wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Full STAAR Review US II

Total questions: 119

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ratification of this amendment granted women’s suffrage -

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

16th Amendment

d)

17th Amendment

2.

These reforms made the government directly accountable to the citizens.

a)

Referendum, recall, initiative, and 17th amendment

b)

19th and 22nd Amendments

c)

Pendleton Act & Homestead Act

d)

16th and 18th Amendments

3.

People like Upton Sinclair were ___________________ because they investigated and exposed abuse and corruption.

a)

Supporters of Political Machines

b)

Nativists

c)

Muckrakers

d)

Industialists

4.

Which agency did the federal government establish to protect consumer’s safety as a response to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle?

a)

Pure Food and Drug Administration

b)

NAACP

c)

National Park Service

d)

Environmental Protection Agency

5.

What organization did W.E.B. Dubois establish to help secure legal equality for minorities?

a)

Muckrakers Movement

b)

Black Panthers

c)

NAACP

d)

SNCC

6.

What legislation allowed the government to regulate big businesses like railroads and dissolve monopolies?

a)

Pure Food and Drug Act & Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

Civil Rights Act 1964 & Voting Rights Act 1965

c)

Homestead Act & Dawes Act

d)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act & Interstate Commerce Act

7.

What civil service reform legislation led to less corruption in the government because it established a merit-based system for government jobs?

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Pendleton Act

c)

Teapot Dome Scandel

d)

Pure Food & Drug Act

8.

What part of the country did political machines control?

a)

Urban (city) governments

b)

Rural (country) governments

c)

The U.S. federal government

9.

What was the main reason for the rise of political machines?

a)

They bribed police officers to ignore crimes

b)

Nativists rigged elections in their favor

c)

Forced unions to keep factories open to low skilled workers

d)

Cities were overcrowded and couldn't get basic services needed for immigrants

10.

How did political machines get the support of immigrants?

a)

they promised to stop illegal immigration from Latin America

b)

They wasted money on military spending

c)

They helped them find homes and jobs in exchange for votes

d)

They developed a system to make becoming a citizen easier

11.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny 
b)
Monroe Doctrine 
c)
Great Awakening 
d)
Louisiana Purchase
12.

What type of transportation made it faster and easier to get out West during the 1800s?

a)

Steam locomotive

b)

Canoe

c)

Airplane

d)

Car

13.

|A law that gave settlers 160 acres of land for $10

a)

homesteaders

b)

drought

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Proclamation

14.
This organization helps fight to end discrimination against different races
a)
NSA
b)
WCTU
c)
NAACP
d)
RESPECT
15.
Depending on how much money you make, the government will tax you at different rates
a)
Tax Invasion
b)
Salary Tax
c)
Sales Tax
d)
Graduated Income Tax
16.
Campaign to stop abuse in the homes by urging people and the government to stop alcoholism.
a)
Women Suffrage
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
Alcoholics Anonymous
d)
Fair Weather Fan
17.
The ability to remove corrupt government officials from office
a)
Referendum
b)
Initiative
c)
Recall
d)
Primary
18.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
19.
The founder of the National Women’s Suffrage Association that helped lead congress to vote on woman’s suffrage
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Ida B. Wells
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Francis Willard
20.
A way for people to vote directly on a proposed new law
a)
Recall
b)
Referendum
c)
Initiative
d)
Primary
21.
The founder of the Tuskegee Institute and head of the African Americans community
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
W.E.B Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
22.
A process that allows voters to put a bill before a state legislature.
a)
Reall
b)
Referendum
c)
Initiative
d)
Primary
23.

Another way to say that the animal or plant that survives because of Natural Selection is:

a)

Herbert Spenser

b)

Nature

c)

Survival of the Fittest

24.

People who believed in Social Darwinism thought European Cultures were more evolved and Civilized. They also believed African cultures were

a)

Lower and not civilized

b)

Higher and Civilized

c)

Interesting and worth studying

25.

Why were people sterilized without their consent during the eugenics movement?

a)

They were "unfit" or members of an "undesirable" group, such as criminals or people who had low IQs

b)

Our population was too big and we were running out of food

c)

As a punishment for infidelity (cheating)

d)

Because too many women were dying during childbirth

26.

What led to increased anti-Chinese feelings & actions?

a)

A surge in acts of terrorism committed by Chinese immigrants

b)

China had recently attacked the US

c)

White Americans just hated Chinese people

d)

Increased competition for jobs

27.

What kind of government did Social Darwinists want?

a)

A government that would intervene and soften the harsh conditions created by capitalism

b)

A government that didn't interfere in the process of evolution--one that let the poor and "unfit" die out

c)

A government that would only offer support for the wealthy

d)

No government at all--they were anarchists

28.
Which country was granted independence in the Treaty of Paris of 1898 at the end of the Spanish American War?
a)
Guam
b)
Cuba
c)
Philippines 
d)
Puerto Rico
29.
What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?
a)
End the Boxer Rebellion
b)
Ensure trading rights with China
c)
Win leaseholds in China
d)
Establish a sphere of influence
30.
Which territory did the United States NOT gain direct control of after the Spanish-American War? 
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Cuba
c)
Philippines 
d)
Guam
31.
Alfred T. Mahan argued:
a)
to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its naval power
b)
the burden of the white man is to support and uplift non-whites
c)
imperialism was not democratic and engaging in it would be hypocritical
d)
the nation's economic needs could be satisfied from within as the US should avoid risking itself in foreign entanglements
32.
What policy gave the United States justification for helping Cuba?
a)
Big Stick Diplomacy
b)
Declaration of Human Rights
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
33.
According to the Roosevelt Corollary, what was the role of the US in the Western Hemisphere? 
a)
Ok for Europeans to imperialize
b)
international police force
c)
allow imperialism in the Americas
d)
allow European nations to take over
34.
Who was the Secretary of the Navy that resigned his position to go fight in the Spanish-American War with a group of volunteers known as the Rough Riders?
a)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
b)
Walter Reed
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
William McKinley
35.
What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?
a)
muckraking
b)
yellow journalism
c)
journalism
d)
paparazzi
36.
What was Roosevelt's policy called?
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Big Stick Diplomacy
c)
Sphere of Influence
d)
Pan-Americanism
37.
Why did the US encourage a Panamanian Revolution against Colombia? 
a)
to allow nationalism
b)
to build the Panama Canal
c)
to spread imperialism
d)
to enforce the Roosevelt Corollary and establish a naval base
38.

This foreign policy idea promotes staying out of world affairs.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Globalism

d)

Communism

39.

This type of foreign policy encourages stronger nations to extend their influence over weaker ones.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Globalism

d)

Communism

40.

Why did America annex Hawaii in 1898?

a)

Beautiful beaches

b)

Sugar Cane plantations

c)

It's location in the Pacific Ocean

d)

Tourism benifits

41.

Why was the queen of Hawaii overthrown in 1893?

a)

She was not liked by her subjects

b)

She tried to limit the influence of foreigners

c)

She tried to make the monarch too powerful

d)

She tried to give better treatment to native Hawaiians

42.

Imperialism is __________.

a)

when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation

b)

when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize

c)

when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation

d)

