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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






2. Mississippi civil rights activist. Assasinated by KKK member.






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






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






5. Progressive president who served during WW I.






6. Founding father - politician - scientist






7. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






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






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






10. Trial by jury.






11. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






12. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






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






14. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






16. Gave African - American men the right to vote.






17. President of the US during the Civil War.






18. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






19. No unlawful search and seizure.






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






21. First astronaut to land on the moon.






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






23. Early rock n ' roll performer






24. Populist presidential candidate and prosecutor in the Scopes Trial.






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






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






27. Alternate term for 1920's.






28. Photographer who raised awareness of working and living conditions of immigrants in the factories and tenements.






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






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






31. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






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






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






34. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






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






36. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






37. Example of corruption during Warren G. Harding's Presidency






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






39. Abolished slavery






40. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






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






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






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






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






45. Communist leader of Cuba.






46. 1860 - 1865






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






48. New York political machine boss.

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






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