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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Laws that maintained segregation by preventing African Americans from voting.






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






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






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






5. Sets a term limit for the President






6. President 1963-68






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






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






9. First astronaut to land on the moon.






10. Progressive president who served during WW I.






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






12. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






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






14. Established the federal income tax.






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






16. The turning point in the war in the Pacific.






17. Program to rebuild Europe after World War II.






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






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






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






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






22. President during Roaring 20's






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






24. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






25. Apartments built in city slums to house large numbers of immigrants.






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






27. Trial by jury.






28. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






29. Gave 18 year - olds the right to vote - largely due to the draft.






30. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






31. The idea that government should not interfere with business practices.






32. Argument between South Carolina and the federal government over the role of the national government.






33. Abolished slavery






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






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






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






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






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






39. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






40. Ruled those arrested must be informed of their right to an attorney before questioning






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






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






43. Progressive - era reforms that gave citizens more political power`






44. The direct election of US Senators.






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






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






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






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






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






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