STAAR- US History Review

Who was the first Africa-American on the Supreme Court?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Earl Warren

• John Roberts

• William Rehnquist

Who was the 1st Latina on the Supreme Court?

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Eva Longoria

Who wrote "The Grapes of Wrath?"

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Ernest Hemingway

• John Steinbeck

• Robert Frost

What was FDR's plan to add judges to the Supreme Court?

• Jamming the Judiciary

• Packing the Court

• Cramming the Court

• Stuffing the Supremes

What terrorist group attacked the U.S. on 9/11?

• The PLO

• The Libyan Front

• Al Qaeda

• Taliban

How did Bill Gates attain his wealth?

• He inherited it

• He founded Microsoft

• He founded Apple

• He sailed the 7 seas raiding Spanish Galleons

What did the Marshall Plan do?

• Split Germany into 2 countries

• Forced Germany to re-pay the cost of WWII

• Helped European nations rebuild after WWII

• Allowed France and Britain to take all of Germany's overseas possessions

Which country captured 52 U.S. citizens and held them for 444 days?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Kuwait

• Israel

During WWI, which country started unrestricted submarine warfare?

• Germany

• Russia

• Britain

• The United States

What is the average income for each individual in a country called?

• inflation

• Gross domestic product

• supply and demand

• per capita