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






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






3. The right to a fast and public trial.






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






5. 1939 - 1945






6. Alternate term for 1920's.






7. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Communist leader of Cuba.






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






16. Early rock n ' roll performer






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






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






19. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






20. No cruel or unusual punishment.






21. JFK's brother and attorney general. Assassinated 1968






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






23. New York political machine boss.


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






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






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






27. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






28. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






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






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






31. US soldiers massacred 300 unarmed Native American in 1890. This ended the Indian Wars.






32. Abolished the poll tax.






33. Powers reserved to the states






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






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






36. President during 1920's period of corruption. Died in office.






37. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






38. Works Progress Administration. New Deal work program during Depression.






39. Trial by jury.






40. American couple accused of Communism and helping the Soviet Union obtain information about the atomic bomb. They were found guilty and sentenced to death.


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






42. President 1963-68






43. No quartering of troops during peace time






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






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






46. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






47. US General in Europe during WWII. He was in charge of the Invasion of Normandy (D- Day). Cold War President






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






49. Sets a term limit for the President






50. President 1961-63