STAAR Review: Wars

How did these events affect the US? (2015-4A)

• they increased public support for cuts in US defense spending

• the prompted the end of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America

• they set a precedent of including territorial acquisitions in settlements

• they helped establish the US as an imperial power similar to European nations

This photograph shows a military tactic that -- (2017-4E)

• made troops more vulnerable to long-range missiles, resulting in heavy casualties

• required highly skilled soldiers, resulting in lengthy training periods

• made frontal assaults difficult, resulting in long periods of stalemate

• required the ability to attack quickly, resulting in a reliance of cavalry forces

Why did the US Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles after WWI? (2019-4F)

• 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

What is one economic effect of the Spanish-American War? (2018-15D)

• shipbuilding industries in the US declined

• new free and fair trade treaties were established between the US and developing countries

• the US gained direct access to additional natural resources and oversee markets

• demand for coal and petroleum as energy sources declined

Which action replaces the question mark on this cause-and-effect diagram? (2018-7A)

• implements an embargo against Japan

• sends ground troops to fight the Chinese

• bans the sale of weapons to China

• appeases Japanese demands for new territory

What technological advancement was developed in installations near these cities in WWII? (2018-7C)

• long-range submarines

• radio navigation

• atomic bombs

• jet engines

What sentence completed this cause-and-effect diagram? (2019-17A)

• government reduces its use of propaganda

• level of industrial production increases

• government reduces its use of rationing programs

• unemployment rate increases

Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik 1? (2015-2B)

• the US began a period of technology sharing with the Soviet Union

• the US government funded a federal agency dedicated to space exploration

• the Soviet Union was unable to collect images of the United States from space

• the Soviet government collapsed because of economic competition

President John F. Kennedy responded to reports that the Soviet Union was constructing missile sites in Cuba by -- (2015-8A)

• ordering a naval blockade of Cuba

• asking Congress to declare war on Cuba

• authorizing military strikes on strategic targets in Cuba

• seeking United Nations approval for economic sanctions against Cuba

In this excerpt, McCarthy is attempting to incite fear about -- (2017-8B)

• 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