Staar review 1

Which problem is Nancy Reagan hoping to solve with this campaign?

• Drug and alcohol abuse among children

• The effects of video-game violence on children

• Diets high in sugar and salt among children

• The effects of explicit lyrics in music on children

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

Which event prompted the United States to enter World War II?

• The German annexation of Austria

• The Soviet occupation of Germany

• The landing of Allied soldiers on Normandy Beach

• The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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 light bulb

The Civil Rights Act of 1957 established a Civil Rights Division within the U.S. Department of Justice. What was the main purpose of this division?

• To enforce laws prohibiting discrimination

• To integrate public schools

• To enforce privacy protections

• To integrate the armed forces

Which guarantee in the Bill of Rights could affect the establishment of parks such as this one?

• “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects . . . shall not be violated. . . .”

• “Nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”

• “No Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause...describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

• “In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved. . . .”

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

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

• Communist Party

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Navajo Code Talkers

• Flying Tigers

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

• an environmental disaster in Asia

Rise of factory production in the late 1800s ---------->

Long Hrs & low wages

Dangerous working conditions

Little bargaining power for workers ---------->

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Which result completes this diagram?

• Ratification of a suffrage amendment

• Building of the transcontinental railroad

• Passage of prohibition legislation

• Expansion of labor unions