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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Mississippi civil rights activist. Assasinated by KKK member.






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






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






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






5. President 1980-88.






6. United Farm Workers activist






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






8. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






9. (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) - Insurance for people's bank accounts.






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






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






12. The direct election of US Senators.






13. Cowboys drove herds of cattle along trails to be shipped to the East by railroad.






14. The period from the end of WW II through the mid -1960's marked by unusually high birth rates.






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






16. Competition between European countries to create empires.






17. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






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






19. Early rock n ' roll performer






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






27. Founding father - politician - scientist






28. Abolished the poll tax.






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






30. First astronaut to land on the moon.






31. Policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism.






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






33. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






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






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






36. Right to bear arms






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






38. Alternate term for 1920's.






39. Law that provided 160 acres to anyone who was willing to settle land in the West.






40. Securities & Exchange Commission - regulates stock market. Created during Depression.






41. 1914 - 1918






42. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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






44. The prohibition of alcohol.






45. Established the federal income tax.






46. American painter from 1920's

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






48. Post - WW I attempt to create a United Nations type organization. US did not join.






49. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






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