STAAR US HISTORY: test prep & practice
Final Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2025)
What did de Tocqueville conclude about the plight of
American Indians?
A. Indians would become extinct
B. Indians would rise up and defeat the American Union
C. Indians would eventually all move to Canada or Central
America
D. Indians would integrate into white american society and
openly intermarry with American citizens
E. Indians would form a joint government with white america
- Correct Answer ✅A. Indians would become extinct
Which of the following was likely a beneficiary of the New-
lands Reclamation Act?
A. A young farmer from the East who now had access to
government land that the government rented at cheap prices
B. A middle-aged Native American who had his lands restored
based on this act
C. A middle-aged farmer from the West who had new money
from irrigation projects
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Final Exam Questions and Answers
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D. A young African American who was now guaranteed a
minimum wage in agriculture - Correct Answer ✅C. A
middle-aged farmer from the West who had new money for
irrigation projects
A pandemic is an example of which of the following?
A. military globalism
B. economic globalism
C. Social and cultural globalism
D. None of the answers are correct
E. Health Globalism - Correct Answer ✅D. None of the
answers are correct
Why was the Iran-Contra affair not only controversial but also
deeply contradictive?
A. because Reagan had long supported a doctrine of
isolationism and an American-first foreign policy which did
not allow interventionism
B. because the US had no trouble supporting military regimes
in other parts of the world
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C. because the US had already participated in extensive
military operations in that country
D. because Reagan was helping bring down a regime that a
precious US president helped to install - Correct Answer
✅D. because Reagan was helping bring down a regime that a
previous US president helped to install
Which sentence effectively describes America's relationship
with Chinese immigrants in the late 1800's?
A. Americans initially refused to allow Chinese people to enter
the US and were a target of discriminatory policies, but later
allowed them to immigrate
B. Chinese immigrants were treated equally and fairly
C. The Chinese were welcomed as workers on the
transcontinental railroad, but were later the target of
discriminatory policies
D. Americans saw Chinese immigrants as a way of securing
business deals with Chine, despite the fact that they passed
the Chinese exclusion act - Correct Answer ✅C. The
Chinese were welcomed as workers on the transcontinental
railroad, but were later the target of discriminatory policies
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