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






2. President 1963-68






3. No quartering of troops during peace time






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






5. Civil Rights leader from 1950's -1960's. Assassinated in 1968.






6. President during Roaring 20's






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






8. President 1961-63






9. The right to a fast and public trial.






10. Abolished slavery






11. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






12. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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






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






15. Right to bear arms






16. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






17. Post - WW I attempt to create a United Nations type organization. US did not join.






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






19. Separation by race.






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






21. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






22. Progressive president who served during WW I.






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






24. Works Progress Administration. New Deal work program during Depression.






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






26. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






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






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






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






30. Competition between European countries to create empires.






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






32. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






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






34. The prohibition of alcohol.






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






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






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






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






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






40. The idea that government should not interfere with business practices.






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






42. Alternate term for 1920's.






43. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






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






45. First form of government established by the 13 states.






46. Teacher was charged with violating laws prohibiting the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools.






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






48. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






49. Apartments built in city slums to house large numbers of immigrants.






50. Established the federal income tax.