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WorksheetsU.S. History STAAR Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 52mins
The Bessemer process created strong, light weight...
iron
steel
oil
coal
What did the Dawes Act of 1887 do?
reorganized native American tribes as independent nations
divided reservation land for individual Native American Families
improved the reservation system
established equal rights for Native Americans
In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of ....
Jim Crow Laws
literacy tests
poll taxes
grandfather clauses
The goals of which organization included providing education on new farming techniques and calling for the regulation of railroad and grain elevator rates?
the Chatauqua Circuit
Las Gorras Blancas
the Interstate Commerce Commission
the National Grange
The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) monitored what?
telegraph operations
railroad operations
steel mills
factories
In the late 1800's , how did railroad monopolies create economic hardships for farmers?
by claiming productive land for business leaders to develop
by isolating farmers from technological developments in eastern cities
by charging high prices to ship agricultural goods to market
by separating farmers from profitable markets in western cities
Many social Darwinists believed that the U.S. would grow strong by ...
allowing its most vigorous members to rise to the top
using public funds to assist the poor
regulating business practices
encouraging technological innovations
Progressives shared a belief that industrialization and urbanization...
had created serious social and political problems
should be supported despite the dangers they posed
would not occur in the U.S. without their support
should be completely banned by legislation
Imperialist nations built up their military strength...
despite the warnings of Alfred T. Mahan
because manufacturers insisted that they do so
to protect extractive economies from exploitation
to expand and protect their interests around the World
Socially conscious journalists who dramatized the need for reform were known as ?
yellow journalist
novelists
muckrakers
social gospelists
The belief that life consists of competitive struggles in which only the fittest survive is known as?
Social Darwinism
Socialism
the Social Gospel
Jingoism
Sensational headlines and pictures were characteristics of the ...
Great White Press
NOW magazine
the Yellow Press
Newspapers owned by Matthew Perry
Shortly after the U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War, U.S. forces....
surrendered Puerto Rico in the "Gentlemen's Agreement"
returned control of Cuba to Spain
launched a guerrilla war in Panama
fought against an insurrection in the Philippines
The Open Door Policy was an assertion of America's ...
desire for free trade with China
interest in trade with Europe
desire that all western powers leave China
interest in trade with Japan
Many Americans denounced Germany for its sinking of the ...
the U.S.S. Maine
the Lusitiania
the Titanic
the U-boats
Widespread support for t he American war effort during WWI was promoted by the...
Public Education Committee
Committee of Public Education
Committee of War Development
Committee of Public Information
The movement of African Americans from the rural South to the industrial North in the early 1900's is known as what?
Northern Migration
The Great Urbanization
The Great Migration
The Trail of Tears
President Wilson's "peace without victory" idea formed a key part of ...
the Alien Act
the Fourteen Points
the theory of Self-Determination
the Sedition Act
After WWI, what did the U.S. government hope to achieve by lending money to Germany?
political and economic stability in Europe
investments for U.S. industries
profits for U.S. banks
technological and military assistance from Europe
The Harlem Renaissance was an important cultural outpouring in which African American writers...
downplayed race and focused on inventive language
denounced jazz as an un-American form of music
created the first truly American form of literature
explored the pains and joys of being black in America
The economic good times of the 1920's became threatened by...
a lack of credit and a steady decline in worker productivity
too much wealth being concentrated in the hands of farmers
uneven distribution of wealth and growing consumer debt
restrictions that limited how many stocks an individual could own
One of the main reasons for the 1929 stock market crash was that...
stock prices had risen too high because of speculation
investors had not been allowed to borrow money to pay for stocks
too few people had been investing in the stock market
stock prices had been too tightly controlled by the government
The Agricultural Adjustment Act raised crop prices by paying farmers ...
to stop raising cattle and to start raising sheep
to not plant all of their land and to kill excess livestock
to raise only cash crops such as cotton, corn, and wheat
to not move to the cities and compete for scarce factory jobs
The Bonus Army was a group of WWI veterans who were violently disbanded after they came to Washington D.C. to...
seek early payment of the money promised to them by congress
demand higher pay for all workers who were veterans
start a soup kitchen for jobless veterans during the depression
march to support of President Hoover's reelection
Based on the cartoon, how did President Roosevelt want to ease the Great Depression?
by regulating the stock purchases by individual investors
by restricting the spending by government domestic projects
by expanding the role of government in citizen's lives
by expanding the authority of legislative representatives
Which of the following people advocated for separation of the races?
