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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where FDR tried to add more members to the Supreme Court to pass his programs.






2. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






3. Abolished the poll tax.






4. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






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






6. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






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






8. Trial by jury.






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






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






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






12. No quartering of troops during peace time






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






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






15. The prohibition of alcohol.






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






17. Rights reserved to the people.






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






19. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






20. No double jeopardy - do not have to testify against yourself.






21. The belief that the rich succeed because they re superior to the poor.






22. Fear that Communists were going to take over the US in the 1920's.






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






24. President of the US during the Civil War.






25. Author of The Jungle - book that describes conditions of the meat packing plants and immigrants struggles.






26. The turning point in the war in the Pacific.






27. Sets a term limit for the President






28. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






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






30. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






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






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






33. Abolished slavery






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






35. President during Great Depression & WW II. 1933 - 1945






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






37. Right to bear arms






38. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






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






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






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






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






43. Powers reserved to the states






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






45. Early African - American leader - believed African - Americans should achieve economic independence before social equality.






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






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






48. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






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