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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Divides the powers of government into 3 branches: legislative - executive - judicial






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






3. Corrupt organized groups that controlled political parties in the cities. A boss leads the machine and attempts to grab more votes for his party.






4. Early rock n ' roll performer






5. US warship blown up in Havana Harbor off the coast of Cuba. The Spanish were blamed and war was declared.






6. Separation by race.






7. President 1963-68






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






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






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






11. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






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






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






14. 1939 - 1945






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






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






17. Competition between European countries to create empires.






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






19. US General who led the US 1st Army during the Invasion of Normandy.






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






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






22. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






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






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






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






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






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






28. President of the US during the Civil War.






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






30. Auto manufacturer who created the Model T and began to mass - produce the auto






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






32. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






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






34. LJB's agenda designed to help poor American's.






35. Sets a term limit for the President






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






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






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






39. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






40. The mass migration of African - Americans to Northern cities from 1910 through both World Wars.






41. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






42. FDR's program for fighting the Great Depression.






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






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






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






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






47. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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






49. Powers reserved to the states






50. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.