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






2. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






3. President during Great Depression & WW II. 1933 - 1945






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






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






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






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






8. Right to bear arms






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






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






21. New York political machine boss.

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22. Sets a term limit for the President






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






24. Abolished the poll tax.






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






26. The first African - American woman elected to the U.S House of Representatives.






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






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






29. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






30. Divides the powers of government into 3 branches: legislative - executive - judicial






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






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






33. Business tycoon who controlled most of the steel industry.






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






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






36. The direct election of US Senators.






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






38. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






40. Post - WW I attempt to create a United Nations type organization. US did not join.






41. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






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






43. Trial by jury.






44. Separation by race.






45. Law that attempted to assimilate Indians by giving them individual plots of land.






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






47. The turning point in the war in the Pacific.






48. Program to rebuild Europe after World War II.






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






50. No quartering of troops during peace time