Most Asked US History STAAR Questions - Modern Era

Who was the first minority president?

• Barack Obama

• Bill Clinton

• George W. Bush

• Ronald Reagan

He became the richest man in the world after developing computer operating systems and software.

• Saddam Hussein

• Ralph Nader

• Bill Gates

• Upton Sinclair

Other countries using things invented in the United States like rock 'n' roll, jazz, skateboarding, etc., is called

• Nativism

• Peace Through Strength

• Cultural diffusion

• Freedom riders

This destroyed New Orleans in 2005

• Hurricane Isabel

• Hurricane Katrina

• Hurricane Miranda

• Hurricane Arizona

There was no clear winner in this election, so the Supreme Court had to get involved. They picked George W. Bush.

• 1996

• 2000

• 2004

• 2008

This Supreme Court case picked a new president.

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Ed

• Bush v. Gore

What terrorist group attacked the US on September 11, 2001?

• ETA

• Farc

• al Qaeda

• ISIS

When did Osama bin Laden attack the United States, killing 3000 Americans?

• September 11, 2011

• September 1, 2011

• September 1, 2001

• September 11, 2001

What locations were attacked on 9/11?

• The Pentagon and the White House

• The World Trader Center and the Pentagon

• The World Trade Center and the State of Liberty

• The White House and the Statue of Liberty

The first woman Supreme Court justice

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Hillary Clinton

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Monica Lewinsky