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US History Spring STAAR Review 2022

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Berlin was divided into how many zones?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

2.

The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to:

a)

pay reparations

b)

reduce their army

c)

reduce military equipment

d)

all of these

3.

The first country to put a satellite, man, and dog in space:

a)

USSR

b)

USA

c)

China

d)

France

4.

Where did the Marshall plan helped rebuild?

a)

South Africa

b)

Canada

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

5.

The US entered WW2 after this event:

a)

sinking of the Lusitania

b)

bombing of Hiroshima

c)

invasion of France

d)

Pearl Harbor

6.

The Gulf of Ton-kin Resolution allowed the president to...

a)

do whatever was necessary

b)

act within 90 days

c)

required Congress approval

d)

do nothing

7.

What strategy was used during WW2 in the Pacific?

a)

island hopping

b)

clean sweeping

c)

blitzkrieg

d)

invasion

8.

What event led to Japanese surrender?

a)

Manchuria

b)

Atomic Bomb

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Normandy

9.

What is the Truman Doctrine?

a)

The Republican plan to win more elections

b)

Boost industrial production of tanks and planes during World War II

c)

Support those trying to resist Communism

d)

Creation of the modern-day welfare system

10.

Which of these describes "stagflation?"

a)

A free trade agreement that eliminates tariffs between countries

b)

Economic condition created by high inflation combined with recession

c)

An economic system that depends on a "classless" social structure and all production held in common

d)

Period of sustained economic growth and prosperity

11.

9/11 was a major terrorist attack on the United States - what happened on that day?

a)

A car bomb went off in the parking garage of the World Trade Centers

b)

Multiple historical landmarks such as Mount Rushmore and the Statue of Liberty were destroyed

c)

Suicide bombers attacked several major American military bases

d)

Hijacked airplanes were flown into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon

12.

What was the primary outcome of the Korean War?

a)

Korea remained divided at almost the same place as before the war

b)

North Korea conquered the entire peninsula

c)

Chinese forces controlled most of Korea while the remainder surrendered

d)

North Korea surrendered when the US threatened to use nuclear weapons

13.

What did the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision state?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society was legal

b)

Racial segregation was permissible only in states with Jim Crow laws

c)

The "separate but equal" doctrine was illegal, especially concerning schools

d)

Sit-in protests were too disruptive and could not be used

14.

Why did many world leaders want to appease Adolf Hitler before World War II?

a)

They believed Germany deserved to get their land back

b)

Many people felt a war would improve the world economy

c)

World leaders trusted Hitler to do the right thing

d)

Industrial nations were already in an economic depression and didn't want to repeat World War I

15.

Where was the embassy stormed by rioting students where 66 Americans were taken hostage?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Israel

16.

What is M?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

c)

Himalayan Mountains

d)

Appalachian Mountains

17.

What is L?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Gulf of Mexico

18.

What is C?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

Gulf of Mexico

19.

What is G?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

Gulf of Mexico

20.

What is I?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Ohio River

d)

Rio Grande River

21.

What is O?

a)

Mexico

b)

Indiana

c)

Canada

d)

Great Plains

22.
The style of fighting during WWI in which soldiers dug in protective ditches
a)
Guerilla Warfare
b)
Urban Warfare
c)
Trench Warfare
d)
Tank Warfare
23.
Largest economic downturn in US History, marked by the Stock Market crash in 1929
a)
The Roaring 20's
b)
The Great Recession
c)
The Panic of '37
d)
The Great Depression
24.
Code-name given to the Allies plan to invade & liberate Nazi-occupied Europe in WWII
a)
Operation Glass Ceiling
b)
Operation Death Grip
c)
Operation Overlord
d)
The Anaconda Plan
25.
This automaker developed the Model T and made it affordable to average Americans
a)
Heinrich Mercedes
b)
Johann Chrysler
c)
Henry Ford
d)
Jack Welch
26.
Fascist dictator who rose to power in Italy and sided with Germany during WWII
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Juan Peron
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Adolf Hitler
27.
How did people prepare themselves for the threat of "nuclear annihilation" during the Cold War?
a)
They built bomb shelters
b)
People defected to other countries
c)
Schools stopped practicing shelter drills
d)
Americans started listening to Rock N' Roll
28.
War fought in the Philippines & Cuba between the US and Spain after the explosion of the Maine
a)
The War of 1812
b)
Spanish American War
c)
WWII
d)
Mexican-American War
29.

