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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. US general in charge of the Allied forces in the Pacific Ocean.






2. United Farm Workers activist






3. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






4. Apartments built in city slums to house large numbers of immigrants.






5. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






6. A U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union and the pilot - Francis Gary Powers - was captured.






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






8. Makes sure no branch of the government becomes too powerful.






9. The prohibition of alcohol.






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






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






12. Progressive president who served during WW I.






13. Founding father - politician - scientist






14. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






15. No unlawful search and seizure.






16. President 1963-68






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






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






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






20. The right to vote for women.






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






22. Laws that maintained segregation by preventing African Americans from voting.






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






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






25. Progressive - era reforms that gave citizens more political power`






26. Program to rebuild Europe after World War II.






27. 1860 - 1865






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






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






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






31. President 1961-63






32. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Formed to defend Europe against Soviet Union.






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






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






35. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






36. Period of African - American cultural creativity in Music - art - literature during the 1920's






37. Post - WW I attempt to create a United Nations type organization. US did not join.






38. Political movement involving farmers - who wanted silver dollars (inflation) - government ownership of railroads - and lower protective tariffs.






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






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






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






42. 1939 - 1945






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






44. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






45. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






46. Early rock n ' roll performer






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






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






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






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