US History STAAR EOC 11th Grade Questions
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13th Amendment - ANSWER-Abolished Slavery
14th Amendment - ANSWER-Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and
are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
15th Amendment - ANSWER-Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of
race, color , or precious condition of servitude
16th Amendment - ANSWER-Amendment to the United States Constitution (1913) gave
Congress the power to tax income.
17th Amendment - ANSWER-Passed in 1913, this amendment to the Constitution calls
for the direct election of senators by the voters instead of their election by state
legislatures.
1898 - ANSWER-Spanish-American War
18th Amendment - ANSWER-Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of
alcoholic beverages
1914-1918 - ANSWER-Date: WWI
1929 - ANSWER-Great Depression begins/Stock Market Crash
1939-1945 - ANSWER-The years of World War II, which began with the German
invasion of Poland and ended with the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
1957 - ANSWER-Sputnik launched; starts the Space Race
1957 Civil Rights Act - ANSWER-A bipartisan commission established by IKE to
investigate if certain citizens were being deprived the right to vote
1964 Civil Rights Act - ANSWER-This act prohibited Discrimination because of race,
color, sex, religion, or national origin by employers or labor unions
1965 Voting Rights Act - ANSWER-ended literacy tests and poll taxes; allowed officers
to register voters
1968 - ANSWER-MLK was assassinated
1969 - ANSWER-United States lands on the moon
,1969 Moon Landing - ANSWER-Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
1991 - ANSWER-Cold War Ends
1992 Election - ANSWER-Bush vs. Clinton vs. Perot; focus on stagnancy of economy
and problems of middle class (Clinton)
19th Amendment - ANSWER-Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) extended the
right to vote to women in federal or state elections.
2000 Election - ANSWER-This election came down to the state of Florida, between
George W. Bush and Al Gore. George Bush won the Presidency by a Supreme Court
vote.
2001 - ANSWER-terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and
the Pentagon
2008 - ANSWER-Election of first black president
2008 Election - ANSWER-The election was the first in which an African American was
elected President, and the first time a Roman Catholic was elected Vice President (Joe
Biden, then-U.S. Senator from Delaware).
24th Amendment - ANSWER-Abolishes poll taxes
26th Amendment - ANSWER-Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
9/11 - ANSWER-terrorist attacks that occurred on Sep. 11, 2001, in which 19 militant
Islamist men hijacked and crashed 4 commercial aircraft. Two planes hit the Twin
Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, causing them to collapse. One
plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D. C., and the fourth, overtaken by
passengers, crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed
in the worst case of domestic terrorism in American history.
Adolf Hitler - ANSWER-Austrian born Dictator of Germany, invaded Rhineland, Austria
and Czechoslovakia. led during WWII and instituted the final solution (holocaust)
Affirmative Action - ANSWER-A policy in educational admissions or job hiring that gives
special attention or compensatory treatment to traditionally disadvantaged groups in an
effort to overcome present effects of past discrimination.
Afghanistan War - ANSWER-(2001-Present) to find/kill Osama Bin Laden, destroy Al
Qaeda, remove the Taliban from power and; help build a nation better for its citizens
than what we found
, AFL (American Federation of Labor) - ANSWER-A labor union created by Samuel
Gompers that was the ONLY labor union that only accepted skilled workers
Alexander Graham Bell - ANSWER-He was an American inventor who was responsible
for developing the telephone.
Alfred T. Mahan - ANSWER-Author who argued in 1890 that the economic future of the
United States rested on new overseas markets protected by a larger navy. Wrote "The
Influence of Sea Power Upon History"
Alvin York - ANSWER-killed 25 machine-gunners and captured 132 German soldiers
when his soldiers took cover; won Congressional Medal of Freedom
American Indian Citizenship Act - ANSWER-law granted immediate U.S. citizenship to
all Native American Indians born in the United States.
American Indian Movement (AIM) - ANSWER-led by Dennis Banks and Russell Means;
purpose was to obtain equal rights for Native Americans; protested at the site of the
Wounded Knee massacre
Americanization - ANSWER-cause to acquire and conform to American characteristics.
For Native Americans and Immigrants
Andrew Carnegie - ANSWER-A business man that increased his power through by
gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of steel
production development.
Appeasement - ANSWER-British policy that granted Hitler everything he could
reasonably want (and more) in order to avoid war.
Arms Race - ANSWER-Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to
build up their respective armed forces and weapons
Assassination of MLK - ANSWER-April 4, 1968 - MLK shot by James Earl Ray on hotel
balcony in Memphis -- rocked nonviolent campaign, resulted in violent riots
Assembly Line - ANSWER-In a factory, an arrangement where a product is moved from
worker to worker, with each person performing a single task in the making of the
product.
Assimilation - ANSWER-A policy in which a nation forces or encourages a subject
people to adopt its institutions and customs.
