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STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) U.S. History (STAAR EOC) Flashcards
60 question-and-answer cards covering U.S. History (STAAR EOC) as it is examined in STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness). 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the U.S. History (STAAR EOC) deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
What 1925 trial pitted teaching evolution against creationism in public schools?
The Scopes (Monkey) Trial.
What 1929 event triggered the start of the Great Depression?
The Stock Market Crash (Black Tuesday, October 1929).
What severe drought and dust storms devastated the Great Plains in the 1930s?
The Dust Bowl.
What was President Franklin Roosevelt's program of relief, recovery, and reform to combat the Great Depression?
The New Deal.
What 1935 New Deal program created retirement and unemployment insurance for Americans?
Social Security (the Social Security Act).
What 1941 event brought the United States into World War II?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941).
What was the U.S. policy of producing war materials and supporting Allied home-front efforts, including rationing and women in factories ("Rosie the Riveter")?
Mobilization of the home front for total war.
What 1944 invasion of Normandy opened a second front against Germany in Western Europe?
D-Day (June 6, 1944).
How did World War II end in the Pacific in 1945?
The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to Japan's surrender.
What postwar U.S. policy aimed to stop the spread of communism?
Containment (expressed in the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan).
What term describes the period of tension and rivalry between the U.S. and Soviet Union after WWII without direct large-scale fighting?
The Cold War.
What fear-driven campaign in the early 1950s accused Americans of being communists, led by a Wisconsin senator?
McCarthyism (led by Senator Joseph McCarthy).
What 1954 Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
What 1955-56 protest, sparked by Rosa Parks, challenged segregation on public transportation?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott.
What two major laws of the mid-1960s outlawed discrimination and protected voting rights?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
What 1960s-70s movement, energized by works like "The Feminine Mystique," sought equal rights for women?
The Women's Rights (feminist) Movement.
What 1962 work by Rachel Carson helped launch the modern environmental movement?
"Silent Spring."
What scandal forced President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974?
The Watergate scandal.
What economic policy associated with President Reagan in the 1980s emphasized tax cuts to stimulate growth ("supply-side" economics)?
Reaganomics.
What 1989-1991 events marked the end of the Cold War?
The fall of the Berlin Wall (1989) and the collapse of the Soviet Union (1991).
What 2001 attacks led the U.S. to launch the War on Terror?
The September 11 (9/11) terrorist attacks.
What economic system is based on private ownership, free markets, and profit, and is used in the United States?
Capitalism (a free-enterprise / market economy).
In economics, what is the relationship described by supply and demand that determines market price?
As demand rises or supply falls, price rises; as demand falls or supply rises, price falls (equilibrium is where supply meets demand).
What is the difference between a primary source and a secondary source in social studies?
A primary source is firsthand (created during the event, e.g., a letter or diary); a secondary source interprets or analyzes events after the fact (e.g., a textbook).
What this deck covers
The U.S. History (STAAR EOC) deck follows the STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) U.S. History (STAAR EOC) syllabus — 5 chapters and 18 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 12.0 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 49 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
U.S. History (STAAR EOC) flashcards FAQ
How many U.S. History (STAAR EOC) flashcards are in this STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) deck?
60 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 60-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the U.S. History (STAAR EOC) cards cover?
They follow the STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) U.S. History (STAAR EOC) syllabus — 5 chapters and 18 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.