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WorksheetsSTAAR Blitz Quiz
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 34mins
Match the following
checks and balances
each branch of government has some power over the other two branches
5th amendment
right to due process, eminent domain, Miranda rights
civic responsibilities
voting in elections, staying informed, lobbying for your beliefs, serving on a jury
Declaration of Independence
stated America would be a country based on consent of the governed/unalienable rights
Which of the following was NOT a value listed by Alexis de Tocqueville? (a)
The process for which steel could be massed produced. Helped with urbanization and the development of the rail road system. (a)
Which Three options best describe the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Motivated immigrants to come to America
Connected the east and the west coast
Opened up new markets to sell products
Helped to move settlers out West
Gave settlers 160 acres of land to move out west
Homestead Act
People moved to the cities to work in the factories
Urbanization
Job opportunities, freedom of religion, freedom from persecution
Pull factors
Forced native Americans onto reservations and forced them to assimilate
Dawes Act
One business controls all aspects of an industry, eliminating all competition
Monopoly
Labor unions, like the Knights of Labor, worked to
prevent an increase in minimum wage
allow women to have the same rights as men in the workplace
improve the working conditions of laborers
unite workers across the world to bring about a communist revolution
Which muckraker wrote The Jungle, which resulted in the creation of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the FDA (a)
Passage of the Clayton Anti Trust Act, 18th amendment, and Pure Food and Drug Act were all part of the (a)
What was the most likely result of the publication of images such as this 1906 political cartoon?
The government passed the Sherman Antitrust Act
Private companies refused to import foreign foods.
The government passed the Pure Food and Drug Act
Labor unions protested unsafe working conditions
Which of the following was NOT part of the Square Deal
Conservation of natural resources
Control of the voters
Control of Corporations
Consumer protection
Founded the settlement house movement to help immigrants
Jane Addams
Law passed to prohibit the sale of mislabeled or expired foods/medicines
Food and Drug Act
Prohibition of alcohol
18th amendment
Civil rights activist that advocated for equality and helped co-found NAACP
W.E.B. DuBois
Sandford B. Dole supported the annexation of which territory?
Which outcome was an important effect of the 1898 event illustrated by this map?
Increased U.S. foreign aid to the developing countries in South America
Increased U.S. public support for the construction of a canal through Central America
Decreased U.S. economic influence in the Western Hemishpere
Decreased U.S. naval presence in the Caribbean Sea
Leader of the American Expeditionary Force
John J. Pershing
Turning point for the U.S. America now seen as a world power
Spanish-American War
Annexed land supported by S.B. Dole
Hawaii
Communication detailing Germany's attempt to ally with Mexic
Zimmerman Telegram
Which question is associated with the passage of the Espionage and Seditions Acts during World War I
Should industries be allowed to prohibit workers form joining union?
Can the government require citizens to purchase war bonds?
At what age should citizens be required to join military?
Can the government limit constitutional rights of citizens during wartime?
Select THREE causes of World War I (a) (b) (c)
19th amendment
Gave women the right to vote/suffrage
Great Migration
Movement of African Americans to the north/economic opp
Flappers
Women that challenged the norm in the 20s
Social Security
Government program intended to help the elderly and disabled
The New Deal
Roosevelt's plan to end the Great Depression
The assembly line allowed automobile makers to mass manufacture products___
resulting in the price of the automobile to decrease
resulting in the federal government passing antitrust laws
causing delays in production time
causing the prices of cars to double
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Caused global trade to plummet
Overspeculation
People were buying stocks on credit from the banks
Bank failures
Deposits were not insured, and people lost their savings
African Americans migrated from the rural South to the urban North, Literacy rate among AA increased, civil rights organizations were created. These developments contributed to what of the 1920s and 1930s?
African American painters of the Hudson River School focused on nature
African American architects created the neoclassical style based on Roman models
African Americans artists and writers celebrated their culture during the Harlem Renaissance
African American musicians developed rock and roll
Victory Gardens
Intended to help war effort by increasing food supply
Vernon Baker
African American who received Medal of Honor during WWII
Women
Joined war effort by working factory jobs
Nazi concentration camps
Mass incarceration and murder of Jews in Europe
Pearl Harbor
Resulted in the United Sates joining WWII
Which location on the map shows where the Allies halted further Japanese expansion in the Pacific?
This 1944 poster was produced most likely in response to the----
growing demand for equal pay for equal work
growing demand for personnel to support the war effort
lack of women with the skills necessary to join the labor force
lack of women able to serve in combat
This diagram indicates that during World War II the federal government
provided technological training for soldiers on the battle field
developed a new weapon designed to gain strategic advantage over enemies
instituted a disaster preparedness program for the civilian population
nationalized industries considered essential to national security
House Un-American Activities Committee
A government group that looked into suspected communists
Growth of suburbs and cities
Effect of baby boom and increased demand for housing
Interstate Highway Act
Connected the suburbs and cities
Containment
U.S. objective to stop communism from spreading
GI Bill (Serviceman's Readjustment Act)
Allowed veterans to attend college
The Berlin Airlift was intended to
Evacuate soldiers that were in enemy territory and relocate them to safety
provoke an attack from the Soviets to start another war
destroy all Soviet bases located in Berlin
peacefully deliver supplies to people in need
Expansion of the middle class, development of the interstate highway system, and growth of suburbs, were the result of-
an increase in immigration after World War II
the creation of the Department of Housing and Urban development
reduction in peacetime defense spending
economic prosperity following World War II
What was the PRIMARY reason for U.S. involvement in the Korean War?