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
Marcus Garvey
Luis Armstrong
According to his critics, why did President Roosevelt propose increasing the number of justices on the Supreme Court?
to help the court work more efficiently
to increase the power of the court
to help the elderly justices with their workload
to get more New Deal supporters on the Court
What was Congress's purpose in passing the Lend-Lease Act?
to lease U-boats from Germany and then lend them to Britain
to charge Britain more for U.S. weapons then Britain could afford
to provide equal amounts of aid to Britain and Germany
to provide Britain with the aid it needed but could not afford
What was the primary purpose of the program being promoted by this poster?
to encourage women to join the workforce
to reduce health problems among working women
to increase food supply during a farm-labor shortage
to promote the purchase of organically grown produce
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Some 100,000 Japanese Americans were evacuated from the West Coast during WWII and made to live in internment camps...
because the refused to serve in the U.S. military
because some West Coast leaders questioned their loyatly
but eventually were freed by the Korematsu v. United States ruling
because most Japanese Americans supported Japan in the war
The Roaring Twenties is characterized by...
internment camps, food rationing, and the atomic bomb
bank failures, New Deal programs, and bread lines
installment plans, prohibition, and flappers
brinkmanship, policy of containment, and McCarthyism
How did the military innovation shown in this photograph affect the course of WWI?
it helped break the stalemate of trench warfare
it helped transport large numbers of troops to the battlefield
it made communication with officers on the front line more possible
it made the use of landmines obsolete
Which value is best reflected in this excerpt?
liberty
populism
laissez-faire
egalitarianism
Which pair of phrases best completes the diagram?
(1) increased urban decay; (2) increased leisure time
(1) increased demand for housing; (2) increased deforestation
(1) increased demand for automobiles; (2) increased labor union membership
(1) increased immigration; (2) increased racial tension
At Yalta, the "Big Three" agreed that...
Bulgaria, Poland, and Romania would be free to hold elections
the Soviets would enter the war against the Japanese
the U.S. would help the Soviets build atomic weapons
Germany would be divided into four occupied zones after the war
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
workers secured greater shares of the company profits
the influence of labor unions on factory owners reduced
the federal government could dissolve business monopolies
businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas businesses
The policy outlined in the excerpt was greatly influenced by the problems that the U.S. Navy had recently confronted during...
the Cuban Revolution
WWI
the Mexican War
the Spanish-American War
What role did Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus play in the Little Rock Crisis?
He vetoed legislation to establish a separate school system for whites and blacks
He challenged the authority of the federal government to desegregate schools
He helped minimize race related violence by establishing integrated advisory groups
He refused assistance from the federal government to improve minority graduation rates
Which constitutional amendment did the Supreme Court use as a basis of this ruling?
First
Tenth
Fourteenth
Twenty Sixth
In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of
Grandfather Clauses
Poll Tax
Jim Crow Law
Literacy Tests
The goals of which organization included providing education on new farming techniques and calling for the regulation of railroad and grain elevator rates?
National Grange
Interstate Commerce Commission
United Nations
League of Nations
The creator of this cartoon was expressing his concern about what?
the senate confirmation hearings of supreme court nominee Clarence Thomas
the U.S. declaration of war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
expansion of Executive power during the Great Depression
involvement of U.S. government officials in the Iran-Contra Affair
The Roaring Twenties were characterized by...
internment camps, rationing of goods, and the use of the atomic bomb
bank failures, the new deal, and bread lines
installment plans, prohibition, and flappers
brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and the policy of containment
A
B
C
D
The political cartoon above was most likely drafted to support what federal action?
civil rights legislation
free trade
oversight of child labor
anti-trust laws
The end of the Cold War is often associated with which of the following events
fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989
The Persian Gulf War 1990
The U.S. Landing on the moon in 1969
The 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Which of the headlines describes the issues faced by the Federal Government at the onset of the Great Depression?
A
B
C
D
Which policy guided U.S. opposition to this declaration?
containment
peaceful coexistence
constructive engagement
deterrence
Which statement best explains how the application of electricity in the early 1900's affected the development of the U.S. economy?
Long distance travel became more expensive
college education became more accessible
manufacturing processes became more efficient
household appliances became more costly
