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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. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






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






3. Black Muslim who argued for separation - not integration. He changed his views - but was assassinated in 1965.






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






5. The right to vote for women.






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






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






9. President of the US during the Civil War.






10. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






11. American painter from 1920's

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






13. Trial by jury.






14. A wall built by the Soviets to separate East and West Berlin. The wall stood until 1989.






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






16. 'Monkey Trial' that pitted creationism against Darwin's theory of evolution.






17. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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






19. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






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






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






22. Communist leader of Cuba.






23. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






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






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






26. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






27. The prohibition of alcohol.






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






29. The rise of a manufacturing economy and decline of an agriculture economy.






30. Congressional approval that gave LBJ the power to escalate the war in Vietnam.






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






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






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






34. United Farm Workers activist






35. Pres. of the US during WWII & early Cold War. Made the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan.






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






37. No quartering of troops during peace time






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






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






40. Refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. After she was jailed - the Montgomery bus boycott was organized.






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






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






43. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






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






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






46. Ruled courts are required to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford attorneys.






47. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






48. Statesman - political philosopher - and one of the Founding Fathers






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






50. Invented the vaccine for polio