WorksheetsUS History STAAR Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins
The newspaper headline describes an event that occurred in 1894. What was one effect of the event described in this headline?
Increased support for gender equality in labor union membership
Decreased support for socialism by labor union members
Increased federal government involvement in labor union activities
Decreased federal government surveillance of labor union leaders
This list presents the work of a civil rights advocate. Selected accomplishments of Dolores Huerta:
1. Secured disability insurance for California farmworkers
2. Directed a national grape boycott to protest the dangers of pesticides for farmworkers
3. __________________?
Which accomplishment correctly completes this list?
Organized armed resistance to protest police brutality against farmworkers
Negotiated to secure better working conditions for farmworkers
Filed a federal lawsuit to fight segregation against farmworkers in public facilities
Seized corporate farmland to protest discrimination against farmworkers
"China is so large, looms so high just beyond the frontiers, that if South Viet-Nam went, it would not only give them an improved geographic position for a guerrilla assault on Malaya, but would also give the impression that the wave of the future in southeast Asia was China and the Communists" - President John F. Kennedy Sept 9, 1963.
Which idea reflected in these remarks formed the basis for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
Nuclear deterrence
Flexible response
Domino Theory
Iron Curtain
Read the list and answer the question that follows.
1. Passage of the Clayton Antitrust Act
2. Ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment
3. Passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act
In which historical time period were these laws enacted?
The Great Society
The Progressive Era
The Great Depression
The Jazz Age
Read the excerpt: "We have seen something here that overpowers the death of anyone back home. We have seen what can be called the living dead. Moving up into a new position we came across a prison camp...We went out to see what a concentration camp looked like...As we entered the camp the first thing we saw was the burned down buildings, but a little farther on we got the shock of our lives." - Aaron Eiferman, US military - April 27th 1945.
What action did the Allied powers take in response to what was described in this letter?
Imposed economic sanctions on Germany
Began a bombing campaign to destroy key military bases
Charged Nazi officials with war crimes in the Nuremburg trials
Permitted Nazi officials to leave the country
"No voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure shall be imposed or applied by any State or political subdivision to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color." - Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Aug 6, 1965
Which voting practice requirement was specifically targeted by this act?
Providing proof of employment
Proving property ownership
Passing literacy tests
Taking religious tests
This photograph shows an example of--
US citizens contributing to the war effort
the effects of trade sanctions on enemy nations
US citizens attempting to follow new dietary guidelines
the effects of allowing farmland to go unused while farmers were at war
Study the illustration and answer the question that follows.
Which event led to the action shown in this illustration?
The revival of nativist policies
the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment
The Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson
The rise of Social Darwinism
This excerpt describes a work process established by Henry Ford. 'One man fits the parts together, so that the bolt holes come right. The next man fits the bolt holes into place. The next has a pan of nuts before him and all day he scoops them up with his fingers starts them on the thread of bolts. The next man has a wrench and he gives the final twist that makes them tight.' - John Fitch, 1914
Which results did Ford hope to achieve by implementing the process described in this excerpt?
Increased productivity and effeciency
Reduced numbers of employees quitting
Increased labor union membership
Reduced payroll taxes and employee benefits
This excerpt describes some court cases about education. 'While Brown v. Board of Education is a widely known landmark Supreme Court case, few can trace its origins to the case of nine-year-old Sylvia Mendez in Mendez v. Westminster. Sylvia's case, which was decided in the federal courts in California, preceded Brown by about eight years. Thurgood Marshall represented Sylvia Mendez and Linda Brown. Marshall used some of the same arguments from Mendez to win Brown v. Board of Education'
Why are the court cases described in this excerpt important to education in the United States?
The cases reduced racial segregation in schools
The cases established the use of quotas in school admissions
The cases ordered schools to provide accommodations for students with disablities
The cases reduced inequities in school district financing
How did the National Organization for Women (NOW) affect the feminist movement during the 1970's?
By opposing the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion
By opposing laws granting tax credits for stay-at-home mothers
By supporting scholarship programs available through beauty pageants
By supporting the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution
Which cause united many college students, civil rights activists, and labor union members during the 1960's?
