STAAR #14

This cartoon depicts President Woodrow Wilson calling on Congress to —

• ratify the Treaty of Versailles

• issue a declaration of war against Germany

• authorize the use of funds to support Russian revolutionaries

• enact trade sanctions against Germany

Who is described in the obituary above?

• Jacqueline Kennedy

• Mamie Eisenhower

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson

Which factor contributed most to the flooding in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?

• The location of the surrounding barrier islands

• The city’s low elevation

• The presence of offshore oil rigs

• The buildup of silt in the Mississippi

How have these principles most affected U.S. markets?

• By stimulating consumer demand for products

• By making business transactions costlier

• By causing shortages of essential materials

• By discouraging coordination among producers

The process described above led to —

• peaceful resolution of territorial disputes with American Indians

• the establishment of agricultural communities on the American frontier

• federal regulation of agriculture

• decline in immigration to urban areas

In this excerpt, McCarthy is attempting to incite fear about —

• Japanese Americans confined in internment camps

• organizers of the Civil Rights movement

• accomplices in the Watergate scandal

• members of the Communist Party in government positions

During the late nineteenth century, many Irish immigrants were discriminated against for being —

• opposed to machine politics

• loyal to the United Kingdom

• conscientious objectors

• Roman Catholics

The economic conditions described in this excerpt contributed to —

• a global economic depression

• an increase in foreign investments in the U.S. market

• the adoption of the gold standard

• an increase in free market activity

How did Andrew Carnegie contribute to civic and social life in the United States?

• By promoting spiritual and moral values in public schools

• By supporting conservative ideals in federal legislation and foreign policy

• By establishing philanthropic organizations dedicated to education and the arts

• By creating a charitable foundation to end hunger

What was the primary result of this legislation?

• States instituted their own environmental regulations.

• Settlement on lands with fragile ecosystems was prohibited.

• Monopolies seized control of natural resources.

• National parks were created as a way to manage land resources.