US History STAAR Review

The formation of national labor unions in the late 1800s was mainly a response to --

• the passage of federal laws favoring workers
• new laws restricting immigration and naturalization
• poor working conditions and low wages in may industries
• economic depression that led to high unemployment

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

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

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

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.

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

Which method of achieving civil rights did Rosa Parks use when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?

• lobbying
• litigations
• amending the U.S. Constitution
• non-violent protest

What effect did Teapot Dome, Watergate, and President Clinton's impeachment have on citizens of the United States?

• They led to citizens to demand limits to Presidential power.
• They brought about increased regulation of government spending
• They damaged popular trust in the federal government and tis leaders
• They demanded U.S. foreign policies towards to containing Communism

What was the intent of the government in creating the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977?

• It sought to rebuild infrastructure projects, such as highways and bridges, in communities
• It required banks to make credit available in poor, minority communities
• It established penalties for state agencies that failed to invest in low-income neighborhoods.
• It sought to move resources from low-income areas to wealthier ones.

Why were many common household goods rationed during World War II?

• to save materials needed by the military
• to halt pollution of the atmosphere in wartime
• to bring an end to the Great Depression
• to raise the level of industrial productivity