Opposing US participation in the Vietnam War
Expanding presidential use of executive privilege
Protecting the world against climate change
Using détente as a foreign policy in China
President Woodrow Wilson's Reasons for Entering World War 1:
1. Assert American rights to "freedom of the seas"
2. Stop German plans to aid Mexico
3. _________________?
Which additional reason BEST completes the list?
Increase trade with Asian nations
Assist the Allied powers against German aggression
Retaliate against Germany for imposing high tariffs
Prevent fascism from spreading throughout Europe
From the US policy in Lebanon: 'From 1981 onward, the Reagan administration feared that conflict between Lebanese factions backed by Syria and Israel, along with clashes between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), could escalate into an Arab-Israeli war. Yet American policymakers differed over how to prevent such a conflict, especially over whether to commit troops for that purpose. Following Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, the advocates of military intervention won out. But by 1984, terrorist attacks, a lack of diplomatic progress, and congressional opposition led President Ronald Reagan to withdraw US forces from Lebanon'
Based on this excerpt, why were US forces initially sent to Lebanon?
To regain control of vital oil fields
To provide military support to Syria
To provide military assistance to Israel
To help maintain peace between warring groups
Which title correctly names this list?
1. Japan invades Korea and China
2. Germany invades Poland
3. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Events That Encouraged the United States to Join NATO
Events that Inspired US Nationalism during World War I
Events that Contributed to US Rejection of the League of Nations
Events that Led to US Involvement in World War II
'There was never the least attention paid to what was cut up for sausage; there would come all the way back from Europe old sausage that had been rejected, and that was mouldy and white - it would be dosed with borax and glycerin, and dumpted into the hoppers, and make over again for home consumption.' - Upton Sinclair, The Jungle, 1906
What was the immediate response to the practices mentioned in this excerpt?
Monopolies formed to control competition in the meat-processing industry
Meat packers developed refrigerated railroad cars to ship meat nationwide
Congress passed legislation to protect consumer health and safety
Farmers demanded government regulation of livestock sales and distribution
Which concern directly contributed to US involvement in the Korean War during the 1950's?
Containing the spread of communism
Improving political relations with China
Deterring the use of nuclear weapons
Resisting the rise of fascism in Asia
This bar graph shows historical trends in the US work force. The trend illustrated in this graph led to a demand to pass laws --
guaranteeing gender equality in the workplace
limiting the use of merit-based exams in the workplace
prohibiting union membership based on gender
supporting federal employee fund-raising efforts
How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech affect US politics?
By increasing pressure on political leaders to form a new minority-based political party
By persuading political leaders to introduce literary tests for voting
By persuading political leaders to ratify an amendment that extends voting rights to women
By increasing pressure on political leaders to pass federal civil rights legislation
What was one goal of Ku Klux Klan marches held before elections in the early 1900's?
To prevent the government from passing voter identification laws
To warn people about the dangers of voter fraud
To prevent racial minorities from participating in the political process
To protest the use of literacy tests in the political process
This photograph shows a 1934 painting by an artist with the Public Works of Art Project during the Great Depression.
What is the MOST LIKELY reason the Public Works of Art Project commissioned this painting?
To promote optimism for US economic progress during the Great Depression
To demand federal worker safety laws during the Great Depression
To encourage competition for US technological superiority during the Great Depression
To question the success of nationalizing industries during the Great Depression
Which trend of the late 1800s correctly replaces the question make in this cause-and-effect diagram?
The number of immigrants from Europe declined
The government passed laissez-faire laws
People moved from rural to urban areas
Settlement houses lost federal funding
What is a PRIMARY reason why Hurricane Katrina caused major destruction to New Orleans in 2005?
Levees surrounding the city collapsed under pressure from floodwaters
Crude oil from offshore drilling platforms sparked fires across the city
Citywide pavement prevented floodwaters from soaking into the ground
Mass evacuations left the city without enough volunteers to build a seawall
Which trend of the late 1800s and early 1900s is BEST reflected in this photograph?
The desire to gain new territories
The emphasis on cultural assimilation
The need for urban reform
The rise of nativism
Read the list and answer the question.
1. Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
2. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
3. National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
Which action is a goal of all these groups?
Promoting nativist policies
Protecting civil liberties
Supporting segregation
Organizing labor unions
What was one result of immigration to the northeastern United States during the early twentieth century?
