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






2. Political movement involving farmers - who wanted silver dollars (inflation) - government ownership of railroads - and lower protective tariffs.






3. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






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






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






6. Policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism.






7. Black Muslim who argued for separation - not integration. He changed his views - but was assassinated in 1965.






8. Right to bear arms






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Author of the Declaration of Independence and 3rd President of the United States.






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






20. Invented the vaccine for polio






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






22. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






23. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






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






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






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






27. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






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






29. Sets a term limit for the President






30. Competition between European countries to create empires.






31. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






32. President of the US during the Civil War.






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






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






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






36. No unlawful search and seizure.






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






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






39. First astronaut to land on the moon.






40. Business tycoon who controlled most of the steel industry.






41. President during Roaring 20's






42. Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.






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






44. Compromise between the big and small states over representation in Congress






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






46. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






47. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






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






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






50. The first man - made satellite to be launched into outer space.