Which best describes Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy to Latin America?

a)

Reduction of American involvement

b)

U.S. intervention when necessary in foreign affairs

c)

Latin nations should form their own organization for stabilization

d)

U.S. should provide aid to help the poor in Latin America

30.

Which events are directly related to World War 1

a)

Lusitania, Archduke, Zimmerman, US war Declaration, Treaty of Versailles

b)

Sherman's march, Emancipation, Gettysburg, Lincoln Assassinated

c)

Little Bighorn, Wounded Knee, Homestead Act, Sand creek

d)

Suffrage, Prohibition, Harlem Renaissance, Valentines day Massacre

31.

In Wilson's 14 points what did he list as a goal?

a)

Creating a league of Nations

b)

maintaining a military force in Europe

c)

United States remaining isolated

d)

Blaming Germany for the War

32.

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's expanded the influence of African Americans how?

a)

building apartments in NYC

b)

Passage of Civil Rights

c)

Electing African Americans to Political office

d)

promoting the arts of African Americans

33.

Red Scare, KKK growth and Sacco and Vanzetti trial were all influence by?

a)

rise in organized crime

b)

passage of immigration quota acts

c)

distrust in foreigners

d)

effort to stop fascism

34.

What did the 19th amendment do?

a)

gave Americans the freedom of speech

b)

raised the drinking age from 18-21

c)

protected people from self-incrimination

d)

granted women the right to vote

35.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

Gave the reasons the colonists wanted to separate from England.

b)

Introduced the idea that "all men are created" equal and should have basic rights protected.

c)

Stated all the violations to the rights of man that King George had done.

d)

All of these.

36.

Ten amendments were added to the constitution after it was passed in order to...

a)

protect individual rights from government intrusion.

b)

fix the problems that states had with elections.

c)

end slavery.

d)

take away rights from individuals who committed crimes.

37.

Imperialism is...

a)

the transition from field to factory work.

b)

a fight for democracy and rights.

c)

the economic, political, and social domination by one country over another.

d)

the desire to make money at all costs.

38.
Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Securities and Exchange Commission
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
Social Security Admistration
39.

What president was elected in 1932 that had a plan to fix the economy during the Great Depression?

a)

Warren Harding

b)

Calvin Coolidge

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Herbert Hoover

40.

What positive effect did the migration north have on African Americans?

a)

Segregation

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

New job oppurtunities

d)

New sharecropping opportunities

41.

The Bessemer Process was a revolutionary development in industry because it

a)

created the perfect design for the light bulb

b)

Prevented companies from forming monopolies

c)

Made cheaper & better steel than previous methods

d)

Gave workers a method to file a complaint with their boss

42.

The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to

a)

decrease Chinese immigration

b)

create segregated classrooms

c)

settle a disagreement between China and the United States

d)

stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the United States

43.

Government having a “hands off” approach to the economy and commerce between individuals and society is known as

a)

Creating a monopoly

b)

Vertical Integration

c)

Horizontal Integration

d)

Laissez-faire capitalism

44.

In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed the...

a)

Dangers faced by coal miners

b)

Corrupt business practices of Standard Oil Company

c)

Unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry

d)

Illegal deals between special interests and the government

45.

Which of the following headlines is the best example of yellow journalism?

a)

War with Spain! Awful Slaughter!

b)

Scientists Make Revolutionary Discovery

c)

President Honors Spanish-American War Vets

d)

Flu Virus Spreads Among Students

46.

The Roosevelt Corollary proclaimed the U.S. would act as an “international police power” over what world region?

a)

Canada

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Latin America

47.

