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






2. American painter from 1920's

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






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






5. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






7. The mass murder of 6 million Jews and others in Nazi concentration camps.






8. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






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






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






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






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






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






14. The prohibition of alcohol.






15. Founding father - politician - scientist






16. The right to a fast and public trial.






17. Period of African - American cultural creativity in Music - art - literature during the 1920's






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






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






20. 1939 - 1945






21. Group of African - American students that were integrated into an all - white school in 1957






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






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






24. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Right to bear arms






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






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






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






36. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






37. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






38. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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






40. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Formed to defend Europe against Soviet Union.






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






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






43. Statesman - political philosopher - and one of the Founding Fathers






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






45. No unlawful search and seizure.






46. A wall built by the Soviets to separate East and West Berlin. The wall stood until 1989.






47. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






48. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






49. The direct election of US Senators.






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