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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. War between the communist of North Vietnam and non - communist armies of S Vietnam supported by the US.






2. Political movement involving farmers - who wanted silver dollars (inflation) - government ownership of railroads - and lower protective tariffs.






3. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






4. The prohibition of alcohol.






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






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






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






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






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






10. First astronaut to land on the moon.






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






12. Powers reserved to the states






13. President during Roaring 20's






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






15. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






16. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






17. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






18. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






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






20. 1860 - 1865






21. The exchange of crops - animals - and disease and ideas of different cultures after Europeans landed in the Americas






22. Fear that Communists were going to take over the US in the 1920's.






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






24. Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.






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






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






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






28. Allied naval strategy to reach Japan by taking one island at a time.






29. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






30. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






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






32. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






33. President 1980-88.






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






35. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






36. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






37. Invented the vaccine for polio






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






39. Separation by race.






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






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






42. Early civil rights leader and founder of the NAACP. Du Bois demanded equality for African - Americans






43. Volunteer calvary unit led by Teddy Roosevelt that gained fame at the battle of San Juan Hill.






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






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






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






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






48. No cruel or unusual punishment.






49. Rights reserved to the people.






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