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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. Power is shared between the states and national government.






2. Early rock n ' roll performer






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






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






5. The right to vote for women.






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






7. No cruel or unusual punishment.






8. Opposing side's attack from the ditches instead of an open battlefield.






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






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






11. The prohibition of alcohol.






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






13. The direct election of US Senators.






14. Dec.7 - 1941 - Japanese attack on US naval base at Pearl Harbor. U.S. enters the war as a result.






15. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






16. President of the US during the Civil War.






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






18. Author of the Declaration of Independence and 3rd President of the United States.






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






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






21. No unlawful search and seizure.






22. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






23. Established the federal income tax.






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






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






26. Abolished the poll tax.






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






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






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






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






31. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






32. News that exaggerates the truth in order to sell more newspapers.






33. The belief that if a nearby nation becomes communist then surrounding nations will do the same.






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






36. Separation by race.






37. United Farm Workers activist






38. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






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






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






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






42. Communist leader of Cuba.






43. US soldiers massacred 300 unarmed Native American in 1890. This ended the Indian Wars.






44. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






45. New York political machine boss.

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






47. Founding father - politician - scientist






48. President 1961-63






49. American feminist icon - journalist - and social and political activist.






50. Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.