when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

43.
This was a German offer of an alliance with Mexico.
a)
Sedition Act
b)
Zimmerman Note
c)
Sussex Pledge
d)
Fourteen Point
44.
Which event sparked World War I?
a)
the German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine
b)
Russia’s quest for a warm water port
c)
assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
d)
sinking of the Lusitania
45.
Who was Vladimir Lenin?
a)
Communist leader of Russia
b)
Socialist arrested in the US
c)
Democratic presidential candidate
d)
Head of the Committee of Public Information
46.
What was one of the three reasons United States joined the war?
a)
Germany bombed America
b)
Britain declared war on the U.S. 
c)
Germany used unrestricted submarine warfare
d)
France invaded Germany
47.
What British ship got sunk in 1915?
a)
Lusitania 
b)
USS Maine
c)
Disney Cruise Ship
d)
Titanic
48.
What caused the United States to enter WWII?
a)
The attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The Holocaust
c)
Atomic Bomb
49.
What ended the Great Depression?
a)
The New Deal
b)
Alphabet Agencies
c)
World War II
d)
The Spread of Communism
50.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
African Americans who served in the military
b)
Native Americans who served in the military
c)
German Americans who served in the military
d)
Japanese Americans who served in the military
51.
Who began working in the factories when the soldiers went off to war?
a)
The elderly
b)
Children
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
Women
52.
What cultural icon was used to inspire these women to work. It was a form of propaganda. 
a)
Rosa the Riveter
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Rosie The Riveter
d)
Women of America
53.
Took place in Normandy France and threatened Germany's control of Europe
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
D-Day
c)
The Holocaust
d)
Pearl Harbor
54.
What difficult decision did Harry S. Truman have to make to put an end to WWII? 
a)
To drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
b)
To drop an atomic bomb on Germany and Poland
c)
To drop an atomic bomb on Italy
d)
To drop an atomic bomb on Great Britain
55.

What was the cause of speakeasies and bootleggers?

a)

Prohibition

b)

Progressive Movement

c)

Suffrage

d)

Industrial Revolution

56.

The growth of organized crime during the 1920s is most closely related to the --

a)

laws against making alcohol

b)

increase in unemployed workers

c)

collapse of the stock market

d)

rise of labor unions

57.

The period of rebirth of African American art forms is known as the --

a)

Black Eagles

b)

Harlem Revival

c)

Great Migration

d)

Harlem Renaissance

58.

Presidents Harding and Coolidge favored policies that

a)

supported the growth of business

b)

encouraged activism

c)

brought about social reform

d)

discouraged laissez faire

59.

How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?

a)

with the use of the assembly line

b)

changing locations

c)

importing all raw materials

d)

increasing the wages of his workers

60.

The demand for automobiles in the 1920s

a)

stimulated growth in many other industries

b)

led to a nationwide recession

c)

closed down the steel industry

d)

brought about the collapse of the suburbs

61.

The literature of the Harlem Renaissance

a)

explored the pains and joys of being black in America

b)

explored the origins of jazz

c)

was written by Marcus Garvey

d)

argued for the separation of races

62.

Which of these best describes the "New Woman" of the 1920s?

a)

They wore shorter skirts, bobbed their hair, and went to speakeasies

b)

They stayed home and cooked and cleaned

c)

They rejected the idea of suffrage

d)

They preferred the same fashions as their parents

63.

Which 1920s president is best known for scandals and corruption?

a)

Harding

b)

Coolidge

c)

Hoover

d)

Trump

64.

Italians convicted of murder mainly because they were foreigners.

a)

Sacco & Vanzetti

b)

Scopes & Darrow

c)

Bryan & Darrow

d)

Mario & Luigi

65.

Disillusioned poets and novelists who wrestled with the meaning of war and life.

a)

Lost Generation

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

flappers

d)

The Great Gatsby

66.

What type of economy did the US have in the 1920s?

a)

laissez faire capitalism

b)

socialsim

c)

communism

d)

command economy

67.

On October 29th, 1929 the stock market took an all time drop with millions losing their life savings this is known as

a)

Black Wednesday

b)

Black Tuesday

c)

Black Saturday

d)

Stock Monday

68.

Shantytowns and homes made by homeless people from scrap wood and tins become known as

a)

Depressionville

b)

Government homes

c)

Hooverville

69.

After President Hoover failed to help the public, who ran for election on the slogan a New Deal for Americans?

a)

Franklin D Roosevelt

b)

Harry S Truman

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Herbert Hoover

70.

FDR wanted to be able to control all parts of the government including the Supreme court, he tried doing this by attempting to...

a)

Abolish the Supreme court

b)

Take away judges

c)

Give more power to the courts

d)

Pack the Supreme Court with his judges

71.

The Great Depression began in

a)

1929

b)

1932

c)

1933

d)

1919

72.

What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?

a)

Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.

b)

Unemployment decreased gradually.

c)

Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.