Factories experienced labor shortages
Cities became more densely populated
Fewer people lived in settlement houses
Fewer diseases spread among urban populations
These photographs show protests at different times in US history. What was one result of the activism shown in these photographs?
It reduced the ability of the courts to decide the constitutionality of suffrage
It prompted lawmakers to reinstate poll taxes for voting
It reduced the influence of special interest groups devoted to expanding suffrage
It brought national attention to problems associated with voting
How did the new program described in the poster affect the role of the federal government?
It provided the federal government with a role in administering a retirement fund for workers
It limited the federal government's power to enforce minimum wage requirements
It provided the federal government with a role in managing workers' bank accounts
It limited the federal government's power to assist workers in manufacturing plants
'On May 17, 1954, US Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren delivered the unanimous ruled in the landmark civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas...There was considerable resistance to the Supreme Court's ruling...-Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
How did President Dwight D. Eisenhower respond to "considerable resistance" in Arkansas?
By sending soldiers to Arkansas to enforce desegregation
By closing schools in Arkansas until desegragation was achieved
By declaring school segregation to be a decision for the state of Arkansas to make
By firing public school teachers in Arkansas who supported segregation
Which statement explains one effect of these two events?
The reduced government regulation of the economy
The led to an increase in the size of the executive branch
They reduced public confidence in the federal government
They led the president to increase the use of the veto power
The diagram shows events associated with the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. How did the events in this cause-and-effect diagram affect the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government?
By reducing the ability of the House of Representatives to approve military funding requested by the president
By giving the president the power to fight a war without getting a formal declaration from Congress
By allowing Congress to supersede the president's role as commander in chief
By reducing the power of the president to bypass the Senate's treaty-making powers
How did the Great Depression affect American society?
The price of agricultural goods decreased, causing an increase in demand for farm labor
Manufacturing wages increased, causing businesses to concede to labor union demands
Demand for luxury goods increased, causing overproduction in manufacturing
Businesses were forced to close, causing widespread unemployment
According to the excerpt, which goal was the focus of the Great Society?
To increase taxation
To privatize education
To expand voting rights
To fight social inequality
This list describes selected features of the Homestead Act of 1862
1. Adult citizens were granted 160 acres of public land
2. People claiming the land were required to improve the land by building a home and farming the land
3. After 5 years on the land, the person claiming the land paid a registration fee and officially owned the land.
What was one effect of the act described in this list?
The population of settlers in the American West increased
The debt of the federal government increased
The number of conflicts with American Indians decreased
The demand for natural resources decreased
The image supports which statement about US society during the early 1900s?
New technologies made daily life easier for consumers
Consumers resisted change in favor of traditional products
Harmful economic cycles caused consumers to resist new technology
The manufacture of new products encouraged consumers to stay home
Which factor has MOST contributed to the improvement of cell phone technology?
Competition between cell phone companies to gain new customers
Government tariffs to reduce sales of imported cell phones
Sales taxes on cell phone equipment to generate revenue
Long-term contracts from cell phone service providers to reward customer loyalty
Which action by the federal government was one cause of the Great Depression?
Failing to decrease the reserve requirement
Refusing to regulate the stock market
Abolishing the use of the gold standard
Eliminating tariffs on foreign trade
What was one effect of this type of advertising during World War II?
Women's colleges closed as wartime employment opportunities grew
The number of women in nontraditional roles increased
Women's organizations secured passage of the GI Bill for returning veterans
Congress passed laws guaranteeing equal pay for equal work for women
What was one effect of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) on the United States?
Decreased employment opportunities for minorities and women
Increased availability of foreign laborers in the United States
Increased access to foreign markets for US businesses
Decreased funding for the establishment of national parks.
Which government action directly contributed to these changes?
Passage of the Federal Reserve Act
Passage of the National Security Act of 1947
Passage of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944
Passage of the Central Intelligence Agency Act
this table shows the number of civilians employed by the US government each year from 1915 to 1918. Based on this table, how did World War 1 affect the US economy?
It led to decreased spending in order to conserve resources during the war effort
It led to decreased pressure on private companies to supply the war effort
It increased the economic opportunities available for US citizens
It increased the number of immigrants searching for US jobs
