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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Opposing side's attack from the ditches instead of an open battlefield.






2. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






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






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






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






6. Author of The Jungle - book that describes conditions of the meat packing plants and immigrants struggles.






7. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






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






9. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






10. President 1961-63






11. A U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union and the pilot - Francis Gary Powers - was captured.






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






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






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






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






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






17. Movement of people into a country from another country.






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






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






20. New York political machine boss.

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21. The prohibition of alcohol.






22. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






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






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






25. Communist leader of Cuba.






26. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






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






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






29. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






30. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






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






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






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






34. No unlawful search and seizure.






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






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






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






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






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






40. The direct election of US Senators.






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






42. Business tycoon who controlled most of the steel industry.






43. Sets a term limit for the President






44. US operation that flew food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviet Union set up a blockade in 1948.






45. Ruled criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations






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






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






48. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






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