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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. President during Great Depression & WW II. 1933 - 1945






2. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






3. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






5. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






6. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






7. Teacher was charged with violating laws prohibiting the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools.






8. Abolished slavery






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






10. News that exaggerates the truth in order to sell more newspapers.






11. Alabama governor - segregationist - presidential candidate. Shot and left paralyzed.






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






13. Depression - era shantytowns on the outskirts of the cities of homeless and unemployed people.






14. Author of The Jungle - book that describes conditions of the meat packing plants and immigrants struggles.






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






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






17. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






18. Refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. After she was jailed - the Montgomery bus boycott was organized.






19. Ruling bared quota systems in college admissions but affirms the constitutionality of affirmative action






20. The belief that if a nearby nation becomes communist then surrounding nations will do the same.






21. Civil Rights leader from 1950's -1960's. Assassinated in 1968.






22. Example of corruption during Warren G. Harding's Presidency






23. Political movement involving farmers - who wanted silver dollars (inflation) - government ownership of railroads - and lower protective tariffs.






24. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






25. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






26. Power is shared between the states and national government.






27. President of the US during the Civil War.






28. The direct election of US Senators.






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






30. Used to fence in land on the Great Plains - eventually leading to the end of the open frontier.






31. Fear that Communists were going to take over the US in the 1920's.






32. President 1963-68






33. A U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union and the pilot - Francis Gary Powers - was captured.






34. African Americans pledged to fight for "Double Victory" - victory over Hitler in Europe - but also against racism at home.






35. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






36. American couple accused of Communism and helping the Soviet Union obtain information about the atomic bomb. They were found guilty and sentenced to death.

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37. Abolished the poll tax.






38. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






39. A 1944 law that gives military veterans financial and education benefits.






40. Auto manufacturer who created the Model T and began to mass - produce the auto






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






42. The belief that America had the God - given right and duty to expand across the continent






43. The right to a fast and public trial.






44. Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.






45. FDR's program for fighting the Great Depression.






46. W. Wilson's proposal for peace after WW I






47. Securities & Exchange Commission - regulates stock market. Created during Depression.






48. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






49. The right to vote for women.






50. (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) - Insurance for people's bank accounts.