Test your basic knowledge |

TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Established the federal income tax.






2. Archduke of Austria Hungary assassinated by a Serbian in 1914. His murder was one of the causes of WW I.






3. Ruled courts are required to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford attorneys.






4. US General who led the US 1st Army during the Invasion of Normandy.






5. Program to rebuild Europe after World War II.






6. The rise of a manufacturing economy and decline of an agriculture economy.






7. Progressive - era journalists sought to bring about reform.






8. 1860 - 1865






9. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






10. Period after the Civil War in the US when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.






11. Photographer who raised awareness of working and living conditions of immigrants in the factories and tenements.






12. Congressional approval that gave LBJ the power to escalate the war in Vietnam.






13. US General in Europe during WWII. He was in charge of the Invasion of Normandy (D- Day). Cold War President






14. The right to vote for women.






15. The right to a fast and public trial.






16. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






17. Early African - American leader - believed African - Americans should achieve economic independence before social equality.






18. Soviet leader during 1950's - 60's






19. Powers reserved to the states






20. American pilot who made the first non - stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.






21. The first man - made satellite to be launched into outer space.






22. The mass migration of African - Americans to Northern cities from 1910 through both World Wars.






23. President during 1920's period of corruption. Died in office.






24. Invented the vaccine for polio






25. Policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism.






26. The belief that the rich succeed because they re superior to the poor.






27. American painter from 1920's

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


28. US Admiral who encouraged the US to strengthen its naval power to become a world power.






29. Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves in the Confederate states.






30. Growth of cities. Large range of urban problems including sanitation - transportation - and crowded living conditions.






31. Made discrimination based on race - religion or national origin in public places.






32. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






33. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






34. Ruled criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations






35. 'Monkey Trial' that pitted creationism against Darwin's theory of evolution.






36. United Farm Workers activist






37. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






38. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






39. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






40. President 1961-63






41. The idea that government should not interfere with business practices.






42. No unlawful search and seizure.






43. JFK's brother and attorney general. Assassinated 1968






44. The direct election of US Senators.






45. Early civil rights leader and founder of the NAACP. Du Bois demanded equality for African - Americans






46. Sets a term limit for the President






47. Gave 18 year - olds the right to vote - largely due to the draft.






48. Political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice - led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974.






49. Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing.






50. Ruled that state legislature districts had to be roughly equal in population.