Atomic Bomb - ANSWER-bomb dropped by an American bomber on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki destroying both cities
and Answers Solved 100% Correct
13th Amendment - ANSWER-Abolished Slavery
14th Amendment - ANSWER-Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and
are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
15th Amendment - ANSWER-Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of
race, color , or precious condition of servitude
16th Amendment - ANSWER-Amendment to the United States Constitution (1913) gave
Congress the power to tax income.
17th Amendment - ANSWER-Passed in 1913, this amendment to the Constitution calls
for the direct election of senators by the voters instead of their election by state
legislatures.
1898 - ANSWER-Spanish-American War
18th Amendment - ANSWER-Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of
alcoholic beverages
1914-1918 - ANSWER-Date: WWI
1929 - ANSWER-Great Depression begins/Stock Market Crash
1939-1945 - ANSWER-The years of World War II, which began with the German
invasion of Poland and ended with the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
1957 - ANSWER-Sputnik launched; starts the Space Race
1957 Civil Rights Act - ANSWER-A bipartisan commission established by IKE to
investigate if certain citizens were being deprived the right to vote
1964 Civil Rights Act - ANSWER-This act prohibited Discrimination because of race,
color, sex, religion, or national origin by employers or labor unions
1965 Voting Rights Act - ANSWER-ended literacy tests and poll taxes; allowed officers
to register voters
1968 - ANSWER-MLK was assassinated
1969 - ANSWER-United States lands on the moon
,1969 Moon Landing - ANSWER-Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
1991 - ANSWER-Cold War Ends
1992 Election - ANSWER-Bush vs. Clinton vs. Perot; focus on stagnancy of economy
and problems of middle class (Clinton)
19th Amendment - ANSWER-Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) extended the
right to vote to women in federal or state elections.
2000 Election - ANSWER-This election came down to the state of Florida, between
George W. Bush and Al Gore. George Bush won the Presidency by a Supreme Court
vote.
2001 - ANSWER-terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and
the Pentagon
2008 - ANSWER-Election of first black president
2008 Election - ANSWER-The election was the first in which an African American was
elected President, and the first time a Roman Catholic was elected Vice President (Joe
Biden, then-U.S. Senator from Delaware).
24th Amendment - ANSWER-Abolishes poll taxes
26th Amendment - ANSWER-Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
9/11 - ANSWER-terrorist attacks that occurred on Sep. 11, 2001, in which 19 militant
Islamist men hijacked and crashed 4 commercial aircraft. Two planes hit the Twin
Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, causing them to collapse. One
plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D. C., and the fourth, overtaken by
passengers, crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed
in the worst case of domestic terrorism in American history.
Adolf Hitler - ANSWER-Austrian born Dictator of Germany, invaded Rhineland, Austria
and Czechoslovakia. led during WWII and instituted the final solution (holocaust)
Affirmative Action - ANSWER-A policy in educational admissions or job hiring that gives
special attention or compensatory treatment to traditionally disadvantaged groups in an
effort to overcome present effects of past discrimination.
Afghanistan War - ANSWER-(2001-Present) to find/kill Osama Bin Laden, destroy Al
Qaeda, remove the Taliban from power and; help build a nation better for its citizens
than what we found
, AFL (American Federation of Labor) - ANSWER-A labor union created by Samuel
Gompers that was the ONLY labor union that only accepted skilled workers
Alexander Graham Bell - ANSWER-He was an American inventor who was responsible
for developing the telephone.
Alfred T. Mahan - ANSWER-Author who argued in 1890 that the economic future of the
United States rested on new overseas markets protected by a larger navy. Wrote "The
Influence of Sea Power Upon History"
Alvin York - ANSWER-killed 25 machine-gunners and captured 132 German soldiers
when his soldiers took cover; won Congressional Medal of Freedom
American Indian Citizenship Act - ANSWER-law granted immediate U.S. citizenship to
all Native American Indians born in the United States.
American Indian Movement (AIM) - ANSWER-led by Dennis Banks and Russell Means;
purpose was to obtain equal rights for Native Americans; protested at the site of the
Wounded Knee massacre
Americanization - ANSWER-cause to acquire and conform to American characteristics.
For Native Americans and Immigrants
Andrew Carnegie - ANSWER-A business man that increased his power through by
gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of steel
production development.
Appeasement - ANSWER-British policy that granted Hitler everything he could
reasonably want (and more) in order to avoid war.
Arms Race - ANSWER-Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to
build up their respective armed forces and weapons
Assassination of MLK - ANSWER-April 4, 1968 - MLK shot by James Earl Ray on hotel
balcony in Memphis -- rocked nonviolent campaign, resulted in violent riots
Assembly Line - ANSWER-In a factory, an arrangement where a product is moved from
worker to worker, with each person performing a single task in the making of the
product.
Assimilation - ANSWER-A policy in which a nation forces or encourages a subject
people to adopt its institutions and customs.
Atomic Bomb - ANSWER-bomb dropped by an American bomber on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki destroying both cities