Who likely made the statement, “I wear bobbed hair, fringed skirts, bright sweaters, and low-heeled shoes. I adore dancing and spend much time in automobiles.”

a)

A Depression-era housewife

b)

A Roaring Twenties flapper

c)

A Gilded Age reformer

d)

A Communist suffragette

48.

Radicals in the 1920s who opposed all forms of government were called

a)

Socialists

b)

Communists

c)

Anarchists

d)

Hippies

49.

The “Great Migration” of 1910-1920 refers to the movement of

a)

Immigrants from Europe to America

b)

People from rural areas and towns to large cities

c)

African Americans from the United States to Africa

d)

African Americans from the South to northern cities

50.

The FDIC halted the wave of bank failures by providing…

a)

Federal insurance for depositors' savings

b)

IOUs to depositors

c)

Federal Reserve Board membership to banks

d)

private relief to bankrupt depositors

51.

Which major countries made up the Allies during World War II?

a)

Germany, Italy, United States

b)

United States, Soviet Union, Japan

c)

Soviet Union, Britain, United States

d)

Germany, Britain, France

52.

Which major countries made up the Axis Powers in World War II?

a)

Germany, Italy, Japan

b)

Poland, Soviet Union, Germany

c)

Japan, Soviet Union, Germany

d)

United States, Britain, Italy

53.

The __________________ was tasked with the development of the atomic bomb during World War II

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Manhattan Project

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Executive Order 9066

54.

By 1960, most Americans relied on _____________ as their primary source of entertainment and information

a)

Radio

b)

Movies

c)

Telephones

d)

Television

55.

How were the missiles in Cuba discovered?

a)

By a CIA operative stationed in Cuba

b)

Satellite imagery

c)

Through U-2 plan surveillance photographs

d)

A Soviet traitor leaked information

56.
THE GILDED AGE
When did it happen? 
a)
1890-1920
b)
Late Nineteenth Century
c)
1920-1929
d)
1898
57.
THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
When did it happen? 
a)
Late Nineteenth Century
b)
1898
c)
1890-1920
d)
1914-1918
58.
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
When did it happen? 
a)
1914-1918
b)
1898
c)
1890-1920
d)
Late Nineteenth Century
59.
WORLD WAR 1
When did it happen? 
a)
1914-1918
b)
1917
c)
1929-1939
d)
1939-1945
60.
The ROARING 20's
When did it happen? 
a)
1920-1929
b)
1914-1918
c)
1829-1829
d)
Late Nineteenth century
61.
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
When did it happen? 
a)
1920-1929
b)
1929-1939
c)
1939-1945
d)
1950-1953
62.
WORLD WAR 2
When did it happen? 
a)
1914-1918
b)
1941
c)
1939-1945
d)
1950-1953
63.
COLD WAR BEGINS
When did it happen? 
a)
1950-2001
b)
1947-1991
c)
1963-1975
d)
1954-2010
64.
THE KOREAN WAR
When did it happen? 
a)
1950-1953
b)
1948
c)
1955-1975
d)
1947-1991
65.
THE VIETNAM WAR
When did it happen? 
a)
1947-1991
b)
1955-1975
c)
1939-1945
d)
1960-1980
66.
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
When did it happen? 
a)
1941
b)
1962
c)
1969
d)
1963
67.
WORLD TRADE CENTERS BOMBED
When did it happen? 
a)
1993
b)
1997
c)
2003
d)
2001
68.
U.S. PUTS MAN ON THE MOON
When did it happen? 
a)
1967
b)
1968
c)
1963
d)
1969
69.

This cartoon depicts President Woodrow Wilson calling on Congress to —

a)

ratify the Treaty of Versailles

b)

issue a declaration of war against Germany

c)

authorize the use of funds to support Russian revolutionaries

d)

enact trade sanctions against Germany

70.

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

a)

The location of the surrounding barrier islands

b)

The city’s low elevation

c)

The presence of offshore oil rigs

d)

The buildup of silt in the Mississippi