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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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1. Volunteer calvary unit led by Teddy Roosevelt that gained fame at the battle of San Juan Hill.






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






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






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






5. Founding father - politician - scientist






6. Trial by jury.






7. Growth of cities. Large range of urban problems including sanitation - transportation - and crowded living conditions.






8. American painter from 1920's

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9. W. Wilson's proposal for peace after WW I






10. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






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






12. The right to vote for women.






13. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Area of the Great Plains where heavy droughts had dried up the farmland.






22. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






23. Separation by race.






24. Author of the Declaration of Independence and 3rd President of the United States.






25. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






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






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






28. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






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






30. 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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31. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






32. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






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






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






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






36. Progressive president who served during WW I.






37. President 1963-68






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






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






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






41. The first man - made satellite to be launched into outer space.






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






43. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






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






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






46. (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) - Insurance for people's bank accounts.






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






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






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






50. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.







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