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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Works Progress Administration. New Deal work program during Depression.






2. Teacher was charged with violating laws prohibiting the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools.






3. President 1961-63






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






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






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






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






8. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






9. Powers reserved to the states






10. The right to vote for women.






11. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






12. Business tycoon who controlled most of the steel industry.






13. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Divides the powers of government into 3 branches: legislative - executive - judicial






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






23. First astronaut to land on the moon.






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






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






26. Sets a term limit for the President






27. The idea that government should not interfere with business practices.






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






29. American painter from 1920's

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






31. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






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






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






34. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






35. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






36. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






37. The policy that the US should prevent communism from spreading to other nations.






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






39. Statesman - political philosopher - and one of the Founding Fathers






40. The right to a fast and public trial.






41. War between the communist of North Vietnam and non - communist armies of S Vietnam supported by the US.






42. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






43. 1939 - 1945






44. President during 1920's period of corruption. Died in office.






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






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






47. 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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48. United Farm Workers activist






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






50. 1860 - 1865