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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Period after the Civil War in the US when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.






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






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






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






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






6. Powers reserved to the states






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






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






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






10. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






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






12. The right to vote for women.






13. No quartering of troops during peace time






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






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






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






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






18. Abolished slavery






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






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






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






22. New York political machine boss.

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23. Abolished the poll tax.






24. 1860 - 1865






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






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






27. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






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






29. Works Progress Administration. New Deal work program during Depression.






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






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






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






33. The mass murder of 6 million Jews and others in Nazi concentration camps.






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






35. Progressive president who served during WW I.






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






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






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






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






40. Teacher was charged with violating laws prohibiting the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools.






41. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






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






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






44. US operation that flew food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviet Union set up a blockade in 1948.






45. 1939 - 1945






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






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






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






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






50. United Farm Workers activist