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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. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






2. A system by which people can conduct business free of government control except for reasonable regulations made for the public good.






3. No unlawful search and seizure.






4. President 1980-88.






5. Competition between European countries to create empires.






6. The prohibition of alcohol.






7. United Farm Workers activist






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






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






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






11. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






12. The right to a fast and public trial.






13. Anarchists and Italian immigrants accused of murder. Sentenced to death.






14. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






15. Powers reserved to the states






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






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






18. Established the federal income tax.






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






20. 1939 - 1945






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






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






23. The right to vote for women.






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






25. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






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






27. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






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






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






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






31. Progressive - era reforms that gave citizens more political power`






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






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






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






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






36. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






37. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






38. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






49. The mass migration of African - Americans to Northern cities from 1910 through both World Wars.






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