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






2. Law that attempted to assimilate Indians by giving them individual plots of land.






3. New York political machine boss.

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4. Rights reserved to the people.






5. The right to a fast and public trial.






6. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






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






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






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






10. Political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice - led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974.






11. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






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






13. 1914 - 1918






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






15. JFK's brother and attorney general. Assassinated 1968






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






17. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






18. President 1980-88.






19. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






20. 1860 - 1865






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






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






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






24. Teacher was charged with violating laws prohibiting the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools.






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






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






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






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






29. 1939 - 1945






30. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






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






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






33. No quartering of troops during peace time






34. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






35. Competition between European countries to create empires.






36. The prohibition of alcohol.






37. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






38. Early rock n ' roll performer






39. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






40. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






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






42. The right to vote for women.






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






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






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






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






47. Archduke of Austria Hungary assassinated by a Serbian in 1914. His murder was one of the causes of WW I.






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






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






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