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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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






2. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






3. Early rock n ' roll performer






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






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






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






7. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






8. Trial by jury.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Powers reserved to the states






20. Reform movement that banned the sale and consumption of alcohol. It also increased organized crime.






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






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






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






24. The exchange of crops - animals - and disease and ideas of different cultures after Europeans landed in the Americas






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






26. Progressive president who served during WW I.






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






28. Dec.7 - 1941 - Japanese attack on US naval base at Pearl Harbor. U.S. enters the war as a result.






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






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






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






32. Civil Rights leader from 1950's -1960's. Assassinated in 1968.






33. Fear that Communists were going to take over the US in the 1920's.






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






35. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






36. Argument between South Carolina and the federal government over the role of the national government.






37. Founding father - politician - scientist






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






39. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






40. Economy in which economic decisions (supply - prices - etc.) are made by the government rather than by market forces.






41. Separation by race.






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






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






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






45. President during Roaring 20's






46. Works Progress Administration. New Deal work program during Depression.






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






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






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






50. Competition between European countries to create empires.







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