73.
Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression.  The national government responded with President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal," which
a)
provided programs to help people make money to provide for their needs. 
b)
helped reduce the national debt, providing more capital for businesses
c)
forced people to join the military forces to make money for their needs. 
d)
forced people to use charities to help them provide for their needs. 
74.
During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve conditions for farmers?
a)
By ending the practice of sharecropping
b)
By encouraging farmers to grow more to increase profits
c)
By paying farmers to grow fewer crops
d)
By training farmers for jobs in a new field
75.
What was a major result of FDR’s New Deal programs?
a)
The national deficit declined for most U.S. citizens
b)
The suffrage rights for women changed
c)
The power of the federal government was expanded
d)
The federal government lowered taxes for most Americans
76.
What were stock brokers doing that inflated the stock prices? 
a)
giving out loans they knew would not be paid back
b)
speculating stocks to be worth more than they actually were
c)
buying stocks on credit
d)
not insuring the customers' money
77.
What did the SSB or Social Security Board provide?
a)
Monthly payments to the elderly
b)
Monthly payments to the unemployed
c)
Monthly payments to the workers
78.
What was the Dust Bowl?
a)
A severe drought with high winds that scattered the soil of farms of the Eastern States
b)
A severe drought with high winds that scattered the soil of farms of the Great Plains
c)
A severe drought with high winds that scattered the soil of farms of the Western States
79.
What happened to the farmers of the Great Plains who were affected by the Dust Bowl?
a)
They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in California.
b)
They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in Georgia.
c)
They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in Texas.
d)
They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in New York.
80.

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

81.

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Open Door Policy

82.

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Containment Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

83.

Which individual/group contributed to the Red Scare by accusing American citizens of being communist spies?

a)

McCarthy/HUAC

b)

NAACP/Farm Workers Union

c)

Nativists/Muckrakers

d)

Philanthropists/Entrepreneurs

84.

During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Watergate Scandal

d)

Bataan Death March

85.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President J.F. Kennedy do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.

a)

He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.

b)

He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.

c)

He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.

d)

He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.

86.

What was the name of the rapid increase of population following the end of WWII called?

a)

Baby Boom

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Great Migration

d)

Demographic Shift

87.

What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

88.

What amendment was passed to lower the voting age because it was unfair that 18-20 year olds could be drafted into the army but not vote?

a)

17th amendment

b)

21st amendment

c)

22nd amendment

d)

26th amendment

89.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dien Diem
d)
Hideki Tojo
90.
Who were the communists in South Vietnam?
a)
Vietminh
b)
Vietcong
c)
Ho Chi Minhions
91.
What resolution passed that gave Lyndon Johnson broad powers to defend South Vietnam from communism?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
Gulf of Maddox Resolution
c)
USS Tonkin Resolution
d)
Gulf of Vietnam Resolution
92.
Plan to replace US troops with Vietnamese troops to end US involvement in Vietnam
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c)
Maddox Resolution
d)
Agent Orange
93.
Those in support of Nixon and the war and who did not express their opinions publicly like the protesters were the:
a)
Silent Minority
b)
Silent Majority
c)
Silent Supporters
d)
None of the above
94.
U.S. soldiers murdered civilians in this Vietnamese village.
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Tonkin
c)
Diem
d)
My Lai
95.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Kennedy administration?
a)
Stalin
b)
Khrushchev
c)
Lennin
96.
The March on Washington was most famous because . . .
a)
it caused race riots in the nation's Capital
b)
200,000 people worked together to help blacks get the right to vote
c)
the KKK became an illegal organization because of the march
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I have a Dream: speech, which inspired hundreds of thousands to help the Civil Rights Movement
97.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
98.

What were the laws designed to keep white people and black people apart called?

a)

Segregation Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Seperation Laws

d)

Separate but Equal Laws

99.

Farm worker, labor leader, and civil-rights activist who helped form the National Farm Workers Association, later the United Farm Workers.

a)

MLK

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

JFK

100.
an organized passive protests where people sit peacefully and refuse to leave
a)
Stand up
b)
Sit in
c)
Sit down
d)
Stand in
101.

