major reason for Jewish immigration to the United States?

• To seek guaranteed universal suffrage

• To escape famine and drought caused by natural disaster

• To seek better educational opportunities

• To escape state-sponsored genocide

Multiple Choice

How did the process shown in this photograph enhance the automobile industry?

• By speeding up production of automobiles at lower costs

• By requiring only licensed workers to produce the automobiles

• By ensuring high-quality automobiles for consumers at higher prices

• By developing new designs to test automobile safety standards

Multiple Choice

How did Bill Gates earn the title “World’s Richest Man”?

• By creating social media sites

• By investing in global satellite communications

• By developing computer software

• By creating innovations in cell phone technology

Multiple Choice

Which of the causes underlying World War I was this provision of the Fourteen Points intended to prevent?

• Nationalism and militarism

• Blockades and unrestricted submarine warfare

• Secret treaties and alliances

• Imperialism and self-determination

Multiple Choice

What was the most important diplomatic effect of the Declaration of Independence for the United States?

• It allowed foreign governments to officially recognize the United States.

• It forced Great Britain to trade with the United States.

• It required Great Britain to pay war reparations to the United States.

• It allowed the United States to establish immigration quotas.

Multiple Choice

The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to the —

• increased need to protect worker interests

• decreased power of political machines

• increased demand for skilled workers

• decreased profitability of the agricultural sector

Multiple Choice

What was one economic effect of the Spanish–American War?

• Shipbuilding industries in the United States declined.

• New free and fair trade treaties were established between the United States and developing countries.

• The United States gained direct access to additional natural resources and overseas markets.

• Demand for coal and petroleum as energy sources declined.

Multiple Choice

Which factor facilitated statehood for the darker–shaded areas?

• The introduction of barbed wire throughout the Great Plains

• The expansion of railway lines throughout the West

• The acceptance of Mormons by other religious sects in the East

• The peaceful integration of settlers with American Indian populations

Multiple Choice

In the late 1800s, Sanford B. Dole contributed to the expansion of the United States by advocating the annexation of —

• Puerto Rico

• the Panama Canal Zone

• Hawaii

• the Philippines

Multiple Choice

How did the Nineteenth Amendment expand the democratic process?

• By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of race

• By eliminating the poll tax

• By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of gender

• By lowering the voting age

Multiple Choice

What was one effect of the arrival of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War I?

• Italy left the Central powers alliance

• The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinated in Sarajevo.

• The Allies were able to launch a major counterattack on the western front.

• Russian forces were able to withdraw from the eastern front.

Multiple Choice

Which action completes this cause-and-effect diagram?

• Banks lower interest rates

• Elected leaders lower tariff rates

• Companies lay off employees

• Labor unions demand higher wages

Multiple Choice

Which benefit resulted from the introduction of the Bessemer steel process?

• Mechanical reapers to replace horse-drawn reapers

• Stronger and cheaper material for railroads and bridges

• Transistors for radios

• Electric lightbulb

Multiple Choice

Which caption best replaces the question mark in this photograph?

• Abolish the Poll Tax and the Literacy Test

• Demand the Direct Election of Senators

• Come in and Learn Why Women Ought to Vote

• Lower the Voting Age for Women to Eighteen

Multiple Choice

What message about imperialism did this political cartoon convey?

• The closer an acquired territory was, the more self-government it should be allowed to exercise.

• Imperialism was not likely to improve access to overseas markets.

• It was not worth angering European powers to annex new territories.

• The farther imperialist expansion extended, the harder it would be for the United States to maintain control.

Multiple Choice

What was a major influence on the popularity of the flapper during the 1920s?

• A decline in the number of women working in urban factories

• A shift away from the traditional roles of women

• An increase in the use of credit and installment plans

• A decrease in crime associated with prohibition

Multiple Choice

The committee mentioned in this statement was investigating suspected members of the —

• Communist Party

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Navajo Code Talkers

• Flying Tigers

Multiple Choice

In this excerpt, President Eisenhower is expressing concern about —

• a trade imbalance with Asia

• the spread of communism in Asia

• the educational opportunities available in Asia

• the educational opportunities available in Asia

Multiple Choice

Which result completes this diagram?

• Ratification of a suffrage amendment

• Building of the transcontinental railroad

• Passage of prohibition legislation

• Expansion of labor unions

Multiple Choice

During Reconstruction the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were ratified. Which issue did these amendments address?

• Rights for women

• Readmission of states to the Union

• Rights for former slaves

• Presidential impeachment proceedings

Multiple Choice

What was the main purpose of this World War II poster?

• To persuade citizens to enlist in the armed forces

• To inform citizens about the wartime dangers facing the nation

• To encourage citizens to volunteer to help support the war

• To notify citizens of mandatory programs for national security

Multiple Choice

What was the primary goal of the 2009 Affordable Care Act?

• To eliminate state medical programs

• To expand access to health insurance

• To nationalize medical care for the elderly

• To ease restrictions on healthcare providers

Multiple Choice

Which issue contributed most to the need for this permanent sanitation group?

• Increased urban population

• The passage of labor laws

• Decreased regulation of urban rail systems

• The establishment of immigration quotas

Multiple Choice

What was one significant impact of the opening of the Panama Canal?

• It helped reduce the spread of communism and socialism in Latin American countries.

• It resulted in the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

• It increased trade by reducing travel times between the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans.

• It created tension between the United States and Latin American countries over immigration policy.

Multiple Choice

Why did the U.S. Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles after World War I?

• The Senate would not support America’s participation in the League of Nations.

• The Senate believed the treaty did not punish Germany enough.

• The Senate thought the treaty did not have the power to prevent secret alliances.

• The Senate could not agree on military disarmament levels.

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906?

• To protect consumers by regulating the food and drug industry

• To lower the cost of essential foods and drugs for consumers

• To prevent shortages by regulating the supply of food and drugs

• To reduce production costs for food and drug manufacturers