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






2. Opposing side's attack from the ditches instead of an open battlefield.






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






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






5. The mass migration of African - Americans to Northern cities from 1910 through both World Wars.






6. Ruled that state legislature districts had to be roughly equal in population.






7. New York political machine boss.

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8. Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves in the Confederate states.






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






11. The direct election of US Senators.






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






13. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






14. President during Roaring 20's






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






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






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






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






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






20. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






21. Competition between European countries to create empires.






22. Made discrimination based on race - religion or national origin in public places.






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






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






25. Established the federal income tax.






26. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






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






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






30. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






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






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






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






34. Ruled courts are required to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford attorneys.






35. The right to vote for women.






36. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






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






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






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






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






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






42. American painter from 1920's

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






44. 1860 - 1865






45. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






46. Alternate term for 1920's.






47. First president of the US. General in Revolutionary War.






48. First astronaut to land on the moon.






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






50. 1914 - 1918