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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Period of African - American cultural creativity in Music - art - literature during the 1920's






2. No quartering of troops during peace time






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






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






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






6. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






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






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






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






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






11. The right to vote for women.






12. Used to fence in land on the Great Plains - eventually leading to the end of the open frontier.






13. News that exaggerates the truth in order to sell more newspapers.






14. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






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






16. A standoff between the Us and the Soviet Union when it was discovered that the Soviets had installed missiles pointed at the Us.






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






18. 1860 - 1865






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. President 1980-88.






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






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






28. 1914 - 1918






29. Communist leader of Cuba.






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






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






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






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






34. Photographer who raised awareness of working and living conditions of immigrants in the factories and tenements.






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






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






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






38. The right to a fast and public trial.






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






40. Trial by jury.






41. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






42. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






43. The period from the end of WW II through the mid -1960's marked by unusually high birth rates.






44. Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.






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


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






47. Sets a term limit for the President






48. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






50. Established the federal income tax.