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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. Ruled criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations






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






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






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






5. Early rock n ' roll performer






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






7. First astronaut to land on the moon.






8. The right to a fast and public trial.






9. Established the federal income tax.






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






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






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






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






14. Abolished slavery






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






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






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






18. US general in charge of the Allied forces in the Pacific Ocean.






19. Alternate term for 1920's.






20. Progressive president who served during WW I.






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






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






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






24. 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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25. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






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






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






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






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






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






31. 1860 - 1865






32. Right to bear arms






33. Ruled those arrested must be informed of their right to an attorney before questioning






34. Separation by race.






35. President 1980-88.






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






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






38. Reform movement that banned the sale and consumption of alcohol. It also increased organized crime.






39. US Admiral who encouraged the US to strengthen its naval power to become a world power.






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






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






42. Allied naval strategy to reach Japan by taking one island at a time.






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






44. American painter from 1920's

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45. Powers reserved to the states






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






47. President 1963-68






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






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






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