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






2. Abolished slavery






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






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






5. Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves in the Confederate states.






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






7. No quartering of troops during peace time






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. President during Roaring 20's






15. Progressive president who served during WW I.






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






17. American painter from 1920's

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18. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






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






20. The prohibition of alcohol.






21. Early rock n ' roll performer






22. Post - WW I attempt to create a United Nations type organization. US did not join.






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






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






25. President during Great Depression & WW II. 1933 - 1945






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






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






28. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






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






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






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






32. Where FDR tried to add more members to the Supreme Court to pass his programs.






33. Right to bear arms






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






35. Group of African - American students that were integrated into an all - white school in 1957






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






37. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






38. A wall built by the Soviets to separate East and West Berlin. The wall stood until 1989.






39. Separation by race.






40. Supreme Court decision that upheld segregation and said that 'separate but equal' facilities were legal.






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






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






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






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






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






46. The right to a fast and public trial.






47. 1914 - 1918






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






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






50. Area of the Great Plains where heavy droughts had dried up the farmland.