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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. Competition between European countries to create empires.






2. American painter from 1920's

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






4. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






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






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






7. 1939 - 1945






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






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






10. Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing.






11. Growth of cities. Large range of urban problems including sanitation - transportation - and crowded living conditions.






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






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






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






15. The prohibition of alcohol.






16. The right to vote for women.






17. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






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






19. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






20. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






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






22. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






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






24. US General in Europe during WWII. He was in charge of the Invasion of Normandy (D- Day). Cold War President






25. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






26. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






28. US General who led the US 1st Army during the Invasion of Normandy.






29. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






30. Founding father - politician - scientist






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






32. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






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






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






35. President 1980-88.






36. Powers reserved to the states






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






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






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






40. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






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






42. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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






44. Abolished the poll tax.






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






46. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






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






49. 1860 - 1865






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