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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. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






2. The turning point in the war in the Pacific.






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






4. The direct election of US Senators.






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






6. President 1963-68






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






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






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






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






11. Group of African - American students that were integrated into an all - white school in 1957






12. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






13. Early rock n ' roll performer






14. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






15. Communist leader of Cuba.






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






17. Power is shared between the states and national government.






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






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






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






21. No cruel or unusual punishment.






22. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






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






24. The rise of a manufacturing economy and decline of an agriculture economy.






25. First astronaut to land on the moon.






26. A system by which people can conduct business free of government control except for reasonable regulations made for the public good.






27. Program to rebuild Europe after World War II.






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






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






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






31. President 1961-63






32. Progressive president who served during WW I.






33. Abolished slavery






34. No quartering of troops during peace time






35. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






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






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






38. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






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






41. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






42. Reform movement that banned the sale and consumption of alcohol. It also increased organized crime.






43. Separation by race.






44. Established the federal income tax.






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






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






47. Political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice - led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974.






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






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






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