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US HISTORY STAAR REVIEW Pt 3

Authored by Taleaha Sanford

Social Studies

10th - 11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which factor contributed to the rapid industrial development of the United States in the decades after the Civil War?

a decrease in tariff rates
a decrease in the nation's total population growth
new technologies like the Bessemer process and electric light bulb
an increase in the price of several farm products

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which law was passed as a result of the muckraking literature of Upton Sinclair?

Interstate Commerce Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Meat Inspection Act
Federal Reserve Act

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement identifies a major reason for the increased migration of African Americans out of the rural South during and following World War I?

the availability of cheap farmland in the West
the opportunity for factory jobs in the North
the elimination of the Ku Klux Klan in Northern states
the chance to escape racial segregation by enlisting in the army

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The New Deal changed American thinking about the role of government because it was based on the belief that the --

economy will fix itself if government leaves it alone
states should take the lead in solving social issues
the federal government should lead in solving economic problems
political parties should work together to deal with major national problems

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How were the Interstate Commerce Act (1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) similar?

They authorized the breakup of labor unions.
They rejected the used of trust-busting strategies.
They increased the federal government's power to regulate business practices.
They reaffirmed the federal government's laissez-faire attitude toward big business.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which group was most affected by the Supreme Court decisions in Delgado v. Bastrop ISD (1948) and Hernandez v. Texas (1954)?

African Americans
homeless Americans
women in the military
Mexican Americans

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

One factor that promoted industrialization in the United States in the late nineteenth century was the --

development of the airplane
expansion of the railroads
mass production of automobiles
widespread use of steamboats

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