US history STAAR TEST EOC. Top
Questions and answers. 100% Accurate.
B. Light bulbs made it efficient for factory workers to work at night. - ✔✔Which application of a new
technology can be attributed to an invention
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US history STAAR TEST EOC. Top
Questions and answers. 100% Accurate.
B. Light bulbs made it efficient for factory workers to work at night. - ✔✔Which application of a new
technology can be attributed to an invention of Thomas Edison?
A. Refrigerated railroad cars allowed food to be transported long distances.
B. Light bulbs made it efficient for factory workers to work at night.
C. Diesel engines were used in the production of airplanes.
D. Sonar technology was used to track submarines.
F. Their art related to the struggles of the period. - ✔✔While my solutions were a little less complex
than those offered
b y F D R ,...I played a kind of New Deal cowboy who never
hesitated to tackle many of the same problems.
—Gene Autry, country-and-western singer and actor
Why were country-and-western performers such as Gene Autry popular with U.S. radio audiences
during the 1930s?
F. Their art related to the struggles of the period.
G. They shared stories of individuals who became wealthy.
H. They promoted work programs for rural communities.
J. Their art brought attention to global human rights issues.
C. Discrimination against minority service members - ✔✔It is hereby declared to be the policy of the
President that there
shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in
the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or
national origin. This policy shall be put into effect as rapidly as
possible, having due regard to the time required to effectuate any
necessary changes without impairing efficiency or morale.
—President Harry S. Truman, Executive Order 9981,
July 26, 1948
Which of the following contributed to President Truman's decision to issue this order?
A. A lack of funding for veteran pensions
B. Declining enlistment rates during peacetime
C. Discrimination against minority service members
D. A desire to repeal the draft
J. Marketplace competition drove producers to innovate and improve products. - ✔✔The Evolution of
Computer Memory Storage Capacity
Mass storage for computers is introduced. - 1974
Hard disk drives are introduced.- 1980
Computer storage expands to hold up to 92
megabytes (MB) of data.- 1984
Computer disk storage capacity expands from
100 megabytes (MB) to 2 gigabytes (GB).- 1994
Flash drives are introduced. Storage capacity
is up to 4 gigabytes (GB).- 2000
Which conclusion about the U.S. economy is most supported by the information on this time
line?
F. Government regulations prompted companies to develop alternative production
techniques.
G. Decreased globalization prompted companies to innovate and improve existing products.
H. Decreased demand for new technology forced producers to reduce manufacturing costs.
J. Marketplace competition drove producers to innovate and improve products.
D. Intense drought in the region - ✔✔What was one factor that helped turn the Great Plains into the
Dust Bowl in the 1930s?
A. Paying farmers to plant native grasses
B. Increased demand for tobacco after World War I
C. Numerous tornadoes occurring in the region
D. Intense drought in the region
G. It portrays the changing social norms of the Jazz Age. - ✔✔There was music from my neighbor's
house through the summer
nights....T h e halls and...verandas are gaudy with primary
colors and hair shorn in strange new ways and shawls beyond the
dreams of Castile.... There was dancing now on the canvas in
the garden....B ym idnight the hilarity had increased.
—F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
How does this excerpt reflect a significant turning point in American history?
F. It depicts the reaction to victory in the Spanish-American War.
G. It portrays the changing social norms of the Jazz Age.
H. It describes the experiences of immigrant workers during the Gilded Age.
J. It details the industrial progress of the post-World War I era.
D. Preventing communism from spreading throughout Southeast Asia - ✔✔What was the overall goal of
U.S. military intervention in Vietnam from 1964-1973?
A. Eliminating trade barriers between the United States and Southeast Asia
B. Isolating the Soviet Union by improving Chinese relations with the United States
C. Promoting economic growth in the Pacific region
D. Preventing communism from spreading throughout Southeast Asia
H. The growth of the suburbs - ✔✔Which occurrence was a result of the shift in the number of births
that began in 1946?
F. The decline of family farming
G. The spread of new disease
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