US HistoryBenchmark Review2014 STAAR Release Test

Questions marked with haven’t not yet been covered in the curriculum

35.

FDR was justifying the U.S. role as an enforcer of treaties and peace, taking us away from the isolationist role we’d had since WWI

53.

Iraq invaded Kuwait, which resulted in the Persian Gulf War, which ended with the liberation of Kuwait.

45.

The HUAAC was the Congressional committee that investigated alleged communists in the US, such as film-makers and producers in the movie industry.

43.

Vietnam was the first war fought with immediate news reports back home. The real-time footage wasn’t closely edited and showed the reality of the problems with the war.

36.

Nixon’s visit to China in 1972 helped ease Cold War tensions, reducing the fear of nuclear war.

1.

FDR’s presidency and these issues occurred during the Great Depression

2.

Nuclear power is an example of clean/renewable energy

3.

New Orleans’ damage was the result of flooding due to levees breaking and water not being able to escape the region.

4.

FMLA provided for time off of work for family related health care purposes

5.

Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft, which developed Microsoft Windows, the first operating software for personal computers

6.

Farm workers were fighting in the war, so people were encouraged to grown their own produce.

7.

Hip-Hop is a form of music (culture) from the US

8.

Women’s suffrage (voting) was granted with the 19th Amendment

9.

Chief Justice Warren presided over Brown v. Board of Education (1954) which desegregated public schools

10.

These were the appropriate characteristics for the 1920s Era

11.

Trenches made warfare difficult, tanks made it easier to break through enemy lines.

12.

Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court

13.

Harding’s quote refers to the turmoil resulting from World War I, he wants to return the US to a normal, isolated role

14.

Boxer feared movies made overseas would take away jobs from the U.S., particularly in her state.

15.

Jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong, emerged from the Harlem Renaissance movement

16.

Kennedy had implemented a blockade preventing the USSR from shipping missiles to Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis

17.

It marked the beginning of the Cold War and the competition with the USSR for weapons and in space

18.

The idea of meeting freely is the concept of liberty.

19.

The Cold War created a demand for technologically advanced jobs like developing guided missiles

20.

The Baby Boom created a demand for housing, which led to the development of suburbs in rural, often forested areas.

21.

In its quest for containment, the US was considered the bad guy because it technically invaded an underdeveloped nation, even though we had been asked by the South Vietnamese government to help.

22.

The Sherman Anti-trust Act was one of the early pieces of legislation that gave the government controlled over big businesses.

23.

The U.S. discovered during the Spanish-American War of 1898 that it needed a shortcut around South America to be a true imperial power

24.

Due to the constitutional principal of checks and balances, the President cannot pass legislation which means he must work with Congress

25.

The purpose of New Deal programs during the Great Depression was for the government to intervene in business in order to improve the economy

26.

Governor Faubus refused to allow blacks into white schools after Brown v. Board of Education (1954) was passed desegregation schools

27.

Reserved powers, those not delegated to the federal government are granted in the 10th Amendment

28.

The Korean War occurred when North Korea invaded South Korea, which was an attempt to expand communism which violated the US containment policy

29.

During the Red Scare, after WWI, we deported many Russians, fearing they were communists.

30.

In general, third party candidates take votes away from the major party candidates

31.

During WWI and the 1920s there were many jobs available for African-Americans in northern industrial cities

32.

One of the Populist Party’s goals was to improve the economy by increase the amount of money in circulation

33.

This questions refers to oil (petroleum)

34.

Washington was a staunch advocate for education for African Americans.

37.

Women played a huge part in the temperance movement which wanted to ban the sale of alcohol, and resulted in the 18th Amendment

38.

Foreign countries began to buy fewer US goods once the tariff passed, which had a negative effect on the US economy

39.

Kennedy wanted to ensure the US government wasn’t practicing preferential hiring of one race over another.

40.

Nativists didn’t like immigrants and wanted to restriction immigration numbers

41.

These efforts during the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s & 60s led to voting and more equal rights for minorities

42.

The Manhattan Project was the development of the atomic bomb – we were the only country to have that weapon

44.

The image of Americans began to include more minorities including African-Americans and women.

46.

Political Machines often provided jobs to immigrants in exchange for votes.

47.

The GI Bill provided low-interest loans for homes and/or businesses, as well as education benefits for veterans.

48.

Social welfare programs that help during economic crises such as Social Security, unemployment insurance and stimulus spending were created under the New Deal.

49.

Our nation’s process of independence was a role model for other struggling societies.

50.

Advertisers want to target a more diverse group of clients that accurately reflect our society.

51.

Ford Motor Co. was a model for the assembly-line manufacturing process that revolutionized US production.

52.

Reagan’s defense policy, “Peace Through Strength” built up our military in order to deter our opposition.

54.

The immediate post-war period had shortages of consumer products due to the transition of the economy from war-time production.

55.

Clinton’s impeachment trial was based upon his personal behaviors and not his political actions.

56.

The Camp David Accords were a peace treaty signed between Israel and Egypt and arranged by President Carter

57.

These procedures place political power directly in the hands of voters.

58.

The US achieved those listed after the Spanish-American War, which cemented our imperial status.

59.

Self-explanatory

60.

The government increased military spending to fund the War on Terror which included freeing Iraq.

61.

FDIC was created during Great Depression to provide financial stability for banks.

62.

More competition usually means better prices for consumers.

63.

The 22nd Amendment limits a president to two full terms or 10 years in office.

64.

The Great Depression occurred during the 1930s.

65.

Duh….

66.

The Zimmerman Note along with unrestricted submarine warfare brought the US into WWI.

67.

Democracy is where the people govern, voting in elections is how our nation’s democracy functions.

68.

The US used Navajo to transmit secret messages in the Pacific during WWII.