GEARING UP for the EOI United States History

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GEARING UP for the EOI United States
History
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Understanding what kinds of questions we can
expect will help us think through the test
and do the best job we can!
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So, lets get started! Lets see what the test
is all about!
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First, lets look at the topics in history
weve studied this year Which ones
will we be tested over?
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Now, lets see how difficult the questions
might be ...
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There will be four types of questions, (or four
levels of difficulty)
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(2004 Test estimate)
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80-85
5-10
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Level 1 Basic Factual Questions
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Caesar Chavez is known for his ____A. work to
organize migrant,agricultural laborersB.
military leadership in World War IIC. musical
contributions from the Hispanic communityD.
advocacy of bi-lingual education
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Level 2. Basic Reasoning
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Level 3. Using Information
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Level 4. Analyzing History
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What will most of the questions be like?
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Now, lets see how the questions and answers
will be written...
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Each question will have four possible
answers one is absolutely correct. the
other choices are plausible, but not correct.
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What European nation instigated World War II by
invasion of its neighbor?A. EnglandB.
GermanyC. FranceD. Italy
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What European nation instigated World War II by
invasion of its neighbor?A. EnglandB.
GermanyC. FranceD. Russia
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Plausible Answers because all are European
nations which played a major role in World War
II.
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What European nation instigated World War II
by invasion of its neighbor? A. BrazilB.
GermanyC. IcelandD. Thailand
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You wont have one or more impossible choices
like these !
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Okay, now were ready to go!Lets look at the
time periods in American history that well be
tested over!
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Each broad area that will be on the test comes
from the state-required PASS standards
and under each standard, there are several
objectives that questions will be asked about.
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We can see specifically what the questions
will be about...
And what types of information we might use to
answer questions.
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...And what we might be asked to do...
And what will and will not be on the test!
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Now, were going to look at each of
thestandards and some example questions...
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Which Constitutional Amendment is matched to the
correct time period of its passage?A. 19th
amendment, pre-Civil WarB. 22nd amendment,
post-World War IIC. 26th amendment, pre-World
War ID. 13th amendment, pre-Civil War
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On the issue of slavery, John C. Calhoun
proposed toA. extend the Missouri Compromise
line to the PacificB. guarantee
slaveholders rights in all U.S.
territoriesC. prohibit slavery in all lands
acquired from MexicoD. allow popular
sovereignty
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What was the effect in the North of the Fugitive
Slave Act?A. basically no lasting effectB.
increased sympathy for slaveownersC. complete
refusal to enforce the actD. increased
antislavery sentiment
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President Johnson believed that citizenship and
voting rights of former slaves were the concern
ofA. the federal governmentB. state
governmentsC. the executive branchD. Congress
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The Hay-Bunau-Varilla TreatyA. required the
U.S. to pay ColombiaB. declared Panama an
independent nationC. proposed the the U.S. and
Britain cooperatively build a canal in
PanamaD. gave the U.S. complete control over
the canal zone.
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To recognize womens contributions to the World
War I effort, WilsonA. supported passage of the
19th amendmentB. promised to repeal the 18th
amendmentC. promised to appoint women to his
cabinetD. supported an Equal Rights Amendment
to the Constitution
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In 1924, Congress acknowledged the Native
American contribution to the war effort byA.
Americanizing Pueblo tribesB. passing the
Bursom BillC. granting citizenship to Native
AmericansD. alleviating poverty on Indian
reservations
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Stock prices rose above their true value because
ofA. large-scale sellingB. the normal
business cycleC. Black ThursdayD. speculative
buying
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Winston Churchill coined the term Iron Curtain
to refer to the growing division betweenA. East
and West BerlinB. Israel and neighboring Arab
statesC. North and South KoreaD. Western and
Eastern Europe
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The theory of containment which was adopted by
administrations following World War II refers
toA. preventing integration in public
schoolsB. keeping Communism within its existing
bordersC. supporting the efforts of the United
Nations to settle international disputesD.
preventing the spread of nuclear weapons
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The 20th century witnessed in the resignation of
President Richard Nixon. Nixon had claimed
executive privilege as rationale for refusing
to offer evidence or testimony involving what
scandal?A. WatergateB. Iran-ContraC.
AbscomD. Tailgate
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The intent and impact of the 22nd amendment
restricted the extent of authority of the
Executive Branch byA. requiring persons
serving in the Presidency to be natural-born
citizensB. requiring all persons seeking
election to the Congress to be residents in
the state they will representC. placing
term limits of CongressD. limiting a person to
serving two terms as President.
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GREAT JOB !Youre Ready to Go!