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






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






3. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






4. Progressive president who served during WW I.






5. Established the federal income tax.






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






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






8. Period after the Civil War in the US when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.






9. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






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






11. President of the US during the Civil War.






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






13. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






14. A standoff between the Us and the Soviet Union when it was discovered that the Soviets had installed missiles pointed at the Us.






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






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






17. Abolished the poll tax.






18. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






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






20. The first man - made satellite to be launched into outer space.






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






22. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






23. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






24. President 1961-63






25. No quartering of troops during peace time






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






27. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






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






29. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






30. President 1963-68






31. Invented the vaccine for polio






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






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






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






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






36. Powers reserved to the states






37. 1914 - 1918






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






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






41. Gave African - American men the right to vote.






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






43. Early rock n ' roll performer






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






45. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






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






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






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






49. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






50. Program to rebuild Europe after World War II.