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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. American couple accused of Communism and helping the Soviet Union obtain information about the atomic bomb. They were found guilty and sentenced to death.

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






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






4. Compromise between the big and small states over representation in Congress






5. The direct election of US Senators.






6. Rights reserved to the people.






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






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






9. Black Muslim who argued for separation - not integration. He changed his views - but was assassinated in 1965.






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






11. Program to rebuild Europe after World War II.






12. 1860 - 1865






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






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






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






16. New York political machine boss.

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






18. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






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






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






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






22. Invented the vaccine for polio






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






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






25. Powers reserved to the states






26. 1939 - 1945






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






28. Dec.7 - 1941 - Japanese attack on US naval base at Pearl Harbor. U.S. enters the war as a result.






29. US soldiers massacred 300 unarmed Native American in 1890. This ended the Indian Wars.






30. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






31. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






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






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






34. Abolished the poll tax.






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






36. Congressional approval that gave LBJ the power to escalate the war in Vietnam.






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






38. LJB's agenda designed to help poor American's.






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






40. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






41. Early rock n ' roll performer






42. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






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






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






45. The right to a fast and public trial.






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






47. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






48. Refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. After she was jailed - the Montgomery bus boycott was organized.






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






50. Depression - era shantytowns on the outskirts of the cities of homeless and unemployed people.