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






2. President of the US during the Civil War.






3. The belief that if a nearby nation becomes communist then surrounding nations will do the same.






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






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






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






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






8. Early civil rights leader and founder of the NAACP. Du Bois demanded equality for African - Americans






9. Rights reserved to the people.






10. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






11. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






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






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






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






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






16. No quartering of troops during peace time






17. Alabama governor - segregationist - presidential candidate. Shot and left paralyzed.






18. President during Roaring 20's






19. Program to rebuild Europe after World War II.






20. Period after the Civil War in the US when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.






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






22. 1914 - 1918






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. American painter from 1920's

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






31. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






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






33. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






34. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






35. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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






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






39. The prohibition of alcohol.






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






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






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






43. Argument between South Carolina and the federal government over the role of the national government.






44. The right to vote for women.






45. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






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






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






48. News that exaggerates the truth in order to sell more newspapers.






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






50. US warship blown up in Havana Harbor off the coast of Cuba. The Spanish were blamed and war was declared.