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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ruled criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Founding father - politician - scientist






9. President 1963-68






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






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






12. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






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






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






15. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






16. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






17. Sets a term limit for the President






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






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






20. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






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






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






23. 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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24. First president of the US. General in Revolutionary War.






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






26. 1914 - 1918






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






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






29. Movement of people into a country from another country.






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






31. Alternate term for 1920's.






32. New York political machine boss.

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33. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






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






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






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






37. President during Great Depression & WW II. 1933 - 1945






38. Black Muslim who argued for separation - not integration. He changed his views - but was assassinated in 1965.






39. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






40. Progressive president who served during WW I.






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






42. The right to vote for women.






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






44. No quartering of troops during peace time






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






46. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






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






48. A U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union and the pilot - Francis Gary Powers - was captured.






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






50. Freedom of speech - religion and press;







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