US History STAAR

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Read the list and answer the question that follows: -Growth of social media -Increased use of cell phones -Election of First African American president What time period is represented by this information? Options: 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's

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2000's

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Which action did Congress take to help protect native plants and animals from extinction?

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Passed the Endangered Species Act

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How did Marcus Garvey MOST impact African Americans in the early 1900s? Selected Achievements of Marcus Garvey -Founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association -Established the Black Star Line steamship corporation -Established the weekly newspaper Negro World for people of African descent

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By promoting black cultural pride and economic independence

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What were two economic effects of World War II on the home front (United States)?

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Increased number of women working industrial jobs, increased income tax rates

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Read the list and answer the question that follows. -African Americans migrated from the rural South to the urban North -Literacy rates among African Americans increased -National organizations dedicated to African American civil rights were created The developments on this list contributed to what development of the 1920s and 1930s?

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African American artists and writers celebrated their culture in a movement called the Harlem Renaissance

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Which factor prompted the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act 1882? "In the opinion of the Government of the United States the coming of Chinese laborers (workers) to this country endangers the good order of certain localities. Therefore, Be in enacted...that...the ...be...suspended -Chinese Exclusion Act 1882 Options: Denial of labor union membership for unskilled workers, Increased nativism and anti-immigration attitudes, Wages increase for workers in the manufacturing positions

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Increased nativism and anti-immigration attitudes

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How did the United States respond to the launch of Sputnik I in 1957 by the Soviet Union?

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By increasing funding for math and science

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How did Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine affect the role of the United States in the world?

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By announcing a willingness to intervene in the affairs of Western Hemisphere nations

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How did the GI Bill affect the United States during the 1950's?

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The educational benefits included in the act helped provide training to military vets.

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What was one way the decision in Plessy vs. Ferguson affected the U.S. in the first half of the 20th century?

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Minorities were not allowed to attend schools with whites.