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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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1. President 1980-88.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Right to bear arms






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






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






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






13. A U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union and the pilot - Francis Gary Powers - was captured.






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






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






16. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






17. Communist leader of Cuba.






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






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






20. First astronaut to land on the moon.






21. The right to a fast and public trial.






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






23. Volunteer calvary unit led by Teddy Roosevelt that gained fame at the battle of San Juan Hill.






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






25. Securities & Exchange Commission - regulates stock market. Created during Depression.






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






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






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






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






30. Early rock n ' roll performer






31. President 1961-63






32. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Formed to defend Europe against Soviet Union.






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






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






35. Makes sure no branch of the government becomes too powerful.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






46. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






47. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






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






49. Ruled criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations






50. Competition between European countries to create empires.