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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. W. Wilson's proposal for peace after WW I






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






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






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






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






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






7. The direct election of US Senators.






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






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






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






11. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






12. First president of the US. General in Revolutionary War.






13. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






15. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






16. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






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






18. No quartering of troops during peace time






19. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






20. Civil Rights leader from 1950's -1960's. Assassinated in 1968.






21. Ruled criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations






22. Rights reserved to the people.






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






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






25. US warship blown up in Havana Harbor off the coast of Cuba. The Spanish were blamed and war was declared.






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






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






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






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






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






31. Alabama governor - segregationist - presidential candidate. Shot and left paralyzed.






32. Separation by race.






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






34. President of the US during the Civil War.






35. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






36. Established the federal income tax.






37. The right to a fast and public trial.






38. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






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






40. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






41. President 1961-63






42. Laws that maintained segregation by preventing African Americans from voting.






43. Populist presidential candidate and prosecutor in the Scopes Trial.






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






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






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






47. The belief that the rich succeed because they re superior to the poor.






48. Early African - American leader - believed African - Americans should achieve economic independence before social equality.






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






50. 1914 - 1918