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






2. President during Roaring 20's






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. President 1980-88.






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






11. FDR's program for fighting the Great Depression.






12. President 1961-63






13. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






14. 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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15. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






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






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






18. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






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






20. 1860 - 1865






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






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






23. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






24. Right to bear arms






25. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






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






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






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






29. Program to rebuild Europe after World War II.






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






31. American painter from 1920's

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






33. A 1944 law that gives military veterans financial and education benefits.






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






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






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






37. Communist leader of Cuba.






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






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






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






41. Sets a term limit for the President






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






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






44. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






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






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






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






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






49. No quartering of troops during peace time






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