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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. Ruling bared quota systems in college admissions but affirms the constitutionality of affirmative action






3. 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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4. 1860 - 1865






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






6. The right to vote for women.






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






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






9. President 1961-63






10. Early rock n ' roll performer






11. United Farm Workers activist






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






13. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






14. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






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






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






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






18. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






19. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






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






21. Competition between European countries to create empires.






22. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






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






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






25. Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing.






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






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






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






29. Period after the Civil War in the US when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.






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






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






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






33. Made discrimination based on race - religion or national origin in public places.






34. The prohibition of alcohol.






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






36. First form of government established by the 13 states.






37. 1914 - 1918






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






39. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






40. Right to bear arms






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






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






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






44. Sets a term limit for the President






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






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






47. No cruel or unusual punishment.






48. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






49. Argument between South Carolina and the federal government over the role of the national government.






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