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






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






3. Early rock n ' roll performer






4. Used to fence in land on the Great Plains - eventually leading to the end of the open frontier.






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






6. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






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






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






9. Apartments built in city slums to house large numbers of immigrants.






10. President 1961-63






11. The prohibition of alcohol.






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






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






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






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






16. 1860 - 1865






17. Divides the powers of government into 3 branches: legislative - executive - judicial






18. Post - WW I attempt to create a United Nations type organization. US did not join.






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






20. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






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






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






23. 1939 - 1945






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






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






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






27. Progressive - era journalists sought to bring about reform.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Early civil rights leader and founder of the NAACP. Du Bois demanded equality for African - Americans






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






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






38. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






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






40. Defended John Scopes during the Scopes Trial. He argued that evolution should be taught in schools.






41. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






42. First astronaut to land on the moon.






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






44. The right to a fast and public trial.






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






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






47. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






48. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






49. The policy that the US should prevent communism from spreading to other nations.






50. The direct election of US Senators.