STAAR Review Day 1

Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?

• The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of circulation

• Industrialists used their connection with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power

• In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry

• Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations

The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in:

• a system of separate schools for new immigrants

• the expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process

• the redistribution of the tax burden among citizens

• more sources of revenue for state government

Which of the following was the ultimate cause of the Spanish-American War?

• Yellow Journalism

• Business Interests

• Sympathy for Cuban Rebels

• Explosion of the USS Maine

Why did the US decide to enter World War I?

• The US had suffered economically from European sanctions

• A European nation had taken aggressive actions against the US

• The US President was obligated to fulfill election campaign promises

• Communist activities among the US immigrants were threatening

During the 1920s, what was one result of innovations in US transportation technology?

• Commercial airplanes replaced ocean liners as the primary means of travel to Europe

• Mass-produced automobiles travel more affordable for many people

• Cable cards provided a comfortable means of quick travel to any city within a state

• Container ships delivered agricultural goods to ports along the Pacific coast

What is the main function of the FDCI?

• Assisting banks in recovering unpaid loans

• Providing monetary aid to struggling banks

• Guaranteeing job security for bank employees

• Protecting personal savings in the event of bank failure

Navajo soldiers made an important contribution to the Allied war effort during WWII by:

• designing radar technology for submarines

• flying bombing missions into enemy territory

• encoding military communications for secure transmission

• providing intelligence on enemy positions

Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?

• Membership in the US Communist Party increased

• US citizenship were arrested for being suspected communists

• Recruitment procedures for the US military branches were reformed

• US diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely

Which government action was intended to ensure African Americans could exercise their 15th Amendment rights?

• Sweatt v. Painter

• The executive order to desegregate the US Army

• The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Plessy v. Ferguson