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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. US warship blown up in Havana Harbor off the coast of Cuba. The Spanish were blamed and war was declared.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






9. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






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






12. Progressive president who served during WW I.






13. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






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






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






24. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






25. Where FDR tried to add more members to the Supreme Court to pass his programs.






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






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






28. Early rock n ' roll performer






29. US Admiral who encouraged the US to strengthen its naval power to become a world power.






30. The prohibition of alcohol.






31. 1914 - 1918






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






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






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






35. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






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






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






38. President during Roaring 20's






39. LJB's agenda designed to help poor American's.






40. President of the US during the Civil War.






41. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






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






43. Right to bear arms






44. Mississippi civil rights activist. Assasinated by KKK member.






45. African Americans pledged to fight for "Double Victory" - victory over Hitler in Europe - but also against racism at home.






46. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






47. Gave all U.S. citizens equal protection under the law regardless of color.






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






49. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






50. Growth of cities. Large range of urban problems including sanitation - transportation - and crowded living conditions.