U.S. History STAAR Review

What effect did Teapot Dome, Watergate, and President Clinton's impeachment have on citizens of the United States?

• They increased confidence in the federal government and its leaders.

• They had no significant effect on public opinion.

• They damaged popular trust in the federal government and its leaders.

• They led to a surge in political engagement among citizens.

Jane Addams and Dolores Huerta contributed to American society by --

• attempting to help the urban poor and ethnic minorities

• promoting industrialization and economic growth

• advocating for military intervention abroad

• establishing a national banking system

Which method of achieving civil rights did Rosa Parks use when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?

• violent protest

• non-violent protest

• legal action

• economic boycott

President 1921-1923 called for a "Return to Normalcy" associated with scandal Teapot Dome

• Warren G. Harding

• Calvin Coolidge

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

First Lady that inspired millions during the Great Depression and was instrumental in Human Rights

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Michelle Obama

• Hillary Clinton

• Jacqueline Kennedy

How were the Interstate Commerce Act (1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) similar?

• They increased the federal government's power to regulate business practices.

• They were all enacted during the Great Depression.

• They focused on improving transportation infrastructure.

• They aimed to promote international trade.

Leader in Women's Liberation Movement organized NOW (National Organization of Women) wrote the Feminine Mystique

• Gloria Steinem

• Betty Friedan

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

• Simone de Beauvoir

President 1933-1945 provided American people with hope during Great Depression/ also served during WWII placed Japanese Americans in camps

• FDR

• Harry S. Truman

• Herbert Hoover

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

The purchase of war bonds, the planting of Victory Gardens, and the high rates of enlistment during World War II demonstrated that --

• patriotism inspired acts of volunteerism by U.S. citizens

• the government forced citizens to participate in the war effort

• economic prosperity was a priority for Americans

• citizens were indifferent to the war effort

President that promoted peace when in 1978 agreement between Israel and Egypt (Camp David Accords)

• Jimmy Carter

• Richard Nixon

• Ronald Reagan

• George H.W. Bush