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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. Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves in the Confederate states.






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






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






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






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






6. Abolished slavery






7. Program to rebuild Europe after World War II.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Ruled that state legislature districts had to be roughly equal in population.






14. Established the federal income tax.






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






16. W. Wilson's proposal for peace after WW I






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






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






19. United Farm Workers activist






20. Photographer who raised awareness of working and living conditions of immigrants in the factories and tenements.






21. No unlawful search and seizure.






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






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






24. Early civil rights leader and founder of the NAACP. Du Bois demanded equality for African - Americans






25. Invented the vaccine for polio






26. 1914 - 1918






27. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






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






29. The direct election of US Senators.






30. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






31. Early rock n ' roll performer






32. President of the US during the Civil War.






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






34. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






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






36. Right to bear arms






37. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






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






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






40. News that exaggerates the truth in order to sell more newspapers.






41. Trial by jury.






42. Ruling bared quota systems in college admissions but affirms the constitutionality of affirmative action






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






44. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






45. A system by which people can conduct business free of government control except for reasonable regulations made for the public good.






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






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






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






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






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