This civil rights leader believed that it was necessary to have violence to achieve civil rights. Used aggressive tactics and language to send his message

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Martin Luther King Jr

c)

Booker T Washington

d)

W.E.B Du Bois

102.
Which of the following groups was a major group in the fight for Women's Liberation?
a)
AIM
b)
SCLC
c)
NOW
d)
UFW
103.
The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan was an influential book in the 1960s because it
a)
helped strengthen family values
b)
led directly to the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment
c)
energized a new women’s rights movement
d)
reinforced the importance of women’s traditional roles
104.
The most important agreement between President Nixon and Soviet leader Brezhnev was: 
a)
Cooperation in exploration of space
b)
A limit to offensive nuclear weapons
c)
German re-unification 
d)
Lessening trade limits
105.
How did Carter’s handling of the hostage crisis affect his career?
a)
No hostages being killed won him more support and he was easily reelected.
b)
imately, it actually had little impact.
c)
It cost him election votes because Americans wanted quicker action.
d)
He was forced to resign due to the murder of the hostages.
106.

Which president urged the Soviet Leader to “..tear down this wall.”

a)

JFK

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

George HW Bush

d)

Ronald Reagan

107.

What was the name of the nuclear missile defense system under Reagan?

a)

TBH

b)

Space Force

c)

Star Trek

d)

Star Wars

108.

Who said “Read My Lips, No New Taxes”

a)

Carter

b)

Ford

c)

Reagan

d)

Bush

109.

Who was the President during the Persian Gulf War?

a)

Reagan

b)

Bush

c)

Carter

d)

Ford

110.

Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court?

a)

Margaret Heckler

b)

Sandra Day O’Connor

c)

Geraldine Ferraro

d)

Elizabeth Dole

111.

Who was the first ever woman to run for Vice President

a)

Margaret Heckler

b)

Sandra Day O’Connor

c)

Geraldine Ferraro

d)

Elizabeth Dole

112.

Who was the ruthless dictator in Libya?

a)

Saddam Hussein

b)

Muammar Gaddafi

c)

Ayatollah Khomeini

d)

Reza Pahlavi

113.

What was Reagan's term for the Soviet Union during the early years of his administration?

a)

Evil Empire

b)

the Great Satan

c)

Public Enemy #1

d)

the Great Enemy

114.
What country was liberated as a result of the Persian Gulf War? 
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Russia
d)
Kuwait
115.
This was one of the first things that Clinton worked on in office…
a)
Healthcare
b)
Guns
c)
Taxes
d)
Drugs
116.
Texas billionaire and third party candidate who ran in the 1993 presidential election. 
a)
Ross Perot 
b)
Bill Clinton 
c)
Newt Gingrich 
d)
George W. Bush 
117.
Who did President Bill Clinton appoints to create the promised affordable healthcare? 
a)
Ross Perot 
b)
Hillary Clinton 
c)
Timothy McVeigh 
d)
Al Gore 
118.
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country fell?
a)
China
b)
Kuwait
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Cuba
119.
What was the name of Iraq's Dictator, who ordered the invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, for which the US forced their withdraw in the 1991 Gulf War?
a)
Anwar Sadat
b)
Osama Bin Laden
c)
Mumamar Quadafi 
d)
Saadam Hussein

Similar Resources on Wayground

Political Systems - Midterm Review

119 questions

Political Systems - Midterm Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

12th Grade

APUSH Period 1 and 2 review

120 questions

APUSH Period 1 and 2 review

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th - 12th Grade

Farley Qtr 2 Review

116 questions

Farley Qtr 2 Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

11th Grade

US History - STAAR Test Review

122 questions

US History - STAAR Test Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

Sử 12 - CTST - Bài 1+2+3+4+5

115 questions

Sử 12 - CTST - Bài 1+2+3+4+5

quiz

Worksheet

•

12th Grade

STAAR Review

117 questions

STAAR Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

11th Grade

AP Psych Midterm Review

116 questions

AP Psych Midterm Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

11th - 12th Grade