STAAR EOC US History

Who is described in the obituary above?

• Jacqueline Kennedy

• Mamie Eisenhower

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson

Which demographic change in the United States is most associated with this transformation?

• Increased property values in rural areas

• Increased life expectancy in urban areas

• Increased birth rates in rural areas

• Increased migration to urban areas

What was the goal of the protests depicted on this map?

• To pressure Congress to prohibit discrimination against disabled citizens

• To demonstrate the economic impact of discriminatory practices on interstate transportation

• To challenge the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation

• To persuade states to abandon discriminatory voter-registration procedures

Which factor contributed most to the flooding in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?

• The location of the surrounding barrier islands

• The city’s low elevation

• The presence of offshore oil rigs

• The buildup of silt in the Mississippi

This cartoon depicts President Woodrow Wilson calling on Congress to —

• ratify the Treaty of Versailles

• issue a declaration of war against Germany

• authorize the use of funds to support Russian revolutionaries

• enact trade sanctions against Germany

Which word best explains the changes shown in these photographs?

• Immigration

• Assimilation

• Nullification

• Nativism

These demands most reflected the concerns of —

• small farmers in need of affordable credit

• robber barons pursuing higher profits

• prominent bankers who controlled the money supply

• immigrant workers seeking economic justice

As part of the Nixon administration’s policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. military

• trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat responsibilities from U.S. troops

• shared military technology with North Vietnam

• installed a puppet government in South Vietnam

• imposed martial law in North Vietnam

In this excerpt, Justice Harlan is warning against —

• a civil service based on patronage rather than merit

• allowing powerful monopolies to dominate interstate commerce

• a lack of federal funding for essential transportation systems

• allowing labor unions to interfere with production goals

President Eisenhower exercised his federal authority in an effort to —

• ensure the safety of protesters at lunch counter sit-ins

• end the violence directed against the Freedom Riders

• enforce a ruling to desegregate public schools

• protect citizens from rioting spurred by Ku Klux Klan rallies