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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. No quartering of troops during peace time






2. American feminist icon - journalist - and social and political activist.






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






4. Cowboys drove herds of cattle along trails to be shipped to the East by railroad.






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






6. Early rock n ' roll performer






7. Program to rebuild Europe after World War II.






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






9. Area of the Great Plains where heavy droughts had dried up the farmland.






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






11. The period from the end of WW II through the mid -1960's marked by unusually high birth rates.






12. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






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






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






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






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






17. Group of African - American students that were integrated into an all - white school in 1957






18. Established the federal income tax.






19. Rights reserved to the people.






20. United Farm Workers activist






21. The right to vote for women.






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






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






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






25. The exchange of crops - animals - and disease and ideas of different cultures after Europeans landed in the Americas






26. New York political machine boss.

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






28. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






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






30. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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






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






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






34. Invented the vaccine for polio






35. 1914 - 1918






36. Soviet leader during 1950's - 60's






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






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






39. Securities & Exchange Commission - regulates stock market. Created during Depression.






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






41. Depression - era shantytowns on the outskirts of the cities of homeless and unemployed people.






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






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






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






45. Communist leader of Cuba.






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






47. Separation by race.






48. Alternate term for 1920's.






49. Trial by jury.






50. Abolished slavery