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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






2. Rights reserved to the people.






3. Early rock n ' roll performer






4. Works Progress Administration. New Deal work program during Depression.






5. President of the US during the Civil War.






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






7. American pilot who made the first non - stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.






8. Defended John Scopes during the Scopes Trial. He argued that evolution should be taught in schools.






9. Separation by race.






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






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






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






13. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






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






15. President 1980-88.






16. Communist leader of Cuba.






17. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






18. Established the federal income tax.






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






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






21. American painter from 1920's

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






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






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






25. Political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice - led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974.






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






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






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






29. The direct election of US Senators.






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






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






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






33. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






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






36. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






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






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






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






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






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






42. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






43. The idea that government should not interfere with business practices.






44. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






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






46. No quartering of troops during peace time






47. New York political machine boss.

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






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






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