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WorksheetsUS History EOC STAAR 2022 Review Set 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which statement describes one reason the year 2008 was significant?
First Lady Hillary Clinton testified before Congress on health
care reform.
Barack Obama was the first African American to be
elected president.
Ross Perot was the first third party candidate to win a
presidential debate.
President George W. Bush announced a war on terrorism.
Which government entity is responsible for achieving these goals? (a)
What was one reason why these amendments were added to the Constitution?
To guarantee due process of law
To expand the authority of the states over the federal government
To limit the freedom of expression
To expand the rights of individuals to participate in the government
This 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
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
How did the Battle of Midway alter the course of the war in the Pacific?
By stopping the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
By halting the progress of Japanese expansion
By preventing the continued use of Japanese kamikaze planes
By defending the Philippines from Japanese conquest
This list describes selected features of the Homestead Act of 1862.
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.
Ideas from President Wilson’s Fourteen Points, 1918.
Which statement describes the purpose of this plan?
To establish a new era of isolationism
To punish countries that are defeated in war
To prevent multinational countries from breaking apart
To create conditions that prevent future global conflicts
Which previous Supreme Court decision had protected the practice described in this excerpt? (a)
What was the significance of the event depicted in the photograph?
The U.S. government officially desegregated the armed forces.
The U.S. government extended veterans benefits to African Americans.
The U.S. government honored an African American veteran for
bravery during World War II.
The U.S. government created a new military commendation for
veterans of foreign wars.
This act has caused conflict between —
individual rights and the authority of the government to maintain
national security
equal protection under the law and protection of minorities against
discrimination
economic stability and increased government spending on military
readiness
promotion of free-trade policies and protections for workers in
domestic industries
Which issue was discussed in the writings of Jacob Riis?
Discrimination against African Americans in U.S. cities
Harsh conditions of tenement housing in U.S. cities
Growing conflict between rural regions and U.S. cities
Increasing efforts to reduce Chinese immigration to U.S. cities
Which trend of the late 1800s correctly replaces the question mark 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.
The image supports which statement about U.S. 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.
In which historical time period were these laws enacted? (a)
NATO was created in response to concerns about — (a)
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 U.S. economic progress during the Great Depression
To demand federal worker safety laws during the Great Depression
To encourage competition for U.S. technological superiority during
the Great Depression
To question the success of nationalizing industries during the Great Depression
Which idea reflected in these remarks formed the basis for U.S. involvement in Vietnam? (a)
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