To increase U.S. colonization of Asia
To prevent the spread of communist influence in Asia
To end trade sanctions against Asian countries
To protect U.S. soldiers stationed in Asian countries
Martin Luther King Jr.
Supported Civil disobedience
15th amendment
Gave African Americans the right to vote
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Outlawed discriminatory voting practices
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Law requiring equality in the workplace
Malcolm X
Believed in obtaining equality by any means necessary
Which was the location of the 1962 missile crisis between he U.S. and Soviet Union
_____ _____, Arkansas was the location of protest over the issue of desegregation in school.
(a)
Brown vs. Board of Education ended segrgation in schools and overturned ----
Plessy v. Ferguson
Loving v. Virginia
Marbury v. Madison
Schenk v. United States
How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 contribute to the changes shown on this table?
It helped reduce voter discrimination at all polling sites.
It increased state polling taxes
It allowed lobbyist to interact with political campaigns
It allowed states to issue literacy tests to potential voters
1870 (a)
1920 (b)
1965 (c)
Rock Music
Played a role in protesting government
Cuban Missile Crisis
Naval blockade of Soviet missiles
War Powers Resolution
Limited military action of executive branch
HUD
Helped low-income population with housing
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Escalated the conflict in Vietnam
Mass protest and demonstrations over U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War were fueled by
the U.S. using nuclear weapons to defeat the Viet Cong
women being forbidden to join the U.S. military
the media reporting on the difficult time the U.S. military was having in Vietnam
federal funding being spent on the Vietnam War instead of the Space Race
Dolores Huerta and Cesear Chavez were both part of the ________
Chicano movement
AIM movement
The hippie movement
Anti-war movement
What fueled the anti war movement during the Vietnam War?
renewed diplomatic relations with communists China
escalated deployment of military forces in Vietnam
the signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Identify this Texan who won the Medal of Honor for his heroism during Vietnam
Audie Murphy
Chester Nimitz
John Rambo
Roy Benavidez
How has the advancement of technology over the last 20 years impacted the economy?
Consumers on average are purchasing less goods than in previous decades
Farmers have been hit with stagflation and cannot compete with machines
Equipment malfunctions in manufacturing plants has slowed the economy.
Manufacturers produce goods at an even faster rate due to equipment improvements
Sandra Day O'Connor
1st female Supreme Court Justice
Barack Obama
1st African American president of the United States
OPEC
Organization that passed oil embargo on U.S.
Watergate
President illegally covered up information
Patriot Act
Law passed prevent further terrorist attacks after 9/11
Gives the government more power to search through private info (a)
Guarantees people with disabilities equal treatment in society (b)
Gives employees job-protected time off for qualified reasons (c)
Provides access to health car for Americans regardless of medical condition (d)
Which of the following does this event celebrate?
The economic impact of the music industry
The global diffusion of an original form of music
Improved acoustic qualities
The relationships between different types of music
This organization most likely encourages congress to pass legislation that
finances oil exploration in domestic waters
focuses on finding clean and renewable energy sources
reduces regulation of the coal-mining industry
gives tax breaks to the natural gas companies
What invention allowed the world to be connected through a virtual web?
(a)
The launching of Sputnik in 1957 sparked the
Space Race
Arms Race
The Great Race
I'm so tired
This event is considered to be the worst natural disaster of the 21st century.
Hurricane Ivan
Miami Hurricanes
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Dolly
Which two statement best describe the effects of Hurricane Katrina?
Louisiana politicians fought to maintain control of state resources after the storm
Many people lost everything and were forced to relocate to other cities
The U.S. government refused to send money for clean up
Levees were redesigned to hold up even when water goes over them
Choose the three best descriptors of the Watergate Scandal
Staffers stole information on political rivals
President Nixon attempted to cover up information
Public lost trust in the government
Reduced regulation on businesses
Richard Nixon
Worked with congress to create the Evironmental Protection Agency
Bill Gates
Developed software for computers, entrepreneur
Sept. 11, 2001
Resulted in the U.S. War on Terror, Afghanistan invasion
Computers and Internet
Increased efficiency of manufacturing and telecommunications
Alternative energy
Source of power that does not use oil and environmentally friendly
Select three event that describe the Watergate scandal
Leaders of Egypt and Israel worked to end years of conflict
Staffers stole information from political rivals
U.S. sent troops to Kuwait
President Nixon tried to cover up the crime
Public lost trust in the government
