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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Program to rebuild Europe after World War II.






2. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






3. Rights reserved to the people.






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






5. Communist leader of Cuba.






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






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






8. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






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






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






11. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






12. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






13. Supreme Court decision that upheld segregation and said that 'separate but equal' facilities were legal.






14. 1860 - 1865






15. Depression - era shantytowns on the outskirts of the cities of homeless and unemployed people.






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






17. Ruled criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations






18. Abolished slavery






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






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






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






22. First astronaut to land on the moon.






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






24. New York political machine boss.

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25. Growth of cities. Large range of urban problems including sanitation - transportation - and crowded living conditions.






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






27. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






28. President 1980-88.






29. The first man - made satellite to be launched into outer space.






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






31. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






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






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






34. President 1963-68






35. Powers reserved to the states






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






37. The right to vote for women.






38. Gave 18 year - olds the right to vote - largely due to the draft.






39. No unlawful search and seizure.






40. Trial by jury.






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






42. Established the federal income tax.






43. Right to bear arms






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






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






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






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






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






49. Progressive - era journalists sought to bring about reform.






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