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






2. Sets a term limit for the President






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






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






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






6. No quartering of troops during peace time






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






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






9. 1939 - 1945






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






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






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






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






14. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






15. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






16. Founding father - politician - scientist






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






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






19. The first man - made satellite to be launched into outer space.






20. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






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






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






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






24. 1860 - 1865






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






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






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






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






29. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






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






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






32. Invented the vaccine for polio






33. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






35. Rights reserved to the people.






36. Abolished the poll tax.






37. Powers reserved to the states






38. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






39. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






40. President during Roaring 20's






41. Pres. of the US during WWII & early Cold War. Made the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan.






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






44. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






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






46. President of the US during the Civil War.






47. Depression - era shantytowns on the outskirts of the cities of homeless and unemployed people.






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






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






50. Early rock n ' roll performer