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US History EOC STAAR 2022 Review Set 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement describes one reason the year 2008 was significant?

a)

First Lady Hillary Clinton testified before Congress on health

care reform.

b)

Barack Obama was the first African American to be

elected president.

c)

Ross Perot was the first third party candidate to win a

presidential debate.

d)

President George W. Bush announced a war on terrorism.

2.

Which government entity is responsible for achieving these goals? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Environmental Protection Agency
National Park Service
Department of Homeland Security
Federal Emergency Management Agency
3.

What was one reason why these amendments were added to the Constitution?

a)

To guarantee due process of law

b)

To expand the authority of the states over the federal government

c)

To limit the freedom of expression

d)

To expand the rights of individuals to participate in the government

4.

This newspaper headline describes an event that occurred in 1894.

What was one effect of the event described in this headline?

a)

Increased support for gender equality in labor union membership

b)

Decreased support for socialism by labor union members

c)

Increased federal government involvement in labor union activities

d)

Decreased federal government surveillance of labor union leaders

5.

How did the Great Depression affect American society?

a)

The price of agricultural goods decreased, causing an increase in

demand for farm labor.

b)

Manufacturing wages increased, causing businesses to concede to

labor union demands.

c)

Demand for luxury goods increased, causing overproduction

in manufacturing.

d)

Businesses were forced to close, causing widespread unemployment.

6.

According to the excerpt, which goal was the focus of the Great Society?

a)

To increase taxation

b)

To privatize education

c)

To expand voting rights

d)

To fight social inequality

7.

How did the Battle of Midway alter the course of the war in the Pacific?

a)

By stopping the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

By halting the progress of Japanese expansion

c)

By preventing the continued use of Japanese kamikaze planes

d)

By defending the Philippines from Japanese conquest

8.

This list describes selected features of the Homestead Act of 1862.

What was one effect of the act described in this list?

a)

The population of settlers in the American West increased.

b)

The debt of the federal government increased.

c)

The number of conflicts with American Indians decreased.

d)

The demand for natural resources decreased.

9.

Ideas from President Wilson’s Fourteen Points, 1918.

Which statement describes the purpose of this plan?

a)

To establish a new era of isolationism

b)

To punish countries that are defeated in war

c)

To prevent multinational countries from breaking apart

d)

To create conditions that prevent future global conflicts

10.

Which previous Supreme Court decision had protected the practice described in this excerpt? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Plessy v. Ferguson
Sweatt v. Painter
Hernandez v. Texas
Wisconsin v. Yoder
11.

What was the significance of the event depicted in the photograph?

a)

The U.S. government officially desegregated the armed forces.

b)

The U.S. government extended veterans benefits to African Americans.

c)

The U.S. government honored an African American veteran for

bravery during World War II.

d)

The U.S. government created a new military commendation for

veterans of foreign wars.

12.

This act has caused conflict between —

a)

individual rights and the authority of the government to maintain

national security

b)

equal protection under the law and protection of minorities against

discrimination

c)

economic stability and increased government spending on military

readiness

d)

promotion of free-trade policies and protections for workers in

domestic industries

13.

Which issue was discussed in the writings of Jacob Riis?

a)

Discrimination against African Americans in U.S. cities

b)

Harsh conditions of tenement housing in U.S. cities

c)

Growing conflict between rural regions and U.S. cities

d)

Increasing efforts to reduce Chinese immigration to U.S. cities

14.

Which trend of the late 1800s correctly replaces the question mark in this cause-and-effect diagram?

a)

The number of immigrants from Europe declined.

b)

The government passed laissez-faire laws.

c)

People moved from rural to urban areas.

d)

Settlement houses lost federal funding.

15.

The image supports which statement about U.S. society during the early 1900s?

a)

New technologies made daily life easier for consumers.

b)

Consumers resisted change in favor of traditional products.

c)

Harmful economic cycles caused consumers to resist

new technology

d)

The manufacture of new products encouraged consumers to

stay home.

16.

In which historical time period were these laws enacted? (a)  

Choose from the below words
The Progressive Era
The Great Society
The Great Depression
The Jazz Age
17.

NATO was created in response to concerns about — (a)  

Choose from the below words
the Soviet Union and Communism
Italy and Nazism
Germany and fascism
Japan and militarism
18.

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?

a)

To promote optimism for U.S. economic progress during the Great Depression

b)

To demand federal worker safety laws during the Great Depression

c)

To encourage competition for U.S. technological superiority during

the Great Depression

d)

To question the success of nationalizing industries during the Great Depression

19.

Which idea reflected in these remarks formed the basis for U.S. involvement in Vietnam? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Domino theory
Nuclear deterrence
Flexible response
Iron Curtain
20.

Which accomplishment correctly completes this list?

a)

Organized armed resistance to protest police brutality

against farmworkers

b)

Negotiated to secure better working conditions for farmworkers

c)

Filed a federal lawsuit to fight segregation against farmworkers in

public facilities

d)

Seized corporate farmland to protest discrimination

against farmworkers