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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. War between the communist of North Vietnam and non - communist armies of S Vietnam supported by the US.






2. The direct election of US Senators.






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






4. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






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






6. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






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






8. Abolished the poll tax.






9. 1939 - 1945






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






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






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






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






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






15. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






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






17. American couple accused of Communism and helping the Soviet Union obtain information about the atomic bomb. They were found guilty and sentenced to death.

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18. Right to bear arms






19. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






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






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






22. Black Muslim who argued for separation - not integration. He changed his views - but was assassinated in 1965.






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






24. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






26. First form of government established by the 13 states.






27. Competition between European countries to create empires.






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






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






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






31. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






32. A 1944 law that gives military veterans financial and education benefits.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






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






43. Powers reserved to the states






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






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






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






47. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






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






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






50. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition