STAAR - U.S. History 2015 Released Test - Readiness Standards

Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?

• Flash flooding and intense deforestation
• Prolonged drought and poor farming practices
• High winds and railroad construction
• Severe heat and rapid suburban development

This photograph best illustrates the need in 1943 to - 

• maintain the country's military and industrial production levels
• increase the regulatory power of the War Production Board
• outlaw closed-shop and collective-bargaining practices by labor unions
• increase federal funding for the Manhattan Project

Navajo soldiers made an important contribution to the Allied war effort during World War II by - 

• designing radar technology for submarines
• flying bombing missions into enemy territory
• encoding military communications for secure transmission
• providing intelligence on enemy positions

The rights of citizens under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution were violated by the U.S. government when it authorized the establishment of - 

• internment camps for Japanese Americans
• the Office of War Mobilization
• nuclear test sites in Nevada
• the Office of Price Administration

How did the invention shown in this patent illustration affect industry?

• Machines needed to be repaired less frequently.
• Products could be manufactured on an assembly line.
• Businesses needed to hire skilled workers.
• Factories could extend working hours.

How did President Bush attempt to complete the mission described above?

• By overthrowing a dictator in North Korea
• By fighting a global war on terrorism
• By offering assistance to refugees escaping genocide
• By supporting the Arab Spring movement

During the Progressive Era, one goal of state-level political reformers was to - 

• prevent party leaders from amending campaign platforms
• increase the influence of business owners on regulator legislation
• promote the principle of direct democracy
• limit the use of judicial review by circuit courts

Which of the following correctly completes this description?

• North American Free Trade Agreement
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Lines like the one shown above were partially the result of - 

• growing demand for payment of military pensions
• a sudden increase in agricultural exports
• the passage of the Selective Service Act
• widespread business failures

As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to - 

• bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict
• transport Polish refugees to safety
• prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing
• intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power