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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






2. United Farm Workers activist






3. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






4. Trial by jury.






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






6. Rights reserved to the people.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






15. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






17. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






18. Gave all U.S. citizens equal protection under the law regardless of color.






19. Divides the powers of government into 3 branches: legislative - executive - judicial






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






21. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






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






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






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






25. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






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






27. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






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






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






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






31. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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






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






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






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






36. Early rock n ' roll performer






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






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






39. Argument between South Carolina and the federal government over the role of the national government.






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






41. Powers reserved to the states






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






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






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






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