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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Progressive - era reforms that gave citizens more political power`






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






3. Law that attempted to assimilate Indians by giving them individual plots of land.






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






5. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






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






7. The first African - American woman elected to the U.S House of Representatives.






8. Invented the vaccine for polio






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






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






11. Powers reserved to the states






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






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






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






15. First astronaut to land on the moon.






16. 1939 - 1945






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






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






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






20. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






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






22. 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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23. Progressive president who served during WW I.






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






25. US General who led the US 1st Army during the Invasion of Normandy.






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






27. No unlawful search and seizure.






28. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






29. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






30. Progressive - era journalists sought to bring about reform.






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






32. The right to a fast and public trial.






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






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






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






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






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






38. American painter from 1920's

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






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






41. Defended John Scopes during the Scopes Trial. He argued that evolution should be taught in schools.






42. A 1944 law that gives military veterans financial and education benefits.






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






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






45. Populist presidential candidate and prosecutor in the Scopes Trial.






46. Abolished slavery






47. President during Roaring 20's






48. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






49. African Americans pledged to fight for "Double Victory" - victory over Hitler in Europe - but also against racism at home.






50. Alternate term for 1920's.