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






2. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






3. 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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4. Soviet leader during 1950's - 60's






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






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






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






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






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






10. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






11. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






13. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






14. President 1980-88.






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






16. US General who led the US 1st Army during the Invasion of Normandy.






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






18. No quartering of troops during peace time






19. Refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. After she was jailed - the Montgomery bus boycott was organized.






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






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






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






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






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






25. W. Wilson's proposal for peace after WW I






26. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






27. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






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






29. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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






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






32. American painter from 1920's

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33. Established the federal income tax.






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






35. Competition between European countries to create empires.






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






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






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






39. Abolished the poll tax.






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






41. United Farm Workers activist






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






43. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






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






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






46. Progressive president who served during WW I.






47. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






48. Congressional approval that gave LBJ the power to escalate the war in Vietnam.






49. Ruling bared quota systems in college admissions but affirms the constitutionality of affirmative action






50. News that exaggerates the truth in order to sell more newspapers.