Day 5 STAAR Review

Which option completes this diagram?

• Richard Nixon's involvement in Watergate

• The proposed ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment

• President Jimmy Carter's negotiation of the Camp David Accords

• The introduction of the Marshall Plan as official foreign policy

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Which industry is most responsible for these quality-of-life improvements?

• Communications

• Aerospace

• Medical research

• Transportation

Match the following terms with their descriptions.

• create new products and ideas that change daily life and culture

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• government agency created to protect the environment; Earth Day

• September 11, 2001

• removed trade barriers, increased competition, product prices decreased

• Entrepreneurs

• Attack on World Trade Centers resulted in U.S. War on Terror; invasion of Afghanistan

• NAFTA

• New Orleans flooded as a result of the city’s low elevation and the failure of levees

• Hurricane Katrina

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Based on the diagram, which statements describe how changes to file-storage technology have affected society?

Select TWO correct answers.

• They have allowed people to buy computers in order to cheaply access data.

• They have made it easier for people to carry around large amounts of data.

• They have made it easier for businesses to replace computers in order to access large amounts of data.

• They have allowed people to rapidly access large amounts of data.

• They have made it easier for businesses to use computers in different ways to access data.

Which phrase best explains the popularity of American music in China?

• The diffusion of U.S. culture

• The result of U.S. free trade agreements

• The communist control of government in China

• The success of antitrust legislation in China

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Which conclusion about the U.S. economy is most supported by the information on this time line

• Government regulations prompted companies to develop alternative production techniques

• Decreased globalization prompted companies to innovate and improve existing products

• Decreased demand of new technology forced producers to reduce manufacturing costs

• Marketplace competition drove producers to innovate and improve products

What was the overall goal of U.S. military intervention in Vietnam from 1964-1973?

• Isolating the Soviet Union by improving Chinese relations with the U.S.

• Promoting economic growth in the Pacific region

• Preventing communism from spreading throughout Southeast Asia

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Which option contributed to the trend shown on this graph?

• A military response to terrorist attack

• A desire to stop the spread of communism

• The development of weapons of mass destruction

• The resurgence of ethnic cleaning policies

Click on the ONE continent that was most impacted by NAFTA.

How have computer technology entrepreneurs such as Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos most directly affected the twenty-first-century economy?

• More people are able to shop for goods online.

• Restaurant owners are able to open fast-food franchises overseas.

• More people are able to get hired after graduating from high school.

• Bankers are able to offer customized loans for potential home buyers.