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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. LJB's agenda designed to help poor American's.






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






3. Opposing side's attack from the ditches instead of an open battlefield.






4. Ruled those arrested must be informed of their right to an attorney before questioning






5. The right to a fast and public trial.






6. Apartments built in city slums to house large numbers of immigrants.






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






8. Separation by race.






9. Pres. of the US during WWII & early Cold War. Made the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan.






10. US warship blown up in Havana Harbor off the coast of Cuba. The Spanish were blamed and war was declared.






11. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






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






13. Mississippi civil rights activist. Assasinated by KKK member.






14. Populist presidential candidate and prosecutor in the Scopes Trial.






15. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






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






17. Works Progress Administration. New Deal work program during Depression.






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






19. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






20. New York political machine boss.

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






22. Where FDR tried to add more members to the Supreme Court to pass his programs.






23. No double jeopardy - do not have to testify against yourself.






24. Law that provided 160 acres to anyone who was willing to settle land in the West.






25. Defended John Scopes during the Scopes Trial. He argued that evolution should be taught in schools.






26. Argument between South Carolina and the federal government over the role of the national government.






27. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






28. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






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






30. A standoff between the Us and the Soviet Union when it was discovered that the Soviets had installed missiles pointed at the Us.






31. US operation that flew food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviet Union set up a blockade in 1948.






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






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






34. War between the communist of North Vietnam and non - communist armies of S Vietnam supported by the US.






35. Area of the Great Plains where heavy droughts had dried up the farmland.






36. Makes sure no branch of the government becomes too powerful.






37. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






38. The prohibition of alcohol.






39. American feminist icon - journalist - and social and political activist.






40. Reform movement that banned the sale and consumption of alcohol. It also increased organized crime.






41. First president of the US. General in Revolutionary War.






42. US general in charge of the Allied forces in the Pacific Ocean.






43. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






44. Gave African - American men the right to vote.






45. Corrupt organized groups that controlled political parties in the cities. A boss leads the machine and attempts to grab more votes for his party.






46. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






47. Compromise between the big and small states over representation in Congress






48. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






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






50. LBJ's program that addressed America's social problems including health care - civil rights - and urban decay.