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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Progressive - era journalists sought to bring about reform.






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






3. Right to bear arms






4. US Admiral who encouraged the US to strengthen its naval power to become a world power.






5. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






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






7. Cowboys drove herds of cattle along trails to be shipped to the East by railroad.






8. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






9. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






10. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






12. Abolished slavery






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






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






15. No cruel or unusual punishment.






16. 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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17. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






18. New York political machine boss.

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19. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






20. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






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






22. 1939 - 1945






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






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






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






26. Powers reserved to the states






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






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






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






30. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






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






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






33. Competition between European countries to create empires.






34. No unlawful search and seizure.






35. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






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






37. Where FDR tried to add more members to the Supreme Court to pass his programs.






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






39. The first African - American woman elected to the U.S House of Representatives.






40. 1860 - 1865






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






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






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






44. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






45. Allied naval strategy to reach Japan by taking one island at a time.






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






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






48. The direct election of US Senators.






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






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







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