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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Opposing side's attack from the ditches instead of an open battlefield.






2. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






3. The belief that if a nearby nation becomes communist then surrounding nations will do the same.






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






5. New York political machine boss.

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6. First astronaut to land on the moon.






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






8. Pres. of the US during WWII & early Cold War. Made the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan.






9. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






10. No unlawful search and seizure.






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






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






13. Progressive president who served during WW I.






14. Example of corruption during Warren G. Harding's Presidency






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






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






17. Mississippi civil rights activist. Assasinated by KKK member.






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






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






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






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






22. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






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






24. The exchange of crops - animals - and disease and ideas of different cultures after Europeans landed in the Americas






25. Gave African - American men the right to vote.






26. Law that provided 160 acres to anyone who was willing to settle land in the West.






27. The turning point in the war in the Pacific.






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






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






30. President during Roaring 20's






31. The idea that government should not interfere with business practices.






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






33. The direct election of US Senators.






34. The period from the end of WW II through the mid -1960's marked by unusually high birth rates.






35. US operation that flew food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviet Union set up a blockade in 1948.






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






37. Established the federal income tax.






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






39. American painter from 1920's

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40. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






42. Powers reserved to the states






43. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






44. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






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






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






47. The right to vote for women.






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






49. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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