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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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1. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






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






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






4. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






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






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






8. Allied naval strategy to reach Japan by taking one island at a time.






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






10. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






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






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






13. LJB's agenda designed to help poor American's.






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






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






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






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






18. President during Roaring 20's






19. The policy that the US should prevent communism from spreading to other nations.






20. President 1963-68






21. Abolished the poll tax.






22. Volunteer calvary unit led by Teddy Roosevelt that gained fame at the battle of San Juan Hill.






23. Movement of people into a country from another country.






24. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






26. Founding father - politician - scientist






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 1914 - 1918






34. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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






36. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






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






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






39. Author of the Declaration of Independence and 3rd President of the United States.






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






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






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






43. US soldiers massacred 300 unarmed Native American in 1890. This ended the Indian Wars.






44. Cowboys drove herds of cattle along trails to be shipped to the East by railroad.






45. First astronaut to land on the moon.






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






47. 1860 - 1865






48. Laws that maintained segregation by preventing African Americans from voting.






49. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






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







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