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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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






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






3. First astronaut to land on the moon.






4. 1939 - 1945






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






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






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






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






9. Right to bear arms






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






11. 1914 - 1918






12. 'Monkey Trial' that pitted creationism against Darwin's theory of evolution.






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






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






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






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






17. US general in charge of the Allied forces in the Pacific Ocean.






18. President 1980-88.






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






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






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






22. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






23. Trial by jury.






24. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






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






26. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






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






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






29. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






30. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






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






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






33. Anarchists and Italian immigrants accused of murder. Sentenced to death.






34. Fear that Communists were going to take over the US in the 1920's.






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






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






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






38. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






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






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






41. Powers reserved to the states






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






43. President during Roaring 20's






44. Gave all U.S. citizens equal protection under the law regardless of color.






45. No unlawful search and seizure.






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






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






48. The direct election of US Senators.






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






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







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