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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. Sets a term limit for the President






2. Reform movement that banned the sale and consumption of alcohol. It also increased organized crime.






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






4. Program to rebuild Europe after World War II.






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






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






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






9. The belief that America had the God - given right and duty to expand across the continent






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






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






12. President of the US during the Civil War.






13. Established the federal income tax.






14. Early rock n ' roll performer






15. Competition between European countries to create empires.






16. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






17. Soviet leader during 1950's - 60's






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Abolished the poll tax.






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






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






27. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






28. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






29. President 1980-88.






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






31. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






32. No unlawful search and seizure.






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






34. The right to vote for women.






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






36. US general in charge of the Allied forces in the Pacific Ocean.






37. The direct election of US Senators.






38. Trial by jury.






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






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






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






42. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






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






45. President 1961-63






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






47. New York political machine boss.

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48. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






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






50. Anarchists and Italian immigrants accused of murder. Sentenced to death.